Plus, grilling with gas~charcoal~hardwood~in a pit~rotisserie~cast-iron pan~grill basket~and checking the temperature of fires with your hand~and the wisdom of drinking alcohol while grilling
I watched the documentary about him years ago... He has won many awards... He lives half the year in Argentina. Has a wife and daughter there. Fascinating man.. I watched him on The Chef's Table...
I find the history of grilling and cooking with fire fascinating. Did a bit of research when I wrote about underground earthen ovens and stumbled on barbacoas, the etymology of barbecue, but even those origins are murky (smoky?). Perhaps my favorite form of grilling is a Japanese hibachi. On my pre-vegan days I frequented hole-in-the-wall yakitori dens in Tokyo where grilling small skewered bites is an art, and drinking nihonshu is de rigueur.
Two things for this marvelous post--actually three things: 1) thank you for the grilling advice/books. I'm lousy at it and figure I'd start with he whole cow one. 2) I make tuna casserole all the time--occasionally fancy with a bechamel sauce but also Campbell cream of mushroom/potato soup. heaven! 3) You made me laugh and I needed that!
There were many tuna noodle casseroles in my youth. It was a comfort food. I remember the last one shared with my mom l...just the two of us and our forks at the breakfast nook table.
A fun newsletter, Wayne. Just wanted to point out that Eataly is in San Jose in a luxury shopping mall, not in San Francisco. Soleil Ho reviewed it for the San Francisco Chronicle and said, basically, that it was "boring."
Thanks for the kind words, Dianne. I placed Eataly in SF because lots of my readers are located well east of here. Soleil Ho must not be in luv with all things Italian as I am . . . .
As an apartment dweller I am not an outdoor griller. I did just review grill pans for Martha Stewart and am now trying desperately to get rid of a $200 10 inch Finex grill pan. Any interest?
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I watched the documentary about him years ago... He has won many awards... He lives half the year in Argentina. Has a wife and daughter there. Fascinating man.. I watched him on The Chef's Table...
I'm grateful, Cecile!
I don't think I'll do the cow, but appreciate the simple baked salmon info! Not sure which "sugar" is your favorite with fish..
Sugar? You mean wine?
from your piece - "Honey, molasses, or maple syrup, or a mixture of these, can used in place of sugar."... or are you being silly :)
Oh, that's what you meant! I forgot that line about sugar . . . .
I absolutley have to find enough friends to do the cow!!! Great post. Really enthused me!
You are kind to say that!
I find the history of grilling and cooking with fire fascinating. Did a bit of research when I wrote about underground earthen ovens and stumbled on barbacoas, the etymology of barbecue, but even those origins are murky (smoky?). Perhaps my favorite form of grilling is a Japanese hibachi. On my pre-vegan days I frequented hole-in-the-wall yakitori dens in Tokyo where grilling small skewered bites is an art, and drinking nihonshu is de rigueur.
OK, now I'll have to get me a hibachi!
In it together!
Two things for this marvelous post--actually three things: 1) thank you for the grilling advice/books. I'm lousy at it and figure I'd start with he whole cow one. 2) I make tuna casserole all the time--occasionally fancy with a bechamel sauce but also Campbell cream of mushroom/potato soup. heaven! 3) You made me laugh and I needed that!
Your kind words do wonders at this end!
There were many tuna noodle casseroles in my youth. It was a comfort food. I remember the last one shared with my mom l...just the two of us and our forks at the breakfast nook table.
I’m may try it with homemade soup, too.
A fun newsletter, Wayne. Just wanted to point out that Eataly is in San Jose in a luxury shopping mall, not in San Francisco. Soleil Ho reviewed it for the San Francisco Chronicle and said, basically, that it was "boring."
Thanks for the kind words, Dianne. I placed Eataly in SF because lots of my readers are located well east of here. Soleil Ho must not be in luv with all things Italian as I am . . . .
As an apartment dweller I am not an outdoor griller. I did just review grill pans for Martha Stewart and am now trying desperately to get rid of a $200 10 inch Finex grill pan. Any interest?
Just checked it out. I can't figure out what it's good for. Can you help me understand this pan?
It has extremely wide deep grooves making it great for creating grill marks on a steak.