We’re prepping to smoke a 12lb brisket tomorrow. I went looking for my copy of Beer Advocate, where I pulled the rub recipe from, to freshen up my addled mind. I couldn’t find it. This made me annoyed with me. Why can’t I put stuff back where it’s supposed to go? Seriously, this would make [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Wisconsin Skaters Dig Up Old Skate Park
Chicago’s favorite super hero, Jonny K., turned me onto this story about a group of skaters digging up their childhood park, The Turf, that had been buried by gravel for 15 years. I’m gonna make a trek out there next time I cross the border into that state which shall not be named. Awesome. UPDATE: [...]
Hungry Hound Recommends the Whoopskidawg
Recently, I’ve been appalled to the point of shedding blood-stained tears by the inept writings of one Steve Dolinksky, Chicago’s self-proclaimed Hungry Hound. Not only did he put Pequod’s on the honorable mention for top over-hyped pizza in Chicago, he then followed that up by putting the epitome of over-hyped Chicago, the fucking Bongo Room, [...]
Posted in Grilling, Review Tagged Andrew Huff, Bongo Room, Chicago, Gapers block, Hungry Hound, pequod's, Steve Dolinsky, SuperDawg, vocala, WBEZ, Whoopskidawg 3 Comments
Thermocline
In just about a week I’ll be heading up to Minnesota for a little rest, relaxation and some fishing. I’ll be staying on Lake Lida, a lovely body of water and certainly fun for recreation. The fishing however, while improving in recent years, hasn’t always been the best. Given the fact that I’m a man [...]
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DIY Big Green Egg
I was just talking yesterday about how I wanted to wreck my finances and buy a Big Green Egg. The ceramic of the egg holds the heat very efficiently, giving you temperatures upwards of 800* allowing you to grill, smoke, and even cook pizzas. Unfortunately, the Big Green Egg costs >$1k generally. I’m pretty pleased [...]
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