Friday, March 29, 2024

In celebration of National Brisket Day, May 28

 Let it be known that National Brisket Day is Thursday, May 28. https://www.facebook.com/NationalDayCalendar/posts/1176811792363214?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCfPsnNNTb_ReGM3Kl3sVE32XCl5Sw6Gxcj4-5QPZA4hXbx1BEiqUSaZ5IDjesGkTSF1pAKqMPbFN1ajvpkeE7Vrkz0xVomrc36lh3pMRfJOSmCEP6Q58DBNOV0moFUWTmsWoIRpySIAvmaX5296anrR7Knt-P2raHkS6Kj77dl9Zg_oFiDpllo8YaTR2IrRS38b2S5KoryQ3jzfHqBJebLxLkLPOrTHiSORkqe7rzqkmS5lTLjE4n7JaTvScPmjXTSXl9ImGQdNks4QhXOw1nvJC-ZdTpIqNwCgSOa9PCENjcBSjF8QO_tZisgMZTyHTuq0lBhAyKztWtdQwL-RJ_3Fw&__tn__=-R Food & Dining Magazine's digital editor asked if any Louisville area establishments would be honoring National Brisket Day, a profoundly unscientific sampling that...

“Anthony Bourdain’s genius was not in the kitchen. His genius was in knowing which...

File under "Edibles & Potables." Anthony Bourdain's birthday is June 25. Bourdain took his own life in 2018, and we remember him for various reasons, all of which combine to remind us that there is...

Edibles & Potables: Eating quite well in Portugal, from bacalhau to Lucifer’s fingers

I’ve traveled in Portugal twice, first in 2000 to Lisbon, Porto and the Douro Valley (where Port wine is produced), then in 2018 to Porto, with a short excursion by air to Funchal on...

Edibles & Potables: Nashville Hot Chicken at home (“Cooking with Ron”)

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/sum_2016__vol_52_/22 My Sunday posting approach is to range outside Food & Dining Magazine's usual Louisville metro coverage area for items of interest near and far. Today, with my own cupboard of ideas somewhat empty following...

Recover From Derby With A Taco Party for Cinco De Mayo (Taco Luchador Recipe...

Tomorrow is D-Day. The day when hordes of tourists descend upon our river shores and city with ferocity. Of course I’m referring to the Kentucky Derby, but let us not forget this chaos will...

Afternoon Archive: Get on the gravy train

Gravy? It's what makes comfort food comforting. Gravy is such an accepted aspect of American cookery that the word – and the food concept behind it – has embedded itself in the American idiom. Boomerang...

Burgoo — A Kentucky Original

Many Derby visitors hope to dine on regional delights like country ham on beaten biscuits, Benedictine sandwiches, beef tenderloin served with Henry Bain’s sauce (if someone offers you a jar as a gift, take...

Afternoon Archive: In search of Jamaican Jerk Chicken

The 2020 the Four Roses Kentucky Reggae Festival (presented by Bath Fitter) has been postponed to a later date owing to COVID-19. However, the coronavirus simply cannot prevent the Jamaican Jerk Marinade (with chicken)...

Revisiting “Burgoo: A Kentucky Original”

Editor's note: Ron Mikulak's 2015 exploration of burgoo is reprinted here as a Kentucky Derby enticement, although you can enjoy it any time.  Many Derby visitors hope to dine on regional delights like country ham...

Afternoon Archive: As American as French apple tarts

As Ron Mikulak explains, the two-crust apple pie familiar to generations of Americans can trace its origins to the European single-crust fruit tart.  --- An earworm from the past has haunted me lately, a 50-year old...