Recent Posts

• 2013 86′d Food Photography Awards Finalists & Winners

  

  The first year I did these awards there were about 300 entries, last year there were 500, this year we went over 700! Thanks to everyone who submitted photos and came out last night to enjoy complimentary Jameson Special Reserve Whiskey cocktails...

  by kristinagroeger - March 26, 2013

• FoodShare’s Recipe For Change

  

  I approached the crowded doors of the north building at the St. Lawrence Market last Thursday ready to devour local tasting delights from 30 chef...

  by kristinagroeger - March 17, 2013

• Round-Up #52: Meat Edition

  

  Chef Marc Vetri on the humane enjoyment of horsemeat...

  by kristinagroeger - March 08, 2013

• How To Make An 8 Foot Long Hero

  

  You will need an eight foot long sub bun, five jars of Supicucu hot sauce, four jars of pickled jalapenos from Stasis Preserves, twenty pounds of sliced charcuterie from Seed to Sausage, eight bags of Garlic Dill Pickle potato chips and four jars of...

  by kristinagroeger - February 28, 2013

• Will You Be My Sh*tfaced Valentine?

  

  This is not a post about Young MC, it is a post about boozing it up for Valentine’s Day...

  by kristinagroeger - February 13, 2013

• Weekly Round-Up

  

  This is where I round-up all the interesting bits about food, booze and pop culture that fell down the rabbit hole this week...

  by kristinagroeger - February 08, 2013

• 86′d: DIY BLT Buffet

  

  There are people in this world who can’t find happiness with just any old sandwich. These are the people for whom a PB&J or Ham and Swiss just won’t do. These are the people who throw fits and lose their jobs and can’t sleep until they’ve...

  by kristinagroeger - February 07, 2013

• Oven Roasted Ribs + A Love Letter To Troy Aikman

  

  Forget about the grill, it’s too f*cking cold out, turn on the oven and make this super simple ribs recipe for the Super Bowl tomorrow. All you need are some pork ribs, a pastry brush, seasoning and lemon juice. And of course a decent barbecue...

  by kristinagroeger - February 02, 2013

• Memories of Steak Tartare

  

  Is Steak Tartare making a comeback? Did it ever go away? Is it one of those “luxury items” that seems to belong to another age, practically deified by another generation? Is it in fact, the “Hummel Figurine”* of appetizers?...

  by kristinagroeger - January 24, 2013

• My Greatest Culinary Experience of 2012

  

  I grew up in the country, on 75 acres of woods in the middle of nowhere. As an adult I tend to avoid the country, it’s almost like I got my fill growing up and now gravitate to big, busy cities. Last spring though, I found myself in the countryside...

  by kristinagroeger - January 22, 2013