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- Root Beer In The Oven?
I found a recipe for Root Beer Float Cupcakes...not something I would want, but Matt's quite fond of root beer. It was one of those 'cheater' recipes; boxed cake mix, Cool Whip, tub of frosting; just the same, I made them. You add root...
- Beer Glasses (not Goggles), Sf Chronicle
Delve into wine even a little bit, and you'll quickly discover the fetishistic appreciation of glassware. Crystal companies have made serious bank convincing the world that it needs a different wine glass for every style of wine, a marketing message...
- Franconian Beers, San Francisco Chronicle
When I interviewed beer importer Dan Shelton for my Cantillon article, he threw out a tangent about the interesting world of Franconian beers. Franconia, a small region of Bavaria, contains one-fourth of Germany’s breweries, many of which are local...
- City Beer
Hey, San Franciscans. Like beer? Then head down to The City Beer Shop on Folsom. I had never heard of it, but I stopped by to buy some bottles for an upcoming Chronicle article. The young and knowledgeable owner, Craig, has packed his small space with...
- Cantillon, C'est Bon!
I first learned of Cantillon beer, the most traditional lambic beer in Belgium, through The Art of Eating. Four and a half years ago, I posted about a visit to the Brussels brewery—though I warn you that I squirm and wince when I read my earlier...
Cooking
R.I.P. Michael Jackson
I just noticed a note on A Good Beer Blog that Michael Jackson, the great beer writer, has passed away. No one else has done as much to educate people about the fantastic traditional beers that exist around the world, and his wisdom will be sorely missed. I've used a number of his books as reference material for my own research.
See the tribute to him, and his final article, at the All About Beer site
- Root Beer In The Oven?
I found a recipe for Root Beer Float Cupcakes...not something I would want, but Matt's quite fond of root beer. It was one of those 'cheater' recipes; boxed cake mix, Cool Whip, tub of frosting; just the same, I made them. You add root...
- Beer Glasses (not Goggles), Sf Chronicle
Delve into wine even a little bit, and you'll quickly discover the fetishistic appreciation of glassware. Crystal companies have made serious bank convincing the world that it needs a different wine glass for every style of wine, a marketing message...
- Franconian Beers, San Francisco Chronicle
When I interviewed beer importer Dan Shelton for my Cantillon article, he threw out a tangent about the interesting world of Franconian beers. Franconia, a small region of Bavaria, contains one-fourth of Germany’s breweries, many of which are local...
- City Beer
Hey, San Franciscans. Like beer? Then head down to The City Beer Shop on Folsom. I had never heard of it, but I stopped by to buy some bottles for an upcoming Chronicle article. The young and knowledgeable owner, Craig, has packed his small space with...
- Cantillon, C'est Bon!
I first learned of Cantillon beer, the most traditional lambic beer in Belgium, through The Art of Eating. Four and a half years ago, I posted about a visit to the Brussels brewery—though I warn you that I squirm and wince when I read my earlier...