By Greg B.  So this time, armed with my new knowledge of baking and newfound confidence, I decided to bake these for the superbowl.  However, I had the genius idea of baking football shaped laugenbrotchen, and cutting the top vents where the laces on a football would be, so as it baked, you’d have a [...]

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By Jim N.  I was bourbon browsing up at Eddie’s Liquors in the Charles Village neighborhood in Baltimore when Jason (a man who has hooked me up with multiple excellent wines and beers) suggested a look at their new shipment of Black Walnut Bourbon Liqueur from Dancing Pines Distillery, which is a very small artisinal [...]

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By Greg B.  It may not be summer time yet, but it is apparently National Margarita day.  So why not celebrate the coming of spring with one of the best tequila drinks around?  Now, personally I enjoy a good tequila blanco neat.  I love sipping it and enjoying the citrus and fruity flavors and aromas, [...]

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By Greg B.  So it’s September 18, 2009 and I’ve been on the road now well over a week, since September 7th.  Truthfully, I was getting a little tired, and after the fiasco that was Antwerp, I wasn’t that thrilled about taking on a new city.  My next major stop was Amsterdam, but a sudden [...]

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By Greg B.  Whenever the call of the road hits, as winter loses it’s chill and the air grows warmer (and more humid in this area), I start to modify my diet, little by little.  To keep all these joints moving requires a goodly amount of fish oil.  And with a new Harris Teeter in [...]

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