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I am adicted to the cooking videos from Chef Wang in Sichuan. He is a professional chef and I believe the shows are geared for home & aspiring professional chefs alike. He cooks in his restaurant kitchen. Tonight he made a Chonquing dish and there were some words of wisdom we can all live by. "If you don't like duck blood, you can always use pork blood" "When you use pork aorta, you need to remove the dirty bits after scraping" & "Friends, this is not pork oesophegus or trachea, it is the largest artery and it is attached tot he heart. "The purpose of this step {parboiling the swamp eel} is to get rid of the muddy, fishy taste" How can one argue with any of that! I jest but it is fascinating seeing these dishes prepared authentically. Do watch it but be sure to turn on the CC.
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When I was a pre-teen, I got a new, bright orange, Schwinn Chopper: which, despite dating me, remains the coolest bicycle I've ever had. Like a good boy, I went up to the Glenmont Police Station and registered the bike (I had it set in my mind that you were absolutely required to do this), and noticed on the precinct bulletin board a warning sign about Blasting Caps, something which I'd never heard of before and knew nothing about. Sure enough, the next day, I noticed some "Blasting Caps" in our driveway, and scared the crap of my mom, who called 911. The police arrived, and 10-year-old me explained to them what I had found in the driveway (a wire that had fallen from our car, no doubt). Anyway, I just stumbled upon this 1956 documentary short film produced by the "Institute of Makers of Explosives" about "Blasting Caps." It's a somewhat interesting 50s-America educational short, warning people about Blasting Caps, and no doubt inspiring other well-meaning pre-teens to call 911 and report fallen car parts in their driveways to the police. "Blasting Cap Danger" by the Institute of Makes of Explosives on archive.org As an aside, the film implies that there were *no* female commercial airline pilots in the United States in 1956 (this is implied in the first five minutes). People think we're such an advanced species; we're nothing but a bunch of primitives (I won't even mention that this was just two years after the Brown v. Board of Education case).
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Hey DR Community, I wanted to let you know about Grape Crate, my new wine business! We deliver a curated, educational wine box with an app-driven recommendation engine. That means we pick great wines and package them in a cool-looking Crate, including some painless-to-use instructional material. Then, we let people rate wines quickly and easily on their smart phone, so we can customize their next crate based on what they liked in the last one! For more information (and to look at my smiling mug), you can read about us at Borderstan and Eat More Drink More! Plus, you can check out our website at www.grapecrate.com and feel free to ask questions here or email me at alex@grapecrate.com! If you want to stay connected, you can like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and sign up for our email list via the website. Also, please buy two or three crates for everyone you know. Sales close on Dec 10. Thanks, Alex www.grapecrate.com -
I'm going to lead several coffee lecture and tasting sessions at LivingSocial's 918 F St facility this month. The intent of the lecture is to give folks a comprehensive overview that will make them more informed consumers. It will cover everything from farming to brewing coffee and will include a guided tasting to introduce people to some of the concepts professionals use to distinguish different coffees. You can sign up here: https://www.livingso...h-qualia-coffee If you are interested in the subject, but won't be able to make it out for the classes, I also have a lot of information and tips on my blog here: http://cuppajoel.wordpress.com Joel
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Here is a last-minute rescue opportunity for anyone reading today... If you were me, and: Had a mother in law who adored wine (on the simpler scale, not sophisticated palate) Who wanted to taste several tonight And have them paired with small bites And a person (or people) available to talk her through an experience Where would you go? Cost is not an issue, but anywhere "stuffy" will be as annoyed with us as we are with them. I'm tempted to host a mini-tasting on my patio, but would prefer to save the market stops and kitchen flurry by simply outsourcing tonight. Bonus Points: Virginia or Maryland preferred. Anything in nature, even just a nice flowerbed, would be a HUGE plus. (probably an impossible request) (but thanks) (for thinking 'bout it)
