Menu du jour beer travel : 23 Recipes


  • Recipe Have Beer, Will Travel.....or Grill.....
    Have Beer, Will Travel.....or Grill.....
    In the ongoing saga that is my husband's love affair with his grill, we are constantly trying new things so that he can learn lots of different ways to use his new toy. We have made beer-butt chicken once before, with mixed results. Recently, I was[...]
  • Recipe TRAVEL: Mr. B?s Bistro, N?awlins
    TRAVEL: Mr. B?s Bistro, N?awlins
    Location: 201 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA www.mrbsbistro.com So, this is another one of those overdue/back-burner pieces. Better late than never, right? Located in the French Quarter, and coming highly recommended from many a source on[...]
  • Recipe TRAVEL: Stirling, Scotland, No. 2 Baker Street
    TRAVEL: Stirling, Scotland, No. 2 Baker Street
    Location: 2 Baker Street, Stirling As far as pubs go, No. 2 Baker Street (yes, sounding very much like a popular 80s TV show) is the No. 1 place to go.  A local favourite, it serves up my favourite beer Guinness, and serves it EXTRA COLD.[...]
  • Recipe {Travel Tuesday} Marlowe in San Francisco, CA
    {Travel Tuesday} Marlowe in San Francisco, CA
    One of the reasons we like to dine out is to discover new dishes we could make at home.  Last month, we discovered the airiest Brussels Sprouts chips while we were in San Francisco.  We had trekked all the way over to the SoMa district[...]
  • Recipe {Travel} A "His and Hers" Afternoon in Toronto
    {Travel} A "His and Hers" Afternoon in Toronto
    My husband and I love to share new dining experiences together, but there are plenty of times when we differ on where to go and what to do. (Remember our afternoon in Chicago ?)  When we were in Toronto, we agreed to disagree and each[...]
  • Recipe {Travel Tuesday} Victoria Gastro Pub in Maryland
    {Travel Tuesday} Victoria Gastro Pub in Maryland
    After driving many hours from NYC to Maryland (to visit our newborn nephew), my husband suggested we have dinner at Victoria Gastro Pub .  It was one of the best places in the area for craft beers, so of course he had to check it out! [...]
  • Recipe The Tsingtao Beer Story
    The Tsingtao Beer Story
    My flight arrived late last Wednesday night into Qingdao (??) over a crisp clear autumn sky. The brightly lit skyline of Qingdao , a city in the northeastern Chinese province of Shandong (??), appeared over a dark coastline of the Yellow Sea[...]
  • Recipe Dusseldorf: More Than Beer and Pretzels
    Dusseldorf: More Than Beer and Pretzels
    It is true that its altstadt is considered the longest bar in the world and its beers are some of the finest. It is true that people were drinking ginormous mugs of beer glistening like gold in the early morning sun for breakfast. But it is[...]
  • Recipe The Beer Phone: a direct line to a heavenly brew
    The Beer Phone: a direct line to a heavenly brew
    Believe it or not, there are some things that you can’t buy online. The Trappist monks of Belgium’s St. Sixtus monastery have been quietly brewing beer at their secluded abbey near the French border since 1839. A few times each[...]
  • Recipe Oktoberfest 2009
    Oktoberfest 2009
    While my husband has had the pleasure and honor of attending THE Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany...the Tulsa Oktoberfest was no disappointment. Laden with all traditional food, beverage, music, and dance! While I thoroughly enjoy both food and[...]