Sometimes a pairing plan doesn’t pan out. It seems like a good idea at the time, but when push comes to shove, it just doesn’t jell quite right.  That’s what happened last night.  I started by braising from beet greens on the stove, along with some pancetta, onions, white wine, and chicken stock.  I also started some of Alton Brown’s [...]

Carrying beer across state lines can be a real pain these days, so I’ve got to make it a worthwhile choice when i carefully picked out what to bring back from Wisconsin.  We stopped into a market en route to the airport, with only a few minutes to spare.  After grabbing a few other bottles, this one caught my [...]