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uhh, no thanks
eating only kills the buzz for me, and bacon is the last thing I would eat.
you know how the saying goes.... you are what you eat... In order to keep my good looks, I must eat good
Would You Like A Little Bacon In That Martini?
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...67&sc=fb&cc=fp
July 25, 2010
At restaurants across the country, the dinner menu has been bleeding not so subtly onto the tail list. Brown butter rum, chorizo margaritas, foie gras brandy and, of course, bacon.
We wanted to learn more about this trend in mixology, so we headed over to Proof, a restaurant just a few blocks from our studios here in Washington, D.C. There, we met up with bar manager Adam Bernbach, who gave us a little lesson in the art of "fat washing."
"Meat gives a tail a certain unique flavor that nothing else can give," he says. For bacon-infused scotch, Bernbach takes the fat strained from cooking bacon — the same fat everybody gets from cooking bacon at home — and pours it into a very peaty scotch. Then he puts it into a freezer for the fat to solidify.
"It will look almost like the crema of an espresso," Bernbach says. Skim that off, and presto: "What you have is the flavor tones of bacon, but none of the oil."
Bernbach says the process can take hours or days, depending on the richness of the fat.
But that's only the first step toward the real fun, making up new concoctions — like the Jamesey's Breakfast tail. It's a murky mix the color of caramel, with a bright spiral of an orange rind perched on the edge of the glass.
"I think the key is integration," Bernbach recommends. "How every flavor is integrated is the most important thing. If everything can be integrated in a well-balanced and interesting manner, then you have got yourself a tail."
Yikes
uhh, no thanks
eating only kills the buzz for me, and bacon is the last thing I would eat.
you know how the saying goes.... you are what you eat... In order to keep my good looks, I must eat good
Yuck. This reminds me of another yucky bacon article i came across a short time ago. I'll wipe it off and post it later.
Where the have you been?uhh, no thanks
eating only kills the buzz for me, and bacon is the last thing I would eat.
you know how the saying goes.... you are what you eat... In order to keep my good looks, I must eat good
uhh, no thanks
eating only kills the buzz for me, and bacon is the last thing I would eat.
you know how the saying goes.... you are what you eat... In order to keep my good looks, I must eat good
The le could be so misconstrued...
bacon and cheese, and BBQ sauce, put them on any old dog crap and Americas suck it down like it was haute cuisine.
Or just deep fry it
No
Better yet...chicken fried bacon!Or just deep fry it
wha? why??
why you ask?
I'm a fan of bacon, but this isn't something I'd get down with.
Yeah, at first I thought it about Marini hooking up with a Male Chauvanist...
Yeah, at first I thought it about Marini hooking up with a Male Chauvanist...
Ehhh, eff you!!! You owe me a drink now!!!
Ehhh, eff you!!! You owe me a drink now!!!
I'd never ruin a good piece of bacon by throwing it in a martini. Is there seriously a worse drink than a martini? You just filter straight gin through ice and then dump it in a stupid-looking glass and put a couple of olives/onions/lemon/whatever, and that's supposed to be some great drink?
If you wanna get to Heaven you gotta raise a little !!! IMHO!
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