The first Friday each June is National Doughnut Day. Before you go cursing Hallmark for creating another opportunity to guilt us into parting with our cash, National Doughnut Day began with a purpose. According the Salvation Army, the service organization “started National Donut Day during the Great Depression as a way to raise funds and…
Did you know that pairing craft beer and pizza is trickier than you think? No? What’s wrong with you? Did you think you could just get away with ordering up your favorite pie and inadvertently pairing it with (gasp!) any old favorite beer? All along you’ve been thinking it’s a simple task and then .…
Tired of beer dinners that leave you stuffed with creative courses filled with fresh, locally sourced ingredients and beers that span the spectrum from fruity farmhouse ales to barrel aged robust stouts? Well, here’s your chance for something different. Five courses paired with five beers specifically designed to leave you wanting more. That’s right, it’s…
Beer and cheese is one of my favorite pairings to do. It’s a subject I covered in a decidedly uneducated fashion in The Session No. 51: The Great Online Beer and Cheese Off. Perhaps its my fascination with the similar way in which a few simple ingredients can be turned into an unlimited variation of…