Banned at a school in Essex, England

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Charlie “The Pope of Foam” Bamforth, the head of Malting and Brewing Science at UC Davis, explains.

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It’s Spring, and that means Easter time, so how better to follow up the success of last week’s Principals Office than by phoning in a holiday-themed episode! But if we’re gonna phone it in, we’re gonna phone it in on something close to the heart (it’s even easier that way). So this week we’re calling in that delicious little rascal, Cadbury Creme Egg, report to The Principals Office!

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One of the many strange delicacies that were served at the 109th annual dinner of the Explorers Club. They ate goat penis as well.

“Dewar’s Scotch Whisky infused with Scottish Heather Honey filtered through Oak Cask Wood” is “not in breach of laws defining the term ‘Scotch whisky’.”

Available next month in the US

How Beer Gave Us Civilization

The ICY mug by Steve Powers.

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The World’s First Smartphone Breathalyzer

Winner of the 2013 U.S. Championship Cheese Contest.

You can buy some at Zingerman’s

Did a little taco tour yesterday with Dave Schubert. Here are some of the highlights.

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The Recipe

8 inch Crust: 1-1/2 c. flour, 1/2 c. Crisco, 1/4 c. ice water
Mix flour and Crisco with fork. Add ice water. Mix with your hands. When blended, roll into ball and refrigerate overnight. To roll out: flour both rolling pin and flat surface, split ball in two, roll out 1/2 to fit pan and 1/2 for lattice.

Filling: 3 c. cherries (pitted, sour frozen); 1 c. water; 1c. Baker’s sugar; 4 T. cornstarch; 1/8 t. salt
Thaw cherries at room temp and strain (yields 2 c. juice). Taste for sweetness, more/less sugar may be needed. Add 1 c. water to make 3 c. juice (reserve 1 c. juice for cornstarch mix). Dissolve cornstarch in 1 c. juice, stir with whip. Combine 2 c. juice, 2/3 c. sugar, salt, and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch mix, cook until clear, about 5 min. (if cooked to long, syrup gets gummy). Remove from heat, stir in 1/3 c. sugar (blend thoroughly). Pour mixture over cherries, fold with wooden spoon, cool (stir mix while cooling to prevent scum from forming on top). Pour mix in pie shell. Top completed pie with lattice crust.

Bake @ 425 degrees for 35-40 min.

Pon mi fowl. Pon mi beef.

Whaaaaat?

Our friends at The Oinkster (our favorite LA burger spot) are up to some great things.

Peep the tumblr here

Dreams do come true.

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The Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich Maker

via, gizmodo

Eric Beltz made the artwork for the label of this tasty California red

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Hand blown by glassmakers Esque Studio in an edition of 75 for Bushmills Whiskey.

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