I haven’t been back here for a while, and there’s a couple of reasons for that. First off, I ended up traveling for a number of weekends starting in late April/May. That was followed by a …
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Review: Whitlow’s on Wilson
TL;DR: Cheap beers, decent food and excellent trivia make Whitlow’s on Wilson in Arlington, Va., a weekly occurrence for me and my friends. Despite its idiosyncrasies, Whitlow’s gets full points for not pretending to be …
Continue reading »Ice Ice Baby: Snowbeque 2017
A few weeks ago, a random cold front blasted northern Virginia, resulting in the only real snowfall for the season. Hence, a snowbeque. Though I had been joking about having a snowbeque since the start …
Continue reading »Smoked Pork Chops
Pork isn’t exactly one of the first things that come to mind when “health” is on the menu, but loin chops are lean enough where they aren’t actively trying to kill you. Unlike, say, a …
Continue reading »The Barbecue Is At The End
I had a barbecue-less weekend in San Francisco, which was then followed by a week of being wracked by some nasty west coast sinus infection. Long story short, no barbecue this week (mostly). Instead, here’s …
Continue reading »Hot N’ Cold – Basic Grill Setup
This is mostly basic grilling technique, but I feel it’s still worth going over for the sake of clarity. It’s also a good way to get yourself set up if you’ve never grilled before. Here’s …
Continue reading »Kabob Koobideh
For the past week I’ve had the word “kabobadoobideh” stuck in my head. It has a nice rhythm to it, like the video of that dude flamboyantly salting meat that has been recently showing up …
Continue reading »Chinese BBQ: Cha Siu
I’ve previously written about making this particular kind of Chinese barbecue before, but I thought I’d revisit it with an actual recipe. I thought I could get away with doing all the requisite research by just …
Continue reading »Chicken Winged-Lemon Pepper
Chicken wings are my usual go to when I drunkenly promise my friends on New Year’s Eve to make lunch the next day. They’re pretty cheap and don’t require me to stand outside for hours. …
Continue reading »Charcoal-Grilled Chicken Kebabs
Chicken kebabs are a favorite of our group of friends in the D.C. area, so I thought I’d give it try. Though to be fair, much of the charm comes from our local 24-hour kebab …
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