Rufus Blooter

We're looking at a bit of genealogy as an interesting angle to a history project my youngest is working on. I don't take genealogy t...

The other day my butcher was so pleased to see me he gave me a couple lamb's kidneys for free after I'd gotten done picking out a co...

I have this really cool High-Powered Italian Meat Thrower. It spins up a stainless steel disc, and uses that to launch pieces of meat at hig...

Fired up the smoker and tried a few more things today: a couple of beef short ribs a slab of beef (chuck, maybe) a smallish piece of por...

The Olympics are over. Women's Modern Pentathlon, the last event, finished a while ago, and the Closing Ceremony is coming up. It...

Got a pellet smoker (GMG DB). Did my first cooking with it today: a chicken and a smallish pork shoulder for pulled pork. Used the same r...

It's like I'm a genius. Much improved! badly needed refreshing of a previously banksyed wall

put it out of its misery When the Banksy first appeared on the side of a building off Victoria Park Road, it was cute. It looked lik...

Stepping down from BurgerWeek was hard. Was tempted to extend the week with another visit to Lucky Chip but resisted. Saturday made a big sa...

We concluded BurgerWeek by cooking at home. The prep is very simple: high quality, grass-fed, dry-aged, freshly minced beef from the butcher...

Today was the 6th and final restaurant visit of BurgerWeek 2012. Tomorrow is DIY day to conclude the week. Just like mon-wed, this would be ...

Byron! We visited the Cheapside location of this bustling chain, one of now 21 locations in London. it is important to stay hydrated dur...