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Stupid Mistake Involving Food

Hi Folks, Do you have any humorous or interesting mistakes involving food to add to www.stupid-mistakes.com ? Thanks, -...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by javawizard
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by javawizard

Cooking Sherry vs. Dry Sherry

What is the difference between Cooking Sherry vs Dry Sherry. The recipe calls for Dry Sherry - isn't that the same as c...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by markcz
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by markcz

TN: '05 Bouchard Bourgogne

Last night, I began the preparations for a coq au vin by disassembling and marinating two roosters. For the marinade, I...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notpil
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by notpil

CIA Italian Boot Camp

My wife and I just returned from an intensive week at the CIA in Hyde Park NY for a "Boot Camp" in Italian cooking. Not...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rvwrlee
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by rvwrlee

TN Malvazia Vintage Madeira 1906, Leacock's

The year 1906 produced a small crop in Madeira. However a few Malmseys were very good to great.There actually are sever...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spamtrap2
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamtrap2

TN: 3 good wines -Italy, Rhone, Tuscany

While Betsy toiled at a conference (libertarians discussing Aida and Hegel), I ate alone Tuesday. I was tired, had a ho...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

[TN] Three old, cheap friends (CdR, Bojo, SB)

Last night, we manned the door during Halloween with some friends on hand while simultaneously shepherding Andrew aroun...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notpil
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by notpil

Two young German Rieslings

Alfred Merkelbach Urziger Wurzgarten Riesling Spatlese 2005 (Mosel) Another big hit for one of my favourite producers i...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by salilbenegal
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by salilbenegal

Parker's new deputy Miller -- The numbers game

Reprinted from Paul Gregutt's Sept. 26 column in the Seattle Times, http://tinyurl.com/ypjokg The numbers game The Aug....
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jj
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by jj

TN: Kim Crawford

Last night, I opened the latest edition of Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2007. Having posted more extensive impressions...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by godzilla
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by godzilla

TN Grands Echezeaux 1971, D. Henry Lamarche

I bought a few bottles of Henry Lamarche's 1971 La Grande Rue and of Grands Echezeaux shortly after release, and the wi...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spamtrap2
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamtrap2

TN: '98 Drouhin Vougeot

Tonight I came home to a sore and tired Jean. This morning, when leaving the house, she tripped over the curb and took...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by notpil
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by notpil

TN: Many wines- French, German, Austrian

Tuesday was one of those days, after work I took a sick Basset to the vet (after maybe 2 hours sleep night before), the...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Dwmidnt
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by Dwmidnt

04 Grand Tinel Chateauneuf du Pape

Nice dark colour, nose of plums, tar, dark chocolate. In mouth very rich, black stone fruit, cobnuts, tar, very good le...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by laeraton
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by laeraton