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Friend of mine got his hands on two bottles, they are the cutest thing I've seen in a while.

Check out as we do battle with various game dishes ranging from Bear to Quails and passing through a southern rendition of Cassoulete with collard greens on the side. All recipes are included. Jenny our resident artist sculpts cakes in the shape of pigs and boars this month! Also do a...

The Connoisseurs Bear, Boar, Duck, Lamb, Vennison, Yak and Quails all get cooked up and served to a bunch of judges. All recipes are included for those who want to play along at home.

The Connoisseurs Got some audio, video and short and sweet write ups about almost everything we tasted.

Ok, as some of you guy's know me and my friends have these cooking challenges. The next one is seafood and I want to make a deconstructed ceviche mixto with fish, octopus and shrimp. Well recently I had some octopus in a sushi platter and the texture was absolutely perfect, it was amazing...

Hey guys, sorry I havent been keeping you guy's updated on the site but there's been a lot of crazy stuff going on in our lives. Either way here's the big parts: 1) We got a new logo by Jenny, an amazing graphic artist. She also illustrates certain articles now. 2) We have a forum. Feel free...

Is it real, or is it Tex-Mex? Mexico wants the world to know what food is authentic By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY -- Worried by the global proliferation of deep fat-fried chimichangas, fajitas, margaritas and fried ice cream, the Mexican government is recruiting U.S...

We had an absolute blast and I ended up in second place, which is not bad given the competition. Let me know what you guy's think about the dishes and the results. The Connoisseurs

Im back with 5 restaurant reviews from California: dim sum, thai, vietnamese, ethiopian and bbq ( :chef: ) The Connoisseurs Tom ventured into upstate NY and wrote some frightening reviews of a few places out there including Connie dogs, burnt capuccinos and a really nice bar: The...

For X-mass as part of a basket of gourmet treats I got a tiny jar of whitefish caviar. Now this is very tasty but Im going through it VERY slowly, like I'll put a few on a cracker and that's it for me for a while. Does this stuff go bad or does the salt keep it? When should I try eating it by?

NEW YORK - Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84. Vonnegut, who often marveled that he had lived so long despite his...

I figured I would put this in general since it's a beer issue but has the usual movies and media. Also if anyone rathers I dont post about our updates let me know, but I love to share my side project with my fellow cooking fans. In this issue: Javier: Brick (film), The Host (film), The Perfume...

A few dim sum brunches are already planned together with a good vietnamese 5 course clay pot dinner. I'll let you guy's know how all that goes and tell me if there's anything indispensable I need to see, eat or do while there. -Javier.

Ok, Im working on an article about my "quest for a great cuban sandwich" here in Boston, but part of what Im writting about is how in all these years I have not been able to define this elusive sandwich beyond the pork leg, smoked ham and cheese made in a sandwich press. Does anyone have any...

Hey Guys, I dont know if anyone remembers me, I actually havent posted here in about a year. You know how it is... we get busy with life and fall off the radar. Anyways a group of my friends put together a site called "The Connoisseurs" and invited me as one of the reviewers. We started out on...

Well I wasent able to put together a decent celebration for this evening but I got a nice bottle of ommegang Abbey Ale and it had a halloween appropriate wonderful bloodyness to it. A lovely and mineraly red ale with tons of fruit highlights. Other than that I've been watching a whole bunch of...

Well Im watching this one on Iron chef right now and so far it's been very impressive. Personally Im very torn since I come from a town in Mexico with a high Japanese population but of course Morimoto does have TONS of experience. One thing that's bugging me so far is how little people know...

Nah, this isint some weird capitol one comercial... Im wondering what you guy's prefer in yours. I just had a really awesome one. The other day I went to super 88 and bought artificial crab and cream cheese for some crab rangoons... but here's an ironic thing... it didint taste like...

I've never had a sweet tooth but I always felt that food network needed a baking or candy making show given how much art and effort can go into it. Also Im getting an "on the road" or "secret life of" vibe where a charismatic host is more important than an experienced one, and this guy looks...

Well I've been sick as a dog (Im getting close to the euphoria faze though... I think it was just a 3 day bug). Anyway's I've been watching tv like crazy and for all you fans of hating on Bobby Flay... got to watch him get beat by Ming Tsai & latter by Paula Dean... take that mr mango chutney!

You know... instant noodles. My favorites: Using not that much water, frying the noodles with frozen veggies, a diced chinese sausage and curry powder. Making the soup regularly, keeping the heat real high and crack and egg in. Maybe a little soysauce and hotsauce. Put cheese sandwich in...

So who else is going? It's not usually my type of thing (I like to sit down in a bar and enjoy my pints) but I won some free tickets in the "Bukowskis pen and pint" contest. Anyway's any one else going this friday? They boast beer, live music, bratwursts and german food. If so I'll see you there!

Just a heads up to all of you that might have a chance to see Lila Down in concert... it dosent get any better than that. I just got back from the show (second time I've seen her live, the first was like 5 years ago in Mexico) and it's probably one of the best things you can do for yourself...

Im about to take a cab to the airport so I can end up in Minneapolis at my sisters wedding... I really cant wait. This will be the first time I see my sister and mother in about 4 years. Also my sister is a chef who is marrying a chef so you know there will be some good eats! -J Watch this...

Im not really the champagne drinking type but I still felt the need to celebrate 3 weeks of my new job (and my paychecks finally rolling in) so I purchased 1 pint (750 ml) bottle of Ommegang's Hennepin ($6.99). This stuff is remarcable... I've actually got a couple of sips left in front of me...