Thank you to everyone that participated in our TAILGATING 101 Class. It was AWESOME!!! I especially want to thank my two friends and "Sous Chefs", Kevin "Bleed" Crowe, our appliance mgr., and Julie "4'11"" Jester, our baker and pastry chef. I couldn't have done this class without you. You are incredibly talented and hardworking folks, and it's an honor and privilege to work with you. Kelly and John, our owners, were also Throwing down with us, and I thank you for all you did to make the night a total success. That being said, we also wished a very happy birthday to our friend Bruce Pasquarella! He celebrated #48 with us, and we wish him at least 48 more. We had a lot of good questions about our food last night. One thing was about the grilled corn salad. The question was "is it cooked enough?". The answer is "yes". When grilling this corn, you don't have to boil it or do any pre-cooking. Just grill it up and let it char some, and you will actually hear the kernels "bursting" with flavor. I like to rub a little olive oil on them to start, then add some kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper. MMM, yummy yummy!! Have you ever tried the small bell peppers? I feel that they have more flavor than the big ones, and the big ones are great! I roasted those for the grilled corn salad and they gave us more depth.
Now onto another question: another participant asked about the difference in using a coffee liqueur and Amaretto in the brownies. I use the coffee liqueur in these brownies to enhance the chocolate experience. The Amaretto adds a nuttiness(is that a word?), which is tasty also, but a totally different experience. So there ya go. Did that answer your question? Use the one you like, 'cuz YOU are the one eatin' it! So I'm going to go home, rest my tired feet, drink some wine, and get ready for tomorrow because I'm TAILGATIN' FOR REAL, DADDIO!!! IT'S TIGER TIME IN CLEMSON!!! I'll update you all later. Until next time, America, CHEERS! Chef Mark "Chunkman" Pollard: chef, father CLEMSON TIGER FAN, and Husband of a PRINCESS!! I LOVE my LIFE!!! :)-
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We had a great time at the class (we were the young Clemson/VA tech fans at a table for two in the middle)! I did want to share that I just used some leftover wing sauce (yes, I made the wings for the game Saturday and they were gone in minutes) with 1/4 of sugar and 1/4 cup of mayo on some shredded cabbage and made the hands down best slaw that I've ever had. Just thought you should give it a shot if you ever have some extra.... Thats what you get when you use the last of the cider vinegar in sauce! :) Thanks again! Lauren Willis
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lauren! I'll try that next football game. I'm so glad you had a nice time and we hope to see you again soon!
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