Friend of Chi Wulff John Way (owner of The Tackle Shop in Ennis and still serving as the chief cook and bottle washer at the Ennis Chamber) fired over a reminder about the upcoming 2nd Annual Tap Into Ennis Brew and Spirit Festival set for the 16th of May this year. Montana based distillers and […]
Thirsty Thursday
Spring is upon us! Even in the places currently being blasted with snow over and over it is undeniable that days are getting longer, warmer days are sneaking in, and the signs of spring are everywhere. Here in SW Montana the grass is greening, buds are showing up on trees, and song birds are singing. […]
Two weeks ago we posted The Iconic Daiquiri, holding fast to the adage that simple in the kitchen most often yields the best results. Little did I realize how far down the rabbit hole pursuit of the Hemingway Daiquiri and its various versions would lead us. Entire tomes have been penned about rum and the […]
“We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange. As often as not, we are homesick most for the places we have never known.” —Carson Mccullers This week we’re trotting off to places nearer the equator. Spring is beginning to eke into the air, and the extra hour […]
Two weeks ago we posted The Iconic Daiquiri, holding fast to the adage that simple in the kitchen most often yields the best results. Little did I realize how far down the rabbit hole pursuit of the Hemingway Daiquiri and its various versions would lead us. Entire tomes have been penned about rum and the […]
Returning once again to our mantra that simple in the kitchen most often yields the best results, a friend and I had a conversation on Tuesday about iconic rum cocktails (in the context of a party he’s hosting this weekend). One of the most simple rum based adult beverages, and truly worthy of the iconic […]
Upon the realization I’ve had the very good fortune to have consumed various alcoholic beverages with a wide range of pretty diverse people in a bunch of random places, I’ve been allowed to hijack this week’s Thirsty Thursday. The recipe may be simple, but realize that sometimes in the oddest of places, everything just tastes […]
In respectful honor of all those who have been in New Orleans this week celebrating Mardi Gras – and chasing big redfish – here’s one of NOLA’s own gifts to those who have perhaps overindulged the evening before. Our barfly bartender compadres say this one has to be shaken – hard – for a minimum […]
This email popped up yesterday from fly fishing friend and chef Libby in Austin – Here’s a good one for your Thirsty Thursday this week, my lead bartender calls it Love Potion Number 7 though it also goes by the name The Blue Bonnet. With Valentine’s Day on Saturday people will be spending far too […]
This time of year the ‘hot toddy’ draws a fair amount of interest; here’s another nifty one from the Chi Wulff family, Todd K. in Laramie. …Last year two buddies and I went down to Casa Vieja Lodge in Guatemala to chase sails and marlin on the fly. Very different than what we Rockies trout […]
Though it hasn’t felt much like it back in home country of late, it’s still been winter in the Northeast this week. There’s even been a bit of morning frost on the windshield here in Birmingham for most of January, though the buds are swelling on the trees suggesting spring, at least this far south, […]
Last weekend after seeing a recipe for Shrimp on the Rocks (head-on fresh shrimp roasted in spiced hot rock salt) I ambled over to a tiny little neighborhood fishmonger’s shop that the neighbors rave about and caught them just before closing. Their case room in the front of their building was about as big an […]
A few months back (out in WA state) She Who Must Be Obeyed got on a pad thai kick and I pestered our favorite local Thai food haunts for their secrets to mouth-wateringly good, authentic pad thai. As expected there were several such secrets, one of which was the use of tamarind pulp, a less […]
Last night about 930 there was an unexpected knock on the door, just after I’d gotten back home from a work excursion. The knock was unexpected as a taste of winter blew into the northern Alabama yesterday knocking evening temperatures into the mid-twenties (headed to a low of 8 actually) causing life as we’ve come […]
One of the things we’ve all loved about dinking around with Chi Wulff over the years has been interacting with folks from around the planet who have taken the time to peek into our little corner of the world in Montana (with a bit of Washington, Vermont, Texas and now the South thrown in for […]
