Food/Wine Archive

John is sometimes tired of his own cooking, that’s why he tries spices and sauces made by other chefs. Today his tip is the outstanding Melinda’s Fire Roasted Jalapeño Pepper Sauce. Melinda’s makes a variety of terrific pepper sauces and products available directly on their website but you have to order $45 min. to get

It’s always great to have the appropriate glass to drink your beverage, especially with alcoholic beverages. John Dvorak has this great tip of these gorgeous Glencairn Whiskey Glasses to sip your fine single malt, or any other kind of scotch whiskey. Shop for the Glencairn glass on Amazon! John: In this case, we’re going to

Recently John C. Dvorak pointed out that NoAgendaFun.com had a good collection of Tips, Books, Movies, etc., but it was missing Too Many Eggs, the book his wife, Mimi Smith-Dvorak authored. We were shocked as we thought we posted this useful tome on all things eggs. Well, we found we made a note for it,

In this edition of Tip of the Day, John C. Dvorak tells us everything we need to know about olive oil. Costco’s Kirkland Italian Oil is one of his favorite picks for price and quality. Dvorak: …a few basics. Olive oil only keeps for two years, max, and has to be kept in… Adam: This

John Dvorak is a proponent of French wine rating stickers. These are particular to French Bordeaux. Another popular wine rating system for buyers to consider are Parker scores from wine expert, Robert Parker. “When you’re buying wine, particularly Bordeaux, you’ll often see wines with little stickers on them that say things like 91 or 92

If you’ve ever encountered a bright orange, tomato-like fruit on a grocery store shelf and wondered, What is that?, you’re likely looking at a persimmon. A culinary gem with deep roots in global history, persimmons are as mysterious as they are delicious. Whether you’re a seasoned foodie or a curious newbie, the No Agenda Show’s Shopping

John was happy to report that the Costco Bordeaux Wine Box is back in stock. We can confirm and saw it on the shelf inside our Santa Cruz, California Costco. John C. Dvorak: Hey, by the way, the Costco here finally got that French wine Bordeaux quadruple box. Finally! Adam Curry: Oh, it didn’t have

JCD makes a raw egg milkshake every show day. The raw egg is optional, but his Raw Egg Milkshake contains two espresso shots that are usually prepped and refrigerated the night before, 8oz of milk, a tablespoon of bee pollen, a heaping tablespoon of chia seeds, and six drops of Biosill (a supplement from Japan

‘John says he’s cooked over many different types of flames but this gourmand is now recommending the Masterbuilt 30-inch Digital Electric Vertical BBQ Smoker. It burns a pellet but is more affordable than the fancy Tragers out there. It’s currently only $250 on Amazon. What a deal! Here’s a link to the pellet holder JCD

These might be tricky to find in a lot of places. John Dvorak often shops at Monterey Foods in Berkeley, CA. This market along with Berkeley Bowl, will have a dozen varieties (or more!) of each commodity. John explains how select for optimum ripeness: “Unlike the usual Hass avocados that you can check by firmness,