Food/Wine Archive
27 Aug 2014
K & L Wine Merchants
While discussing the recent earthquake in Northern California’s Napa region, John Dvorak discussed his experience talking to the folks at San Francisco’s K&L Wine Merchants. Apparently, during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake the Bordeaux stored in the old-fashioned wooden boxes survived compared to the wine in the cardboard boxes. K & L Wine Merchants 638
29 Nov 2013
Dvorak’s Chili Recipe
Here's Dvorak's oft mentioned chili recipe that was created for a COMDEX chili cook off...
16 Nov 2013
MSG
Dvorak doesn't like MSG very much! MSG has been added to food to food for years to enhance "mouth feel" or Umami to the Japanese.
21 Oct 2013
Horse Meat Steaks
While Dvorak played a clip on wild horses being slaughtered by a Navaho tribe, he described the different horse meat dishes he has eaten. One was a specialty horse meat steakhouse. He thought it makes for better tacos. Adam added that it's been found to be added into many commercial meat products.
15 Sep 2013
Coca Tea
Dvorak extolled the virtues of Coca tea in NA 540 while discussing drug laws. He further explained that you can get this tea in the airport lounges in Peru and other Southern American countries, order some and put the extra tea bags in your pocket! [NA540 1:15]
25 Aug 2013
39 Cent Mac’n Cheese Dinner
Dvorak was shopping the aisles of local Grocery Outlet (or Gross Out) when he came upon the cheapest mac’n cheese dinner yet! Only 39 cents for a package of “dinner”. Includes macaroni and cheese flavored powder. A recent visit to our local Grocery Outlet proved disappointing as they ran out of the Macaroni & Cheese
13 Aug 2013
Lynch-Bages
Ever the romantic, when John Dvorak got married to his beloved Mimi, he put a way a case of fine, 1988 Lynch-Bages Bordeaux. This way they can open a bottle every year to celebrate their anniversary. Lynch-Bages is one of the famed Bordeaux estates. Get some of your own here!
24 Jul 2013
Hemp Fudgesicles
While discussing how hemp/cannabis products and culture are becoming hip, John Dvorak reported that he bought these delicious Hemp Fudgesicles which are absolutely fantastic!
14 Jun 2013
Healthysurprise.com
John and Adam have been receiving natural snack assortments from Healthysurprise.com. John isn't so crazy about the kale snacks but they agreed the macaroons were delicious.
26 May 2013
Dublin Cheddar
John Dvorak just received a donation of Dublin Cheddar cheese but isn't sharing any of it with Adam! A show producer sent John a couple blocks of the tasty cheddar...
10 May 2013
Annie’s Macaroni and Cheese
This weeks Executive Producer, Sir Joshua claim's he's just getting by while eating Annie's Shells & White Cheddar. Annie's makes a popular line of organic mac'n cheese products and are headquartered in John Dvorak's backyard of Berkeley, California.
03 May 2013
Beef Bourguignon
Adam was hosting a dinner party and needed some help from foodie John Dvorak. In a rare off show phone call, John recommended beef bourguignon - a classic french country dish. Adam renamed it Double Dipper Recession Slave Stew.
01 May 2013
Chocolate Covered Bacon
Adam’s munching on a truly delicious outstanding product – chocolate covered bacon! Micky just whipped some up by coating strips of bacon in delicious chocolate. Adam is thinking it might be even better if milk chocolate is used. [NA 507:1:47]
05 Apr 2013
Poutine
Poutine was described by Producer Sam as Canada's version of Mac 'n Cheese. Neither Adam nor John knew exactly what it was, which is french fries topped with brown gravy and cheese curds.
30 Mar 2013
Survival Seed Garden
What do you need more than guns and gold in case of a crisis? Why you need storable food and seeds! Adam said he's down with the stuff advertised on the Alex Jones show...
27 Mar 2013
Matjes Herring
While discussing the Norwegian brown cheese or gjetost, Dvorak brought up Danish matjes, an oily type of herring.
26 Mar 2013
United States of Bacon
During NA 490 John Dvorak was raving about The United States of Bacon on the Destination America network.
25 Mar 2013
Marjoram
While John Dvorak was thinking of ways to improve his Cat Food Mac'n Cheese recipe, he's sure the herb marjoram will come in handy! Dvorak loves marjoram and buys it in 2 pound batches and often uses it as a salad herb.
25 Mar 2013
Cat Food Mac’n Cheese
During NA 492 it was starting to turn into the Mac'n Cheese Life with so many Mac'n Cheese stories. Adam then wondered what's next on the ladder when you can't afford Mac'n Cheese? He then answered cat food!
14 Mar 2013
Geitost (Brown Cheese)
Hans-Peter Feld from Gitmo Nation Brown Cheese actually sent Adam a block of this brown, caramelized sweet goat cheese. Called brunost or gjetost in Norway...