Food/Wine Archive
18 Mar 2012
Bluefoot Chicken
Adam went to the Austin Farmer's Market and was chatting with a French seller who was selling ducks and chickens. Adam ended up getting a duck and prepared it with baslamic vinegar and fig preserves. Adam said he was also selling heirloom Blue Foot chickens and wondered...
02 Mar 2012
Tim’s Cascade Potato Chips
An Outstanding potato chip! Near the end of NA 386, John Dvorak crunched on some Tim’s Cascade Potato Chips. He opined that you can’t find a crunchier chip.
13 Feb 2012
Austin Sustainable Living Market
Held Saturdays, is the Austin Sustainable Living Market. Head on down to 4th Street, and you can get your very own Outstanding Product like Adam's delicious, mutant tomato (mentioned NA #380).
12 Jan 2012
Outstanding Product!
During NA #372 Adam chimed in with his own Outstanding Product proclamation. Adam was ecstatic about his crunchy Ottmer Family Butter pickles he picked up at an Austin farmer's market.
30 Dec 2011
Nash’s Carrots
"Outstanding product" declared John C. Dvorak while he was describing the crisp, tasty carrots available at Port Angeles's Nash's Produce.
31 Mar 2011
Stroopwafel!
Adam's been munching on these tasty Dutch, mini waffle cookies. Consisting of two, thin mini waffle layers sandwiching either a caramel or molasses-like spread.
28 Nov 2010
Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Dvorak was giving Adam some Thanksgiving cooking tips with this Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potato recipe from Emeril.
21 Aug 2010
Anchor Humming Ale
During NA 227, Dvorak mentioned his son is a beer geek and discovered this delicious, seasonal beer from Anchor called "Hummer".
08 Aug 2010
Canola
A long time pet peeve of John C. Dvorak is Canola oil. There is no such thing as a Canola plant (as erroneously reported by PBS).
08 Aug 2010
Hot Pockets®
Dvorak was cranky on Hot Pockets during NA 224. He questioned if these things are even safe to eat!
08 Aug 2010
Dvorak Peeves on Hot Pockets®
I wonder if Mevio makes Head Crank John C. Dvorak sit right next to these young, ‘Millenials’. If so, it probably leads to many peeves!
08 Aug 2010
Hot Pockets® Jim Gaffigan
You probably have heard Jim Gaffigan's funny bit on Hot Pockets®. Fresh from the dirty microwave!
28 Jul 2010
Rain – The Official No Agenda Vodka
John Dvorak wanted us to make note of the new, official No Agenda Vodka, Rain! It comes from New Orleans' famous Sazerac distillery.
28 Jul 2010
Juan Gil Monastrell
John Dvorak passed sent out this wine tip to @neoEdward who asked about a good red wine.
08 Jul 2010
Ben Cohen’s Shwarma – Amsterdam
Adam used to live in Gitmo Nation Low-lands, better known as Holland. One of his favorite places to get a late night snack is at Ben Cohen's Shwarma.
23 Jun 2010
Yorkshire Gold Tea
After PG Tips was discussed on No Agenda, the Yorkshire tea company sent some of it's Yorkshire Tea to Adam's UK office and asked that it be the new gold standard!
23 Jun 2010
Tarragon Vinegar
A culinary food tip from John C. Dvorak!
In No Agenda #8, John Dvorak found a great deal on some white wine vinegar so he buys it up then buys a bunch of tarragon.
19 Jun 2010
Costco Wine Picks
Dvorak likes finding great deals at his local Richmond Costco. Here are two that he mentioned on TWiT #238 [March 7, 2010].
19 Jun 2010
Monterey Market
Several times, Dvorak has mentioned the bountiful produce at Berkeley's Monterey Market. It's a no-nonsense place that is packed inside and out with tons of fresh produce.
19 Jun 2010
Abbaye Ste Mére Cheese
This is one of Dvorak's 'Easter Egg' deals that he found at the Richmond Costco. He calls them Easter Eggs because they are rare finds of very high quality for a low price...