FATHER’S DAY GIFT: Homemade Pork Rinds Kit

Love pork rinds? Make your own. Photo courtesy Rudolph Foods.   For the next 10 days or so, we’ll be featuring ideas for Father’s Day gifting. Some, like this “Make Your Own Pork Rinds” kit, are certain to be long remembered. Rudolph Foods, the world’s largest manufacturer of pork rinds, has put together a “make your…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Serve Hard Cider

For Memorial Day festivities, we cut our beer purchases in half and substituted hard cider—specifically, the Crisp Apple variety of Angry Orchard Cider. Think of an elegant apple cider, made from a very complex blend of both culinary (eating) apples and bittersweet “angry” apples. Then, add a lengthy fermentation process, including oak aging for complexity…
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TOP PICK OF THE WEEK: Certified Angus Beef

What Dad really wants for Father’s Day. Photo by Margo Ouillat Photography | IST.   Every year we try to find something special for the connoisseurs on our Father’s Day gift list. In recent years we’ve sent truffled cashews, great chocolates and rare cheeses. But this year we’re going back to basics: For the slam…
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