The Great Cookbook Giveaway!
My darling readers, I have emerged from beneath the crush of deadlines and I am still alive to tell the tale. Except the tale isn’t really all that interesting, so I will spare you. Suffice it to say that four deadlines at once have forced my blog entries this week to be a little wimpy. For that, I apologize.
How might I make it up to you? Well, I have an idea: free cookbooks!
I mentioned on the blog a few days ago that I receive many free cookbooks in the mail from publishing companies. When someone commented that I am one lucky gal to get all these free cookbooks, it got me thinking. I mean, I’m never going to have the time to whip up all these delectable dishes myself.
Henceforth, I will be giving away a cookbook once a month to some lucky reader who plays along with my silly game, “Answer my question, please.”
This month’s selection is “Great Bar Food at Home” by Kate Heyhoe. It includes such tasty little recipes as Eggplant Pizzettes, Beer-Bathed Shrimp and Authentic Garlic Fries.
To win this book, shoot me a comment with a few sentences about your favorite bar food. Where did you find it and what was so great about it?
The best comment wins the book. The deadline is noon on Wednesday, October 10. I will announce the winner on Friday. But you’ll have to provide your address so I can mail it to you.
October 3, 2007 - 11:17 AM
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Oh that’s just not fair Lindsey! I’ve never been to a bar, other than say “Applebee’s” so Hot wings are probably the only bar food I would know about! LOL that’s okay though! I’ll stay in line for next month to see if you’re giving away any books from Heidi at http://www.101cookbooks.com or from the amateur gourmet!! What a great idea about giving them away! You’re so nice!!
My favorite barfood is any that deviates from the chicken (tender or wing)/ cheesestick/ riblet variety.
On business in Denver once, I had an amazing rumaki marinated in a great soy/bourbon mixture.
I liked that so much that I returned the following night and tried the Ovos de Cordona (quail eggs) and some roasted chicken hearts. Just as good as the rumaki.
I enjoyed these and chose them because I KNEW I’d rarely get the chance to dine on them at a bar ever again.
Finally!! Someone throws his hat in the ring! Way to go, Rich. Now, are you all going to let Rich just take this cookbook without a fight?
Brilliant idea, Lindsey! I am the author of Great Bar Food at Home, and I adore how you’ve thrown the gauntlet out to your readers. By the way, they can read outtakes and recipes from the book at GreatBarFood.com. For me, picking one favorite is tough, but I have many fond memories of Harry’s Bar in Venice, and the little toasted cheese sandwiches there, wrapped in pristine white napkins. I’ll look forward to seeing what your readers pick. And with wings, rumaki, garlic fries, prosciutto rolls, and all sorts of other treats in it, this book was written for everyone who loves bar food, especially those who prefer to munch on their bar food at home. Cheers! Kate Heyhoe (GlobalGourmet.com and GreatBarFood.com)
I was so glad to see that Kate Heyhoe alluded to Harry’s Bar…for me, there is something so sophisticated and European about bar food. Not to disappoint the nacho and chicken finger lovers out there, but I just love the idea of sitting and sipping a fabulous cocktail or a glass of wine while nibbling on a plate of some savory goodness.
To date, my favorite nibble has to be bacon-wrapped dates. The perfect balance of salty and sweet…they are caramelized joy.
Mas in Charlottesville serves an amazing version. Try them, and you will definitely be asking for “more!”
All that being said, when the cocktails and wine are put on hold and it’s a beer night at the bar, there is nothing I love more than popcorn. The version that 202 Market is currently serving is amazing and addictive! Cinnamon and harissa?! Who would’ve thunk?
hi all…how about raw bars at bars…i love me some clams and oysters. or good fresh shrimp. the routine with the lemon and dipping in cocktail sauce is fun too. if raw isnt your thing…how about steamers like cherrystone clams. boy are they good.also,if you are in florida try the stone crabs. you wont stop hammering open the claws till you have a plate piled high with hollow shells.
I just graduated from UVa in May. In CVille, there’s a bar on the Corner called Zyde Co. On their lunch and dinner menu, they have the most amazing mac and cheese I have ever had in my life. When I was back in town in August around my birthday, I went back to Zyde Co for a drink and my fave dish. Unfortuantely the mac and cheese isn’t normally on the bar menu for late night. As luck would have it, a friend of mine is a bartender there. He went back to the kitchen to make a request and 10 minutes later a piping hot dish of mac and cheese was in front of me, complete with candles and a group of singing friends and bartenders. They did the impossible; they made the mac and cheese even better