Candy Those Brussels! A FABULOUS RECIPE

You know what I find funny? Whenever we do dinner parties, I always get asked to do the same dishes. I guess for sure it's a total compliment. Sometimes, admittedly I get a bit bored with the same old same old. My guests, contrarily, LOVE it. Here is my recipe for candied Brussels.

Please note that I have never been a big measuring person so bare with me.


Take a package of  fresh brussels and  wash. Cut off stems and then cut into halves.

1 whole shallot cut into halves and the finely chopped

1 half hand full of light brown sugar

1 package of pancetta

approx 1 cup of water/chicken stock

5-6 dashes of balsamic vinegar


Brown off the pancetta until crispy in the pan. Add in the shallots and stir until they start sweating and then add brown sugar and balsamic vinegar. Finally add brussels and add the water. Stir and evenly spread all ingredients together on medium high heat. Let the brussels start to caramelize and then turn and mix for the other side to it. The combination should have this sweet and savory taste.

It's truthfully that easy my friends. Good Luck and Bon Appetite!!

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It's All About Ice

Ice is a component that we all know and love when we are enjoying our cold cocktails this time of year. It has in recent years become even more important in its style and presentation for cocktail connoisseurs. I thought I would share some insight on the differences and what they are used for.

It's so easy for the customer to pay no attention to the importance of ice cubes. I'm here to tell you they're expensive. You know those 1 inch cubes? $4,500 for a Kold-Draft machine that makes those rock-solid 1-inch cubes. The machine produces about 650 pounds a day and the cubes are used in clear spiritous drinks and in the long or tall drinks.

The crushed ice machine costs about $2000.00. Who would have thought that ice could be so expensive.

Least we not forget the hand cut cubes. These are way cool! It's something that happens about once a week where bars will buy one big block of ice. They will then take a chain saw and break it up and then perfectly shape it into one larger cube to fit into your glass. This is fabulous.

Death and Co. in NYC really set the standard for this type of service. It has spread like crazy all over the country.

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