I was only familiar with OutKast from their super popular songs (shake it like a polaroid piiiiiicture) so I was pretty unaware of this albums existence. Filled with 16 lyrically dense songs this was an album I had to listen to a few times to really get a bead on what it was all about.…
The OG of pop Reggae – I’m a pretty big fan (in fact one of my art projects in college was a drawing of him) three little birds is one of my favorite ‘happy jams’ that I’ll sing on warm spring mornings. The music is consistently good and the themes through the songs are all…
Your standard NY style pepperoni pie – I mean it had to be one of the 50 so why not get it out of the way? I had some pepperoni left over from a party and wanted to use it up and it charred and cupped quite nicely!
Mobster Movie / Black and white You have to love a film that starts with the moral message that the film is trying to convey instead of using the movie to tell the story and let the audience infer their intent. No, these guys straight up called out the government and the police for letting…
As I set out to create this whole 50 for 50 thing I started looking at it as a system – and every system needs a rule set. Given the complexity there needs to be flexibility built into the system to allow for variance but not enough to encourage avoiding the hard work that will…
2/50 Started with a thin and crispy dough (think Star Tavern) and topped it with mozzarella, provolone and parmigiano and dollops of sweet fennel Italian sausage. The flavors all came together in an amazing pizza. The crunch was strong and the sausage flavor shone in comparison with the cheeses. Definitely going into the rotation!
Gōngbǎo Jīdīng (Sichuan Kung Pao Chicken), Pineapple Buns (Bolo Bao), Pork Egg Rolls. In my attempt to be as authentic as possible as I explore each cuisine I used the Sichuan peppers noted which were.. well.. hot. I mean.. uncomfortably spicy. The taste was phenomenal – the velvet chicken with crunchy peanuts and celery were…
Silent movie Swashbuckling / Adventure Starring: Douglas Fairbanks The entire length of this movie I was thinking to myself – oh, wait this is what Disney’s Aladdin as loosely based on (silly sidekick, princess who needs to be married off, a flying carpet and a dude who falls in love with a woman he’s met…
Potato-Cheddar Pierogi, Lubelskie Cebularze (onion and poppy seed rolls), and a nice Szarlotka for desert. The pierogi weren’t too difficult to make – and the filling was a nice balance of the starchy potato and the sharp cheddar cheese. The rolls were really good, but the choice of parmesan cheese in the recipe I sourced…
Sicilian pizza with burrata, marinated tomatoes, basil and balsamic glaze) [2/50] This pizza was delicious – the savory sauce offset with the sweet burrata and tomatoes made for a satisfying slice. The Sicilian dough requires a long lead time but it was crisp on the bottom with an airy chew that carried it’s own flavor profile…