Georgia’s Best
The New York Times’ list of best new restaurants includes two Georgia restaurants that I have been to, Brochu’s Family Tradition in Savannah and Bomb Biscuit Co in Atlanta.
Baking Tip
Add brown butter to your brownies.
Starbucks Has Ruined Ordering Coffee
People don’t know how order in coffee shops that are not Starbucks. Starbucks has its own language and if a barista at a coffee shop cannot translate a customer’s order from “Starbucks speak”, then the order may be wrong. Another problem with Starbucks is that they offer too many options.
It is the paradox of choice, and according to
“As it stands, Starbucks has enough customization options such that there are 383 billion ways that a person can order a latte, and given the rise of viral, complicated drink orders, many people are devoted to exploring the frontiers of liquid available at any Starbucks”.
Gen Z Coffee
Emma Chamberlain started a coffee company, Chamberlain Coffee which aims to be the coffee for GenZ. While Chamberlain Coffee initially started as an e-commerce brand, it has now expanded to Wal-Mart and Target stores. This is huge as Emma Chamberlain is a young influencer who has a podcast and an Instagram following of 16 million.
Black Pepper Make You Sneeze
Have you heard of the expression, “black pepper make you sneeze'“? My Dad would say it anytime he sneezes while cooking with black pepper. Tasting Table recommends that you use black pepper to cut the bitterness of coffee.
Unlike sugar or cream which attempts to balance out the bitterness, black pepper masks it through a compound known as piperine, which makes your tastebuds aware of the heat but ignore the bitterness completely.
Piperine is the plant alkaloid compound that is responsible for black pepper’s pungency. Piperine has medicinal uses and it has an anti-inflammatory effect. It is also the reason why you sneeze around black pepper. Your peppercorn grinder may help with pain as well as make your morning coffee better.
Spirited Ingredients
I am not a big coffee drinker and I rarely drink vodka, but I tasted a very good espresso martini at Arco, a bar here in Savannah. I took a photo of the spirits used to make the drink in case I ever want to make one. I don’t know the recipe, but I am convinced that the Giffard Cacao makes a big difference.
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