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 I don't have a drinking problem; alcohol is a solution, after all. So I know it's been done before, but they also say to write what you know. For those of you who've never had the pleasure of my drunkposting, I'm a bartender in New York City, working at some fine cocktail bars doing both bespoke and volume service, depending. I also do plenty of work for international and local spirits brands as a consultant, event producer, etc. All those bottles come from jobs (one's a birthday gift, actually), and the backbars of my workspaces are stocked with dozens more of every stripe. Yes, "we do the mixology here", but importantly it has taught me to use alcohol and syrups and such to create a wide variety of tastes and textures. That's where you come in.  Alcohol, or really Ethyl Alcohol (C2H6O: the one we want) is two things important to humans, and to the culture of our cooking. It is a powerful psychoactive drug, and it's a non-polar solvent. Alcohol potentates flavors that may otherwise not be perceptible. In the same way that blooming spices in oil creates the essential flavors of the Indian subcontinent, alcohol can bring out incredible flavors and textures in a wide variety of dishes. The goal, then, is to make something where alcohol acts as a solvent. Bonus points, as always, are awarded for making an alcoholic beverage that is thematically appropriate to the dish (bonus bonus points awarded for using science; fatwashing, maceration, nitrogen cavitation).  Ideas? I've got a few. This is about execution, after all. Carbonade with a trappist beer? Classic. Coq au vin with a bordeaux? Speaking my language. Bananas foster and Spanish coffee? NOLA baby take me home. You have three weeks, because in two weeks I'll be at Tales of the Cocktail, which you can google if you want to know why it means I won't be doing anything but eating and drinking for a week straight. Prizes to include Penzys certs, vermouth kits, and cocktail gear/swag, depending on how many entries are received. Chairman's prize guaranteed to be inappropriate and/or overproof. Finally, the obligatory Simpsons comment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUVwR0rw5fk bloody ghost titty fucked around with this message at 20:33 on Jul 1, 2014 |
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I'm in. But you're going to have to come over to help me cheat.
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Jul 2, 2014 01:55
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I'd love to get in on this. Though I'll have to come up with something other than bananas foster, which I already did for dino's vegan NICSA.
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Jul 2, 2014 03:52
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Great theme, great way to keep it simple but give everyone a lot of scope.
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Jul 2, 2014 22:57
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Quite interested in giving this a shot.
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Jul 3, 2014 10:34
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I may or may not be in; when's the due date? Eta I see the three weeks now. That's what happens when you've had some two buck chuck!
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Jul 4, 2014 04:39
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I might try to make something. Hopefully you guys don't mind seeing a little bitty college apartment kitchen, limited equipment, limited budget ingredients, and myself only cooking vegetarian.
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Jul 6, 2014 02:03
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americong posted:I might try to make something. Hopefully you guys don't mind seeing a little bitty college apartment kitchen, limited equipment, limited budget ingredients, and myself only cooking vegetarian. NICSA was designed for just such a situation! Have fun!
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Jul 6, 2014 02:12
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I'm in. This should be fun.
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Jul 6, 2014 02:51
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Cranberry Jam posted:I'm in. This should be fun. Yes, yes it will. Cheers!
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Jul 6, 2014 03:29
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Wroughtirony posted:NICSA was designed for just such a situation! Have fun! I just went and spent $toomuch on groceries, this is gonna be pretty funny. And I especially hope that y'all don't mind how intentionally low-brow I'm going to be with this.
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Jul 6, 2014 04:04
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I went and did the thing. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3648580 Hope you enjoy reading it!
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New post can be found here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3650759&pagenumber=1&perpage=40#post432203955 It's my first time, please be gentle. okay fucked around with this message at 02:36 on Jul 15, 2014 |
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Jul 15, 2014 02:32
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I just made an awesome dish for dinner that I came to share, that just so happens to fit the NICSA theme this month. I didn't take any before or process pictures, but I do have a finished product shot. Is that enough to post a NICSA thread and participate?
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Jul 19, 2014 01:26
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Kasan posted:I just made an awesome dish for dinner that I came to share, that just so happens to fit the NICSA theme this month. I didn't take any before or process pictures, but I do have a finished product shot. Is that enough to post a NICSA thread and participate? Absolutely. Make sure to post a detailed account of your process though, so people can give you feedback.
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Jul 19, 2014 20:11
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3651842 Have some stew!
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Jul 19, 2014 21:58
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Here is my tequila laced entry: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3652165
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Jul 21, 2014 04:00
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3652327 Some dinner and dessert
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Jul 21, 2014 21:58
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Jay Carney posted:I'm in. But you're going to have to come over to help me cheat. If you're in metro NYC, I've got some time this week and am always hungry. Rest of y'all: get involved! The deadline might be Friday, I don't remember.
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I'll be getting mine up in a bit; my camera has pictures dating all the way back to Memorial Day weekend and uploading them to my computer is taking a while. EDIT: Here it is: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3652456 Meaty Ore fucked around with this message at 05:54 on Jul 22, 2014 |
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Jul 22, 2014 03:06
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I added some photos of the before since I made it again today. It's sad there were only 4 participants in this NICSA. The first one I remember reading through had a ton of participants.
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Jul 28, 2014 20:47
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Kasan posted:I added some photos of the before since I made it again today. It's sad there were only 4 participants in this NICSA. The first one I remember reading through had a ton of participants. You're missing two (six entries total). Still not a ton, but a bit better.
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Jul 28, 2014 22:51
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I blame myself, mostly for trusting in you lazy sacks of crap. Voting thread goes up, uh, soon!
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Vegetable Melange posted:I blame myself, mostly for trusting in you lazy sacks of crap. Voting thread goes up, uh, soon! Ugh did you post your voting thread, my ICSA is going to overlap with school starting and it's entirely your fault
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You're the dummy who's in school. Vote here, yo.
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Aug 2, 2014 21:10
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Is it too late to participate in this? I just happened upon the GwS forum and this seems like a lot of fun.
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NovaLion posted:Is it too late to participate in this? I just happened upon the GwS forum and this seems like a lot of fun. The voting thread has come and gone but you can definitely make an entry anyway! Cook stuff with booze and post it!
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Aug 10, 2014 18:56
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and CRANBERRY JAM takes the prize! PM me for your fabulous prize! Chairman's prize to the college kid who is gonna get his mind blown re: gin and tonics, also make with the PMs. YAY EVERYBODY! GREAT JOB bloody ghost titty fucked around with this message at 14:05 on Aug 13, 2014 |
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Aug 13, 2014 14:02
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Wow, awesome! I really liked cj's entry, glad they won! VM, I don't have PMs, how would you like me to get in touch with you?
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Aug 13, 2014 14:05
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append the 18th latin letter to Alan Lomax's last name and send it off to the google mail service. Same for you, CJ!
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Aug 13, 2014 14:08
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Congratulations to Americong and CJ! A good show all around 
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Aug 13, 2014 15:12
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Thank you. This was fun VM I don't have PMs either, so I'll email you.
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Cranberry Jam posted:Thank you. This was fun Rad, rad, gas thread. E: seriously. I'm phone posting and can't close the thread. bloody ghost titty fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Aug 13, 2014 |
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Aug 13, 2014 22:11
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PSSST cranjam, email me if you want poo poo.
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I sent an email. I'll try again.
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