Blog moving to KaleAndAle.com

Loyal readers of this blog, I am pleased to announce I have moved to KaleAndAle.com! The same blog (with a few tweaks and exciting things along the way) can be found at the new site.

I’m sad to say if you subscribe to this blog by email you will have to submit your email information again to Kale and Ale, but it is near the top on the right. Please “like” Kale and Ale on Facebook. Or add Kale and Ale to your RSS feed.

I did try to make this transition as easy as possible. I am excited and enjoy blogging and sharing, so I hope you continue reading. I think you for your support.

Friday links

Things are quieter over here. Have you noticed? I do apologize, but  big things are happening. I’m taking advantage of the last days before it gets crazy hot to run. I did my second 10k and am squeezing in a 5k and hopefully another 10k before the end of the Florida race season. And I have some exciting things in the works on the blog front. So stay tuned to this site and I will fill you in really soon. Until then, the blog posts will be a little lighter than normal. Sorry!

• Craft beer and baseball resources: Where to find good beer at the ballpark.
• The New York Times Magazine food issue is out! It has a great ‘veggie burger” cover and an article asking if fast food can be vegetarian and good.
• If you read my blog, you know about my love of my CSA. Well, Palm Beach County (the county I live in and where my CSA is) is the king for winter vegetables. Interesting read.
• Best food apps for travelers
• How potato chips are made, in GIF form. Too cute (though I’m a sucker for a good GIF).
• Ben and Jerry’s ice cream truck is back in Miami! They were supposed to be here yesterday, but will now get here Monday through the end of April. As before, tweet where you want them to be and they might come to you!

It’s time to wake the sweet beast! #OMGFreeBenJerrys starts in #Miami on Thursday!

— Ben & Jerry’s Truck (@BenJerrysTruck) April 2, 2013

Friday links

Happy Easter and Passover to all my friends and readers! Hope it’s filled with a lot of great food, drink and family.

It’s almost time for baseball! Can’t wait. I went to a few spring training games but am ready for the regular season. Here are some food notes, updates and changes related to your favorite team. Which, as they state, if you are a Marlins fan, is only 268 people.

I came across a pretty cool chart for beer and food pairings (didn’t post it here because it’s large and deep).

The race to grow and eat the world’s hottest chili. This is a hot story!

This is a great bit. A man tells Williamsburg hipsters that a Guy Fieri restaurant is moving into the neighborhood. It will be “factory farm to table” and, for some reason, they are horrified.

Friday links – Craft beer edition

Kramer gets stuck between subway cars for hours. George refuses to drink microbrews. "If they're so good, they'd brew more of them."—
Modern Seinfeld (@SeinfeldToday) March 22, 2013

 

It is no secret at all that I love craft beer. When I’m out with friends, it’s not uncommon for someone to bring up craft beer, be it an new beer someone had or heard about, someone asking if I want a taste of his or her beer, or someone trying a new beer. I use the Untappd app to keep track of my beers I try and keep notes on how they are. I reference the app when I go to restaurants or the store to seek out new brews (and, the hoppier the better, FYI). So with all the craft beer in the news this week (you have noticed that, too, right?!?) I decided this week’s links would be about craft beer.

• In the Florida legislature, there are bills to allow on-site sales for craft distillers. This has a chance of not passing or might be revised. But the bill I’m really hoping gets passed is allowing 64-ounce growlers. I have a 64-ounce growler and can’t get it filled in Florida, not even just halfway. 32-ounce and 128-ounce growlers are allowed. There is something in the history books as to why 64-ounce growlers aren’t OK (you don’t see 40-ounce beers sold in Florida for this reason). This Tampa Bay Times article from last year does a good job of explaining how and why Florida’s laws are the way they are.
• All Things Considered: Craft Brews Slowly Chipping Away At Big Beer’s Dominance
• And, it’s that time of year: Beer Bracketology!  I mentioned this last year, but here are two great noteworthy beer brackets: The Paste IPA challenge (my favorite style, so I’ll be watching this) and the Washington Post Beer Madness.
• And, this is the newest beer to hit South Florida that I’m interested in trying: The Rogue chocolate peanut butter banana ale. What are you drinking?

Best College Eats, featuring Veishea cherry pies

It wouldn’t be March Madness if there weren’t brackets of every kind. Last year I mentioned beer bracketology, this year it is Best College Eats featuring the 32 best college food dishes.

Veishea cherry pies via GirlsEyeView

There are a lot of interesting looking dishes, including Iowa State’s own cherry pies served during Veishea! What is this Veishea, you ask? Well, if you really are asking, please stop reading. (Juuuuustttt kidding!)

Veishea is an annual celebration that showcases Iowa State to prospective students and the community. It also serves as an entertainment celebration for students and the community. It is one of the largest and longest-running student-led celebrations in the nation (if not the largest, as was the case when I was in college). Veishea is a word made up of the first letter of each of the colleges at the time of the celebration’s inception (Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Industrial Science, Home Economics, Agriculture). To learn a little about the history of Veishea, here is something I wrote while covering the event in college: Veishea traditions span decades.

Ok, so back to the bracketology. First-round voting is through Thursday, and the cherry pie is up against some Kansas chicken wrap. The cherry pie is trailing, but barely, and we can’t have another Big 12 school beat us in the first round! So go here and vote, and if you find yourself in a college town, look at the bracket to see what else is worth a bite.

What dish takes you back to your college days?