Rincon 38 review

For those of you with a 5 second attention span, here’s the abbreviated version of this review: Rincon 38 is amazing. You should go there.

Piquillos from Rincon 38

If I could just write that sentence a few hundred times and still not feel like I’ve said enough good things about the food here.

Rincon 38 is the new tapas venture from Hector Ruiz. You may recognize that name from Rincon’s sister restaurant, Cafe Ena. While Cafe Ena is suave and polished, Rincon 38 is more like a cool younger sister. The space is small, but what it lacks in size it makes for in intimacy and character. This is the type of place you can find yourself spending several hours over wine and small plates. Continue reading

Gooey Chocolate Oreo Fudge Bars

Other titles I considered for this post: OMG Bars, Chocolate Avalanche Bars, and anything with “Amazing” in it.

These are some of the easiest bars I have ever made, and definitely some of the most delicious.

Chocolate Oreo Fudge Bars

Because they are basically sugar and fat. That’s why. These are bars you should only ever make in a situation where you are going to give them all away because you will eat the whole pan if you keep them in the house. Continue reading

Moriar-Tea Cocktail

Today, dear friends, we are going to make a cocktail.

Because that’s what people DO!

Moriar-Tea Pimms cocktail

They drink. Especially when you want to drown your sorrows that another “season” (what do we call these anyway?) of Sherlock is over, and you probably have to wait another 2 years to get another taste.

Or just remember to pay for your Netflix subscription.

Whatever. On to the cocktail! Continue reading