Ribs. I eated them. Again.

Ribs ribs ribs. I like ribs. They taste good in my mouth. Above we have some super savory pork ribs, with a south western rub, a apple vinegar basting and sweet BBQsauce, these babies fell right off the bone and into your mouth! Below them you see their bovine brethren, beef ribs, seasoned with kosher salts and fresh ground pepper in a sweet and spicy combination of BBQ sauce. Ribs are good. I eated them.

ISO 1250
29mm
5/5.0
1/160 sec

Perfect Mid-Rare

New York Steak, perfectly seasoned with red Hawaiian sea salt, and fresh ground black pepper, cooked to a perfect medium-rare, thinly sliced and served on toasted garlic bread rounds. This appetizer, this glorious taste of Heaven kept us from leaping off the edge of insanity while the ribs cooked, slowly and carefully to the apex of tender savory flavor.

ISO 640
19mm
f/2.8
1/60 sec

The Quest Continues.

My dear friends Al and Bev Zembrosky invited me out to dinner tonight, and who am I to say no to dinner with dear friends. We went out to Houston's in Irvine and as is my style of late, I had their burger. They serve a classic cheeseburger of ground chuck, with melted cheddar, yellow mustard, mayo, onions, tomatoes, pickles, the works. They opt for shredded lettuce, which is actually my preference, and the bun is also a nice sesame topped egg bun (I think). Overall a good classic cheeseburger. It doesn't beat out Crow Bar, Haven and Father's Office for top three status, but a solid burger none the less.

ISO 400
21mm
f/6.3
1/100 sec
430ex speedlite (palm of hand bounce, there were no other items available)

Meat

This past weekend my dear friend Chris Curtis held an intimate BBQ event at his home for a select number of us savory palette food enthusiasts.  We were small in number, but large in gastronomy. What you see above are the beginnings of a day of much glory. Above we have a fine collection of beef short ribs, and below you see a selection of prime steaks, one Porterhouse, one New York, and two Fillet Mignon. Not pictures are the Cedar Plank Salmon, and the Mahi Mahi four ways. Needless to say, this will be a week of many delicious updates.

ISO 500

16mm

f/4.0

1/40 sec.

Haven Burger

The burger quest continues. Above you have the Haven Burger. A close contender for the gold, but not quite a winner. Pickled red onions add a very pleasant and unexpected twist, followed by bleu cheese, and arugula on a very nice brioche. But the meat just does not meet or exceed the meat of the great and glorious Fathers Office burger, the once and future king. It was a good burger, and it will be my local go to. [even though I had to send it back in order to get it a proper mid rare, which really, in the end it was more of a medium than anything else].

ISO 500
35mm
f/8.0
1/80 sec.
430ex speedlite [menu bounce!]

Sandwich Saturday 2.0

What we have here is Sandwich Saturday. Ginger Cilantro Chicken Salad Melt on Sourdough with homegrown cherry tomatoes and gooey White American Cheese. This sandwich made my Sandwich Saturday phenomenal. The creamy chicken salad with just a hint of ginger and cilantro paired super well with the buttery grilled sourdough. mmm.

ISO 500
28mm
f/4.0
1/100 sec.

Chicken with Chimichurri 2.0

So I made this with my friend Joel the other night, and then I posted pictures, but I think this picture is better than the other one that I posted, so I thought that I would remind you and post this better picture of the delicious grilled chicken with chimichurri that I made about a week ago. Also I would like to point out the sharpness of this photo, and the savory Brussels sprouts. Yum.

ISO 320
28mm
f/10.0
1/80sec
Speedlite 430ex [hat bounce]