Nom Chompsky: A Grub and Grog Blog

07/09/2013

New restaurant review coming next week.

06/25/2013

I've seen the BuzzFeed article mentioned here shared a bunch on facebook. Check this out and remember that you can't believe everything you see...especially if it's on a site like "BuzzFeed."

BuzzFeed's article on dangerous ingredients we eat in the U.S. has gotten millions of eyeballs. But don't panic: We take a closer look at the facts and the science behind the claims.

06/25/2013

In an effort to...do more stuff...I'm going to make try and revive Nom Chompsky: A Grub and Grog Blog, which I started when I had a lot more free time. I'm going to start by writing a mini-review of something I never get tired of and don't mind talking about plenty: burgers. I'll do a short write up on every burger in the City of Mobile worth mentioning, plus some from the county. Please feel free to give me suggestions (NO chains, and no Baldwin County yet). I'll list every place that I've been or plan to go to reduce redundancy. FYI just because it's on this list doesn't mean that I'll feature it, some of these don't deserve remark.

-Callaghan's
-TP Crockmeirs
-Mimo's
-Butch Cassidy's
-Von's Market
-Hungry Owl
-Roshell's
-Montego's
-Burger Master
-Union
-Jack Russel's
-Panini Pete's
-Heroes
-Royal Scam

07/20/2012

Do yourself a favor and buy some of this. Great taste, really hot but still very edible, even plain on some corn chips.

Marie Sharp's Hot Habanero Hot Sauce 5oz (5 FL.OZ. / 148 ml): Produced in the fertile paradise of Belize. Marie Sharp's Habanero Pepper Sauces is the finest product of its kind. This unique carrot-based blend achieves the perfect balance between flavor and heat. Nestled in the foothills of the Ma...

04/17/2012

Yep.

This video has changed my life, and I’m not being melodramatic. Just watch the video RIGHT HERE. If you don’t need a whole head of garlic, just put the leftover cloves in a resealable b...

04/07/2012

Last night I had a conversation with a friend about the effects that “temperature shock,” which is a term used to describe when something has been chilled, warmed, then re-chilled, or v...

04/05/2012

Bartenders and home bartenders: Give your Old Fashioneds a little more complexity by using Demerara sugar instead of regular sugar, a type of unrefined and unprocessed sugar derived from sugar cane, rather than sugar beets. In Mobile I've found it at the Winn Dixie at Catherine and Government, though I suspect Fresh Market may carry it as well.

02/28/2012

It's been way too long, but here are some brand new noms for ya.

I've often heard food referred to as a drug, or at least as a drug-like addiction. I can relate, but besides the notorious psilocybin mushrooms eaten purely for recreational purposes, I know of onl...

02/10/2012

Computer issues have kept me from any new articles. Should be able to get something up early next week, though!

01/30/2012

Short and simple tutorial on who to make bacon and whole black peppercorn infused vodka. Pictures posted in real time.

01/30/2012

New post on an almost century-old cocktail that is making a comeback. At least in other parts of the country.

It's been a busy week (and then some) since my last feature here at Nom Chompsky, but in an effort to maintain my self-imposed deadline of an article-a-week, here I am. Last night as I lay awake tr...