Chef BC from DC Food & Drinks

23/12/2023

It’s that time of year …. Gifting holiday cocktails for the neighbors !

11/08/2022

27/07/2022

For just shy of 13 years you have been my homie, my road dog, my fur baby, my family, my happiness, my frenzied - learn to be more of an adult - chaos, my flower girl, my friend. You have doled so much love to so many people. You were keenly aware of emotions and gave love when you felt the auras, vibes, and morals were low.

You were a survivor, who went through cancer multiple times and that mother fu**er kept coming back, but you kept fighting it, and winning more rounds with it than most. Kidney failure was supposed to get you 2 years ago, but we changed your diet found you a holistic vet and a 1 month life sentence turned into an unknown amount of time. However, today cancer won.

I will miss your snoring, your paddle boarding, your frisbee catching, pine cone eating, deer bounce, and bike running. I will miss your slow steady meditation like breathing, you being the best pillow / head rest, you running in your dreams (stationary legs running in her bed laying down in her sleep, while she whimpered and howled). You were the best co-worker… from being a taste tester on cooking shows, a mascot at food trucks, a greeter at bars, a scavenger at restaurants, the star of the show at cooking and cocktail classes, my therapist, my foot rest on flights, the diva at parties, the mentor to Chunk, the inspiration for Capri, my wing man during my single days, and my relationship counselor for my longer courtships.

You were a good dog

You rest now

16/07/2022

Ohana means Family
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Our little goofy family 💛

Grateful to for making this happen as we pass another difficult phase of our old lady Scoob’s health.

05/11/2021

WUTANG KILLA BEE
1.5 oz Johnnie Walker 5 oz Yellow Chartreuse 5 oz Spicy Honey
1 oz Lemon Juice
Shake with ice
Strain into a chilled coupe
Garnish with a dried chili or a sugar art bee from

Another favorite ask by guests from the other week at NYC Taste Of Upper West Side.
A spin on one of my favorite cocktails The Yellow Jacket which is a riff on the classic Bees Knees

To make your own spicy honey :

Ingredients
1 cup honey
3/4 cup water
2 habaneros and 1 Serrano chili, sliced thinly (or other hot pepper of choice)
1 tsp salt
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan over low heat.
Stir frequently to dissolve the honey. 
Let cook for 5 minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to cool 
Strain the peppers and seeds from the liquid using a fine mesh strainer.

03/11/2021

CODE CON was pretty epic the other week with some of the most brilliant and influential minds in business speaking while sipping on Johnnie Walker

30/10/2021

It’s that marvelous time again….. Halloween ! I have not posted a pumpkin spice cocktail before, but this one is ferocious, and can be made NA (non alcoholic) as well.

HERE’S JOHNNIE

1.5 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label
5 oz Club Soda
1 oz Pumpkin Syrup

To make your own pumpkin syrup:

Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup sugar (I use cane sugar, but you can use any sweetener)
2 Tbsp pumpkin puree
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or a blend of 3 Tbsp cinnamon, 2 tsp ginger, 2 tsp nutmeg, 1 tsp clove, 1 tsp allspice, I also like adding in ½ tsp cardamom and ½ tsp cayenne for a kick)

Directions
Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and heat over medium heat.
Add the pumpkin puree and the spice and stir until everything is dissolved. Do not boil.
Remove from heat and let cool.
Strain through a fine mesh sieve lined with cheesecloth to remove the sediment.

Fun tip! Mix with soda water for your individual sodas afterwards (unless using a soda siphon in which case you already know what to do)

You could also just go out and buy some pumpkin soda as well (R.W. Knudsen, Reading Draft, and Lester’s Fixins, all have specialty seasonal ones, and yes we did just use those at the USBG Columbus party-last week, 50:50 Reading Draft soda with Lester’s)

23/10/2021

CHAI ONE

This popular drink was a hit last weekend. It is the perfect blend of sweet and creamy spice, and can be served hot or cold, also it is dairy free.

So go on and give it a chai (yes puns were thrown all weekend) if you do make this my one ask is to take a picture and enjoy!

1.5 oz Black Label
4 oz chai coconut mix

CHAI SPICE MIX
4 teaspoons ground cardamom
2 teaspoons ground allspice
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 tsp star anise
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 inch fresh ginger chopped finely (or
5 teaspoons ground ginger)
Mix together and store in an airtight container tub use for later
(You can use whole spices and steep them in the milk and then blitz everything in a blender before fine straining too)

CHAI INGREDIENTS
(for each cocktail minus the booze)
1.5 cups plain coconut milk (any kind of milk works)
2 black tea bags
4 teaspoons homemade chai spice
1 tsp quality vanilla extract
2 tablespoons cane sugar
(you can use any sweetener)
Add coffee to make it dirty

CHAI INSTRUCTIONS
Place coconut milk, tea bags, sugar, and chai spices into a small sauce pan and whisk.
Next, bring to a boil over medium/high heat and immediately remove from heat.
Let the tea seep for 2 minutes.
Remove the tea bags and pour the whole mixture through a fine mesh strainer or cheese cloth, add in your vanilla extract.
Add 1.5 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label and enjoy !

If serving cold (allow to cool and then pour over ice)

14/09/2021

Cacao Passion
1.5 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label
2 oz Passion Fruit Nectar75 oz Passion Fruit Puree25 oz Simple Syrup 5 oz Lemon Juice
4 Dashes Chocolate Bitters
Garnish with a Walker Salted Caramel Brownie from .love

San Diego Spirits Festival last weekend was a hit and this winning pairing made it all the more enjoyable. The cocktail was light and refreshing, the cacao notes were subtle but the brownies tied it all together. Plus the acidity of the passion fruit cut through the sweet richness of the brownie….truly a match made in San Diego (AKA weather heaven)

Now for all those that were asking for the recipe, you can create this yourselves at home.

11/09/2021

GUAVA HAVE IT
1.5 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label5 oz Lime juice
2 oz Guava Juice 25 oz Guava Purée 25 oz Rose Honey Syrup
1 oz Topped with Guava Soda
Garnished with Tea Roses

05/09/2021

LYCHEE AND CHILL

1.5 oz Johnnie Walker Black Label75 oz Lemon Juice
3 oz Lychee Juice 5 oz Lychee Syrup
Top with Bubbles
Garnish with Coconut Lychee Jelly

For all those who stopped by the 626 Night Market and walked over to the Johnnie Walker Booth the other day and were asking for the recipe here it is !!

I know I have been lacking on posting food and drink recipes recently but I have been busy making them at events every week all over the country. I will start sharing them again for y’all’s drinking and recreating enjoyment.

04/09/2021

Summer is almost over but the festivals and events are just starting to really pick up …. Food, Drinks, and Magic we got it on lock making the events and experiences pop off !
Repost from .proof
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Some call it the pre-batch…. BC calls it being prepared…

23/08/2021

San Antonio Texas you beautiful city you, thanks for the good times …..

18/08/2021

Happy 1 year birthday !
Thanks for being adorable and letting us enjoy your cuteness through a crazy and turbulent year

17/07/2021

Soup is definitely one of our comfort foods - has been asking me to make Matzo Ball soup for the last couple months, and so today I figured I would/had some downtime to make it. Nothing like some chicken soup with fluffy pillows of matzo ball to snuggle up in.
#👨‍🍳

25/06/2021

49 years and still popping bottles Happy 49th Anniversary Mom and Dad !!!

09/05/2021

Making Mac & Cheese Pizza for the nephews with stuffed crust with Mac and cheese too !
When you ask if they want pizza or Mac and cheese and your nephews ask if we can do both.... you make dreams come true !

06/05/2021

Italy produces 85% of the world's fennel (“finocchio” in Italian). The bulbs are then exported to other European countries.
Often fennel is associated with Mediterranean cooking. In The US, Mediterranean cuisine is understood to be a unified culinary tradition, in reality, there is a vast amount of cultural variances in the cooking found in this geographic region. Primarily, the cuisine consists of a diet rich in olive oil, wheat and other grains, fruits, vegetables, and a certain amount of seafood, but low in meat and dairy products. This is a tasty Mediterranean inspired dish that uses 2 styles of cooking; roasting and sautéing.
FENNEL SHRIMP (stuffed in a roasted hollowed out fennel bulb)