This is my little brother Greg. March 2nd is his birthday so we’re throwing a super casual barbeque for him. He’s a no-frills kind of guy. In fact, he likes to keep things so simple that he plans to name his son something like Gus, Jack or some other monosyllabic name just like, well, Greg. He’s such a beef purist that his ideal rub for tri-tip is salt and freshly cracked pepper. But damn, Greg, we gotta eat, too!
That’s why I’ve come up with a couple of my own rubs. My “Kalpi & Cutie” one is for a chicken that I had one of the butcher’s at Farmer Joe’s split right down its spine. The butcher gave me the most quizzical look; felt it necessary to confirm my request twice with hand gestures; then talked about it to his coworker in Cantonese, apparently in disbelief. I got the idea of flattening out the bird like road kill from Juancho’s Blue Smoke BBQ. Is that cool or what?
I came up with another rub I like to call “Big Mo's Baby (Got) Back Rib Rub” because the baby back ribs I picked up from Costco are pretty and thick, LA-face-with-a-Oakland-booty-style. As much as I dread walking into Costco on a Saturday afternoon, it was well worth the trip and long checkout line. I also picked up five pounds of Manila clams for only $3.49/lb!
I’ll post the recipes for the rubs after everything’s grilled so I can include pics. Don’t be surprised if my recipe entries include selections from the iTunes playlist running at the time I made the rubs. You’ve gotta have a soundtrack to your cooking experiences, right?
That’s why I’ve come up with a couple of my own rubs. My “Kalpi & Cutie” one is for a chicken that I had one of the butcher’s at Farmer Joe’s split right down its spine. The butcher gave me the most quizzical look; felt it necessary to confirm my request twice with hand gestures; then talked about it to his coworker in Cantonese, apparently in disbelief. I got the idea of flattening out the bird like road kill from Juancho’s Blue Smoke BBQ. Is that cool or what?
I came up with another rub I like to call “Big Mo's Baby (Got) Back Rib Rub” because the baby back ribs I picked up from Costco are pretty and thick, LA-face-with-a-Oakland-booty-style. As much as I dread walking into Costco on a Saturday afternoon, it was well worth the trip and long checkout line. I also picked up five pounds of Manila clams for only $3.49/lb!
I’ll post the recipes for the rubs after everything’s grilled so I can include pics. Don’t be surprised if my recipe entries include selections from the iTunes playlist running at the time I made the rubs. You’ve gotta have a soundtrack to your cooking experiences, right?
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