Friday Night Bites - Season 1 Ep 2

Last Friday night (08.19.11) marked the second episode of the grill'n-est blog show this side of the LA river.  We had a solid array of peeps and eats, with Matt & Katrina and Gilberto (haircut) primed to consume Spinach & Feta Cheese stuffed brats, a piling of marinated carne asada, asparagus, husk-on corn, and BEER-FLAVORED ice cream.

The 18 inch Weber grill was ignited at the tail-end of magic hour.

Haircut arrived with a very special beer in what can best be described as a Champagne bottle.  This celebratory beverage proved to be an appropriate addition, as Haircut's 32nd birthday happened earlier in the week.    

Haircut's Pro-Tip on grilling corn:  Make sure to soak the corn in some water for a while prior to landing it on the grill.  This helps to prevent the husk from catching aflame and starting a forest fire.  It also acts as a nice steamer cook for the corn.  Steamer...

Oh that corn was so sweet and juicy.  Check out Katrina.  She knows.

I let the asparagus marinate in my not-so-secret marinade for a quick spell prior to applying fire torture.  They may have suffered a bit too long on the grill as they were kinda limp/flaccid.  Their taste however, was a pleasurable trip.  I decided not to check my urine for changes in scent. 

I had made a conscious choice not to purchase buns for the brats as I was feeling rather burnt out on the hot-dog model food structure.  This choice was met with much cynicism and ridicule by the group of eaters.  We compromised by using some of Matt's corn tortillas and everyone was happy.  

Haircut was just happy to have a wiener in his mouth.

The carnitas meat was particularly tasty, although I'm not sure if grilling is the best method for cooking this type of protein.  It ended up being a bit dry.  Matt has recently been on a slow-cooking kick, and I think that would be the way to go with carnitas.  This style leaves them much more tender and juicy.  But again, they were still good and everyone was pleased.

The champagne of beers and a literal champagne bottle of beer.  

Unfortunately no pictures were snapped of Haircut's marvelous beer-flavored ice-cream.  You'll just have to trust your imagination on that one.  

After desert Matt and Haircut engaged in a Banjo-Off to help everyone digest their foods.  

So to sum it all up, our second episode of Friday Night Bites offered a bit more in terms of tastes and personalities.  We are very excited to see, taste, and meet anything and everything that our future installments might hold in-store.