Eat & Drink with Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano

Comedians Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano, discuss, lament & come to terms with Food & Drink. They bring over a quarter century of restaurant experience to the podcast table.

This weeks episode: THE GINGER EPISODE: Moscow Mule & Ginger

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MOSCOW MULE

This buck packs a kick. So be warned.

Whether you use it in a copper mug or not, a Moscow mule is a thing of beauty.

• 2 oz vodka (preferably Russian vodka)
• 0.5 oz fresh lime juice
• 4 oz of Ginger Beer or fill you mug to your preference.
• Garnish with a lime wedge.

Pour the ingredients into your mug, glass or slipper. Add cubes of ice, stir it with a swizzle. Then drink that up with no cares for the fact that Russia has hacked all your tech.

GINGER

Bathe with it.

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Eat & Drink with Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano

Comedians Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano, discuss, lament & come to terms with Food & Drink. They bring over a quarter century of restaurant experience to the podcast table.

This weeks episode: Cosmopolitan & Tahini

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COSMOPOLITAN COCKTAIL or POMOPOLITAN COCKTAIL

This is the cocktail that Sex in the City killed. They brought it back into fashion in the 90s, and then helped make the cocktail passé. On this episode Marco mistakenly substitutes pomegranate juice for cranberry. Substitute the fruit juice you prefer and let us know how it turns out.

• 2 oz vodka
• 1 oz cranberry juice
• 3/4 oz fresh lime juice
• 3/4 oz triple sec
• orange twist

Combine ice, vodka, cranberry (or in this case pomegranate juice), lime juice and triple sec in a cocktail shaker. Shake it until your hands are so cold they can't hold the shaker. Strain in a martini glass and garnish with a lemon twist.

TAHINI

Not for shaving anymore.

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In this mini episode: Ali & Marco talk about restrooms in restaurants. It's a messy dirty episode but a necessary one.

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Eat & Drink with Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano

Comedians Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano, discuss, lament & come to terms with Food & Drink. They bring over a quarter century of restaurant experience to the podcast table.

This weeks episode: Banana Daiquiri &

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BANANA DAIQUIRI

There is no way around it, you need a blender for this drink. It is a twist on the classic lime daiquiri but you add Bananas to this baby. It is great when it's cold outside and you want to think of tropical places make yourself this cocktail and sit back and you'll be taken there in an instant. Then when you wake up from your drunken stupor go shovel the driveway.

1/2 banana

1.5 oz Light Rum

1 oz fresh lime juice

.05 oz of triple sec

1 teaspoon of white sugar or syrup (or more if you like it sweeter)

1 cup of ice cubes.

Put all this stuff in a blender and make it do what it does best, pour into a wide mouth glass. Enjoy!

KEDGEREE

Breakfast of champions! Stolen from India and then re-colonized as a dish local to the Empire? Maybe. But for today, we just focus on the taste of the actual dish. And that taste can be DELICIOUS.

3 cups cooked basmati rice

1 cup of fish: smoked (or baked) salmon, trout or haddock - roughly chopped

2 tbsp of butter

1/2 red onion, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, smashed and minced

1 tsp curry powder

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp of red chili flakes

1/4 cup of frozen green peas

Fresh limes

Garnish:

Chopped fresh herbs like cilantro, chives or mint

2 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cut in quarters

Optional Ingredients - this is a bastardized dish anyway so don't let anyone tell you what you can and can't put in here! Capers, sambal olek, corn, black beans, lentils....have fun with it!

• heat a large frying pan over medium heat
• add the butter, followed one minute later by the onion and garlic
• add the curry powder, cumin and chili flakes and saute for 2 minutes
• add the green peas and fish and other optional ingredients
• garnish, squeeze lemon all over and serve immediately

A great way to combine your leftover fish, rice and "odds and sods" from the fridge into one delicious breakfast.

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Eat & Drink with Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano

Comedians Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano, discuss, lament & come to terms with Food & Drink. They bring over a quarter century of restaurant experience to the podcast table.

This weeks episode: Gin and Tonic & Cod

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GIN & TONIC

It is one of the classics. It is simple to make. It is one that everyone should try.

Use a highball glass if you don't have one, the tallest glass you have will do.

1.25 oz Gin (that's one and a quarter ounces)

4 oz Tonic

stir with a spoon or a swizzle stick to incorporate the gin with the tonic.

add lime wedge to the rim of the glass for you guest to squeeze into the G&T should they choose to.

Serve.

PAN-FRIED ZA'ATAR COD

If you don't want a "fishy" fish, there are those who will suggest that you shouldn't be eating fish. Others, like me, will introduce you to COD. Also, if you're averse to pan-frying you must become un-averse to it.

Ingredients:

Cod loin, fresh or frozen: drained and patted dry

1 cup of flour

1 egg, beaten

1/4 cup of Za'atar

1 tbsp butter

1 tbsp olive oil

Fresh lemon

Sea Salt to taste

Herbs - like cilantro, chives, mint - chopped

• Heat a frying pan - large enough to fit your cod but not crowd it - over medium heat
• Take your dry cod and make it drier, by dusting it lightly in flour
• coat with beaten egg
• coat with Zaatar
• add butter and olive oil to the pan
• add cod to the pan, and cook until JUST DONE
• salt, add fresh herbs and lemon juice and serve warm

This recipe was inspired by Valentine's Day in particular and romance in general. Its flavourful and light, which leaves lovers enough energy to get to other important things like binge-watching television shows. Eat well, friends.

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In this mini episode: Ali & Marco talk about going out to dinner for Valentine's Day.

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Eat & Drink with Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano

Comedians Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano, discuss, lament & come to terms with Food & Drink. They bring over a quarter century of restaurant experience to the podcast table.

This weeks episode: Cappuccino & Broth

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CAPPUCCINO

The perfect coffee for breakfast.

The classic proportions are:

1 oz espresso (25 ml)

4 oz milk (to 125 ml)

Thus you are making a 5 oz coffee (150 ml).

I would estimate that 1.5 oz of the above milk will be foam or what barista's like to call micro bubbles, which sits atop the coffee and warm milk. There is no need for a swan or a heart to be designed on this and there is no need to add cinnamon or chocolate dust to this, unless you determine that is your preference.

It should never EVER be served in a Mug, a soup bowl, a chalice. I simple demi-tasse, or squat cup will do. It is an unassuming pretty little thing, don't gild this lily. Punto e Basta.

BROTH

Broth is Stock & Stock is Broth

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In this mini episode: Ali & Marco talk about Customer Service and the price of getting it right.

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Our Special Episode: Food in Film with our special guest:

Where we talk about films that feature film that have a focus on film.

Bil Antoniou

His podcasts:

Bad Gay Movies

My Criterions

DING-A-LING

This is a cocktail you make if you hate someone. It was one of the worst we have made and one of the worst ever tasted by us. That said, some people like a cocktail that is so syrupy sweet and so wrong in beverage combination that this may be your thing. I strongly suggest skipping to the Vesper.

4oz Lemon Lime Soda

1oz Peach Schnapps (no one needs this in their liquor cabinet)

1oz Vodka

Do not shake it like I did or your 7up/Sprite will just make this mess of a cocktail even more of a mess. As cheesy as the movie, try you best to enjoy this horrible cocktail.

VESPER MARTINI

There are 2 things you need to know about this Martini. 1. You Shake it. 2. It is strong.

2oz Gin

0.5oz Vodka

0.25 oz Lillet (that's quarter ounce folks)

Shake this money-maker over ice till your shaker is so cold you can barely hold it, there should be a wonderful frost all over you shaker indicating this martini is cold. Strain into a martini goblet or a deep goblet as Flemming recommended. Garnish with a slick of lemon peel.

Enjoy and while you are at it save the world!

Eat & Drink with Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano

Comedians Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano, discuss, lament & come to terms with Food & Drink. They bring over a quarter century of restaurant experience to the podcast table.

Social Media:

Twitter: @podcasteatdrink

Insta: @podcasteatdrink

email: [email protected]

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Eat & Drink with Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano

Comedians Ali Hassan & Marco Timpano, discuss, lament & come to terms with Food & Drink. They bring over a quarter century of restaurant experience to the podcast table.

This weeks episode: Bloody Caesar & Bacon

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Bloody Caesar

What's better than an aspirin when you have a hangover? THIS DRINK.

Rim your glass with celery salt, fill that glass with ice.

6oz Clamato juice or Ceasar Mix like Walters (Highly recommend)

1.5 oz Vodka

4 dashes of Worcestershire Sauce

2 dashes of Tabasco

Dress it with a lime wedge

Grind some black pepper on top of the drink.

Add a celery stalk to this drink

Drink and relieve that pesky hangover. Or start down the path to getting a new one.

Bacon

Much has already been written about the beauty of bacon. I will write more here.

This sandwich was inspired by the one made by Adam Sandler’s character in the film Spanglish, which was inspired by a sandwich made by Thomas Keller of The French Laundry.

Here is Keller’s version. https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/blt-fried-egg-and-cheese-sandwich

My adaptation is

• sourdough bread, every time
• arugula leaves
• cheese - OPTIONAL (unbelievably)
• avocado - MANDATORY
• a thick hot sauce like Valentina’s or Sriracha

This sandwich, despite all its ingredients, still manages to put bacon centre-stage. Have a great time eating this!!

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