A Whole Hog Beer Dinner!

I know, the title is a little confusing.  Let me explain:  Thanks to my wife’s boss–James Elder–who is a beer guru and contributor for Beer Advocate, we were invited to a dinner made from a 165 pound hog and local ingredients paired with beers from Dogfish Head Brewery at Taste Select Wines in downtown Austin.  When I heard that the first course was going to be headcheese, I got all excited.  My first locavore meal, using pork, the chef was making headcheese, and beer?  Sign me up!..

Gratin of Tripe

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St. John Photography

Reader Rocci Cirone was kind enough to allow me to post a few awesome pictures he had taken at St. John’s and St…