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Joe
3 posts
May 22, 2007
1 year, 3 months ago
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1Oenopyromania
Very early Saturday morning (read: 3 AM), I was driving from San Jose back to the San Francisco when I heard a public radio special on a Chicago restaurant called Moto. Among many other high-tech projects, Moto uses a high-power laser to serve smoke.
Basically, they vaporize a vanilla bean with the laser, creating vanilla smoke. Then they trap the smoke in a wine glass along with some wine. Apparently, he smoke pairs nicely with wine that has notes of vanilla (i.e. that has been aged in oak).
The diner uncovers the glass, allowing the vanilla smoke to pour out over and around the table. This supposedly heightens the vanilla notes in the wine.
My interest piqued, I am have decided to experiment with similar combinations. Any suggestions? I'm thinking about incense, scented candles, or just burning various things while I taste...
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John
50 posts
May 24, 2007
1 year, 3 months ago
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2Re: Oenopyromania
That's kinda funny.
I'm gonna experiment w/ lighting some incense that have a vanilla kick, smoke a cig to entice those tobacco overtones, and finally, put some red pepper flakes in my wine to give these half-ass $5 dollar bottles the spice they deserve!!!
Joe let me know how it works because if it helps i'm all ears. Actually, the tech side sounds pretty interesting. Vaporizing a vanilla bean - wow. Let me know if you hear a place that does this in SF and we will hit it.
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Joe
3 posts
May 24, 2007
1 year, 3 months ago
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3Re: Oenopyromania
Those are all good ideas.
Red pepper flakes? Maybe we should just cut to the chase and buy better wine...
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S-Dogg
11 posts
May 29, 2007
1 year, 3 months ago
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4Re: Oenopyromania
I just put out the flame on my hibachi grill (Korean bbq in full effect) and grabbed the closest wine glass. I was able to trap some of the smoke (pure carcinogenic burned animal fat laced with some sweet spicey sauce). It might have been the Cabernet selection, but it just didn't work out too well. I'll have to try some incense next time....Let me know if you have any successes.
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