Every restaurant usually has a signature dish, one that’s nearly impossible not to order during any visit. The lamb meatballs at Finca, a favorite establishments of ours in Salt Lake City, is a great example of this.  Addictive and soul satisfying the dish has a simple construction of flavors in the meatballs that is centered [...]

The holidays are upon us and that means it’s time for the sports-glutton.com family to begin winding down operations for 2012.  But before taking a well deserved winter break, we’ll be reflecting back over the past year with some of our favor sports articles, food recipes, and libation recommendations. We’ll get things starter off with [...]

  Its official…the headquarters for the Institute of Gluttony has a new home in the friendly confines of Washington DC.  To celebrate our move back to the nation’s capital, Liz and I decided to enjoy what is arguably the most gluttonous steak available to man short of eating an entire cow.  The one and only [...]

Let’s be honest…I have an interesting relationship with eggplant.  Much like the Coneheads (see below) I don’t care much for the veggie but for some reason it regularly ends up in the kitchen (must have something to do with that meddling wife of mine).  Consequently I’m forced to find ways that make the oblong veggie [...]

Being a glutton that lives and dies by having a grill, smoker, or anything that one can prepare food on outside using fire, I naturally enjoy spending an entire day cooking brisket. There are few things better than tending to the a big hunk of spiced cow that is slowly rendering itself into buttery meaty [...]

With the cooler temps hanging over the northeast I thought it was the perfect time to enjoy a dish that I’d been meaning to make since departing Wyoming: a bolognese sauce served over roasted spaghetti squash. This bolognese incorporates both ground lamb and beef along with the typically construction of veggies, tomatoes, and red wine. [...]

Anyone who is familiar with my recipes knows that often my gluttonous mind comes up with some crazy concoctions that sometimes turn out to be brilliant forms of foodie heaven and the recipe I’m sharing with you today was one of those crazy ideas that worked out. This dish (shredded beef chuck roast stuffed in [...]