Author: GoRare Staff

Talking to a seasoned professional

We recently introduced you to the partnership between the Certified Angus Beef ® brand and BKW® Seasonings, and its owner Matt Beeler. We wanted to pepper him with questions about what it takes to succeed in the spice biz. And after you read his thoughts, be sure to visit the BKW® Seasonings facebook page for …   Continue Reading

K.I.S.S. of Flavor

(Keep it seasoned, stupid) One of the indisputable facts on which the Certified Angus Beef ® brand hangs its hat is that, thanks to generous marbling, it tastes so naturally good you only need to season it with salt and pepper. That’s what our in-house culinary team recommends, that’s what our elite chef partners around …   Continue Reading

The food will tell you what it needs

“You eat with your eyes first.” It’s a culinary cliché, but one that’s stood the test of time because it’s based in fact. Chefs know that a meal is an experience to be savored by all the senses — not just the palate. Its aroma, texture, and visual presentation all come into play. Chef Scott …   Continue Reading

Winning tastes in paradise

Certified Angus Beef ® brand partners are always impressing our team at brand HQ with their creativity, knowledge and passion for what they do. It’s rare for a day to go by without someone sharing a success story or praise for a member of the brand’s family, thousands strong, which stretches coast to coast — …   Continue Reading

Serving with honor

It’s not every day you get to meet a hero. And it’s not every day you get to express your gratitude to thousands of them. But that’s exactly what Armed Forces Appreciation Day at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is all about. On that day, servicemen and women, their spouses and children are invited …   Continue Reading

Smokin’ hot in Houston

Holy smoke! That, in a nutshell, was my reaction to my very first visit to the legendary Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s World’s Championship Bar-B-Que contest. For the previously uninitiated, like myself, it’s true what they say: everything IS bigger in Texas. Sure, I’d traveled to the Lone Star before, but never had I experienced …   Continue Reading

Simply delicious in the Lone Star State

I’ve noticed people often like to make things more complicated than they need to be. Take young couples planning a wedding, obsessing over every decision “Bridezilla”-style. Then there are the super-parents who are on an annual quest to create the Most Perfect Birthday Cake Ever. And if you want to lose a few pounds, forget …   Continue Reading

The best of trends

Bacon. Molecular gastronomy. Micro greens. Cupcakes. Food trucks. Pickles. Gourmet coffee. Truffle oil. Love ’em, hate ’em, or used-to-like-’em-but-now-I’m-sick-of-’em, food trends are a fact of life in a culture that’s become interested in ingredients and concerned with all things culinary. Popular ingredients will come and go, but there are also other factors at play in …   Continue Reading

Celebrating 60 Inn style

The Legendary Stockyard Inn in Lancaster, Pa., is one of the oldest, continuously operating steakhouses in the United States. Built as a farmhouse in 1750, the Inn was the northernmost settlement in Colonial Lancaster. The historic structure has changed hands many times in its 177+ years — the first recorded title is dated 1835. Its …   Continue Reading

Big award in the Little Apple

Just imagine, if you will, how many restaurants across the nation serve beef. It’s got to be a pretty enormous list, ranging between every fast-food outpost with a 99-cent burger on the menu, to the finest white tablecloth venues in the swankiest resorts — and everything in between. Now, imagine what it must feel like …   Continue Reading

Something Special

We’ve had a lot going on lately here at Certified Angus Brand ® headquarters, and frankly, we couldn’t be more excited. (Did I say a lot? I meant, A LOT going on!!) You’ve had the chance to read about several of the exciting events of which we’ve been a part, including our recent Carnivore’s Delight dinner …   Continue Reading

New Year’s revolution

It’s a new year. No doubt many people will resolve – again – to make weight reduction their No. 1 goal. It’s a noble endeavor, but anyone who’s been there and tried that knows it doesn’t always go as planned. How about focusing on a different type of reduction this year? Consider making a “reduction” in the culinary …   Continue Reading

My favorite things

It’s been a delectable year and it’s time to count down our top 10 greatest hits! No. 10: Dem bones!  We traveled to Sagaponack, N.Y. with John Doherty, Certified Angus Beef ® brand ambassador. He prepared exquisite dishes for the Chefs & Champagne event honoring Emeril Lagasse and benefiting the James Beard Foundation. Doherty suggested his amazing Certified Angus Beef …   Continue Reading

Burger love

If you’re anything like me, sometimes there’s nothing better than a delicious burger. You know the kind: it oozes flavorful juices as you bite into it, dripping down your fingers and down your chin and onto the table below. It’s the kind that leaves you licking your lips and dirtying your napkin and feeling a little sad …   Continue Reading

A slice of heaven

Whether apple, cherry, pecan or blackberry, I somehow always have room for pie (though never pumpkin — yep, I’m strange) after Thanksgiving dinner. Flaky crust and sweet filling, gently warmed and served a la mode … I’m in heaven. [Happy sigh.] In fact, my traditional Black Friday breakfast, as I head out on my shopping adventures well …   Continue Reading

Between the sheets

In 1973, Woody Allen made a movie called Sleeper. This could be the story of my life—I LOVE to sleep! Especially now that the weather is turning cooler. There’s nothing I like better than snuggling between flannel sheets and hitting the snooze button. Until my tummy tells me it’s time to eat, of course. When that happens, I’d better …   Continue Reading

Chef Jordan beefs up any event

photo from SandyLane.com Chef Wilwore Jordan has been making his mark on the culinary scene this year. In June, he participated in and won the Certified Angus Beef ® Competition at the Taste of the Caribbean. The annual event held in Miami features the best in food and beverage for chefs and consumer culinary enthusiasts. …   Continue Reading

Manicures, martinis and meat

Manicures. I had my first when I was 30 years old. It was followed by exasperating moments to determine how best to remove contact lenses with newly manicured talons. After mastering that feat, I was hooked! I was a professional woman working in New York City and I began to routinely treat myself to this self-indulgent pleasure. In those …   Continue Reading

Dearly departed

Bereft. Lonely. A little adrift. That’s how I’m feeling today, now that the initial shock has begun to wear off. I lost a good friend last week. She’d been a part of my life for several years, and now that she’s gone, I realize I took her talents for granted. As is too often the …   Continue Reading

I have a spoiled husband

  My husband is by no means high maintenance. He does a great job as gardener, enjoys grocery shopping and helps with the laundry. But since I have been working for Certified Angus Beef, he has become a bona fide beef snob. He picked me up at the airport after I’d been traveling for five days. I was …   Continue Reading

On a roll

One of the (many) perks of working with the talented folks associated with the Certified Angus Beef ® brand is the food. Delicious, gourmet, innovative, glorious FOOD. I wouldn’t be too eager to serve as a guinea pig if I worked in the medical field, but my co-workers and I are happy to oblige our …   Continue Reading

Beef – it’s what’s for breakfast

Breakfast is my favorite meal and I enjoy it when served anytime of the day.  That’s why I’m sharing two delicious breakfast dishes I recently enjoyed. They were – what you might say – at opposite ends of the culinary scale. As a judge at the 2011 National Junior Angus Show Cook-Off in the “other” category (this …   Continue Reading

Throw me a bone

(photo by Phil Gross courtesy James Beard Foundation) We recently traveled to Sagaponack, N.Y. with John Doherty, Certified Angus Beef ® brand ambassador. He prepared exquisite dishes for the Chefs & Champagneevent honoring Emeril Lagasse and benefiting the James Beard Foundation. (photo by Phil Gross courtesy James Beard Foundation) Guests eagerly tried his version of steak and eggs: …   Continue Reading

Back-to-school dinner dilemma solved

For our family, school starts Aug. 24. I’m not going to lie, I’m excited. As someone who’s generally very schedule-oriented and a big planner, I happen to prefer the more structured timeframe the school year brings. Maybe I’d like the long and lazy days of summer more if I had a couple months off to …   Continue Reading