Fire Up the BBQ

LA Blogs once again posts up a short poll for all the Angelinos 'blogging in the city. Perhaps not so much in context since I didn't spend the weekend doing any barbecuing personally, but hey, I did have barbecue twice this weekend!

1. When you do fire up the grill, what do you put on it?
Hamburgers or steak.

2. Where do you buy your goods (any secret meat markets)?
Usually I buy the meat at any old supermarket, but Bristol Farms and Trader Joe's usually have some good meats. If the 'cue is intended to be crowded, then Costco will usually do.

3. Besides your house, where do you/would you BBQ around your area?
Can't barbecue in the South Bay since there's no firepits to huddle around late into the night, but Huntington Sate Beach can be nice at night. Either that or we'll fire up the grill at a friend's place.

4. Gas or charcoal?
Nothing tastes better at a barbecue than a hamburger cooked over some flaming, hot coals.

5. What is your favorite drink to accompany the grill?
Beer. Preferably Newcastle. There's a small group of us that do tend to get a little foo foo and drink Alize with some bubbly.

6. When you bring a side dish, what is it?
Good old fashioned potato salad. Mac and cheese sounds good too, but I have yet to find the perfect recipe.

7. If the host burns the main dish, where do you go out to eat instead?
If we're still in the mood for barbecue, Lucille's will stuff you silly. Food's pretty good to boot.

8. Post BBQ games: dominoes, croquet, bocci or badminton?
Poker has been the game of late. Dominoes, however, can always be pretty fun too, but enough can't be said about cranium. Cloodle!