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Tyler Bell - Owner

El Rey Burrito Lounge

You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Sint Niklaas is coming to town.

The holiday season is upon us. The very Belgian holiday of Sint Niklaas is a mere month away. Not surprisingly, then, the Vanberg & DeWulf collection of Christmas beers are starting to show up in locales coast to coast beloved by Belgian beer afficionadoes. Here’s what’s in store:

Avec Les Bons Voeux from Saison Dupont

Two Philadelphia beer enthusiasts (one of whom is a software engineer) and a couple of their friends produce frequent and lively beer tutorials under the soubriquet "Two Guys on Beer". Each episode is just a couple of minutes long and covers some brewery and style history as well as sizing up the character of beer relative to others in the same category.

Here's a recipe from Etablissement Max in Ghent.

We loved this restaurant so much that we decided to import their cookbook so we could give it as our Christmas gift. Tonight we made this recipe for 3 generations of Feinbergs.

Sizzling hot from the oven

We are in Belgium as we write this and endives are everywhere. One classic preparation of the vegetable that deserves more currency in American kitchens is: Belgian Endive, Ham & Cheese au Gratin

This recipe does not come to us from a celebrated chef, but an authority nonetheless – The Belgian Endive Marketing Board.