Supper, slow-cooked all-beef hamburger with Duke’s mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, Roma tomato slices, sweet onion slice, cabbage leaf, fresh coarsely ground black pepper, coarse kosher salt, and wasabi (it’s actually 99% horseradish b/c horseradish is the FIRST ingredient, and wasabi is the very LAST ingredient in the tube, meaning that of all ingredients, wasabi is the least by volume), on a plain ‘ol white bread bun.(😬)A toasted, whole wheat bun would’ve been far better, and more flavorful. But, this, from a neighbor, is what was on hand. The Pilsner Urquell beer is a very hoppy, i.e., bitter, import from Czechoslovakia.

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A lager from their "Made on Honor" series, by Narragansett Brewing (since 1890, though not continuously, and now-privately-held), brewed in Rochester, New York (so states the label), with company Headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island — which (RI) is also where the municipality of Narragansett is located.

Recall as well, that RI is the U.S.'s smallest state geographically, encompassing 1545 square miles (4001 km²), which comparatively, places it between Anchorage, AK — the nation's 4th largest geographic municipality, with 1946.7 mi² (5042 km²) and Tribune, KS, in 5th place, with 778.2 mi² (2016 km²).

www.NarragansettBeer.com/

The beer, which is 5.0% ABV & 12 IBU, has a storied history, and in addition to being the brewery's oldest and original brew, for 30 years, from 1944-75, was the nation's first alcoholic beverage sponsor of a professional sports team — the Boston Red Sox. Further, from the 1930's to the '70's, the lager was New England's best selling beer. The company's slogan — "Hi, Neighbor! Have a 'Gansett!" — was popularized by the renown, now-late sportscaster Curt Gowdy, then the Red Sox announcer.

Beer Advocate, which is an independent crowd-sourced beer rating website, rates Narragansett's lager 77 out of 100.

The company's history, while storied, and includes a 1973 SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) case — United States vs. Falstaff Brewing Corporation (then the nation's 4th largest beer producer) — is a prime example of corporate raiding — a corruptly illegitimate corporate business practice which ultimately harms the greater communities of business -and- families (employees) -and- municipalities -and- state government — in which an often "hostile" takeover of the company by a purchaser, ultimately results in the destruction, and elimination of the company, which is done exclusively for the pecuniary benefit of the purchaser.

The primrose path of Narragansett's destruction began in the mid-60's when Narragansett Brewing was sold to Falstaff, a publicly-traded firm, in 1965 in a US$17M cash + US$2M stock sale, which the State of Rhode Island vigorously contested, filed an antitrust lawsuit, and ultimately lost on appeal in a 5-2 decision.

Justices Brennan and Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Justices Marshall, Blackmun, and White concurred.
Justice Douglas concurred in part.
CJ Burger concurred in part, and dissented in part.
Justices Rehnquist and Stewart dissented.

In 1975, corporate raider Paul Kalmanovitz of San Francisco, CA purchased Falstaff, and moved its headquarters from St. Louis, MO to SF, and in 1981, ultimately closed Narragansett Brewing.

Beginning with Falstaff, his practice was to purchase underperforming breweries, fire employees at all levels, eliminate advertising, eliminate quality control, eliminate maintenance, eliminate or severely reduce budgets, sell equipment, etc., and did similarly with beer brands National Bohemian, Olympia, Pabst, Pearl, and Stroh's. The various breweries closures were devastating to families and the communities where they were located.

Following his purchase of Falstaff, and his decimation of the company, its assets and personnel, employees and shareholders filed lawsuits alleging that he made false and deliberately misleading claims about the firm and his practices, including committing violations of Federal securities laws.

The Securities and Exchange Commission investigated his actions associated with the purchase and takeover of the company, and found that he had lied to shareholders and gave false or deliberately misleading information on the firm, its plans and actions, to shareholders. Consequently, the SEC delisted Falstaff Brewing from the New York Stock Exchange, and prohibited the company from trading, and enjoined him from committing additional violations of securities laws. He fought the SEC's decision all the way to the SCOTUS, and lost at every step.

Narragansett Brewing remained closed until 2005 when independent Rhode Island investors purchased the brand, with intentions to restore and expand the company, which re-established brewing on a contractual basis with Genesee Brewing Company, in Rochester, NY, while Providence, RI and Pawcatuck, CT are also contract brewing sites with local craft breweries.

Narragansett Brewing's first batch of revitalized contract brewed beer was sold in 2006. The Pawtuckett HQ also brews an IPA, which initial sales began in early 2017.

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I dunno’ what this is called, i.e., the dish’s name, but I’m fairly certain that, whatever it’s called, it has an “eaux” in it.🎉🎊

And because it contains tomatoes, that makes it “Creole” style.

Here’s the “recipe,” per se:

• Rice
— (By now, you should know how to cook it.)

• Sautéed “trinity,” i.e., onion, bell pepper, celery
— (Dice & combine.)

• Okra
— (Fresh/frozen sliced — NOT breaded.)

• Diced Tomatoes
— (The addition of tomatoes is what makes ALL Cajun dishes "Creole.")

• Cajun seasonings to taste
— (And a squirt of lemon juice.)

• Shrimp
— (May be cooked separately, or with the vegetables.)

Now, see how easy that is?!?😉😎

By the way… the dish is called “Shrimp Creole.”

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One of the BEST parts of being a cook, is that you get to eat your mistakes.

What better teacher, eh?

Seen here, atop scallops seasoned w paprika, salt, pepper, in a reduction of butter/white wine (extra dry vermouth), a dash of lemon juice, topped with sautéed finely diced fresh garlic, and capers.

Oh... and what was "wrong," or could be improved in this mistake?

The scallops did NOT have a beautiful golden crust,😩and they should have.

Otherwise, the reduction was spot-on with its blend!

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