Photo: Matt Calabrese/Bravo
Next Wednesday, Foo Fighters will make a special appearance on the Bravo culinary extravaganza, Top Chef!
A few years back, we interviewed Dave Grohl at the Foo's studio outside Los Angeles. We talked in depth about Kurt Cobain, his early days in the punk band, Scream, and somehow we got on the topic of cooking. "We barbecue a lot," he told us.
We dug through that old transcript to bring you some of Grohl's invaluable grilling tips. And here ya go:
Corn: "I would say boil the corn. I'm a boiled corn guy. I like sweet corn and I like it boiled. If you throw corn on the grill, put a little lime-butter on it and soak the husks beforehand so that when you put it on the grill, it almost steams."
Asparagus: "Asparagus is always good. You get some asparagus and olive oil and throw some garlic powder on top of it and let it sit for a minute. Then throw it on the fire. That shit will flame up real high so it kind of sears the outside of your asparagus, which is nice because then the natural sugars will caramelize the outside. Roll 'em around and pick 'em up. If it kinda droops then you got yourself a good piece of asparagus."
Peppers: "Do the same thing as with the asparagus. Don't worry if you burn the outside of the peppers. In that case just remove some of the skin, and then you've got a nice fuckin' squishy piece of pepper."
Burgers: "Salt and pepper is good on a burger. But you can get fuckin' fancy with burgers, too. If you're going to make burgers and put shit in them, put some parmesan cheese in there or some fuckin' onions, red wine or Worcester sauce."
Steaks: "You've got to pay attention to them. You don't want to burn it. I don't like to burn my steaks. And don't cut 'em open. If you have sausages or steaks or any kind of meat, don't cut 'em open to see if they're done or not, because it releases all the juices, and you don't wanna lose any of that shit."
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Marty | November 22, 2008 2:02 PM
Thanks, Thia!
thia | November 22, 2008 6:15 AM
the show was on Food Network in 2004 and it was called 'Lisa & Dweezil'
Noah | November 21, 2008 4:16 PM
he is so awesome
Marty | November 21, 2008 12:54 PM
Maybe he'll get his own show on the Food Nework. There's been a musician void on that channel ever since they canceled the short lived Dweezil Zappa/Lisa Loeb show (I don't remember the name.)
Anonymous | November 21, 2008 12:36 PM
some fuckin' onions