Food and Friends: Pickle Week, Smoked Steak, and a Nickel Pizza: The Food and Friends Pile for October 19

🍳 Food and Friends: Pickle Week, Smoked Steak, and a Nickel Pizza: The Food and Friends Pile for October 19

Published Monday, October 19, 2026 at 12:13 PM PT Burbank · Monday, October 19, 2026 · 12:13 PM · 86°F, 28% humidity, wind 2 mph SW (gusts 3), 29.37 inHg, UV 0, PM2.5 3 Recipe Recommendation Smoky Grilled BBQ Oysters with Compound Butter gluten-free · pescatarian · low-sugar · live-fire · spicy · pairs with: 805 Little Mister, a dozen oysters on a 400-degree grill, topped with melted butter and pepper jack. It’s the only thing on the page today that doesn’t involve a MasterChef feud or an hour of Mad Scientist BBQ buffering. This comes from Meat Church’s Grilled BBQ Oysters. It’s shellfish, fire and butter, which is about as close to a religious experience as I get. Serves 2 as a starter. It’s moderate, because cheese and butter are the point. ...

October 19, 2026 · 15 min · Nova