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A unique site that features Rob Chirico's work, or lack thereof, as Writer, Artist, Bon Vivant, and Raconteur (once you get to know him).

Rob Chirico has been quoted as saying that a good wine is like a better wine, only less so. Don't believe him. He really says nothing and means only half.

Having been asked many times to create a website, well, here it is. He will update as time goes by, to quote Dooley Wilson. Apart from the art, he has also recently finished a novel about art, forgery, and theft, mostly taking place in Buenos Aires. It is called Vermeer Tango. To read it on Kindle, click here. Yes, schizophrenia has its merits (or so we/they say). Other things are in the works, of course.

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Purchase a copy of his Field Guide to Cocktails (Quirk 2005) please. A few more sales(25K+ so far) and it will surpass the Bible (in references to the Martini).

And read the Q&A:

The Other Room (14x12) 2001 -$1,600

And my famous $10,000 Grand Prize Sutter Home Burger, which is now up to $50,000 -- "Trump change." To read about the contest, click.

Lamburgers à la Grecque

with Cilantro-Mint Chutney

Ingredients

Cilantro-Mint Chutney

1/3 cup plain yogurt

2 tablespoons chopped onion

1 1/2 fresh jalapeño chiles, seeded and chopped

1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh ginger

1/3 cup fresh mint leaves

3/4 cup cilantro leaves

1 large garlic clove, chopped

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Pinch of sugar

Patties

1 pound lean ground lamb

1 pound ground sirloin

1 garlic clove, minced

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/3 cup Kalamata olives, minced

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon ground cumin mixed with 1 teaspoon ground coriander

Olive oil, for brushing on the grill rack

6 thick pita breads (such as Father Sam's)

6 tomato slices

6 thin red onion slices

6 red leaf lettuce leaves

Directions

To make the chutney, combine all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend thoroughly. Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.

To make the patties, combine the lamb, sirloin, garlic, cheese, olives, and salt in a large bowl. Handling the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting it, mix well. Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and form the portions into patties to fit the pita breads. Brush the patties with the 1/4 cup olive oil, then sprinkle with the spice mixture.

When the grill is ready, brush the grill rack with olive oil. Place the patties on the rack, cover, and cook, turning once, until done to preference, about 4 minutes on each side for medium-rare. During the last few minutes of grilling, place the pita breads on the outer edges of the rack and toast lightly.

To assemble the burgers, slice off and discard about one-fourth of each pita bread and carefully spread the bread apart to form a pocket. Stuff a patty into each pocket and spoon an equal portion of the chutney over each patty. Add a tomato slice, an onion slice, and a lettuce leaf in each pocket and serve.

Makes 6 burgers

Avenue of Trees (12x14) 2001 -$1,600

Water Music (18x24) 2013 - $2,200

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Some paintings by the lad. Please click on the "Services" page for more. The images below do not give the works their proper justice, but as we like to say, "We all want justice, but you've got to have the money to buy it."

Their memories (36x24) 2007 - $3,000

Belliniesque (9x12) 2004 - $2,000

Momentary Architecture (20x16) 2004 - $1,800

Please note that paintings vary greatly in size, but I have reproduced them fairly uniformly. All paintings are oil and alkyd on board except where noted.

The Sentinels (20x16) 2004 - NFS

No Mask #1 (18x24) 1992 - $2,500.

Sassicaia (24x18) 2005 - SOLD

Now and Then (24x18) 2006 - SOLD

And from the Cocktailnerd

To see the whole book.

For the Polish version, seriously, click here.

Eastern Light (24x18) 2009

End of Summer (24x18) 2007 - $2,500

Melancholy of a Beautiful Day (18x24) 2013 $2,200

Kandinsky on the Beach

(36x24) 2005 - $3,000

(No, this is not a switch from the partially expected. In fact, it is perhaps the most "literal" painting I have ever done. Art is where it finds you.)