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Josh Scherer is not your average bro. Sure, he loves a backwards baseball cap, muscle tanks, sports, and pounding light beer, but he's also a wizard in the kitchen, where he turns out plates of hash brown croque-madames with a side of self-deprecating humor. Scherer (also a Thrillist contributor) is the force behind The Culinary Bro-Down, a food blog and Instagram account that blends Top Chef cooking techniques with 7-Eleven ingredients. And now he has a new cookbook that does the same.
While a lot of food bloggers and cookbook authors are obsessed with cooking idyllic meals made from local produce and high-end ingredients, Scherer has always had a different approach. "I grew up eating the most trash convenience food out there -- a lot of fast food, chips, and boxed Rice-A-Roni type of stuff," says Scherer with a laugh. "I have a fuck ton of institutional knowledge about things like Taco Bell's menu, so when I started cooking I was riffing on that." The result is creations like bread pudding made with White Castle cheeseburgers and a homemade barbecue sauce crafted from a bottle of Cherry Coke and chipotle powder. https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/fluffy-pancakes-recipe/food-and-drink
