Meat on a Stick

Or: Putting the mad in Madeira.

It’s a shame about the beef, really. I had such high hopes for it.

The beef in question

Once a year, my friend Craig and I make espetada. For those of you unfamiliar with espetada, it consists of a small mountain of beef chunks marinated in Madeira and garlic, then grilled on bay branches, hopefully to perfection. In our version, which is a very close bu…