Been exchanging Vent chatter with some of my old EQ buddies and they've all wondered why I didn't come up with a new set of quests to submit to EQ based on the confluence of brewing and baking...yes the humble bar.
I dunno why I haven't, but I'm easily distracted by curvy things, especially in the spring.
So I decided I'd start here and make a list of current bar foods with the help of the baking community and come up with some more based on my twisted imagination.
Each race in norrath has it's own bar snacks and favorite beverages-
The beverage list was somewhat started in my brewing diaries, but since- the game's evolved tremendously.
Over in brewing section I have three new sets of drinks/tinkered items I've come up with that I'll eventually refine before I hand it over to the ogre for review and implementation should they chose to.
Anyway...
List races and what snacks would be considered bar food for them.
I"m thinking of a quest for both light and dark races that involved visiting all the bars they can in Norrath (perhaps even raiding enemy bars too!)
The end result would be a large mug (augmentable) that's called-
THE BARTENDER'S FRIEND TROPHY MUG usuable like a buckler or off hand club depending on class. The quest would start at level 30 and go onto level 70 perhaps.
The occassion? Rumor of a representative of Brell and Bristlebane visiting all the bars in the realm to decide which is best. And of course they want to have plenty of snacks on hand (and brews too). Truth is the gods were bored and have wanderlust again and an inspection of each race's cities is in order, and makes for a great excuse for a drinking excursion.
Each main city needs it's own champion brew and snacks- in towns with more than one pub/bar each pub will have it's main brew/snack.
The barkeeps of Norrath have pooled their tips and have commisioned the new trophies for those that will help them win accolades.
--- that's the premis ---
Okay here's some recipes I've come up with-
Crunchy poppers- 4 Fishing Grubs, 1 beer batter, spices, bread crumbs in bowl = 4 (dozen) battered grubs battered Grubs + deep frier = crunchy poppers. This is a snack that's found in nearly every fishing dive around norrath and that every barkeep's kept secret, especially since it's basically deep fried fishing grubs. They've filled in for deep fried shrimp in many a menu and reaped great profits. The spices and crunch are closely tied to the drinking of great amounts of beer and ale.
Kelethin Nut Nuggets- 1 Box of nuts, 1 bag of rolled oats, 1 jar honey, 1 pot caramel sauce, i package icing in bowl = cluster dough
Cluster dough + knife/spoon + cookie sheet = 2 dozen nut nuggets.
yall come up with some more-
Note- it can be something current in game or storebought- if storebought give it a twist and use it in a simple recipe.
Remember bartenders are all about salty/sweet snacks that are not only cheap, but make their customers thirsty too.
B.
I dunno why I haven't, but I'm easily distracted by curvy things, especially in the spring.
So I decided I'd start here and make a list of current bar foods with the help of the baking community and come up with some more based on my twisted imagination.
Each race in norrath has it's own bar snacks and favorite beverages-
The beverage list was somewhat started in my brewing diaries, but since- the game's evolved tremendously.
Over in brewing section I have three new sets of drinks/tinkered items I've come up with that I'll eventually refine before I hand it over to the ogre for review and implementation should they chose to.
Anyway...
List races and what snacks would be considered bar food for them.
I"m thinking of a quest for both light and dark races that involved visiting all the bars they can in Norrath (perhaps even raiding enemy bars too!)
The end result would be a large mug (augmentable) that's called-
THE BARTENDER'S FRIEND TROPHY MUG usuable like a buckler or off hand club depending on class. The quest would start at level 30 and go onto level 70 perhaps.
The occassion? Rumor of a representative of Brell and Bristlebane visiting all the bars in the realm to decide which is best. And of course they want to have plenty of snacks on hand (and brews too). Truth is the gods were bored and have wanderlust again and an inspection of each race's cities is in order, and makes for a great excuse for a drinking excursion.
Each main city needs it's own champion brew and snacks- in towns with more than one pub/bar each pub will have it's main brew/snack.
The barkeeps of Norrath have pooled their tips and have commisioned the new trophies for those that will help them win accolades.
--- that's the premis ---
Okay here's some recipes I've come up with-
Crunchy poppers- 4 Fishing Grubs, 1 beer batter, spices, bread crumbs in bowl = 4 (dozen) battered grubs battered Grubs + deep frier = crunchy poppers. This is a snack that's found in nearly every fishing dive around norrath and that every barkeep's kept secret, especially since it's basically deep fried fishing grubs. They've filled in for deep fried shrimp in many a menu and reaped great profits. The spices and crunch are closely tied to the drinking of great amounts of beer and ale.
Kelethin Nut Nuggets- 1 Box of nuts, 1 bag of rolled oats, 1 jar honey, 1 pot caramel sauce, i package icing in bowl = cluster dough
Cluster dough + knife/spoon + cookie sheet = 2 dozen nut nuggets.
yall come up with some more-
Note- it can be something current in game or storebought- if storebought give it a twist and use it in a simple recipe.
Remember bartenders are all about salty/sweet snacks that are not only cheap, but make their customers thirsty too.
B.

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