As you have come to realize, beer is a passion of mine. Long before my love affair with this hoppy beverage, I had another passion and hobby – cooking, In this section of Beerism I’ll be examining the relationship between beer, food, and the cooking process. Most of my beer tasting and drinking is done around the kitchen, while preparing or eating dinner. The two go hand in hand, and more and more culinary enthusiasts are examining the beer/food paring with great interest, some even arguing that the freedom given from the multitude of beer styles allows for a better, more direct compliment to food than even wine.