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Frontman and guitarist Parker Briggs summons every demon that has haunted the very best in the Rock and Roll canon and then sends the winged beasts out over the crowd on a burning chariot of distorted effects and flame-licked riffs ignited by solos of jet fuel and kerosene.
Buzzine » SXSW 2009 2009
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Besides, the oven roasted ones are missing that flame-licked flavor.
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My grandmother still has the flame-licked, half-burnt picture on her wall.
wild roses and safe houses Gwenda 2004
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Her eyes were pure green as they rested slumberously on the flame-licked logs; whatever the morning might bring, tonight she felt contented.
A Girl Possessed Winspear, Violet 1980
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Carved from frustums layered in-house, the tacos al pastor are crisp, riddled with golden knurls of flame-licked fat, and served on fresh, delicate, house-made minitortillas that make the big flavors seem almost dainty.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Hoists the pie up close to the flame-licked roof of the oven for a split second, darkening the soot-black heat blisters.
The Clog 2010
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We're talking about pizzas with flame-licked crusts puffed to perfection.
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We're talking about pizzas with flame-licked crusts puffed to perfection.
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Carved from frustums layered in-house, the tacos al pastor are crisp, riddled with golden knurls of flame-licked fat, and served on fresh, delicate, house-made minitortillas that make the big flavors seem almost dainty.
Chicago Reader Kate Schmidt 2010
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Ready to go, curled and shelled crustaceans may be found flame-licked on a skewer at one of the many grills along the ever popular Taste of the Danforth.
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