A man in India claims to have gone 70 years without eating or drinking a single thing. The Indian government is conducting tests on the 82-year-old-man to see if he really is existing without any sustenance, hoping to use their findings to train soldiers on how to go without food and water in an emergency. [Eater National]
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Greetings All! This release presents an age-old wine dichotomy involving one grape varietal in two different regions with two different names – Primitivo and Zinfandel. The varietal originates in Croatia and it has made its way around the world to different wine-growing regions – but mastered primarily in Italy under the name of Primitivo and California under the name of Zinfandel
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Vintages Value List Release Saturday May 1, 2010
1) Elements Kitchen: Today SIV ventures out to Pasadena to check in with relative newbie Elements Kitchen which earns a two star review: “Other restaurants have foundered at this address, but somehow I think this one is going to make it.
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Week in Reviews: Two Stars for Elements Kitchen, Mexican Sandwiches at Pal Cabron
Visalia Tea Garden restaurant, Visalia. [Photo: avilon_music ] · Of ‘World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ Zero are in Los Angeles [LAist] · Tasty Treats and Responsible Coffee at Commissary [Mondette] · Q&A with Marcel Vigneron [SI] · Recap From Nights with Neve at Osteria La Buca [Eating LA] · The Perfect Home for Dunkin’ Donuts [LA Snark] · Best Happy Hours Around Town [LAW] · Shook & Dotolo Added as Vendy Judges [Midtown Lunch] · The Truth Behind the Olive Garden’s Cooking School in Tuscany [Jaunted]
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Listage: Q&A with Marcel Vigneron; Shook & Dotolo To Judge Vendys
Inside Angels & Kings. [Photo: Urban Daddy ] HOLLYWOOD — Urban Daddy brings word that Dolce Group has opened Angels & Kings in the old Bella spot.
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EaterWire: Angels & Kings, MyStudio both Open; Papa’s Tapas Truck and Jersey Mike’s Subs Coming Soon
We, in the wine industry as part of our daily rituals in prayer and salutation to the gods of excise and customs, say a word of thanks to the slowly developing core of wine drinkers who, along with our tireless attitudes and optimistic energies, help propel this industry forward to the dizzy heights we know it can achieve. Cleve Washington , both surprised and gratified, reports on the launch of the FWM Club in Lucknow.
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Fine wine finds Lucknow – a city of wine lovers
One of my favourite places to eat within walking distance of my office – in fact, come to think of it, the only decent place to eat within walking distance of my office, is 32 Great Queen Street. It’s a lovely, buzzy place with charming staff and tasty, uncomplicated food and I’ve never had a bad meal there.
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The Canton Arms, Stockwell
Talk about shattering preconceptions about wine. “Steven Spurrier’s take on the current wine scenario is that the French are drinking less wine, the Chinese can’t get enough and that India is the next big market,” writes Parvathi Nayar . The setting was the wine dinner held at the Sheraton Park, Chennai.
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An Evening with Steven Spurrier in Chennai
The International Food & Drink Expo India 2010 received good news earlier this month with two key international trade associations confirming their support. Sopexa , responsible for promoting French food and beverage companies in potential export markets, organised a modest participation in the inaugural 2009 edition, but expect to deliver an increasednumber of exhibitors this year.
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The International Food & Drink Expo India 2010
What must it be like, I wonder, being told you’re the best in the world? Or rather, what must it be like to believe it? It has to be a somewhat surreal experience for the staff at the Fat Duck, as they polish the cutlery and vacuum the carpets and shake down the tablecloths, to be aware essentially that this is it
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The Fat Duck, Bray
Hello there! We trust you are well and enjoying the change in seasons. Vintages has some Tuscan beauties on offer this release BUT many of these do not meet our criteria (< $25). We hate to rub it in – but the two Amarones by Masi that we tasted, priced at $99.95 are spectacular – buy them, wallet-willing.
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Vintages Value List Release Saturday April 17, 2010
Two days in New Orleans is insufficient, however anytime in New Orleans is better than none at all. This was the case with my presentation at the Museum of the American Cocktail. What made up for the short time was the stir* of bartenders from some of the finest New Orleans bars that showed up to help prep the session and others that showed up to take it in.
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Big Easy Soda
“Life is like eating artichokes, you have got to go through so much to get so little.” – Thomas Aloysius Dorgan “His memoir is a splendid artichoke of anecdotes, in which not merely the heart and leaves but the thistles as well are edible.” – John Leonard “Remind me to tell you about the time I looked into the heart of an artichoke.” – Bette Davis in All About Eve “These things are just plain annoying. After all the trouble you go to, you get about as much actual “food” out of eating an artichoke as you would from licking 30 or 40 postage stamps. Have the shrimp cocktail instead.” – Miss Piggy “A woman is like an artichoke, you must work hard to get to her heart.” – Inspector Jacques Clouseau in The Pink Panther (2006) “I have a heart like an artichoke – a leaf for everyone.” – from the 1947 film Nightmare Alley “At least you’ll never be a vegetable – even artichokes have hearts.” – Amélie Poulain in the film Amélie “Eating an artichoke is like getting to know someone really well.” – Willi Hastings Related Content Low Fat Artichoke Dipping Sauce 16 Facts About Artichokes Castroville Artichoke Festival
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8 Quotes About Artichokes
Lunch buffet date: April 4, 2010 12.00 to 4.30pm – only on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays Cost: HK$145 (US$18.6), plus 10% service charge, includes one free drink Restaurant name: King Ludwig Beerhall, G/F Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong Restaurant telephone: 852- 2861 0737 When I eat Chinese food overseas, I always sense a taste of west. Likewise when I eat western food in Hong Kong, I always sense a taste of Chinese
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German Buffet in Hong Kong
If you missed it live, here’s Anthony on the WPIX-TV Morning Show in New York making no-sugar-added drinks with Truvia for the holidays! Right click and “Save As” to download Video .
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Anthony Returns To WPIX-TV!
If you’re looking for a place to chill with good booze and music, yet still have a hearty meal, Uncle Chilli’s is the place for you. I came here once when we had the previous food review Toh Yuen, which has to-die-for Chinese food and if you have not read about that yet you must here, and that time I had a had a great time, performances were great and drinks kept on coming! But it had never occur to me that one can have a complete meal right at this place itself while still enjoying the drinks,…
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Chill at Uncle Chilli’s
Greetings Fellow Tipplers! Its Easter weekend, the weather feels like Victoria Day weekend (maybe better) and Vintages is taking us to Spain and Bordeaux, France. A lot of travelling for a long weekend with likely family obligations – products from either wine region will enhance those family gatherings
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Vintages Value List Release Saturday April 3, 2010
Murphy and Gonzalez – Irish and Mexican Bar Restaurant NYU NY 21 Waverly Pl (at NYU) 212 529 1500 New York NY Who says you can’t get your cake and eat it too? Or in this case Guiness and burrito. Murphy and Gonzalez serves the best of two worlds: an Irish pub for your thirst and greasy Mexican food for your hunger
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Murphy and Gonzalez – Irish and Mexican Bar Restaurant NYU NY
If you haven’t already seen it, you might first like to read ‘ Five Things You Should Know About Your Malt Whisky ‘. Distillate Strength, Time & Cut Strength – Most Whisky distilleries distil their product twice, this results in a liquid of relatively low strength, 55-70%abv.
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Five More Things You Should Know About Your Single Malt Whisky
If you’re wondering why it’s been quiet around here, this post should go some way to explaining it. For all those people who wonder how I find the time to hold down a job that requires constant travel around the UK and abroad, produce a popular TV podcast, participate in a beer flavour panel, ‘experiment’ in my garage, compete in coffee competitions and blog about it all, now you’ve got something else to wonder about! – I’ve started a business too! Something had to give however, and it was the blog. So apologies for the lack of posting in recent months, but you’ll hopefully be pleased to hear that I found the situation so unacceptable that I had no other option to quit my job at Diageo.
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