Breaking News from British Airways which is affecting 20,000 passengers: “British Airways has cancelled all flights into and out of London Heathrow airport until at least 6pm on Friday 12 August. “This follows the suspension of all British Airways’ Heathrow flights this afternoon as a result of unofficial industrial action by staff from catering company Gate…
If you’ve got an extra $100 million and want to boldly go where just a few have gone before, then set your sights on an orbital flight with Space Adventures. In an agreement announced this week with Russian space officials, this Arlington, VA company plans to send 2 passengers on a 10- to 21-day journey…
A few years ago, I signed up for a night dive while vacationing in the Turks & Caicos island of Providenciales. As my group was about to take a giant stride off the boat into the clear, 80-degree Caribbean waters, the divemaster told us to enter the water WITHOUT our dive lights on. My fellow…
How many of you Foodies out there have ever visited or lived at high altitude and tried to bake something , but found that your cakes were concaved, you ended up with flat cookies and your muffins were much too dry. The following recipe has been treasured for over 100 years and continues to be…
The Culinary Institute of America has a fantastic new series that focuses a discovering various techniques for a specific ingredient. I particularly enjoyed ‘The Professional Chef Discovers Soy Sauce‘. I always used to think of it as a liquid salt best used to liven up some steamed rice.
Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travels voted it “one of the 20 secret bargains of San Francisco.” National Geographic Traveler called it “one of San Francisco’s top attractions.” And SFWeekly.com said San Francisco City Guides was the “Best Walking Tour.” Best of all, these three dozen tours are FREE (but donations are welcome).
Imagine this. A very good wine, smiles and nods all around, generations of wine-making labour and wisdom poured in the magical alchemy of a bottle. Then there is a lab that analyzes the good wine and finds the footprint to recreate its qualities …not quite that magical , is it? Read on via: FERMENTATIONS
Stars like Stella McCartney and Kate Moss have been spotted having a spot of tea in some of London’s more fashionable high tea restaurants, from the recently opened Tea Palace in fashionable Notting Hill to some of the city’s most refined hotels and restaurants. Steeped in tradition, the Palace is a modern tea emporium offering…
Here’s an interesting take on the path to learning about wine. In order to train our buds to tell a good wine…we may first need to be able to identify a bad one. Drinking some plonksters can be the door to an educated palate… Via The Seattle Times
Whether you call it N’Awlins, NOLA, or New Orleens, this city has some outstanding restaurants. Brennan’s is a culinary phenomenon and has been since it opened almost 60 years ago. The chefs here have created some of the world’s most famous and imaginative dishes like Bananas Foster. Now with 10 restaurants, their best bargain buys…
There’s a new book out by author Michael Sanders who spent two years in the vineyards of Cahors and documented three different approach to making wine of the same appelation. He has observed that the European approach to wine is more familiar. Wine is enjoyed with every meal and is not trendy or expensive. Is…
The answer appears to be yes, that Strontium in the right quantities should be in your wine. But what else lurks within? Read on for an interesting view through the microscope: via Vinography