Do You Recognize Any of These Names?
Time to confess. Take a look at the list of wines that Americans are drinking and tell me if you have any of these in your cellar. Via Vinography
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Dining in the Dark
In April 2005, a quirky new restaurant opened in Sydney, Australia. The twist? At The Dark Side of Hyde Park, diners eat in total darkness. The Australian restaurant is not the first to explore dining in the dark. But at the Blind Cow Restaurant in Zurich, guests eat in total darkness; the restaurant’s wait staff…
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Feats of Inspiration: Avon Walks for Breast Cancer Research
www.AvonWalk.org has inadvertedly created one of the best ways to really see a city –– by walking its streets as you raise millions of collective dollars for Cancer Research that will be poured back into your community. My wife (in the sunglasses) and her two friends named Susan should know. They just walked 26 miles…
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Down Under on Top Again
Sydney, Australia was voted the world’s number one city for the eighth time in this year’s Travel & Leisure reader’s poll. Bali was voted best island for the fourth time. Long thought to have the friendliest natives, the best beaches, and awe-inspiring natural beauty, thousands venture to Sydney every year and continue to place the…
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Airline Fashion Statements: Potential Uniform Profits
From USA Today: A half-dozen international airlines –– including British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Air France, Air Canada, and Korean Air –– are spending millions on high-profile designers and billions to revamp uniforms for thousands of flight attendants, all to revive a nearly dormant industry tradition.
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Happy Birthday to the French Republic and a Salute to Pastis…
On July 14th it is fitting to give a cheer for my temporary country of residence (thank you, France, for your hospitality!) and a nod to the local “aperitif” …PASTIS! Perfect for a summer appetite-opener this refreshing drink has legions of faithful worshipers. Via FERMENTATIONS
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How to Stretch Your Buying Power
Price is not necessarily a direct indicator of quality, so how can we make sure that we are aplying our scarce resources to the best possible wine our money can buy? You don’t have to be a lifetime enophile to be able to follow these few simple guidelines. Via Dr. Vino
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Scots on the Rocks: The British Open, St. Andrews
The world’s most famous golf tournament begins Thursday in Scotland on the same historic links course where the game was supposedly born six centuries ago. Back in 1873, the first British Open was staged. The ball was smaller. The clubs had wooden shafts. There were no players named “Tigerâ€? or “Vijayâ€?. Jack Nicklaus wasn’t playing…
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Summer Snowboard Fix: BigAir Fukuoka, Japan
Where can you find a 60-meter slope with real snow in the summertime? In the BigAir Fukuoka indoor ski and snowboard park, that’s where. The park is located in downtown Fukuoka, at Bayside Place along the Hakata Pier. It’s a huge three-story structure with quarter-pipes, half-pipes during the off-season, and slopes as steep as 13…
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Stiff Upper Lips: Londoners Carry On
I’ve always loved London and its people, so my heart goes out to all who were affected by last week’s bombings. I’m even more sickened to realize that, a few months ago, my wife, daughter and I took the Underground to King’s Cross Station to snap a photo at the Harry Potter Platform 9 3/4….
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An Amusing Take on Merlot
Or rather I should say on “no f$#* merlot” …as the entire website is devoted to every wine except Merlot (and Chardonnay for that matter). I came across www.nomerlot.com through a posting in Basic Juice and had a good laugh reading about their particular way to encourage people to drink other wines beside the safe…
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Bubblicious Bathing Bliss: Saratoga Springs Spa
I’m immersed up to my neck, bobbing like a cork in tea. Well, it’s not really tea, it just has that warm, amber color. Scooping it from the long porcelain tub with my hand, I take a sip. It’s fizzy and salty, like seltzer water. No wonder the Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa’s Website calls…
