If it looks like sushi, smells like sushi and tastes like sushi, it must be sushi. Right? Not quite. Homaro Cantu, executive chef of Moto in Chicago’s meatpacking district, is actually printing sushi images on pieces of edible paper –– made of soybean and cornstarch, flavored with powdered soy and seaweed seasonings. Then he blends…
If you’re like me when you travel, you get a bit twitchy if you don’t get internet access for prolonged periods. The latest and greatest portable phone that is great for travel is the Blackberry 7100 Series. It’s a bit of a departure from the usual QWERTY keypad and its size is not too cumbersome…
Freestone, California Imagine laying (naked) in a wooden tub and being covered up to your neck in a fragrant blend of heated, finely ground cedar, rice bran and plant enzymes imported from Japan. For over 20 years, that’s what visitors to Osmosis in the town of Freestone, California, have experienced, often returning annually for another…
Red wine might be considered good for overall health, but it raises blood pressure nearly as much as beer does, Australian researchers reported on Monday.
They are both getting ripped off by pirates. No, not pirates like Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp,
Guidance with the goddess – Wine in Restaurants Catherine Fallis Master Sommelier, aka grape goddess The best sommeliers today are working to create a refreshingly open and wine-friendly atmosphere. They understand that fostering a fun, exciting wine culture works for both the novice and the experienced wine drinker. And most importantly, they remember that the…
We would like to offer a warm WELCOME! to Catherine Fallis, (aka the Grape Goddess) . Catherine will be contributing featured articles for Corktease with lots of wine related tips about entertaining and etiquette and some “Guidance from the Goddess” to ease our way into the universe of wine.
We need all the help we can get to stretch our wining and dining dollars. With the prices of European wines following the skyrocketing Euro and our budgets being what they are…sigh…here is an option worth exploring, brought to us by www.personalcellar.com.
Informality, variety and fine ingredients make for the best “tapas” party. A taste if Spain, good friends and lively conversation. What a privilege it is to have a good time surrounded by people you love. Tapa means literally a “cover” or “lid”.
Luxurious travel isn’t just for the rich and famous. You could be rubbing elbows on the Ledo deck with the upper crust or lapping up the elegance of a 5 star hotel with the click of button. LuxuryLink has a nice online auction house that offers up some very sweet deals. Within minutes you could…
A ski chalet that combines a rustic atmosphere while still exuding sophisticated luxury is not all too common. The Post Hotel in Lake Louise mixes an extensive wine cellar (over 25,000 bottles) and hand rolled Cuban cigars with a quaint atmosphere you expect from a ski lodge.
There is something oddly nostalgic about the retro flight attendant uniforms. Actually, if we’re discussing the industry a couple decades ago we were still referring to them as stewardess uniforms. Uniform Freak has devoted an entire website to fashions of past Airlines. Cliff Muskiet, a retired KLM employee, runs the site. There are over 360…