The Attic, a bar in Newcastle, England, is encouraging its patrons to get too drunk to drive home. Every customer can take a breathalyzer test before they leave the bar, and get refunded their tab if they are...
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The University of Winnipeg has become the first in Canada to ban the sale of bottled water on their campus, after a student vote was 3:1 in favour. The annual sales were about 35,000 bottles, and while this will...
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A new study conducted by Health Canada has linked the highly controversial estrogen-mimicking chemical BPA to 96% of soft drinks, showing up in quantities below regulatory limits, but worrisome to some. A...
No it is not a spelling error, I did not mean to write Pinot, be it Grigio or Noir. Don't call Pineau des Charentes the poor cousin of Cognac though it is definitely a lesser known quantity. My 3rd Prize for Menu for Hope 5 is a set of 2 bottles of Pineau des Charentes (one...
The Londoner Brew Pub in Bangkok is a microbrewery that serves lots of different food, including pub grub, and has plenty of sports on its numerous television sets.This large, almost cavernous, downstairs...
The Log Cabin on Soi Thonglor is one of those places that you have to see to believe and not just because it's in the Guinness Book Of World Records. It's in there, by the way, because it's the largest log...
Koi Restaurant, on Sukhumvit Soi 20, has been in Bangkok for only a couple of years now but it has firmly established itself as a landmark of fine dining. Basically, it's Japanese food with a twist, the twist...
The Irish-owned and managed Dubliner on Sukhumvit Road, fixed right on the cusp of Washington Square in Bangkok is a classic Irish pub on three levels with pool and a small bar in the rafters, a library-feel on...
In the highly stylized dining room of Flava, located in the Dream Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 15 in Bangkok, one can tend to forget that one is there for fine food and not to be part of a scene that could be described...
It seems hard to believe that it was 10 years ago that Chequers Pub opened up on Sukhumvit Soi 4 but it’s true. I remember walking by the first week that it opened and wondering if there would be enough business...
The Century Park Hotel's Cafe At The Park offers the type of buffet that is currently engaged in a balancing act. You'll find a good selection of Thai and international cuisine, a fine cooked-to-order selection...
More and more, young artists and musicians are fleeing their overpriced, underserved neighborhoods for the land of big houses, front yards and clean, peaceful streets. No, they’re not moving to the suburbs —...
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source face book Roger Nairhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?profile&id=172002040#/note.php?note_id=58560513064&id=619938191&index=0 November 15, 2008 at 1:34pm This is not written by me I just...
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Since Tastings NYC goes under the banner of Cook, Eat Drink, I was surprised by the paucity of actual food to sample. Coming from the Chocolate Show I was eager to find some solid offerings. Even more so after I realized that an array of fine wines, beers and even Cognac was...
Drinking alcohol shrinks the brain People who enjoy more than two glasses of wine a day are at greater risk of suffering memory problems in old age than non drinkers, a new study shows. Muslims do not drink alcohol. Thank Allah for Prophet Muhammad who saved...
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