Remember 'All we are saying is give peace a chance', well as The Guardian reports with a Photo Gallery, we are marking the 40th Anniversary of John and Yoko Bed In at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Suite 1742 to be specific as the hotel's history notes...Pictures by...
Maybe I do not follow the international restaurant scene enough, I thought after reading about London based architect turned restaurateur Fergus Henderson and his Perfect Weekend digs.I did not know know the guy or his "nose to tail" eating-cooking philosophy which he couched...
From high end single malts to fine cuisine and fashion Japan has been gaga over luxury icons for as long as I can remember so are Japanese falling out of love with luxury as Michiyo Nakamoto suggests (Financial Times, June 3, 2009). The first paragraphs of the piece outline...
In his June 5, 2009 piece in The Independent, Celebrity diners say no to Nobu, Martin Hickman writes:Protesting actors, pop stars, models and socialites have started a celebrity backlash against the A-list's favourite restaurant Nobu for selling an endangered fish.Sienna...
When I read in FT (April 29) the statement made in a press conference by Michael O'Leary of budget airline Ryanair that (I quote) the swine flu outbreak was a risk only to Asians and Mexicans “living in slums”, I was left wondering if I should blame his words on...
"New Yorker vs Nihonjin: Steve Reich and Nobukazu Takemura at Japan Society, March 19"The New Yorker versus Nihonjin series bring together New York and Japanese artists to discuss issues in their field and beyond at the Japan Society in New York.Next installment on Thursday,...
Looking at the rainbow of colors covering people faces in the slides from India celebrates colorful beginning of spring (The Independent, March 10), made Holi, the Festival of Colors, sound like good- natured...
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Rather than sit at home filled with gloom, perspire and spend the day with people who might even inspire you with free office space to boot.Just bring your Pink Slip to Office Nomads, a coworking space in Seattle and take advantage of their Pink Slip SpecialTwo things that...
Why do some wines get your attention and others don't?At a large tasting such as Gambero Rosso, it could be a familiar face, the winery itself as you are already acquainted.When I got to Sergio Mottura spot in the Gambero Rosso line up, both my minds and my taste buds were...
A funny thing happened on my way to running errands on Tuesday.I do not remember registering for South by Southwest.Did someone register me?Did my panel idea From Consumed to Thrifty: Strategies for the Good Life in a Wobbly Economy get the green light late and no one...
They might survive their meal but I doubt that the unlucky few mentioned in Blowfish testicles poison seven in Japanese restaurant (Guardian, January 27) will be repeat customers of the Tsuruoka establishment. I...
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In the morning I try to get a daily dose of news accompanied by a cup of espresso thanks to my beloved Financial Times. Lately, there are days when I wonder if I should open the paper as there is not much to cheer. Amidst this ocean of gloom, I was happy to discover a ray of...
Help me here, Erfurt (Germany) hosted the 22nd IKA /Culinary Olympics in October 2008. Now I see that the Bocuse d'Or which took place on January 27 and 28 is also being reported on by the some media outlets under the same title. Elaine Sciolino's article (January 28)...
The next best thing to owning a winery and working the soil might be to discover the land where it all came from.Call it embracing the terroir, wine tourism, eco-tourism even if your favorite wines and winemakers are of the organic type.After writing first about Spanish wines...
I could not help but stop what I was doing when I heard Are environmentalists fascists in disguise ? as one of the questions posed in a BBC Interview of Jonah Goldberg promoting his book Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the Left from Mussolini to the Politics of...