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.....although in the old days I got some strange kick out of melting candles in their cluster of grapes shaped bottles. Ah, youth!
LOL! In our house it was Mateus bottles. I thought my brother was the coolest guy on the planet for getting the drips so symmetrical.
Your brother was the coolest guy on the planet! A little anal, but still cool. Me, I changed out candles to get a multicolored effect.
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Sic transit gloria.
The glory days may be long gone, but for $19 you could do a lost worse. I found it much more restrained and Bordeaux-like than the Gallo of Sonoma single vineyard cabs that run $10 more.
Not that I'm a fan of California cabernet, by any means. I find I hardly ever reach for new world wines these days.
Can't speak to today's Gallo, although in the old days I got some strange kick out of melting candles in their cluster of grapes shaped bottles. Ah, youth!
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I recently had a reasonably priced California cabernet that would go well with prime rib: Beaulieu Vineyards Rutherford '98. It was about $19 and delicious.
Beaulieu Vineyards is one of the oldest vineyards in California. It was founded by George de Latour. For years, Beaulieu's cabernet and later its Private Reserve Cabernet set the standard in California. In 1969, Latour's heirs sold to Heublein which dramatically increased production. Sic transit gloria.
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You're right about there being no Ethiopian in NY. But I only know of 1 left in SF (out in the Sunset).
Just saw a sign the other day. There's now a stretch of Fairfax designated as Little Ethiopia in L.A. Several restaurants.
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Port Tongs
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Port tongs for sale.
http://www.wineware.co.uk/62/16/wine_rack_details.htm
But does anybody really use them, or they just hang around looking like implements of torture from the Spanish Inquisition?
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You should be able to pick up a Louis Jadot Beaujolais for $7-10. For somewhat more, a Ridge Zinfandel would be super.
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When EVERYTHING generates a big grin, it becomes tiresome and monotonous.
RE: "Rachel Ray is awfully chipper"
Kinda like a Dairy Queen Man?
SB (hint hint)
Sounds more like a Good Humor Man. I once worked about 2 months in a Dairy Queen for 50 cents an hour plus tips, so basically 50 cents an hour. They had a good spicy burger, good dip cones (not ice cream though) and some kinda special shakes called Shinook (Chinock) (?). Left to go across the street to work for a newspaper for $1.15 per hour. Minimum wage got raised so I was soon earning $1.25. Then, I could afford to eat at the DQ.
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Port Tongs
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Do people really use these (presumably, carefully)? What's the story?
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Can I have the address?
Tnx!
6356 Hollywood Blvd., 2d level.
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Another thing I like about Bourdain is that his weary cynicism actually works to give him credibility. On the rare occasions when he does express unabashed pleasure and admiration over something, you can be sure it is heartfelt. That is the direct opposite of such maniacal travel cheerleaders as, say, that annoyingly chipper woman who does "$40-a-Day" or Samantha Brown on "Great Hotels" on the Travel Channel. When EVERYTHING generates a big grin, it becomes tiresome and monotonous.
Rachel Ray is awfully chipper.
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Is McDonald's that successful in France?
You can get wine there.
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From the LA Weekly re Monkeymay's new place opening very soon:
At the opening fete for CINESPACE, the futuristic, Blade Runner-esque digital theater-meets-supper club, the bathroom's clear-glass front door freaked out some of the shyer ladies in the house, even though there were private stalls. Of course, the see-through entrance didn't even faze the dudes, who had more to worry about, since you really could watch 'em doing their business. That's one way to get discovered in Hollywood.
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While on St. Croix you'll want to check out the Cruzan Rum Factory which has been in operation for over 300 years!
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I particularly enjoy it when they don't understand that while the success of McDonald's in America may be a testament to our lack of taste, the success of McDonald's in France is a testament to their bad taste, not ours.
Ditto EuroDisney.
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Wine Course
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Stop smelling corks. Go out and get a bottle of Domaine Gramenon, La Sagese, 2001. Under $20, peppery flavor you might find in a more expensive Chateauneuf du Pape in a Cotes du Rhone.
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RE: "Speaking of hotels, you definitely don't want to know how much time we spend talking about lower intestinal activity and the peculiarities of the local plumbing"
An old writers trick. You have now used up one and one-half of the three eternal topics; "Death. Shit, and Dairy Queen Man".
THANX SB
Dairy Queen Man???
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"French shoot" is a very useful phrase. There are a lot of French shoots in one's daily interactions with fellow humanoids, aren't there?
I've got a friend who gets this great look of concern on her face while pushing the close button on elevators to keep out people coming at the last minute.
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Knowing how much fun you're having takes some of the enjoyment out of the show. You've lost the Fear Factor "I have to eat what!?" factor. Next season better involve giardia, a tape worm, or at least some good projectile vomiting, or we'll turn back to Sarah Moulton.
Actually, maybe you could do a show in which you come up with gourmet versions of all the Fear Factor "dishes." Be sure and get some of the lovelies from that show to try them.
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Is there a way you could go to places like Morocco, etc., and do a dope den tour?
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Perhaps you should do a show on the food at Betty Ford and similar drying out spots. Maybe a spa food show, too. Mud baths and martinis.
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Hollywood, I think you mean 'office workers'.
Office work is for tourists.
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Super market sushi is for tourists.
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All this talk of fast driving made me think of tires (tyres to some of us).
http://www.pirellical.com/cal2003/mypirell...equestid=153054
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Haven't been to a Thai restaurant in the US that was halfway decent, so while I freely admit that NY Thai restaraunts suck, so do SF's.
It's the view of some that Renu Nakorn in Norwalk, CA (near LA) has the best Thai in the state.
What wine goes with prime rib?
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Posted · Edited by hollywood (log)
Perhaps we need to place our order with El Vino. Note the specific claret recommendation.
http://www.elvino.co.uk/wines/newshome.asp