Chairman’s Reserve Spiced Rum
| May 2, 2012 | Posted by Graham under Drink |
Chairman Reserve Spiced rum is produced in St. Lucia using a blend of copper pot and continuous column still rums. It is blended with traditional island spices and aged in bourbon barrels. Appearance/Presentation This black and gold labeled bottle has the same bottle design as the regular reserve. The Pitons figure prominently with the Bold Spiced label stamped in red on the front. The liquid has a dark caramel color that reminds me of the candy setting up on wax paper. In the glass the liquid tones down to dark amber. On the shelves the bottle may blend a little… read more →→
How to make the perfect Bacon Sandwich
| March 12, 2012 | British, Food |
The much-loved bacon sandwich needs no hagiography from me, the holy trinity of bread, salty fatty pork and piquant sauce being a bona fide national institution. Indeed, so central a part does it play in British culture that it’s impossible to imagine any other dish which so reliably raises the national spirits in times of trouble – devoured by hungry builders, peckish pensioners and footsore royal wedding goers with equal enthusiasm, it’s the simple pleasure which unites the country. And if you don’t eat pork, I’m sorry. Trust me, if you did, you’d love bacon sandwiches just as much as the rest of… read more →→
The Secret Symbols of Travelers and Thieves
| February 9, 2012 | Weird |
It’s practically a rite of passage for every child to create his or her own secret language, often scrawled onto sheets of notebook paper, passed in hallways and behind the backs of teachers. The use of symbols and codes is common among marginalized groups of society, who develop a need to communicate secretly with their brethren. In Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, police recently released a list of seventeen secret symbols used by thieves. As a coded means of communication, vandals use chalk or spray paint to mark buildings and warn fellow criminals. The pictographs are simple and geometric; a… read more →→
Prada Inspired by 50′s Cars
| January 29, 2012 | Design |
I dont know if I liked them or if I think they are cheesy, but Prada is offering something new in terms of womens shoe design. For their 2012 Spring collection they designed high heels and stilettos inspired by classic 50′s cars. It is not the first time a fashion designer got inspired by classic cars, in 2001 John Galliano designed for Dior a series of handbags inspired by the same era. Would you wear it or not? Inspired by the roaring fifties when the automobile changed the face of American culture. The heels are decorated with automotive parts including… read more →→
Top Jerusalem Juice Guru: Uzi-Eli Chezi
| January 13, 2012 | Food, Israel |
Uzi-eli from Yemen, known by most as the “etrog man”, makes unique juices using the etrog, a potent citrus fruit used during the Jewish festival of Sukkot. He claims that his selection of fresh juices treat skin problems, acne, sinus, neck and backache, infertility and even ephemeral ailments of the soul such as inner quiet. Though Uzi-eli offers a huge selection of interesting-tasting juices, each with its own particular set of healing powers, don’t miss out on trying a five shekel shot of etrog juice. Uzi-Eli Chezi has been peddling etrog (citron) juice for over 20 years now, opening up… read more →→
There’s nothing wrong with a little Diet Coke habit
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by Michael Hann under Food, Health |
There are addictions society gazes upon indulgently – coffee, exercise. There are others it frowns upon – drugs, alcohol. Then there are those that seem comedic – such as dependence upon Diet Coke. Hence the Sun’s headline yesterday: “Diet Cokehead: Mum addicted to fizzy pop.” Claire Ayton, the paper reported, drank four litres a day until weaned off it by a hypnotherapist. I don’t have Claire’s level of addiction. I drink three cans every working day – one on arrival at my desk, another when that one’s finished, a third just before lunch. Sometimes, I’ll add a fourth in mid-afternoon. And… read more →→
Alan Aldridge – the Man with the Kaleidoscope Eyes
| January 9, 2012 | Posted by Graham under Art, Surrealism |
Alan Aldridge – the Man with the Kaleidoscope Eyes. Dubbed the graphic entertainer in the 1960s and 70s, Aldridge illustrated lyric books for the Beatles, album covers for the Rolling Stones, the Who and Elton John, was Art Director for Penguin, illustrated children’s books such as the much loved The Butterfly Ball and designed adverts and identities for iconic brands such as the House of Blues and the Hard Rock Café. The exhibition was a display of complete works as well as sketches, notes, letters and other archival material as well as films; bringing to life the dramatic career of… read more →→
Artist Faces Jail Time over Disturbing Taxidermy
| December 22, 2011 | Posted by Graham under Art, Surrealism |
Enrique Gomez De Molina is an artist from Miami who creates bizarre sculptures, with the stuffed parts of dead animals. While taxidermy itself isn’t something new, what De Molina does is he mixes up parts from different animals to create a new one, a new species all together. The result is what some might call art, and others may find plain disturbing. For instance, one of the strange beings created by De Molina is a combination of a squirrel and a crab. The head of a squirrel and the body of the crab. Another one has the heads of two… read more →→
