I cannot resist pointing everyone to Teresa Nielsen Hayden’s latest recipe post. I think that this punch should not, under any circumstances, be brewed anytime in the next two weeks and brought to a large new years party somewhere in downtown DC. Under no circumstances at all.
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09Dec
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08Dec
This evening I had the experience of being served merlot at a supposedly reputable restaurant in glasses which were emblazoned with the name of the establishment and partitioned with actual white line markings for the half-glass and full-glass levels. Am I alone in my shock and outrage at this tackiness?
The overall atmosphere at Sette Osteria (Connecticut Ave. and R St.) was reasonably pleasant, and although I did not order a meal, my companions seemed to enjoy their entrees. Nonetheless, I can’t seem to get past the “Sette” logo wine glasses with their volume indicators. They might as well have served my wine in a branded one-pint Pyrex measuring cup. What am I missing here? I am eagerly awaiting your responses, hoping someone will enlighten me as to when this became desirable. Thank you. -
08Dec
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07Dec
Did you know that there is a radio show devoted entirely to suds, brewski and cold ones? Depending on the power of your radio (I suggest using your car stereo), you can catch Beer Radio on Baltimore’s 105.7 FM from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Quoth the Sun:
“The show includes interviews with brewers, old beer jingles, reports on fishing and football, and news segments (typical report: “North Carolina is thinking of raising its beer tax by 30 cents.”)
There is also occasional political talk, viewed through a frosty mug, of course, such as a recent discussion of which potential Democratic candidates in 2008 would be best to have a beer with. Hillary Rodham Clinton did not fare so well. John Edwards did slightly better.”What about Ted Kennedy, or is he more of a hard alcohol guy?
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01Dec
Two of my favorite drinks are in the news today for having great health benefits. Orange juice seems to fight a deadly form of childhood cancer.
Green tea, which I love, may be The Perfect (non-alcoholic) Drink. It blocks prostate cancer in a number of ways, fights leukemia, and boosts your memory. Sounds like we should all be drinking more of it! -
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19Nov
Vodka is one of my favorite things: it goes with nearly anything, and the good stuff doesn’t cause me hangovers. Must be the Ukrainian blood.
After dinner at Anna Maria’s, Frenchie and I went to the Russia House for a drink. She chose the vodka, being a Russophile, and I chose to drink it. Whilst sipping on our selections, we amused ourselves by watching a large table of very, very drunken yuppies make fools of themselves, and commenting on the scene in French, which they clearly did not understand.
Shortly after one skinny loud woman stormed away from the group and out the door, the man she’d been sitting next to announced that he would never let the man across from him set him up on a blind date ever again. The abashed matchmaker then got up to leave as well, and as he stumbled away, his party watched him through the windows offering a play-by-play of his movements to all in the bar. He had about as much trouble with the stairs as they did with English.
Following this, the remaining half of the failed date announced, in what may be a Quote of The Week, that
Love, for me, fluctuates with the real estate market.”
I would guess that he (a) works on commission and (b) finds most of his dates through online services more expensive and less dignified than match.com.
