Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Germany.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
The Love Mattress and the Bath Organizer
Designed by Mehdi Mojtabvi, the mattress is actually made up of single slats, each covered in with a smooth fabric. The slats allow you to dip your arms to better hug your partner in bed.
Place it over your bath and you are provided with a handy shelf to keep all of your knick-knacks! You can be unoriginal and use it to store your soap and sponge, or you can indulge and utilise the adjustable wine glass holders, adjustable candle holder and adjustable book prop to full effect.
Find more cool and unique things at Freshome.
Pay it Forward at Starbucks
A customer in a South Florida drive-through paid the bill for the customer behind him on Thursday, and the chain continued throughout the day.
Drivers at a Starbucks in Pompano Beach paid for drinks for the people behind all day long.
"Your drink has been paid for by the driver in front of you," a Starbucks barista told a customer.
Read the entire story at NBC 6 South Florida.
Best of the Year; Bon Appetit
Best of the Year: The Top Trends of 2007
Food is our passion, and there isn't much we like more than tracking its trends. Some rise and fall (like hemlines), while others start small and get big gradually. In this issue, we zero in on the keepers: the hottest, most intriguing trends out there, from the dish of the year to the one must-see city for foodies. It's our delicious guide to the best.
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TOP INDULGENCE: French Fries
The lowly french fry was once relegated to fast-food restaurants and diners, but with the rise of the modern steakhouse and our continued love for all things bistro, fries have come into their own.
TOP CUISINE: Modern Greek
Today's Greek food is fresh and modern—just the thing for a great dinner party. Here's a menu from chef Michael Psilakis of New York's Anthos to give you and your friends a taste.
TOP DISH: Asian Noodle Soup
Forget gnudi (last year's "It" dish)—this year, we couldn't get enough ramen, udon, soba, and pho. Asian noodle soups, with tons more flavor than your average bowl of chicken noodle, are warming up restaurant-goers across the country.
TOP INGREDIENT: Fish
Fish fillets, fish steaks, gorgeous whole fish: Any way you slice it—and even if you don't—fish is the protein of choice this year. The trick to cooking it perfectly is tailoring your technique to the cut.
TOP DESSERT: Pudding
It's the most luscious and satisfying way to end a meal. Need proof? Find it in these four delectable recipes.
TOP FLAVOR: Brown Butter
It's rich, nutty, complex, and oh so easy. Master the basics of brown butter, then try it in dishes both sweet and savory.
TOP TECHNIQUE: Confit
The classic technique is back, turning up on menus everywhere. It's all about concentrating flavors for rich results, and it's surprisingly simple. We've got the how-
Friday, December 21, 2007
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Nashville Restaurant Scores of the Week
HIGH SCORES:
Bar-B-Cutie
5221 Nolensville Road
Date Inspected: 12-13-07
Score: 91
McDonald’s
331 Harding Place
Date Inspected: 12-12-07
Score: 91
Ginza Japanese Restaurant
3900 Hillsboro Road
Date Inspected: 12-14-07
Score: 97
Cheeseburger Charlie’s
3811 Green Hills Village
Date Inspected: 12-14-07
Score: 95
LOW SCORES:
Arnold’s Country Kitchen
605 8th Avenue North
Date Inspected: 12-14-07
Score: 59
Major Violations:
· Baked chicken on shelf above over is out of temperature
· Can of Raid stored under prep table at hot-holding
· Employee rinsed knives off at spray hose at dish-machine, did not wash, rinse or sanitize knives.
UPDATES:
Sonic Drive-In
6308 Charlotte Pike
Passed Reinspection
Book of the Week: "48 Days to the Work You Love"
This is a great present for someone who is looking for a new start in their career or life. Dan lives in the Nashville area and offers career coaching and many other wonderful things to help get your life and career headed in the right direction.
Visit 48 days to learn more and to order.
3rd and Lindsley; This Week
Wednesday, December 19
The Wooten Brothers
9:30 pm
Friday, December 21
Jimmy Hall and Jack Pearson
10:00 pm
Visit 3rd & Lindsley for more details.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Jeffrey Steele at the Bluebird Cafe This Friday
BMI Songwriter of the Year Jeffrey Steele ("What Hurts the Most") performs at the Bluebird Café Friday at 9:30 p.m. He'll debut songs from his new album, which hits streets in 2008. This is a rare solo Bluebird show for Jeff, and his last one sold out in three minutes. Tickets are $12.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Today's cowboy isn't rugged and weathered
Josh Peek is a sponsor's dream: handsome, clean-cut, clean-shaven, polite.
And less than 30 minutes after tying for the National Finals Rodeo sixth-round calf-roping title, he looks like a Stetson ad and smells like a department store.
"Wait, tonight it's Cool Water," the calf roper and steer wrestler said, laughing at the fact that even a rugged cowboy can wear too much cologne.
This is a cowboy in today's rodeo.
Sure, the old guard is still here. Rough, tough, weathered, with a fat pack of chew and a snarl, there's no such thing as too much fun
Read more about today's cowboy in the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Celine's Last Night
Sights and sounds of Celine Dion’s last night of “A New Day…”
At the end of the historic evening, 100,000 red rose petals fluttered onto the stage as Dion received a standing ovation that went on for minutes.
A super-sized bouquet of 723 white roses was wheeled onto the stage, a gift from director Franco Dragone, who created the many Cirque-inspired pieces.
The significance of the 723: Dion performed 717 shows, two charity events and was to have finished with 723, but an illness caused her to cancel four shows recently.
While meeting with reporters during a post-midnight gathering in front of the stage, Dion left the door open to returning to Las Vegas as a headliner.
“I’d love to come back. I hope so,” Dion said, as she sat on the edge of the stage with Dragone. “The people of Las Vegas made us feel so welcome here. We loved it so much we are keeping our home. I grew tremendously. Five years ago I was very fragile."
This comes from Las Vegas Review Journal. Visit to read the entire story.
Make the Trip to Lambeau Field to see a Living Part of Football History
The first place Lambeau Field hits you is right in the nose.
It's 9 a.m. on game day here, and already the alluring aroma of brats grilling on Weber grills is rarifying the eastern Wisconsin air. The smell wafts through the gray skies of a crisp November morning, drawing you into the Lambeau Field experience as if it were a trap play drawn up by Vince Lombardi himself.
No GPS is necessary to locate Lambeau Field. The telltale signs surround the 50-year-old home of the Packers, inviting you in to the kind of big-time football experience that happens only in the NFL's smallest city.
The streets around Lambeau – which rises out of a neighborhood that's part industrial, part residential – are named for Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr and Mike Holmgren.
Just a couple of blocks down Lombardi Avenue sits the one and only Tundra Lodge. The neighborhood McDonald's eschews the corporate-mandated red tile roof in favor of Packers green with gold stripes. A bridge in town is named for Ray Nitschke.
This is Titletown, USA, in all its Sunday-morning glory.
Visit ESPN to read the entire story.
Titans Win Again and Have a Chance at the Playoffs
Vince Young threw a pair of touchdown passes to Roydell Williams and the Titans ralled to defeat the Chiefs 26-17 today at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Titans (8-6) remained alive in the AFC playoff race with two games to play -- next Sunday at LP Field against the Jets and Dec. 30 at Indianapolis.
With the Titans trailing 17-13 with 2:24 left in the third quarter, Young found Williams for a 41-yard touchdown play, their second scoring hookup of the game, to give Tennessee a 20-17 lead.
The Titans would not trail again, adding the third and fourth Rob Bironas field goals of the game to close out the scoring.
Read the entire article in the Tennessean newspaper.
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