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• Spanish Wine Trio, Petit Grealo, Castillo de Almansa, La Cartura Priorat

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  Sometimes people make fun of me for storing empty bottles of wine. I try some wines, life gets in the way and I did not have a chance to mention them, thats all. Maybe theres something about holding the object (in that case a bottle) in your hands while trying to share what you liked about it. Thursday is recycling ...
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• An illustrated review, Cooking Oishinbo, Perfect reminder for Everyday Harumi Contest, Part 3

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  Maybe I should but I was not familiar with Derik Badman work until today. As we are midway through Part 3 of our Everyday Harumi Book Contest whose theme is Cooking and Manga I found out that Derik is offering an illustrated review of recipes found in the Oishinbo manga collection. Most recent one (as I am ...
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• Want a Google Wave Invite, Got 7, Send me a Picture of your Favorite Water Spot, Get 1

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  Realizing that I had a number of Google Wave Invites ready for the taking, I thought I should share them. All you have to do is send me a picture of your favorite water spot. Beach, Lake, Island, Surfers Paradise, your pick as long as it is your picture so we can share it. I have only 7 Invites right ...
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• Rambling, Hiking, Ramblers Countryside Companion, Green Travel

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  Slowing down the pace, whether you travel by train versus  plane or decide to ride your bicycle or walk, to experience a neighborhood, a city or the countryside, you will get closer to things and breathe all that life surrounding you. In modern days, the walking part is called hiking. In the UK at least, another ...
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• No Cooking Skills Required, Chaource on Toasted Baguette, Berries and Rose Champage

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  Oh! I forgot to mention balsamic vinegar. A French Online Store, Brittle - Champagne & Sparkling Wines (on their Facebook page, in French) shares interesting events as well as Recipes of the Week. Their latest Recette (recipe) is Toasts au Chaource et Framboise (October 30, pictured below) which I am ...
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• A Restaurant Buschel Full of Rules, Will it Lead to Indigestion

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  In any business, you need a framework. Bad service in many places can be caused be bad pay or bad training or both. After reading 100 Things Restaurant Staffers Should Never Do , Part 1 and 2 (NY Times, Youre the Boss,  October 29 and November 5, 2009), I was left wondering if Mr. Buschel ever run a restaurant or ...
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• Not just Sesame Street, ZD Wines also turned 40, Celebrates with 2008 Chardonnay

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  If we wanted to get technical, ZD Wines was founded in 1968 so 2008 was really the year but obviously you cant just push a new vintage out the door as soon as the harvest has been done so they celebrate in 2009 with the release of their 2008 Chardonnay bearing a special anniversary label. Heres what Chris ...
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• Raw Vegan to Bacon Flavored in 5 Steps at NY Chocolate Show

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  It was not an out of body experience but it made for a wild contrast. On Sunday, November 2 at the New York Chocolate Show 2009 , it took me only a few steps to go from gluten free, raw vegan, organic, no sugar, no soy chocolates by Vanessa Barg of Gnosis Chocolate which also came up with a raw chocolate- ...
  6 days ago

• Cooking and Manga on Menu for Our Everyday Harumi Book Contest, Part 3

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  After Crepes for Part 2 of our Everyday Harumi Book Contest , I was itching for a different direction. I asked myself what is a big part of Japanese popular culture. The answer was simple, manga and anime. Not being quite sure if cooking had its place in the manga world, I consulted a Japanese friend who said yes. ...
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• Master Chefs put on a Show at Cook, Eat, Drink Live 2009, New York, November 6 to 8

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  For its 2009 Edition, Cook, Eat, Drink, Live invited Master Chefs to put on a Show for us, the lay people of cooking. I hope I learn a few tips and tricks from the Maitres Cuisiniers de France on Sunday, November 8 when I tour the event. Cook, Eat, Drink also gives us a chance to sample what a number of ...
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• Barcelona Zine Apartamento Cooked Up a Storm at Utrecht in Tokyo

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  Could it be that publishing a small, crafty magazine is the new adventure? In the same way that vinyl records experienced a resurgence as a tactile experience, small batch magazines might be the new must have object for collectors. Even though their subject matter is everyday life interiors, Apartamento , a ...
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• Gozilla and the Retirement Age, An English Guide to Theaters in Tokyo

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  With Tokyo Stages , William Andrews, a Tokyo based writer, took it upon himself to compile a list, a directory of Tokyo Theaters in English directed at contemporary theater rather than traditional type. As he explains, he has divided his guide into three categories "the top dogs, as such (some ofwhich are public and ...
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• Sin or Appetite for Life, Gourmandise as seen by Maud and Maupassant

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  Is gourmandise one of the cardinal sins or a sign of an appetite for life? Unwrapping one of the Papillotes from Revillon after the Chocolate Show, I found these good words from Guy de Maupassant : "Of all passions, Gourmandise seems to me to be the only one respectable" From Toulouse, Maud on the other ...
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• Are Phones Electric, Electric Shocks from my Blackberry

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  A not so funny thing happened to me this afternoon as I was getting a phone call on my Blackberry Curve . The phone kept ringing and dropping calls yet I could not answer. At the same time the phone felt like it was on vibrate but was not. I realized after a few seconds that what I felt was like mini electric ...
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• Boutique Cycles, An Online Gallery, gets me in Surly Bikes land

  
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  Two enthusiasts of 2 wheel rides from Sydney have turned themselves into curators of custom bikes with Boutique Cycles , an online gallery. People submit their entries, customized rides only. There are 7 categories including Fixed Gear, Single Speed and Exotic. Besides the gallery, they also share bicycle related ...
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• La Demarrante by Marie Espinosa, Charming French Singers First Album

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  I went fishing for a good picture of the label for La Demarrante , a wine from Sud de France and caught in my net a better picture of Marie Espinosa, a charming and very articulate young French singer and actress. The Decouverte (discovery) video above (French only) chronicles the making of her first album La ...
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• Julie is the Winner of Crepes in Japan, Everyday Harumi Book Contest, Part 2

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  If this Everyday Harumi Book Contest achieved anything worthwhile it was putting a smile on the winner of Part 2, Crepes in Japan. Her name is Julie she loves taking snapshots of her favorite people, places and food and lives in Long Beach, California. Heres her first reaction to the news: "Thanks!  Im so ...
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• Chocolate, Passion and Billets Doux, Papillotes from Revillon

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  My first stop at the 2009 Edition of the NY Chocolate Show was with Revillon , a French Chocolatier based in Roanne. The company might be in its 3rd century but they are just getting their feet wet in the US with this Chocolate Show being their first one. They are bringing to the American shores the romance of ...
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• Passion Fuels Good Work and Brings Joy

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  As I browsed the aisles of the 2009 Edition of the NY Chocolate Show on Sunday in search of new talent and to catch up with old acquaintances, I was treated to all kinds of approaches from various companies, from babies to elder statesmen, from tiny to global. Regardless of how many years the brands had been in ...
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• The Hermit of Paradise Valley brings La Demarrante to Life

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  If you check the map for Villeneuve Les Corbieres, you realize that Maxime Magnon picked an out of the way spot in Paradise Valley to bring La Demarrante to life. This Vin de Pays de la Vallee du Paradis is equal parts Carignan and Cinsault from what I gathered, harvested by hand. Maxime wants to keep it natural. ...
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