Archive for November, 2010
Learning Classics Like Pâté the Meatless Way
In recent years, vegetarian and natural culinary schools in the United States have seen their enrollments swell–fueled in part by a more health-conscious public. They are experiencing a growing demand for their style of cooking–which mixes creativity with healthy ingredients– from restaurants, individual clients, wellness centers, and even school lunch programs.
Interactive design: where fashion, technology and art meet and mingle
By Gayathri Vaidyanathan
Younghui Kim, 38, floated in the dark waters of Bio Bay in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Tiny flashes of light went off around her, as tiny water creatures called dinoflagelletes lit up at the slightest friction, like stars on water.
“It was a very peaceful moment,” said Kim. “And I thought, ‘Ah, I’d like to [...]
Burning in China: hot pot reigns supreme in Sichuan
Sichuan is famous for its giant pandas and for its spicy food. One of better-known dishes of the region is Sichuan hot-pot. To welcome the summer English teachers, two of the program coordinators, both Chengdu residents, generously treat us to dinner at a hot-pot restaurant
Pleasure and Pain at a Russian Banya
The spa is one part paradise to two parts kitsch nightmare, decorated in the faux lux style so beloved by Mafia kingpins and chain Italian restaurants: the main room, replete with large aqua pool and plastic patio furniture, is done in fake marble, its vaulted ceilings held up by fat Roman columns.
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