Food and Drink

And I thought all that adultery in GoodFellas and The Sopranos was just a mob thing: > Most Italians feel more guilty about overeating than about cheating on their partners, a survey has found, suggesting they care more about staying slim than staying faithful. > The survey, by the psychology

Neat site. Take the ten seconds to register. The Bar [http://www.thebar.com/].

There must be a special circle in Dante's hell for folks like this: > At the suggestion of a fifth-grader, Sen. Bill Alter has entered a bill that would ban the sale of beer at temperatures lower than 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The idea is to lower the likelihood

Another gem from The Modern Drunkard: The 86 Rules of Boozing [http://www.moderndrunkardmagazine.com/issues/01-02/01_02_booze_rules.htm]. Select excerpts: > 3. Whoever buys the shot gets the first chance to offer a toast. > 10. Do not make eye contact with the bartender if you

I'm finding The Modern Drunkard a highly-entertaining book. Based on my initial pass, it appears to be a "best of" collection from the eponymous magazine. There is, for instance, this bit of wisdom from a collection called, "Etiquette for Inebriates": > Problem: Your dinner

I behaved last night. I took my family to a minor league hockey game, came home and played a card game with the older kids, watched the ball drop, then went to bed. I was up at 7:30 and got the family to 8:30 Mass. For those not

Genocide, AIDS, starvation. Just when you didn't think it could get any worse in Africa, Uganda runs out of beer [http://www.monitor.co.ug/business/bus12282.php] . > Beer shortage hit Kampala suburbs as food prices shot up during the festive season. > Bell beer manufactured by

I'm not a fan of champagne cocktails, but it's New Year's weekend. WaPo Link [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/27/AR2005122700204.html] . Excerpt: > The Bleu Sky > Makes 1 serving > Bartender Tim Stover of IndeBleu likes to use

For an extra $10 a bag, an Anglican gay bishop will try to consecrate them for you: > Unconsecrated communion wafers are growing in popularity as a snack food throughout Quebec, alongside potato chips and popcorn on supermarket shelves. Link [http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051227-010551-9078r].

> Researchers who examined eight trials of traditional hangover remedies found there was no clear proof any worked. . . . > Remedies listed on the internet included aspirin, paracetamol, bananas, cabbage, charcoal tablets, eggs, exercise, green tea, milkshakes, Vegemite on toast, pizzas, and 'hair of the dog' alcoholic drinks. Link