CALGARY (AP) Kris Versteeg scored two power-play goals in Chicago's five-goal second period to help the Blackhawks rout the Calgary Flames 7-1 on Thursday in a rematch of last season's NHL first-round playoff series. Chicago beat the Flames in six games last season in the playoffs, ending the series with a 4-1 victory in Calgary. In their first meeting of the season, the Blackhawks overcame a 5-0 deficit to beat the Flames 6-5 in overtime.
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Jazz end 10-year skid against Spurs on road
20 Nov 2009 | 12:46 pmSAN ANTONIO (AP) A decade of misery for the Utah Jazz in San Antonio is over. But the Spurs' early struggles show no sign of ending. -
Michelin exec fears Tokyo's star power may ruffle France's feathers
20 Nov 2009 | 12:45 pmThe Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France. His shocking crime? -
U.S. serviceman admits to Okinawa hit-and-run
20 Nov 2009 | 12:44 pmNAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) The U.S. Army serviceman suspected of hitting a Japanese man with a car and killing him earlier this month in Okinawa has effectively admitted his involvement in the accident and is willing to apologize to the relatives of the victim, his lawyer said Friday. The U.S. military is holding the 27-year-old staff sergeant, who works at the Torii Communication Station, a U.S. Army garrison in the village of Yomitan, over the suspected hit-and-run, which happened in the village. -
China envoy hears Hatoyama fraternal pitch
20 Nov 2009 | 12:43 pmPrime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi agreed Friday to develop bilateral diplomatic ties in a "spirit of fraternity," in line with the Hatoyama's political philosophy. Expressing hope that the top leaders of the two nations continue their mutual visits, Hatoyama said he wants to go to China next year for the World Expo 2010 Shanghai, which opens in May.
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TAB Events - Coming Soon
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"Arch Association 09" Exhibition
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"Claps" Exhibition
"Claps" Exhibition at Gallery Conceal Media: Photography - Art Party (2009-11-22 - 2009-11-28) -
"Eyes and Hands of Hisui Sugiura" Exhibition
"Eyes and Hands of Hisui Sugiura" Exhibition at Utsunomiya Museum of Art Media: Graphics - Drawing - Photography (2009-11-22 - 2010-01-17) Hisui Sugiura (1876-1965) is a designer who achieved outstanding success from the Meiji through to the Showa Period. Although he studied nihonga painting in his hometown of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, he started pursuing a career as a designer after moving to Tokyo, fascinated by the Art Nouveau style later employed by the yoga painter Seiki Kuroda. A series of work that Sugiura created for the Mitsukoshi department store and several of his… -
"Komagire Gallery" Exhibition
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PoPoyans + Ayumi Hanamatsu "White Flowers"
PoPoyans + Ayumi Hanamatsu "White Flowers" at Lift Media: Performance Art (2009-11-22 - 2009-11-23) Performance and art on the theme of white flowers by PoPoyans and Ayumi Hanamatsu for two nights only. November 22nd (Sun), 23rd (Mon) 17:00-19:30 Capacity: 45 persons ¥3000 Reservations: info@popoyans.com
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TAB Events - Just Started
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btf Talk Show with Fumiaki Ishimitsu and Kazuyuki Yamamuro
btf Talk Show with Fumiaki Ishimitsu and Kazuyuki Yamamuro at At Btf Media: Art Party - Art Talk (2009-11-21) Talk show with Fumiaki Ishimitsu, who oversaw the growth of the art magazine Visionaire in Japan, and WWD Japan editor Kazuyuki Yamamuro, a leader in the fashion world. This is a great opportunity to get to hear about fashion, art and the future of media from these two charismatic figures. Please visit website for reservations. -
Kenji Mera + Norie Sato "Tokyo Cat Festival"
Kenji Mera + Norie Sato "Tokyo Cat Festival" at Gallery Kirari Media: Painting - Crafts (2009-11-20 - 2009-11-22) Cat paintings, stuffed animals and doll houses are on view. -
Rubus "Promise: 2010"
Rubus "Promise: 2010" at Limart Media: Fashion (2009-11-19 - 2009-11-22) On view are meticulously produced accessories that emphasize natural details and the beauty of stones. -
"5+1 Junk Box" Exhibition
"5+1 Junk Box" Exhibition at Vacant Media: Photography - Video installation - Art Party (2009-11-19 - 2009-11-23) The theme of this exhibition is “meeting” and “making conversation.”What is common among the five artists introduced in this exhibition is their attitude toward art; they are not trying to submit an answer through their works. Rather, they unhesitatingly show the process of trial and error. In front of the works which originate from keen observations in everyday experiences, the audience go through the same process as the artists did, and will come across as many… -
"Spinning out Seasonal Blessings" Exhibition
"Spinning out Seasonal Blessings" Exhibition at Gallery Kaya Media: Crafts (2009-11-19 - 2009-11-23) Handmade lamb's wool products by Fusako and Aki.
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A Map Of Tokyo Is Essential To Help You Plan Your Trip. We've Marked Some Of Our Favorite Places...
18 Nov 2009 | 4:51 amThis map of Tokyo shows you some of the highlights of the city. Take a look and plan what you want to see... -
Easy Japanese Recipes For A Healthy And Tasty Diet! Eat Well And Lose Weight At The Same Time...
17 Nov 2009 | 4:32 amLooking for Japanese recipes? This easy to follow guide teaches you how to make all our favorite Japanese dishes... -
Tokyo Monkey Island - Sarushima In Japanese - A Great Day Trip
13 Nov 2009 | 7:25 amA visit to Tokyo comes packaged with loads of city type things to do. But... it's surprising how many day trips can take you into the middle of the -
Learn To Speak Japanese At Your Own Pace With Some Excellent Resources To Help You On Your Way...
11 Nov 2009 | 5:17 amWant to learn to speak Japanese? Worried it's going to be too hard? We'll put you in touch with the right resources to get you started with confidence... -
Climbing Mount Fuji To See Sunrise
9 Nov 2009 | 7:28 pmHi, I have always wanted to climb Mt Fuji and watch the sunrise. Do you have any recommendations on how someone would go about it or which tour
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Sake of the week #032: Shichihonyari Junmai 80% Nama Genshu
15 Nov 2009 | 2:32 amShichihonyari 80% Junmai NamaGenshu with pewter chokko It wasn’t long ago that Et-chan waxed rhapsodic about Shichihonyari, but I couldn’t resist coming back to them this week. The fact that we had two bottles in the fridge that we had ordered after Tomita Shuzo’s recent visit to Takase-sensei’s benkyokai helped. At a milling rate of just 80%, this doesn’t qualify for ginjo, but that doesn’t matter. Tomita Shuzo takes great care in their brewing and they have a strong direction. This bottle will give anyone a good, if very big and bold, grounding in their… -
San’in Trip: Day Five-Historical Silver Town-Iwami Ginzan
11 Nov 2009 | 2:50 pmOn the fifth day, we started the day in Izumo and visited Juji Asahi right in the shotengai in front of the JR station. As you may remember from our previous posts, there’s something about the brew that keeps us going. I call it as my energy booster. Anyway, after plenty of blessings in Izumo, we got in the car to drive two hours to the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine. Leisurely walk along the river Before we got to Iwami Ginzan, we knew very little about the place other than the fact that it was just named a World Heritage site in 2007 and there’s a sake label with the name. Just from… -
Sake of the week #031: Hagi no Tsuyu Genryu Wataribune Ginjo Junmai Muroka
7 Nov 2009 | 7:47 pmHagi no Tsuyu Genryu Wataribune Ginjo Junmai Muroka Fully 85% of Hagi no Tsuyu brew stays right at its home prefecture, consumed in Shiga. Somehow in Tokyofoodcast’s fridge, though, their Genryu Wataribune Ginjo Junmai Muroka gets refilled every time we finish one. It’s one of those bottles on auto-refill mode whenever I go to Mitsuya in Nishi Ogi. For one thing, this Hagi no Tsuyu is so versatile. The other day, we had it with some grilled chicken breast smeared with spicy yuzu-kosho. The many fresh flavors at the start of this nihonshu washed down the zing from yuzu citrus and… -
Sake of the week #030: Masumi Yamahai Zukuri Junmai Ginjo
1 Nov 2009 | 12:43 amMasumi Yamahai Zukuri Junmai Ginjo In September, I visited Keith-san, marketing manager at Masumi in Suwa, Nagano. When he mentioned a new Yamahai Zukuri Junmai Ginjo, how could I resist getting a bottle to try at home! Even when the transaction meant possibly missing my train back to Tokyo, I had to grab a bottle that had only been released a few days before. We finally had a chance to try it this week. Having been aged for two summers, this Yamahai had a deep note of honey balanced by a gentle acidity leading to a clean finish. We enjoyed it first by itself and admired the golden color. -
San’in Trip: Day Four-Izumo-Land of Myth and Faith
29 Oct 2009 | 9:50 pmThe distance between Matsue and Izumo is only a one hour drive. The cultural transition, though, is a big leap. It feels like time travel from the Edo samurai period all the way back to the creation of Japan! So, it’s a bit like jamming your thumb on the historical rewind button. Peeking into the main room at Saka Jinja On our way to Izumo, we stopped at Saka Shrine, dedicated to the god of sake. Tanaka-san from Rihaku had described this to us so we made a point of looking for it. According to 8th century documents, the Gods may have partied really hard here for 180 days, but now it is…
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Thanksgiving picks
Ten places in Tokyo to find your turkey and cranberry sauce; top picks include Ekki (Kyobashi) and Beacon (Omotesando). -
Review - Souten (Minami-guchi): Otsuka
Tokyo has no shortage of good yakitori shops, but Souten really stands out from the the crowd thanks to the quality of both their chicken and their small-brewery sake. The entrance sports an extra-large sugidama (cedar ball) - always a promise of good sake within - and the list here doesn't disappoint. Nor does the food - you'll find only the finest free-range chicken and other birds in season, prepared by a master of the grill. The food menu changes every month, and a recent early-autumn meal started off in high gear with a very appetizing blue cheese and chicken-liver pate served with… -
Review - Les Creations de Narisawa: Gaienmae
The doors of this contemporary French restaurant open soundlessly onto a white dining space that gleams with polished surfaces. Music is notably absent, and the staff moves in cat-like silence. All of this is done, presumably, to focus the diner's attention on the food. But even if the walls were fuchsia and music was blaring, Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa's creations would be impossible to ignore.... -
Kamakura listings
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Music pick from Chilling In Tokyo
Crown City Rockers at Billboard Live Oct. 26-27. Along with The Roots, Crown City Rockers out of Oakland, CA, are one of those hip-hop acts that have to be seen live. Blending funky grooves, classic soul samples, sharp live skills and old-school rhymes, the Crown City Rockers are here to throw down.
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Yume no Byouin Project
20 Nov 2009 | 2:04 amBeautiful (and simple) site design featuring the illustrative work of Yorifuji Bunpei. Via Paul Baron. -
Kodai
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The Dream Machine
19 Nov 2009 | 5:40 pmSatoshi Kon’s next film is called The Dream Machine, and unlike his previous complex and adult work (Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, Paprika, Paranoia Agent), is being described as a family-friendly film. Here’s what Kon has to say about the film (taken from this interview): On the surface, it’s going to be a fantasy-adventure targeted at younger audiences. However, it will also be a film that people who have seen our films up to this point will be able to enjoy. So it will be an adventure that even older audiences can appreciate. There will be no human characters in the… -
Metropolis Cover Couple
19 Nov 2009 | 5:24 pmVery nice to see Matt Alt and his wife Hiroko appear on the cover of this week’s issue of Metropolis, as part of a feature on small business owners — you can read the piece online here. -
iA3 WordPress Theme
19 Nov 2009 | 12:04 amInformation Architects (iA) has begun selling the template for its site as a proper WordPress theme, and is using a “dynamic pricing” strategy to determine the selling price — they talk more about the strategy here. It’s currently selling for $33, but that will be for the first 100 purchases only, which will be followed by a price adjustment.
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News On Japan
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Maria Ozawa, other acclaimed AV actresses on auction as stagnation sticks
20 Nov 2009 | 10:44 amBuried in the back of Weekly Playboy (Nov. 23) is a report claiming that the lingering recession is resulting in popular adult video (AV) actresses increasingly being auctioned off at top-class sex establishments with none other than starlet Maria Ozawa appearing on the block. A conventional deri heru (out-call) sex service, the tabloid explains, has an image of being inexpensive, but one staffed with AV ladies is quite the opposite, commanding fees between 30,000 and 50,000 yen a pop for run-of-the-mill actresses and three or four times those figures for top-name talents. (Tokyo Reporter) -
Woman linked to Tottori deaths, partner indicted on fraud charges
20 Nov 2009 | 10:37 amA 35-year-old woman with links to six men whose suspicious deaths were recently uncovered in Tottori Prefecture and her 46-year- old male roommate were served fresh arrest warrants Friday for fraud after previously being indicted on separate fraud charges. The six deceased had been acquainted with or had financial troubles with the woman, who was an employee of a bar in the city of Tottori, and police are investigating their deaths with a view to building murder cases. (AP) -
Baseball: Tough times for Japanese baseball
20 Nov 2009 | 1:10 amFacing losses of US$3.3 million in 2010, Japanese professional baseball is considering a series of international games involving Japan's national team to bring in revenue. Under the proposal being discussed, Japan's national team would play as many as 20 international exhibition games in February, March, July and November. (canoe.ca) -
New hope for plucky Japanese asteroid mission
20 Nov 2009 | 12:47 amJapanese engineers have devised a plan to combine parts from two partially-failed ion engines to resume the Hayabusa asteroid probe's journey back to Earth. In a press release Thursday, officials said they will use the neutralizer of Thruster A and the ion source of Thruster B to provide enough power to guide the 950-pound spacecraft home next June. (spaceflightnow.com) -
Japan embarks on annual whale hunt--can Sea Shepherd be far behind?
20 Nov 2009 | 12:46 amWhaling ships from Japan left today for Antarctic waters on an annual five-month voyage in pursuit of about 1,000 minke whales and a small number of endangered fin whales. The seasonal hunts, during the Antarctic summer, are highly controversial. They're carried out in the name of research but the meat is sold in Japanese markets and restaurants and whatever research is conducted has been deemed questionable and unnecessary by many scientists outside Japan. (Los Angeles Times)
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NPB Tracker
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Yokohama to Acquire Three
20 Nov 2009 | 9:43 amAccording the local Kanagawa news website Kanaloco.jp, the Yokohama BayStars are working on adding three additions to their foreign roster. Chris Bootcheck, who appeared in the majors with Pittsburgh in 2009, and another guy from my list of foreign player candidates Jose Castillo, the former top prospect who spent 2009 with the 7-Eleven Lions of Taiwan Termel Sledge, Nippon Ham’s best power threat in ‘09 Negotiations with Bootcheck and Castillo are in final stages, and while negotiations with Sledge haven’t started yet, Yokohama appears to be the favorite to land him. -
SoftBank Signs Lee; Carlyle to Nippon Ham
19 Nov 2009 | 10:19 pmThe SoftBank Hawks have picked up Korean slugger Lee Beom-Ho on a two-year, 300m yen deal. Sadaharu Oh had talked about wanted to pick up another import slugger, and he found one who’s hit at least 20 KBO home runs in five of the last six years. Lee will give the Hawks another option at DH and the infield corners. And I didn’t have time to post this when it happened, so I’ll defer to Yakyu Baka’s coverage, but the Nippon Ham Fighter’s signed Buddy Carlyle to fill most likely a bullpen spot. Buddy and Lee were both on my list of import candidates for 2010, so… -
Five Players File For Free Agency
18 Nov 2009 | 6:04 pmOut of the 87 players eligible to file for free agency this off-season, only five players filed for free agency including Ryota Igarashi and Hisanori Takahashi declaring as international free agents. The other three players filing for free agency are thought to make a move within the NPB. The Yakult Swallows remain the team interested in INF Atsushi Fujimoto and the Yokohama BayStars are the front runner for C Tasuku Hashimoto. LHP Shugo Fujii from the Nippon Ham Fighters has also declared free agency and his destination is still up in the air, but a re-connection with the Fighters is… -
Awards Announced
18 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pmThe 2009 season is in the books, and the MVPs go to Yu Darvish in the Pacific League, with Alex Ramirez receiving the honor for the Central League. Darvish earns the award for the second time in his career and Ramirez obtains the award for the second straight season. The Rookie of the Year award is received by Tokyo Yomiuri Giants outfielder Testuya Matsumoto, the first time in 51 years that two players from the same team received the RoY in consecutive years (Giants reliever Tetsuya Yamaguchi took the prize last year). The Pacific League award goes to reliever Tadashi Settsu of the Softbank… -
The Sawamura Award and the Best of the Rest
17 Nov 2009 | 10:42 pmThe 2009 season concluded with Hideaki Wakui of the Seibu Lions being honored with the Sawamura Award, but a number of pitchers had outstanding years and we wanted to take a closer look at them. Sawamura Award candidate are judged on how close they get to the following seven criteria: Game Appearances… 25 or above Complete Games… 10 or above Wins… 15 or above Winning Percentage… .600 or above Innings Pitched… 200 or above Strikeouts… 150 or above ERA… Under 2.50 Obviously the only pitcher surpassing each of the criteria is Wakui with 11 complete games…
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Intelligent Travel: From National Geographic Traveler
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Too Authentic For You?
20 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pmTransplanted Englishman Paul Rogers writes about music and lifestyle for LAWeekly, and reports for us from the Characters of Egypt Festival:"Does he have to keep using that bright pink cell phone?" groaned the lady atop the camel in front of mine as she pointed her camera down at the little lad leading the lanky beast.My fellow tourist was lamenting the otherwise exotic, trapped-in-time image in her viewfinder--the boy's hungry eyes and tousled hair emerging from atraditional earth-toned robe--being tainted by a disappointingly familiar, decidedly 21st-century fuchsia Motorola.That happened… -
Andrew Tweets Miami: Five Day Countdown
20 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pmOur intrepid writer Andrew Nelson is just five days away from his trip to Miami, where he'll be relying on the Twitterverse to show him around. So far, he's already found a great rate at the Essex House hotel, but now he's looking for restaurant recommendations and weighing his options (should he check out Red Steakhouse? El Pub? Versailles?). Be sure to follow him at @andrewnelson to help him with the planning, and then help to show him around town when he arrives. Andrew will be in Miami from Thursday, November 26th through Monday, November 30th. Tweet him your insider tips on where to eat,… -
A Top Hat for Gandhi
20 Nov 2009 | 10:00 amI always stop to admire the beautiful designs of foreign bills as soon as I get them from the currency exchange counter, but I'd never thought of fashioning hats for the world leaders depicted on them...until now. BoingBoing and Make magazine haven't yet confirmed with the creator of these origami chapeaus (one commenter suggested they might be from artist Yosuke Hasegawa, who has a collection of them here) but I'd encourage anyone to craft a top hat for Gandhi any day. Photo via Make Magazine Foreign exchange market - Boing Boing - Travel - Recreation - Preparation -
Festive Budapest
20 Nov 2009 | 8:00 amTwo weeks ago, Budapest's Winter Festival--a massive four-month event--kicked off. The festival includes a variety of activities, but its five-week Christmas Festival is by far the most popular. This year, the 10th annual Christmas Festival takes place today through December 29th. Attended by 600,000 people annually, it is considered one of the largest Christmas fairs in Europe. But this isn't your average tourist trap full of kitschy trinkets. Every one of the baskets, leather goods, hand-blown glass, and other crafts sold at the over 100 craft pavilions must be judged and approved by… -
Daily Radar: 11.20.09
20 Nov 2009 | 5:00 amHave you always wanted to see the famous Christmastime Macy's window displays? A new exhibit at the National Museum of American History features the art and business of commercial holiday displays, according to USA Today. The exhibit also details the history of the creation of Macy's Day Parade floats. [USA Today]This November and December, Saguaro National Park (just outside Tuscon, Arizona) is offering a variety of guided sunset and moonlight hikes. Due to popularity, reservations are recommended. [National Parks Traveler]Photo: wallyg via Flickr United States - Business - Government -…
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EasyJet apologizes for Holocaust fashion shoot
20 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pmFiled under: Arts and Culture, History, Europe, Germany, Airlines, NewsEasyJet has apologized to everyone who will listen over a fashion shoot that appeared in its inflight magazine. Did the models wear too little? Did they look like fourteen year-old cokeheads? No, none of the usual stuff; they happened to be posing at the Berlin Holocaust Memorial. Yes, some fashion photographer decided the concrete blocks known as the "Field of Stelae", properly called the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, would be a cool place for slinky women to show off designer duds. The editor of the magazine… -
Gadlinks for Friday 11.20.09
20 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pmFiled under: Blogs, Asia, North America, China, United States We're less than a week away from Thanksgiving (gasp!). One thing I'm thankful for: Thanksgiving doesn't involve giving gifts. I still have another month to thinking about gifts (thank God!). Here are some other things to be thankful for. Since the weekend is upon us, it's time to PARTY! If you're a party goer, you definitely need to check out the world's top 10 party towns. [via Sydney Morning Herald] Backpacking and technology haven't really gone hand in hand, but here are 5 ways in which they do. [via Art of Backpacking]… -
Two North Korean diplomats arrested for smuggling
20 Nov 2009 | 1:30 pmFiled under: Sweden, NewsTwo North Korean diplomats tried to claim diplomatic immunity when they were arrested in Stockholm for smuggling cigarettes. The man and woman, who were caught driving their tobacco-filled car off a ferry from Helsinki, have been taken into police custody. Apparently, they have diplomatic status in Russia, but no accreditation in Sweden. Also, they allegedly had 230,000 Russian cigarettes. "If you come to Sweden and commit a crime, you're just like any other foreign national," Sweden's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Cecilia Julin told Reuters. What on earth two North… -
Refusal to tip for lousy restaurant service results in arrest
20 Nov 2009 | 1:00 pmFiled under: North America, United StatesView more news videos at: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/video. Tipping is a really complicated issue in the US. What was once introduced as a way to reward good service, has now turned into a way for patrons to actually pay the salary of restaurant workers. One of my biggest pet peeves with tipping is the mandatory tip on groups. This used to be added to groups of 12 or more, then it dropped to 8 or more, and nowadays most places consider a group of 6 people to be large enough to warrant a mandatory 18% tip - no matter how lousy the service. Leslie… -
Where to go for fast food - the flowchart edition
20 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pmFiled under: Food and Drink American food blog "eating the road" has come up with one of the best uses for a flowchart I have ever seen. By answering some simple questions, you'll be told where to go for your daily dose of crappy fast food. The chart points west coasters to the stores the rest of the country dreams of getting, and sends all Canadians to Tim Hortons. The chart covers 16 of the most popular US fast food chains, and even takes your sobriety into account (only drunk people will survive sliders). Click here for the full version of the chartWhere to go for fast food - the flowchart…
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CHOW: CHOW Pick
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New Finds: Hotlips Fruit Sodas
18 Nov 2009 | 2:01 pmWe’ve blogged in the past about the delicious blackberry soda from Hotlips Pizza in Portland, Oregon. It’s got real pulp in it, and you feel like you’re actually drinking something made from fruit, not chemicals. Now, that drink and a bevvy of other Hotlips flavors, including apple, pear, raspberry, and boysenberry, are spreading into more locations. Besides Oregon, you can now buy the sodas online for the first time, including in a mixed variety pack. We’re hoping this is a sign that Hotlips will go nationwide soon, so we can pick it up at gas stations and janky… -
New Finds: Wisconsin Cheese Guide
17 Nov 2009 | 9:40 amYes, cheese from Wisconsin really is that good. So I was excited to read the new book The Master Cheesemakers of Wisconsin by CHOW.com’s own Supertaster columnist, Jim Norton, and his wife, photographer Becca Dilley. The layout is really fun if you have an interest in the personalities behind the products: Each gorgeous picture of a particular cheese, like, say, the Cinnamon-rubbed butter jack from Bass Lake Cheese Factor, is paired with a mini-profile of the cheesemaker. In the case of the butter Jack, for instance, we learn that Bass Lake’s Scott Erickson looks really artsy, and… -
New Finds: Pomegranate Tootsie Pops
17 Nov 2009 | 8:45 amThe ultimate sign that pomegranate has reached critical mass: There is now a pomegranate Tootsie Pop. Introduced in 2008, pomegranate is one of a bunch of new flavors launched in recent years: watermelon, blue raspberry (yuck), and banana (double yuck). But the pomegranate flavor is wonderful, reminiscent of classic cherry but more fruity and puckery. It actually tastes like pomegranate, which is more than I can say for the center, which tastes less like chocolate than choco-scented crayon. Tootsie would love for consumers to weigh in on the new flavors and suggest others. Peppermint, maybe? -
New Finds: Maple Bitters from Vermont
2 Nov 2009 | 7:55 amVermont-based Urban Moonshine makes maple bitters using organic botanicals. Imbibe has a nice cocktail idea on its blog for using them, courtesy of John Gertsen of Drink in Boston. We think they’d be a delicious addition to our Log Cabin cocktail recipe: apple brandy, maple liqueur, sparkling apple cider, and lemon juice. If you want to try your hand at making your own bitters, we also have easy recipes for grapefruit, saffron-cardamom, and cherry-vanilla, among others. Urban Moonshine Maple Bitters, $10.99 -
New Finds: The Grand Central Baking Book
29 Oct 2009 | 10:58 amThe new cookbook from the minichain of Grand Central bakeries scattered throughout Portland and Seattle is full of simple, classic recipes: clafouti; rustic fruit tarts organized by season; “hand pies” filled with spicy potatoes or steak and onion; homemade graham cracker sandwich cookies filled with vanilla cream … the list goes on. It’s not a book of fancy trendy things, just stuff that is timelessly appealing, presented in a way that feels accessible and nonintimidating. It would be a nice gift for someone just getting interested in baking. The Grand Central Baking…
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Epicurious
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Best-Loved Recipes for Holiday Parties
20 Nov 2009 | 11:45 amCelebrate with cocktail-party bites and beverages: These Epicurious recipes received high marks from our loyal users--comments and tips included. -
Have a Veggie Thanksgiving
20 Nov 2009 | 10:30 amTrying out a couple of these meat-free recipes will not only please vegetarian guests, it will also enhance your culinary repertoire. -
Delicious Dinners in a Flash
19 Nov 2009 | 12:30 pmFor families on the go, exotic dinners may seem stressful. We have a solution: an Armenian-style veggie stew. -
One Thing No Tailgate Should Be Without
19 Nov 2009 | 10:45 amDrinks are an essential part of any good pregame celebration--pack plenty to satisfy your crowd. -
Homemade or "Faux-Made" Edible Gifts
18 Nov 2009 | 11:44 amWhether you make it, buy it, or buy it and make believe you made it, your friends and family will be thrilled.
