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Category Archive: Culture

An Honest Valentine

An Honest Valentine

The food: Assorted Chocolate Valentine Hearts Where to find it: Alegio Chocolate, Palo Alto, California -:- Panos scoffed, “American chocolate lies. Hershey’s Chocolate is to chocolate like Fox News is to …

 

Food Friday: …Or Maybe They’re Fishy in Sweden

Food Friday: …Or Maybe They’re Fishy in Sweden

The food: Swedish Fish licorice Where to find it: Any random 7-Eleven in Stockholm, Sweden – they’re everywhere. -:- I might have said last week that Norway’s clean-smelling fish …

 

How To Find Your Mission in Life

How To Find Your Mission in Life

Short answer: Use Facebook chat. My story: One idle Wednesday evening I basked in Facebook’s blue and white social playground and found my mission in life. Like …

 

#FoodFriday: Everyone Loves Vienna Sausage

#FoodFriday: Everyone Loves Vienna Sausage

The food: Pikante Bratwurst Where to find it: Stephansplatz, Vienna, Austria -:- This is how the Austrians really eat when it comes to late-night snacking. At dusk, wheeled carts creep …

 

#FoodFriday: Something’s Fishy in Norway

#FoodFriday: Something’s Fishy in Norway

The food: King Crab Legs Where to find it: Fisketorget, Bergen, Norway -:- As you suanter through Bergen, Norway, many scents waft by you. However, the stench of the …

 

Poor Social Workers Like MLK are the Best Entrepreneurs

Poor Social Workers Like MLK are the Best Entrepreneurs

Today we honor Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the greatest Americans, and, dare I say, entrepreneurs who ever lived. Yes, he didn’t build a …

 

#FoodFriday: The Venetian Cocktail

#FoodFriday: The Venetian Cocktail

The food: Bellini Cocktail Where to find it: Harry’s Bar, Venice, Italy -:- As you can tell from my previous post, I’m in a Venetian mood. Also, tonight …

 

Your Crew on Life’s Voyage

Your Crew on Life’s Voyage

Today, I offer you a haiku: Life offers big waves, So voyage with friends and fun, Why do otherwise? Photo taken in the harbors of Venice, Italy

 

#FoodFriday: Berlin’s Chocolate

#FoodFriday: Berlin’s Chocolate

The food: Crunchy Nougat Symphony Cake Where to find it: Fassbender & Rausch: Chocolatiers at the Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin, Germany -:- You saunter into the wonderland of Berlin’s Fassbender & …

 

Welcome to #FoodFriday

Welcome to #FoodFriday

The food: Pickled and Smoked Quail’s Egg Where to find it: Noma, Copenhagen, Denmark -:- It’s been a long week for you. Oh, Friday evenings. You savor this moment …