562 posts tagged serge

For its 11th Edition, The Chocolate Show (New York) moves to bigger and better digs at Pier 94. The event this year takes place from November 7 to November 8. It will happen side by side with with Cook, Eat, Drink, Live. So foodies will have plenty to explore and munch on...

In my morning scan of the world, Norway's Constitution Day, was part of the catch. The holiday is celebrated on May 17. The Norwegian Constitution was adopted in 1814. May 17 is also the occasion (according to the official Norway site in the US) for "students in their last year of upper secondary school celebrate the end of 13 years of school, even though many still have to pass final exams.

Many cities celebrate Bike to Work Day 2008 on Friday, May 16. Amongst them the Baltimore metropolitan area which uses the day to kick off their Clean Commute Month. The reason behind it is that May is the beginning of the ground-level ozone season, when we hear about Code Red and Orange Ozone Action Days.

“ALL TUNES BOUGHT FOR CASH MONEY FROM ROUGH TRADE OR PHONICA RECORDS LONDON ENGLAND” Foals - Balloons - Kieran Hebden sessions 1 (transgressive) I like the rawness and the grooves, good band reminds me of early rapture stuff ! Good track to drop in a techno set.

My favorite is actually the Serge Gainsbourg (“Foux du Fafa”), parody...Francophilia rules!

I am staying away from art and craft today for Tokyo Thursdays. Instead I went looking for Foodie Bits and was lucky to find a flurry of details on Japanese Delicacies organized by region on the Japan National Tourist Organization site. I decided to showcase one dish amongst them all, Monja-yaki, a popular dish in Tokyo.

Most leisure or business travelers visiting Mumbai have planned their trip in detail. One thing that they might not have carefully considered is the clothes. Anand Giridharadas offers some suggestions in Dressed by the Best: What to Wear in Mumbai? (Globespotters).

WARNING: FABULOUSITY LEVELS APPROACHING CRITICAL ZONE Amazing psychedelic agogo fantasia featuring Brigitte Bardot, Sacha Distel and Serge Gainsbourg on electric sitar. [via Contact Has Been Made]

It's not everyday that a wine tasting lands at the airport. Want to see what Pinot Noir of the 2007 Vintage has to offer and do good at the same time? The Hospices of Sonoma holds a number of events over the week-end including a tasting and auction Saturday afternoon, May 3rd at the Santa Rosa/ Kaiser Air Center.

Let me confess! I am guilty of coming short on rest time? I get 6 hours of sleep at best week nights, 8 on the week-end. The only way I catch up is by taking a nap in the morning after the kids are off to school. I had to question my unhealthy schedule and its consequences after reading Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor (David, Signal vs Noise).