Milan's bar scene is famous for its "aperitivi" ie. evening drinks. One wine bar, Wineria, is trying a slightly different tack with its marketing - pay with a kiss. Video below sort of explains it in action: http://youtu.be/lddRUD-dncg Full story (in Italian) … [Read more...] about Pay For Your Drink With a Kiss
Not Your Ordinary Chicken
I had dinner the other evening in Rouge Tomate in Brussels. The main course was: “Coq des prés” chicken filet with seared foie gras, mustard breaded spinach, farro and a thyme and white Sancerre reduction It was incredible. A fantastic combination of flavours in a lovely setting … [Read more...] about Not Your Ordinary Chicken
Setting Up A Personal Budget With YNAB
A few times over the last few years I've tried to setup and track my personal budget. I know I should do it, but it's one of those things I've always been really bad at doing. So a couple of days ago I decided to fix this situation once and for all. I'd already tried a few desktop applications for tracking expenses etc., but the problem with them all was that they weren't … [Read more...] about Setting Up A Personal Budget With YNAB
Campbells Retro packaging
I'm not sure what Campbell's are up to, but you can currently get some of their products in very retro style packaging. Spotted at my local Dunnes Stores. … [Read more...] about Campbells Retro packaging
Botero
Seeing a Botero "in the flesh" is always better than just looking at a photo of one .. … [Read more...] about Botero