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Monday, September 27, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Do it!: Restaurants
JAPANESE
KIKO SUSHI
***
Visiting Kiko is like stepping inside a dream. Your maitre d' is wearing sunglasses in a softly lit room. A white sculpture wall swirls up to your left, sparkling lights swinging above. A bamboo fence separates the dining room into two spaces, one draped with a crisp crimson kimono, the other open to the bar, which is adorned simply with a basket of fresh mangoes. Most of the food is out of a dream too. Wild salmon sashimi nestled against a mound of angel-haired daikon. A pile of panko-crusted vegetables: slender asparagus, a whole hot mushroom, a sickle of acorn squash, and delicate onion rings. Skewers of tender yakitori chicken basted with sweet tare are ambrosial with a bottle of ice-cold Kirin Ichiban for sipping. Poached spinach leaves sit in a pool of light, lemony soy sauce. Spicy agedashi tofu and a bowl of grilled chicken with egg and onion are comforting but plain, bringing you back down to earth. But the "freestyle rolls" are named by a flight of fantasy- Crunch and Munch, Sakura Spider, Rapture Roll - and all are fresh and balanced. The Kracken roll is an epic sonnet: a whole stuffed squid, sliced into rings, purple tentacles proffered alongside the body. After all this, tempura-fried ice cream and crepes stuffed with mango and strawberries seem a tad boring, but both are well prepared. To drink, order Asahi (dry Japanese beer) or share a bottle of silky chilled sake. The servers are equipped with an excellent sense of humour and a love for the menu, although they sometimes forget to bring out this or that. A small suggestion: invest in fancier chopsticks. It seems a crime to use such common utensils here. Wheelchair accessible. Lunch Monday to Saturday (11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), dinner Monday to Saturday (5 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Sunday (4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.). Appetizers $1.95-$11.95, sushi/sashimi $4.95 and up, rolls/mains $4.95-$19.95). 349B Preston St. http://www.kikosushibar.com/
KIKO SUSHI
***
Visiting Kiko is like stepping inside a dream. Your maitre d' is wearing sunglasses in a softly lit room. A white sculpture wall swirls up to your left, sparkling lights swinging above. A bamboo fence separates the dining room into two spaces, one draped with a crisp crimson kimono, the other open to the bar, which is adorned simply with a basket of fresh mangoes. Most of the food is out of a dream too. Wild salmon sashimi nestled against a mound of angel-haired daikon. A pile of panko-crusted vegetables: slender asparagus, a whole hot mushroom, a sickle of acorn squash, and delicate onion rings. Skewers of tender yakitori chicken basted with sweet tare are ambrosial with a bottle of ice-cold Kirin Ichiban for sipping. Poached spinach leaves sit in a pool of light, lemony soy sauce. Spicy agedashi tofu and a bowl of grilled chicken with egg and onion are comforting but plain, bringing you back down to earth. But the "freestyle rolls" are named by a flight of fantasy- Crunch and Munch, Sakura Spider, Rapture Roll - and all are fresh and balanced. The Kracken roll is an epic sonnet: a whole stuffed squid, sliced into rings, purple tentacles proffered alongside the body. After all this, tempura-fried ice cream and crepes stuffed with mango and strawberries seem a tad boring, but both are well prepared. To drink, order Asahi (dry Japanese beer) or share a bottle of silky chilled sake. The servers are equipped with an excellent sense of humour and a love for the menu, although they sometimes forget to bring out this or that. A small suggestion: invest in fancier chopsticks. It seems a crime to use such common utensils here. Wheelchair accessible. Lunch Monday to Saturday (11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.), dinner Monday to Saturday (5 p.m. to 11 p.m.), Sunday (4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.). Appetizers $1.95-$11.95, sushi/sashimi $4.95 and up, rolls/mains $4.95-$19.95). 349B Preston St. http://www.kikosushibar.com/
Do it!: Music
Mavis Staples
You Are Not Alone
****
Gospel/R&B
You know something serious is up when Mavis Staples is playing Lollapalooza. The 71-year-old R&B-gospel great was joined by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy during her performance at the Chicago music festival last month, but the unlikely pair had already teamed up to make this inspired album of spirituals and soul-sanctified covers. With Tweedy keeping it real authentic behind the boards, Staples takes it to church on traditionals, two songs from dad Pop Staples and others by John Fogerty and Randy Newman. Tweedy also contributes two originals, including the title track, on which Staples provides the comfort of a higher power.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10675839
You Are Not Alone
****
Gospel/R&B
You know something serious is up when Mavis Staples is playing Lollapalooza. The 71-year-old R&B-gospel great was joined by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy during her performance at the Chicago music festival last month, but the unlikely pair had already teamed up to make this inspired album of spirituals and soul-sanctified covers. With Tweedy keeping it real authentic behind the boards, Staples takes it to church on traditionals, two songs from dad Pop Staples and others by John Fogerty and Randy Newman. Tweedy also contributes two originals, including the title track, on which Staples provides the comfort of a higher power.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10675839
Do it!: My journey to live a bigger & bolder life!
Eat more fat. I eat a balanced diet. I don't deprive myself.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Do it!: My journey to live a bigger & bolder life!
Eat less fat. I eat less food with lots of fat and more foods with less fat, as well as buying leaner cuts of meat when grocery shopping.
Do it!: TELEVISION
COMMUNITY
THURS. 9/23
8 P.M. NBC
Betty White madness continues! She teaches anthropology as season 2 kicks off.
http://www.nbc.com/community/
THURS. 9/23
8 P.M. NBC
Betty White madness continues! She teaches anthropology as season 2 kicks off.
http://www.nbc.com/community/
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Do it!: TELEVISION
BETTER WITH YOU (ABC)
JoAnna Garcia and Jennifer Finnigan are sisters, each in a relationship, each unsure how to handle their wisecracking parents. This sitcom can't be dinged for its acting, which is smooth across the board, but it feels inorganic, like something cloned from the lab that houses the sitcom genome. It's a temperature-controlled How I Met Your Mother. **
http://abc.go.com/shows/better-with-you
JoAnna Garcia and Jennifer Finnigan are sisters, each in a relationship, each unsure how to handle their wisecracking parents. This sitcom can't be dinged for its acting, which is smooth across the board, but it feels inorganic, like something cloned from the lab that houses the sitcom genome. It's a temperature-controlled How I Met Your Mother. **
http://abc.go.com/shows/better-with-you
Do it!: My journey to live a bigger & bolder life!
Eliminate salt. I am always conciously trying to reduce my salt intake.
http://www.wikihow.com/Follow-a-Low-Sodium-Diet
http://www.wikihow.com/Follow-a-Low-Sodium-Diet
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Do it!: Restaurants
HOT SPOT
Southern Comfort
Welcome to Jean Albert's. (Don't you dare pronounce it the French way - those are English names!) Already known in Hallville, out Osgoode way, for its southern hospitality, this restaurant has recently grown up and moved to Ottawa. Co-owner LeRoy Walden wants to acquaint this town with victuals he recalls his grandmother in Georgia cooking for the whole congregation. So at Jean Albert's, you'll find deep-fried chicken (crisp and light), sweet pulled pork, meaty, beef chili, corn pancakes (called sweet water cornbread), collard greens, sweet potato pie, and buttermilk pie. One or another of those dishes just has to make you feel good. For LeRoy intends you to leave all worries behind you, there at the threshold. Thank goodness we can count on the other owner, LeRoy's wife, Jennifer Walden. Someone has to be organized, keep things on the straight and narrow. Upstairs, there's music. On the third Friday of every month, dress up vintage-style and dance at the Cotton Club Lounge. Time to just relax, honeychild, and loosen your tie. Why here's Ethel Waters now, singing "Oh Daddy." Best get ready to rumba! Jean Albert's, 495 Somerset St. W.
http://ottawafoodies.com/vendor/1530
Southern Comfort
Welcome to Jean Albert's. (Don't you dare pronounce it the French way - those are English names!) Already known in Hallville, out Osgoode way, for its southern hospitality, this restaurant has recently grown up and moved to Ottawa. Co-owner LeRoy Walden wants to acquaint this town with victuals he recalls his grandmother in Georgia cooking for the whole congregation. So at Jean Albert's, you'll find deep-fried chicken (crisp and light), sweet pulled pork, meaty, beef chili, corn pancakes (called sweet water cornbread), collard greens, sweet potato pie, and buttermilk pie. One or another of those dishes just has to make you feel good. For LeRoy intends you to leave all worries behind you, there at the threshold. Thank goodness we can count on the other owner, LeRoy's wife, Jennifer Walden. Someone has to be organized, keep things on the straight and narrow. Upstairs, there's music. On the third Friday of every month, dress up vintage-style and dance at the Cotton Club Lounge. Time to just relax, honeychild, and loosen your tie. Why here's Ethel Waters now, singing "Oh Daddy." Best get ready to rumba! Jean Albert's, 495 Somerset St. W.
http://ottawafoodies.com/vendor/1530
Do it!: Must Try Before You Die Tastes!
Soul food from Jean Albert's Roll up your sleeves, grab a bottle of Frank's RedHot sauce, and dig into a plateful of crispy, southern-fried chicken; meaty, sweet, and boozy falling-off-the-bone pork ribs; and sides such as collard greens, mac and cheese, creamed corn, and candied yams. Save room for the decadent old-fashioned desserts: banana pudding, peach cobbler, and sweet potato pie. You'll be glad you did. Jean Albert's, 495 Somerset St. W.http://ottawafoodies.com/vendor/1530
Do it!: Classic Conundrums
A woman from New York married ten different men from that city yet she did not break any laws. None of the men died, and she never divorced. How was this possible?
Do it!: Classic Conundrums
Two very popular and common objects carry out the same function yet one of them has thousands of moving parts and the other hasn't any. What are the two objects?
An hourglass and a sundial.
An hourglass and a sundial.
Do it!: Coffee Shops
STARBUCKS COFFEE
Iced Caffe Latte
May have to add flavor, as it has a very strong coffee taste.
http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/iced-caffe-latte?foodZone=9999
Iced Caffe Latte
May have to add flavor, as it has a very strong coffee taste.
http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/iced-caffe-latte?foodZone=9999
Do it!: Beauty Reporter
Chanel Le Vernis nail color in Paradoxal
Celeb nail pro Tom Bachik's predictions for this year's hot hues: "Edgy dark purple or full-coverage beige."
http://www.chanel.com/en_US/fragrance-beauty/Makeup-Nails-LE-VERNIS-89314
Celeb nail pro Tom Bachik's predictions for this year's hot hues: "Edgy dark purple or full-coverage beige."
http://www.chanel.com/en_US/fragrance-beauty/Makeup-Nails-LE-VERNIS-89314
Do it!: My journey to live a bigger & bolder life!
Overcome my prejudices. I don't feel I have any as I have a completely open mind.
http://www.guruhabits.com/prejudice.html
http://www.guruhabits.com/prejudice.html
Monday, September 20, 2010
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