In re: What’s Putin up to these day? Tracking his Knoi his dog

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s black labrador dog, Koni, Friday was given a collar that will allow her master to track her movements by satellite. via Putin’s dog gets a satellite collar | U.S. | Reuters At a meeting about Russia’s new GLONASS global positioning system Putin was able to get his black lab setup [...]

In re: Gourmet Magazine has some cheap & good eats in Cleveland

Despite living 2 hours away from Cleveland where I grew up I have been fortunate to be able to stay up to date on the food scene up there and to say the least its a pretty impressive spread of choices that is growing up there despite the tough times.  This is the point of [...]

In re: Make-Believe Maverick

On the grounds between the two brick colleges, the chitchat between the scion of four-star admirals and the son of a prizefighter turns to their academic travels; both colleges sponsor a trip abroad for young officers to network with military and political leaders in a distant corner of the globe. “I’m going to the Middle [...]

In re: Chefs Are Taking On the Whole Cow

Mr. Benno butchers his own pigs throughout the year, and spring lamb and venison in season, building degustation menus that proceed through various bits of anatomy. In the Per Se kitchen, pork shanks are braised, pig tails are fried and pork trimmings turned into classic French charcuterie. The tricky part of whole-animal cooking, he pointed [...]

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