| Norwich: Orgasmic
With a name like Orgasmic this gastro-bar puts itself in a position where it's got to deliver - and good food is something you simply cannot fake. This is one of those places that attempts to appeal to all comers. On Friday and Saturday nights its rammed with lively revellers, but at lunchtimes and early evening, when food rather than lager and cocktails are the most common orders, there's an altogether different, laid-back vibe.Facing new competition on its doorstep, Orgasmic has recently undergone a bit of a facelift. A new spacious upstairs has been created giving extra leather sofa lounging space and room for more tables. While downstairs the place has become noticeably more restaurant than bar.To go with this there's a new menu - but don't worry, the gourmet pizzas, which you can actually watch being cooked in the wood fired oven, are still the star of the show.
Cooking Classes Offered at Quality Street Kitchen & Catering
Quality Street Kitchen & Catering is a multi-dimensional business in Leonardtown, serving Southern Maryland with kitchen culinary products, classes to advance your food preparation skills, and catering for you or your place of business.
Quality Street Kitchen & Catering is offering a series of instructional cooking classes for all skill levels. Chefs have been invited from a number of local businesses including the Back Creek Inn Bed and Breakfast, Blue Heron Bed and Breakfast, Blue Wind Gourmet, the Broome-Howard House, Vinchenzos and the Woodlands Grille. Classes will include Cajun, Italian, Indian, Australian, Spanish, Mexican, French and classic and elegant American dishes.
Visit the Quality Street Kitchen web site at www.qualitystreetcatering.com for a comprehensive schedule of classes, including themes, a detailed menu, and information about guest chefs, dates, time and cost.
Gourmet Guys get guts growling
Chefs fine-tuned their recipes for competition, guests reviewed the menu, money flowed from pockets, and the feeding frenzy began Sunday at the Gourmet Guys fundraiser at the Center for Active Generations in Sioux Falls.
It was the sixth year for this fundraiser for the center, and the smell of a good meal enticed hundreds.
The event gathered more than 40 Sioux Falls men to serve up their own special recipes for guests. Money goes to support programs and services at the center. Gerald Beninga, president and CEO of the Center for Active Generations, said the large crowds and a gathering of famous "chefs" is like magic.
"It is a big social event, brings out people and resources from every part of our community," he said. Tom Hanson, KDLT-TV anchor, is in his fourth year, and said it is amazing how much the crowd has grown throughout the years.
Memphis has great places to improve cooking skills
Last week, I got an e-mail from a reader asking about good places to go for cooking classes. "I am not trying to be a professional chef or anything, just looking for a class to give me ideas and knowledge about cooking for my family," she said. Memphis is lucky to have some great places around town where the home cook can brush up on the basics as well as learn some new techniques and recipes. .
Saving Starbucks' Soul
Chairman Howard Schultz is on a mission to take his company back to its roots. Oh, yeah—he also wants to triple sales in five years
"A heady aroma of coffee reached out and drew me in. I stepped inside and saw what looked like a temple for the worship of coffee.... It was my Mecca. I had arrived." — Howard Schultz on his first visit to Starbucks in 1981 .
Port Townsend Offers Tea Parties for Young Girls
Fancy hats, elegant table settings and delicious cuisine await you and a special someone at the Port Gamble Tea House. Enjoy sandwiches, fruit tarts, quiche, tea cookies, fondue and gourmet truffles. Delicious beverages include many imported teas, flavored hot chocolates and French press coffee. The tea room also features Theme Tea Parties for "Little Ladies" (ages 5 to 12) in both a "Victorian Dress-Up Party" and a "Ballerina Party." Parties include dress up clothing, hats, boas, make-up, party favor bags and more. This is a unique atmosphere for creating very special memories. Where: Port Gamble Tea House, 32279 Rainier Ave., Port Gamble .
Barbecue fanatic starts group to promote NC's cooking tradition
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Jim Early thinks North Carolina hasn't done enough to show its love for barbecue. So the Winston-Salem man formed the N-C Barbecue Society. The group's goal is to promote all styles, cooking methods and regions. The rolls of the organization include names like Maya Angelou and Bob Timberlake. Early says in the past the state has bowed to other barbecue hot spots like Memphis and Kansas City. He's established a historic barbecue trail that promotes 25 restaurants. He plans additional barbecue festivals and wants to produce documentaries on the Tar Heel cuisine. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. .
Weird News - Kelly Tracer
Teens: Forget what your parents are saying, all that text messaging you are doing could pay off big-time if you get good enough. Practice, practice, practice, and you might win enough money to pay for college.
Here's one of today's odd stories from Associated Press:
13-year-old Pennsylvania teen wins $25,000 prize in New York text-messaging contest
NEW YORK -- Thirteen-year-old Morgan Pozgar, of Claysburg, Pa., was crowned LG National Texting champion Saturday after she typed "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" from "Mary Poppins" in 15 seconds.
"I'm going to go shopping and buy lots of clothes," the teen said after winning her $25,000 prize from the electronics company LG.
Morgan defeated nearly 200 other competitors at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan to become East Coast champion and then beat West Coast champion Eli Tirosh, 21, of Los Angeles.
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