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BUZZ - Trends, News and Views
By Editors: Apirl 2008
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Our quick (and unscientific) look at some of the trends and news we find interesting and relevant
Making Cognac Trendy Again
The Cognac industry trade body -- the “Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac” - held a summit inviting some of the world’s best bartenders to come up with new recipes for Brandy.
“Their mission: Create a trendy cocktail that will make the liquor's popularity soar. The result was a Cognac, ginger and lemonade-based drink called the Summit.”
Read the whole story from the Wall Street Journal
A History of the Hangover
From slate.com comes this detailed and interesting article on hangovers. Don’t let this introduction from the article scare you off this hangover story. “A History of the Hangover. Their prevalence during recessions; Baseball and the hangover; the search for a cure; are all hangovers bad?
Read Inigo Thomas’s article from slate.com
Bananas for a hangover – and banana wine?
Did you know the U.S. imports an estimated 4 million tons of bananas a year? Or that “Because they’re a major source of potassium, vitamin C, and other nutrients, bananas are believed to aid in the treatment of morning sickness and hangovers.”
read this trivia and more about the banana courtesy of Mental_Floss
the same source of our story last month on the Sweet Potato (see below
The sweet potato -- The tasty tater!
What's the difference between a yam and a sweet potato? Where are they from? Why are they so good for you? What Shakespeare's play highlights this tasty starch? As a fan of sweet potato I was shocked to see how many people enjoy sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and this is the first time I have ever heard of sweet potatoes as an alternative to coffee! All this info and much more in this article from Mental Floss.
Prime-time wine
The Globe and Mail's Beppi Crosariol reports on the development of a new wine-making show called "The Wine Makers."
Crosariol describes the show as "a new television series based in California that promises to add suspense, humiliation and betrayal to wine education. Call it The Apprentice with grapes. Or, more specifically, The Apprentice with grapes and brains."
The prize for the winning wine maker includes a contract to make and market the wine and a commitment from a U.S. steakhouse chain to sell the winning wine by the glass in its restaurants across the U.S.
Read more about this show, scheduled to air on PBS early this summer »
