Featured Blog Posts – October 2010 Archive (6)

Whenever someone shouts “I should kill you....This is so #$*! good, I should kill you!” and then kisses and hugs the chef, it makes you want to eat the food, right? Thankfully, that’s the mindset of my fellow food-loving friends. After watching Stanley Tucci’s 1996 film Big Night, one of my gourmand friends was unable to shake the thought. A mission was set in motion to find a chef to create the…

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Do you pick up the phone to call or text when someone doesn’t call you as expected or show up on time? Do you try to stop yourself from feeling anxious when someone isn’t following through with what he said he would do? Do you try to intervene in order to prevent your own discomfort? Are you someone who doesn’t bring up certain subjects because you fear your loved one’s reactions? Do you keep your dissatisfactions to yourself rather than invoke anger from your mate? If you answered “yes” to any… Continue

The stars were aligned for Opening Night of the Ringling International Arts Festival, and event organizers aligned them perfectly. Pre-performance champagne toasts in theater lobbies began the evening with sparkle that carried throughout the evening. As The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and Baryshnikov Arts Center partnered for the festival, the Night of Premieres included four world premiere performances: solos by Mikhail Baryshnikov and…

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Everyone has ideas about what they wish the man or woman in their life would do differently. Whenever you notice this person begin to do something that you’ve been wishing he or she would do, give positive reinforcement. Even if what he or she is doing is only a semblance of what you would like, make sure to express appreciation for the effort. Name the specific behavior you’d like to see more of, without derailing him or her about the part he or she didn’t do. Save that conversation for a… Continue

In our 35 years of "fighting" - aka "the war on cancer", little has changed in the occurrence of cancer in our population, if anything, we have seen an increase. Part of this is due to early detection based on newer diagnostic imaging and computer technologies. The present day standards of treatment are chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and transplantation. A recent statement out of John Hopkins reveals that such treatments must include support of the body's immune system through diet,… Continue

Iron Chef recently came to Sarasota when a group of friends formed Iron Chef Sarasota. Periodically, we’ll be gathering for a cook-off featuring a secret ingredient announced two days prior to the dinner along with the assigned course. The…

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