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"The same goes for the Spartans. One-against-one, they are as good as anyone in the world. But when they fight in a body, they are the best of all. For though they are free men, they are not entirely free. They accept Law as their master. And they respect this master more than your subjects respect you. Whatever he commands, they do. And his command never changes: It forbids them to flee in battle, whatever the number of their foes. He requires them to stand firm -- to conquer or die." - From Herodotus' dialogue between Demaratos and Xerxes
In the eighth century B.C., Sparta needed more fertile land to support a booming population, so it decided to take over and use the fertile land of its neighbors, the Messenians. Inevitably, the result was war. The First Messenian War was fought between 700-680 or 690-670 B.C. At the end of twenty years of fighting, the Messenians lost their freedom and became agricultural laborers for the victorious Spartans. From then on the Messenians were known as helots.
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Helots of Messenia From Perseus' Thomas R. Martin, An Overview of Classical Greek History from Homer to Alexander
The Spartans took the rich land of their neighbors and made them helots, forced laborers. The helots were always looking for an opportunity to revolt and did in time revolt, but the Spartans won despite an overwhelming shortage of population.
Eventually the serf-like helots rebelled against their Spartan overlords, but by then the population problem in Sparta had been reversed:. By the time Sparta won the Second Messenian War (c. 640 B.C.), helots outnumbered Spartans by possibly as much as ten to one. Since the Spartans still wanted helots to do their work for them, the Soartan overlords had to devise a method of keeping them in check:
The Military State.
In Sparta, boys left their mothers at age 7 to live in barracks with other Spartan boys, for the next 13 years. They were under constant surveillance:
"In order that the boys might never lack a ruler even when the Warden was away, he gave authority to any citizen who chanced to be present to require them to do anything that he thought right, and to punish them for any misconduct. This had the effect of making the boys more respectful; in fact boys and men alike respect their rulers above everything. [2.11] And that a ruler might not be lacking to the boys even when no grown man happened to be present, he selected the keenest of the prefects, and gave to each the command of a division. And so at Sparta the boys are never without a ruler."
- From Xenophon Constitution of the Lacedaimonians 2.1
The state-controlled education [agoge] in Sparta was designed not to instill literacy, but fitness, obedience, and courage. Boys were taught survival skills, encouraged to steal what they needed without getting caught, and, under certain circumstances, to murder helots. At birth unfit boys would be killed. The weak continued to be weeded out, those who survived would know how to cope with inadequate food and clothing:
"After they were twelve years old, they were no longer allowed to wear any undergarments, they had one coat to serve them a year; their bodies were hard and dry, with but little acquaintance of baths and unguents; these human indulgences they were allowed only on some few particular days in the year. They lodged together in little bands upon beds made of the rushes which grew by the banks of the river Eurotas, which they were to break off with their hands with a knife; if it were winter, they mingled some thistle-down with their rushes, which it was thought had the property of giving warmth."
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Separation from the family continued throughout their lives. As adults, men did not live with their wives, but ate at common mess halls with the other men of the syssitia. Marriage meant little more than clandestine dalliances. Even women weren't held to fidelity. Spartan men were expected to contribute a prescribed share of the provisions. If they failed, they were expelled from the syssitia and lost some of their Spartan citizenship rights.
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From Xenophon Constitution of the Lacedaimonians 2.1
"[2.2] Lycurgus, on the contrary, instead of leaving each father to appoint a slave to act as tutor, gave the duty of controlling the boys to a member of the class from which the highest offices are filled, in fact to the "Warden" as he is called. He gave this person authority to gather the boys together, to take charge of them and to punish them severely in case of misconduct. He also assigned to him a staff of youths provided with whips to chastise them when necessary; and the result is that modesty and obedience are inseparable companions at Sparta."


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Google was able to add pinch-to-zoom, a feature that was a glaring absence at launch. That function now works in the Nexus One's browser, Google Maps application, and within the photo gallery.
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Woot! Getting this update much sooner than I had thought. I wonder if the Steve Jobs comments lit a fire underneath Google's feet.
This is another reason why you may want to hold of rooting your Nexus One. I suspect we will see a constant stream of Nexus One updates, and you wont be able to get any updates via google if you root your Nexus One.
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OBAMA NOMINATES DIVERSE SET OF JUDICIAL CANDIDATES -- Miami Herald, http://www.miamiherald.com, Feb. 6, 2014.
By The Associated Press. President Barack Obama nominated a diverse group of candidates Wednesday [Feb.] to be judges as the White House tries to address concerns from black lawmakers about minority representation on the federal bench. The White House noted that only one of the five nominees was a white male. One nominee was Florida state judge Darrin Gayles, who would be the first openly gay black man to serve as a federal judge if confirmed by the Senate. Obama nominated three others for federal district court judgeships in Florida — Florida state judges Beth Bloom and Carlos Eduardo Mendoza and attorney Paul Byron.
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The Florida Bar has been asked to recommend reinstatement for Henry "Hank" Adorno, the former Coral Gables attorney whose law license was suspended in 2010. No decision has been made yet. A stipulated reinstatement would have to be approved by the Bar's director of lawyer regulation and board of governors. The Florida Supreme Court has final say on Adorno's license. In November, The Bar ran an ad in the Daily Business Review seeking comment from "any persons having knowledge bearing upon petitioner's fitness or qualifications to resume the practice of law." Adorno once headed Adorno & Yoss, one of the nation's largest minority-owned law firms. He was suspended in 2010 for three years for mishandling a class action settlement by not paying refunds to Miami taxpayers who paid an unconstitutional fire fee.
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It became clear Sunday that the New York Jets are thinking about making a run at finding the right package to entice the Denver Broncos to trade wide receiver Brandon Marshall(notes), according to the seattlepi.com.
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Providing equal access for students with disabilities is a shared University responsibility. An open mind and a positive attitude allow for creative alternatives for students to achieve their full potential. As Northwestern becomes more physically accessible by removing architectural barriers, we must also work towards the removal of invisible attitudinal barriers facing students with disabilities. Cooperation is the key.
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The number of teenagers receiving help for drug and alcohol problems has levelled after rising steadily for the past few years. The number of under-18s in specialist substance misuse services in England during 2009-10 was 23,528.
This is a reduction of 525 compared to 2008-09, and indicates that demand is stabilising following the sharp rise in the number of young people coming into substance misuse services between 2005 and 2008.
In March 2008, a new 10 year national drugs strategy document was published: Drugs: protecting families and communities. This new drug strategy presents an agenda which strongly reinforces the main points of the last strategy with its emphasis on crime reduction and community safety. Like its predecessor, it says less about individual health and social outcomes. In the same month the United Kingdom Drug Policy Commission, (UKDPC), an independent think tank, published a major report on the drugs strategy and its key focus criminal justice.
WIRED is a grassroots initiative to tackle drug and alcohol misuse that merges real world activities with a website for the purpose of disseminating information, providing support, education and training, carrying out research, and enhancing the impact and reach of other successful programmes.
This discussion paper sets out the Scottish Government's strategic approach to tackling alcohol misuse. It illustrates the scale of alcohol-related harm in Scotland and how addressing this can help to deliver a Wealthier and Fairer, Safer and Stronger, Healthier and Smarter Scotland.
In 2006, Aberlour Child Care Trust and the Scottish Association of Drug and Alcohol Teams joined together to hold a second Think Tank to address the question 'Alcohol or Drugs' Does it make a difference for the Child?'. This report is entirely drawn from the Think Tank's discussions and represents the knowledge and views of experienced managers, practitioners and researchers. It does not include evidence from research or the content of policy and guidance documents.
This document sets out a new framework for local partnerships on alcohol and drugs. It aims to ensure that all bodies involved in tackling alcohol and drugs problems are clear about their responsibilities and their relationships with each other; and to focus activity on the identification, pursuit and achievement of agreed, shared outcomes.
Report building on research into the causes and consequences of social exclusion and complex needs and concluding that, as these can vary by age group and region, identifying and understanding these characteristics can help services be better targeted.
This report, drawing on recent high-quality surveys including reviews and meta-analyses of measures that have proved successful in preventing substance abuse, provides professionals with information on effective drug prevention strategies. This publication provides information about best practice in drug prevention for everyone, working in the field as well as those involved in planning and decision-making at European, national, regional and municipal level.
European Association for the Treatment of Addiction (EATA) is the umbrella organisation for the independent drug and alcohol treatment and aftercare sector. EATA represents services throughout the continuum of care. EATA is a registered charity, working to ensure that people with substance dependencies get the treatment they need. EATA works on behalf of its members alongside governmental bodies to help ensure improved access and quality of treatment for people with substance dependencies.
This is the report of the Alcohol and Drugs Delivery Reform Group. In January 2008 the Delivery Reform Group to improve alcohol and drug delivery arrangements and ensure better outcomes for service users was established by the Scottish Government. Members were invited from the Scottish Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse (SACDM) and the Scottish Ministerial Advisory Committee on Alcohol Problems (SMACAP).


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Less than a month after he stepped down at Bainbridge, legendary high school football coach Ed Pilcher has a new job.
The Berrien County School Board Tuesday night approved the recommendation to hire Ed Pilcher as the next head football coach at Berrien High.
Pilcher has been a head coach for 27 seasons at Early County, Thomas County Central and for the last five years at Bainbridge.
Pilcher told WALB News 10 Sports last week he has three granddaughters in the Nashville area and he is looking forward to being closer to them.
Ed Pilcher takes over for Rob Armstrong who left after one season to become defensive coordinator at Clark Atlanta.
Pilcher is the seventh head football coach at Berrien High in the last ten years.
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What's the name of this Tune Carl Cox spins?
Dark Lotus - Ka-Boom!
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Upstate residents are getting a chance to learn more about the Inland Port that's currently under construction in Greer.
There will be a public information session Friday at the Cannon Centre. The event will have a drop-in format, starting with an open house at 11:30 a.m. Starting at noon, officials from the SC Ports Authority and Norfolk Southern will give a presentation on the project. They'll share information about the new port's design, timeline, transportation routing, and what benefits it will provide the local community.
Following the presentation, there will be another hour for residents to look over the information provided and ask questions about the project. In addition to Norfolk Souther and the Ports Authority, officials from the City of Greer, the Greer Commission of Public Works, and the SC Department of Transportation will be on hand.
Officials broke ground on the Inland Port in March, with plans for a September 2013 opening. The Inland Port will extend the reach of the Ports Authority's marine facilities more than 200 miles to the interior in the heart of the Southeast region's fastest-growing area - the I-85 corridor.
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A NEW pharmacy manager has been appointed at a branch of The Midcounties Co-operative in Kidderminster.
Liz Brooke, of Bewdley, has taken up the position at the Linden Avenue branch. She has worked as a self-employed pharmacist for 18 years, regularly based at Linden Avenue. She has now gone full time, joining the existing five members of the team.
The 41-year-old said: "I'm thrilled to have become a permanent part of the team, especially during the International Year of Co-operatives, which celebrates the values I share with the Society.
"Customers have also been very welcoming, offering their congratulations, which I really appreciate."
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Really, what is offensive holding, and why the conspiracy against Harrison. I watch a lot of NFL games, and no one is held like he is. The refs explained it in the preaseason, some arcane explaination about his feet need to be past the tackle. OK, that happend three times last night, and he was being choked and dragged down, but not one flag.
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Beginners imaginatively explores the hilarity, confusion, and surprises of love through the evolving consciousness of Oliver (Ewan McGregor). Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna (Mélanie Laurent) only months after his father Hal (Christopher Plummer) has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father who - following 44 years of marriage - came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life. The upheavals of Hal's new honesty, by turns funny and moving, brought father and son closer than they'd ever been able to be. Now Oliver endeavors to love Anna with all the bravery, humor, and hope that his father taught him.
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A year ago, when a Saddam statue famously collapsed in
Hypocrisy about press freedom has a lot to do with the current Shiite insurrection. Donald Rumsfeld had an easy retort seven months ago when antiwar protesters interrupted his speech at the National Press Club in
A week before a militia loyal to Moktada al-Sadr began to assault
There's an idea — closing a newspaper for "false reporting†that could "touch off violence.†By that standard, most of the daily papers in the
That false reporting certainly touched off violence. Thanks to the invasion and occupation of
"We took space back quickly, expensively, with total panic and close to maximum brutality,†war correspondent Michael Herr recalled about the
Despite all the belated media exposure of the Bush administration's prewar lies, we are now seeing a familiar spectrum of response in mainstream
Numerous commentators have criticized President Bush for policy flaws. The tactical critiques are profuse, as when an April 6 editorial by the New York Times lamented that
Such carefully chosen language is notable for what it does not say: Get
Year after year, of course, the White House and the editorialists insisted that complete withdrawal of GIs from
In contrast to the wavering bugles of Bush's circumspect critics, we hear the certain trumpets from the likes of George Will. "Regime change, occupation, nation-building — in a word, empire — are a bloody business,†he wrote at the end of April's first week. "Now Americans must steel themselves for administering the violence necessary to disarm or defeat
As for the carnage that results from unleashing the Pentagon's violence, the rationales are inexhaustible. "There are thugs and terrorists in
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1st round- DRE KIRKPATRICK CB Alabama- I know most of you want Dontari Poe but with Manning now in the division, i think it will be a pass first division. We need to strengthen our secondary and this pick will provide exactly that. Kirkpatrick is versatile and can play safety if taught. With this pick we will have the best secondary in the NFL : CB- Routt CB- Flowers FS- Lewis SS- Berry CB- Arenas CB- Kirkpatrick. We could also make Arenas a more offensive weapon like Devin Hester.
1st round Alterante- Luke Kuechly LB Boston College
2nd Round- KEVIN ZEITER G Wisconsin- I feel like the DeCastro pick could help us but we have a pretty good pick with Zeiter. He is a strong blocker and quite fast for a big guy. He could provide a huge improvement at our O- Line. He would be a great replacement for Ryan Lilja when he leaves and a great guard in 2 years.
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3rd Round- NICK JEAN-BAPTISTE NT Baylor- He is a run stuffer, reminds me of Haloti Ngata but not as good. He causes a great amount of disruption in the backfield and is really hard to block when he bull rushes. I think this is a great pick right here.
3rd Round Alternate- Mike Martin DT Michigan
4th round- TREVOR GUYTON DE California- This guy is a great 5 technique defensive lineman. In a 3-4 defense like the Chiefs this guy will help us out enormously with the run and with the pass rushing. He would fit well in the rotation with Glenn Dorsey, Tyson Jackson, and Wallace Gillberry. Excellent pick here, Low risk high reward.
4th Round Alternate- DeQuan Menzie S Alabama
5th Round- MARQUIS MAZE WR Alabama- A small, quick versatile guy that would help a lot in the slot position. Great pick here, sort of like a Antonio Brown.
5th Round Alternate- Garth Gerhart, C/G, Arizona State
6th Round- EDDIE WHITLEY S Virginia Tech- Great pick and provides depth at safety with a pretty good player with ton of improvement. Comes from a university where they excel at secondary (Brandon Flowers).
6th Round Alternate- Darron Thomas QB Oregon
7th round A- BRADIE EWING FB, Wisconsin- This guy paved the way for Montee Ball so he could help us out greatly with blocking Jamaal Charles, Peyton Hillis and Dexter McCluster. Great pick here.
7th Round A Alternate- Mark Asper G Oregon-
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The Worst Season of Francisco Rodriguez's Career
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UPDATE: Following MSU's win over Ohio State, the East Lansing Police and Fire Departments were hard at work responding to fires and crowds across the city.
Leo Allaire, Public Information Officer with ELFD says fire crews responded to between fifty and fifty-five fire incidents last night.
"Mostly everything that was burning was furniture that was pulled out from houses, out of dumpsters, that type of thing," said Allaire, adding many tree limbs were also burned.
"It's hard to predict when this stuff is going to happen. We did not have anything lined up for that, that's why we ended up calling some mutual aid from other surrounding departments," said Allaire.
East Lansing Police say they were sent to the Cedar Village area at 12:04 a.m. regarding multiple fires and large numbers of people.
Officers haven't released numbers yet, but say they made "multiple" arrests.
ELPD was assisted by the Michigan State University Police Department, the Michigan State Police and the Ingham County Sheriff's Office.
The East Lansing Police Department says it will be actively pursuing charges against anyone involved in the incident. To report the names of people involved, or to identify people in pictures, call ELPD at 1 (800) ELPD-TIP or 1 (800) 357-3847.
ELPD says it will release more information Monday morning.
ORIGINAL STORY: Police have made multiple arrests following a large gathering of people and a large fire near the Cedar Village apartments in East Lansing.
Estimates put the crowd of students and fans between 1,000 and 2,000 people. They gathered a couple of blocks from campus to celebrate the Spartans win over Ohio State in the Big Ten championship football game, which sends MSU to the Rose Bowl.
A hashtag on the social networking site Twitter referred to the gathering, the fire, and the arrests as the #RoseBowlRiot.
East Lansing police were joined by troopers from the Michigan State Police to contain and quell the crowds. They seemed to let the crowd burn at least three bonfires in the area near the Cedar Village apartments before moving in, putting out the fires, and dispersing the crowd.
As far as 6 News crews can tell, police did not have to use tear gas on the crowds as they have in past years. East Lansing police confirmed that fact.
But police tell 6 News they did make a number of arrests. The exact number remains unknown as of 3 a.m. There is no word on whether any students, fans, police officers, or firefighters were injured.
While the crowd at the corner of Cedar and River Streets made up the largest crowd, police and firefighters were busy all night responding to a number of fires in the student housing areas near downtown East Lansing. The exact number of fires - most of which were either furniture or dumpster fires - remains unknown. The same goes for any arrests associated with those fires.
Stay tuned to 6 News. We'll have continued coverage online as we get more information and we'll have complete coverage Sunday on 6 News.
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Indeed, coming back from the brink of defeat or cup elimination is the United way isn't it? This time last year, we were about to take on Derby here at Old Trafford a goal behind from the first leg and we battered them.
Paddy Crerand and I have seen many ups and downs in this competition from various lofty commentary gantries. He was naturally disappointed by last week's result, but as we snaked our way down through the City fans towards the tunnel to meet up with Sir Alex, we both talked about being hugely encouraged by the performance.
Giggsy was very matter of fact in his post-match interview at Eastlands after the game, but you could see that determination in his eyes, he wants another medal.
The battle will be won in the players minds as much as on the pitch. After all, City haven't been to a League Cup Final since 1976; we were there last year.
Inevitably, Carlos Tevez had to take centre stage last week and after everything that has been said, done and mimed in the past seven days, he'll be keen to make his point at The Theatre of Dreams.
I predict fiery tackles, some quality finishing and controversy by the bucket-load. The trip to Wembley will feel particularly sweet for the winner of this crunch clash. It will be a fiesta of football for the neutral, an emotional rollercoaster for any Red or Blue. Back United and I reckon you'll win some cash, but I bet they make you sweat a bit along the way.


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Mugaritz Restaurant, near San Sebastian, Basque Country
Σάββατο, 25 Σεπτεμβρίου, 2010
This is a long due review of my visit to Mugaritz in June 2010. Mugaritz is listed as number 5 in San Pelegrino's "The Top 50 Restaurants of the World". Michelin's Guide Rouge has awarded him two stars for the last 7 years. Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz is considered to be one of the most exciting new chefs in the world. I had the pleasure of visiting Mugaritz in 2003 for the first time, and I returned in 2010. Originally, the date was set for February, but a mishap prevented me from going. When I called a few days later to reschedule, Amaia (the ever gentle lady in charge of bookings) told me that a fire had destroyed the kitchen and the restaurant would re-open in June.
The entrance to the restaurant is the entrance of a farm turned restaurant. Idyllic and calming. It is difficult to find without a navigator, but it is worth the try.
"I was about to remark that farm-to-table cuisine is nothing new to Americans when a waiter placed two stark white bowls on the table. One held a smooth garlic aioli for dipping; the other contained purplish-white orbs that resembled rarefied Japanese stones. These were Aduriz's famous potatoes, which he'd spent a year researching and perfecting with his pharmacist sister, using a nutrient-rich, edible white clay called kaolin. To obtain the fantastical result, Aduriz dips little boiled Basque spuds in a mix of kaolin and lactose—which makes the coating smooth—then dries them at low heat until a brittle coating forms. Aduriz serves the potatoes in a bowl, among real stones. When I bit into one, the eggshell-thin casing dissolved into the sweet, meltingly tender flesh. I could see what Aduriz meant about luxury."
Source: Anya von Bremzen
The clay potatoes as described by Anya were served in a smoking area outside the main restaurant, and I did not have my camera with me. I could not have believed that such a sumptuous aromatic taste would come from a potato! This is one of the reasons why one should visit Mugaritz. Because you visit the realm "beyond".
Artichokes sliced paper thin, dressed in Iberian ham fat. Very subtle, and aromatic dish. Its key feature though is the texture, as the artichoke is practically raw, and therefore crunchy. One of the challenges of the dish for me was that I am used to have artichokes with lemon, and I was thinking lemon while eating it!
"RAZOR CLAMS flavoured with a rich black bean broth, perfumed with cinnamon oil. SWEET BLACK BEANS."
I come from the school of serving the razor clams grilled with parsley and garlic. To have them like that, swimming in a sweet broth, was a big change. Eventually, I came to like it.
"Over a gelatinous pine nut cream, GLUTINOUS COD FISH and mastic resin."
This was a really challenging dish, as it combined the belly of the cod with pine nut cream and masticha, the resin from the mastic tree on the island of Chios. Again, Aduriz turned things upside down, serving the gelatinous flesh with a sweet aromatic dressing. It worked quite well though, and it made me feel proud, because masticha comes only from Greece. There is no other place in the world where this tree grows.
Salsifi cooked in the calcium oxide to produce a self pureeing vegetable.
"I had no idea what salsify is, but it turned out to be a tuber/root that grows in the sea. I really loved the texture of this thing. Slightly chewy and tough on the outside like the skin of a roasted Japanese sweet potato (this texture reallyexcites me), the inside remained moist and firm but giving. Subtly sweet, it was accompanied by some briny cod roe that exploded with flavour and a sprig of spring onion."
Source: A Summer of Innocence
"MEGRIM STUFFED WITH VEGETABLE PEARLS and pickled herbs. Small sautéed carrots."
Megrim is a type of sole fish. It was juicy, firm, tasty. I loved the baby carrots.
"SKATE FILAMENTS bounded in toasted butter glace, Iberian mild sheen."
The skate worked perfectly with the butter.
"LOIN OF DUCK. Served with iodized compliments; crumblings and shavings of summer truffle."
This was a minimalist dish, bringing forward the taste of the duck and in the background the subtle truffle.
Braised pork shoulder with garlic. The pork is braised at a temperature of 65 degrees Centigrade, so that haemoglobin does not coagulate and the meat does not turn brown. The garlic was crunchy and mighty. I even ate the flowers!!!
Restaurante Arzak – San Sebastian, Donostia, Basque Country
Δευτέρα, 22 Μαρτίου, 2010
Juan Mari Arzak is one of the giants of Basque and International cuisine for the last 35 years.
His restaurant in San Sebastian is a temple of gastronomy.
I visited the restaurant in a very cold day of February, when it was snowing and the city was dressed in white. Unusual weather for a sea resort, even in the heart of winter.
My last visit was back in 2004, with my brother, Manolis and his family.
Arzak was and still is the three-starred restaurant where you feel at home. The atmosphere is warm, service is friendly, and Juan Mari himself tours the tables and chats with the guests. The locals honor Arzak with their patronage, as he is one of them, he has never left them. And Juan Mari makes sure he remains one of the locals, by welcoming them for the last 40 years.
The kitchen on a day by day basis is run by Juan Mari's daughter, Elena Arzak. Elena is the perfect example of a professional whose fame has not gone into their head. She is smiling, friendly and always willing to discuss every aspect of the food she serves.
I forgot my camera at the hotel, and I can show you no pictures, but I will describe the dishes as they came. Elena was kind enough to let me use some of the marketing photos that you see above.
The first dish was caramelized apple disks with foie oil on top. Perfectly balanced, seasoned, each disk a pleasure to watch and taste.
The second dish was a lobster salad with potatoes, which was superb. The key reason was the sauce that came with it, a sauce full of flavors from the lobster and spices.
The third dish was oysters with a crispy shell. Oysters were tender, subtle in flavor and contrasted in texture with the crispy shell.
The fourth dish was an egg with infused flavors.
The fifth dish was "bronzed" monk fish, which was superbly seared and presented with a sauce made from its stock.
The meal concluded with fresh foie, served in a sauce of corn and sweet wine.
There were two deserts, both a combination of cold and warm, with beautiful colors, fruits and chocolate.
Overall, this was an exceptional meal. All dishes were expertly executed. If I had to change something, I would swap the oysters for a dish with baby eels that is superb, but I forgot to ask for it, until I saw it served to the next table, to a couple of gentlemen with whom Juan Mari had a joyous chat.
Having been to Martin Berasategui's restaurant the day before, I can summarize the experience as follows.
Martin is the Mozart of Basque cuisine. Light, exuberant, playful, endless, a creative genius unbound by convention and technique.
Juan Mari and Elena are the Beethoven of the Basque cuisine. The colors are darker, the taste is heavier, the menu items are more familiar, almost classical, and the overall experience is close to perfection, making you feel a different man.
Restaurante Martin Berasategui – Lasarte, near San Sebastian, Basque Country
Κυριακή, 21 Φεβρουαρίου, 2010
It is not often that one is blessed to enjoy the finest of food prepared by one of the top chefs of the world. During my recent visit to San Sebastian, I was fortunate to have lunch in the restaurant of Martin Berasategui, in Lasarte, a small town near San Sebastian. The chef proposes to the visitor to taste rather than eat. This means, he prefers to serve small bites of representative dishes that he has created over the years, rather than one or two big dishes. The degustation menu that he has put together spans the period from 1995 to 2010.
Lightly smoked cod with powder of hazelnuts, coffee and vanilla.
The official name of the dish does not mention that the thin slice of the fish rests on a puree where the taste and flavor of parmesan cheese is prominent. The fish actually disolves into the puree and the combination is inspiring!
Mille feuille of smoked eel, foie gras, spring onions and green apple
This is a signature dish of the chef, one of the dishes that have established him in the Pantheon of modern gastronomy. What is quite remarkable is the balance that he manages to maintain, between the eel and the foie, which have abundant flavor and "personality" .
Salmon de Keia with seaweed, cucumber, lemon and celery ice cream.
This is a very fresh, light bite, made even lighter by the celery ice cream and the strip of lemon sauce. The salmon is velvety, full of flavor.
Squid soup, creamy squid ink ravioli, served with squid crouton
The black ball is a ravioli filled with squid ink, the crouton is a flake with ink juice and rice, and beneath it the chef has placed razor thin slices of squid. This dish is the essence of squid, presented in three distinct forms. The instruction is to put the ravioli in your mouth intact, and then crush it in order to enjoy the power of the ink's taste. Then you water down the powerful taste with the soup's liquid and the rest. The slices of squid add to the harmony of textures, but the taste and flavor are in the liquid stuff.
Oyster with water cress, rocket leaves and lemon grass cream, apple chlorophyll, and oxalis acetosella (wood sorrel)
Extremely delicate flavor and taste, requires meditation to obtain the depth of the delicate structure the chef has put on the dish. A very intellectual dish!
Little pearls of fennel, with emulsion
What you see in the middle is a bouquet of tagliatelle made of gelatin and fennel. It is surrounded by the foamy stuff that also has fennel in it. It is a dish that uplifts you because it is so light!
Cheese and Carabana oil Bubble with endives, red onion juice and Iberian bacon
This is a heavier dish, the bubbles are quite tasty and hearty, while the vegetables and the liquids accompany them well.
Farm's Egg with beet root and liquid salad, lardon and cheese
The test of the artistry of a chef is the cooking of an egg. Here we have the egg (poached without the white) covered by a transparent slice of lardon fat. On top we have pieces of beet root a bit of cheese, black truffle and the liquid herb salad. The combination is ok, but lacks focus. Of all the dishes I tasted this was the weakest.
Warm vegetable salad with seafood, cream of lettuce hearts and juice
This is a painting, a pleasure of the eye. Once you start tasting the salad, you have the feeling of being submerged up to waste level in the sea, and from the waste up to a vegetable and fruit garden. A sheer delight, the gastronomic equivalent of Mozart's String Quintet 6.
Roast red mullet with crystals of soft scales, pig's tail and seaweed
This is an audacious dish, the combination of the mullet with the succulent pig's tail is incredible! Not to mention the scales, that have been turned into air by the chef.
Roasted Araiz's Pigeon, mushrooms and truffle cream
Wonderful flavor of the pigeon, assorted by the woody mushrooms and the truffle sauce. This may have been the best pigeon I have ever tasted!
The deserts were a disappointment, after the huge satisfaction of this display of culinary expertise and creativity.
Coffee came with this nice tray of cookies and tasty liquids.
At the end of the meal, the maitre d' hotel asked me to go to the kitchen, where I was greeted by Hector Botrini, the best Greek Chef. Hector was visiting Martin as they are good friends and enjoy working together. Martin Berasategui was very polite, he asked whether I enjoyed the food and why. It is good to see that one of the best chefs of the world takes time to ask his unknown customers about their feedback. It is one of things that can keep Martin at the top for many many years to come.
Images of Donostia, San Sebastian
Πέμπτη, 11 Φεβρουαρίου, 2010
As promised to a creative and very naughty creature from the North of Greece, I publish today some pictures from the wonderful city of Donostia, or San Sebastian. In the Basque Country it is common to have two names, one in the Basque language and another in Spanish.
I can spend hours looking at this inviting bay, the Bay of Concha. This is the view from the Hotel Monte Igueldo, where I usually stay.
The small island in mouth of the bay is the Santa Clara Island, while the hill on the opposite side is Monte Urgull.
This is another shot from Monte Igueldo, and the golden sand stretch that you see on the right is the Ondaretta Beach, awonderful place to swim and relax during the summer months. As I write this, the outside temperature is below zero, so I do not think I will swim tomorrow.
Shot taken from the northern edge of Ondaretta Beach, at the beginning of the Passage to the Comb of the Wind. The Atlantic can very quickly build up a storm over the beautiful city.
And a storm it was around 5 pm today. After taking this photo and walking back about 100 meters, I realized that due to the spray of sea water my rain coat was soaking wet.
Things were not much better in the morning today. This is what I could see from my balcony.
During an interval of the multiple snow, hale and rain falls of the day, I took a shot of the Jesus Statue on Mount Urgull.
Santa Maria is the most imposing Church in the Old town (18th century, baroque style).
Storm or no storm, the Basque fishermen do not back off. This large trawler had just arrived, and was unloading around noon. the city restaurants and bar are full of the freshest seafood.
Kokotxas (cheeks) de bacalao! Only 24 EUROs per kilo.
The shop were I buy the bacalao.
The fish market (Pescaderia), now under enovation.
The station of the cable car that takes you to the top of Mount Igueldo.
Restaurante Rekondo – San Sebastian, Basque Country
Τετάρτη, 10 Φεβρουαρίου, 2010
This is a restaurant in "my" neighborhood in San Sebastian. It is on the steep narrow road that takes you to Monte Igueldo, where rests with the most spectacular view of the Concha Bay the Monte Igueldo Hotel (my house in San Sebastian).
It offers classical Basque cuisine and has a fantastic wine list, more than 100,000 labels are on offer at prices you think you are dreaming with your eyes open.
The clientele is at this time of the year (February) locals who want to enjoy good local food and excellent wine. In addition to the restaurant, there is a separate area for drinking wine.
Thi sis not a fancy restaurant, but the locals in San Sebastian are a demanding lot. So here we have a delicious amuse, fried vegetables and a cheese croquette.
The first dish is artichokes with fresh duck liver. The hollow area of the cylinder has been filled with a light bearnaise sauce. The liver is just divine, it melts in the mouth, full of discrete sweet flavors and juices. The texture is smooth and it surrenders to the slightest movement of the tongue. The artichokes full of gentle acidity, dressed in the light bitterness of its flesh. The sauce acts as a universal agent of redemption, smooths out the contrasting tastes and united we all go to heaven!
The following dish is an act in extreme discretion, as it is the cheeks (kokotxas in Basque) of hake (merluza in Spanish) lightly cooked in olive oil and parsley. The discretion is required when cooking the sensitive velvety flesh as it may disintegrate and break into pieces. thankfully this did not happen in my plate, the cheeks were perfect, the taste of the sea rushing into the mouth cavity, just as the rough waves down the cliff crush against the rocks. The gelatinous pieces had released their gelatin in the sauce, which was balanced and delicious.
The best way to end this meal was a plateau of cheese from the land. I will never learn the names, but I believe that the Basque country produces some of the best cheeses in the world.
Eduardo Chillida: The Comb of the Winds (El Peine de los viendos)- San Sebastian
Σάββατο, 6 Φεβρουαρίου, 2010
"What belongs to just one person belongs to almost no one"
Eduardo Chillida's large-scale urban sculptures, the culmination of his artistic process, plays an essential role. In harmony with their surroundings, the sculptures take different meanings in each landscape. A clear example of this is his Peine del Viento (Wind Combs) in San Sebastián, a group of three structures that tell an exciting story related to rocks, sea and the horizon beyond. To Eduardo Chillida a work of art belongs to all of us the minute we stand before it. It makes us look at ourselves and our relationship with the environment. It passes on to us its doubts and questions in the face of the unknown. Chillida's public sculptures are also gathering grounds, spaces for dialogue and coexistence.
"At one end of the Bay in San Sebastian at the foot of Mount Igeldo was where Eduardo Chillida placed his favourite piece of work, the Wind Comb, in 1977, with three spectacular pieces of steel anchored to the rocks and surrounded by the sea. Thirty years later, Donostia-San Sebastián is celebrating the anniversary of this magical space, which is a unique example of harmony between art and landscape".
Source: Museo Chillida Leku
In an interview with Luis Pena, 1986, the sculptor commented:
"The work demonstrates a way of intervention in the city which has much to do with the romantic Germans, specially with Novalis. These philosophers understood nature not a something to be exploited but to be understood and interpreted.
The Comb of the Wind is then a metaphor of this attitude as regards the city…. as a symbol of the meeting of nature with the city. Of a city that ends in the absolute, which is the ocean. "
"Boundaries are actually the main factor in space, just as the present, another boundary, is the main factor in time."
"Whatever I know how to do, I've already done. Therefore I must always do what I do not know how to do."
"Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it."
Eduardo Chillida
Photo by Sonia Villegas
Enya has composed music to the "Comb of the Winds" title in her Amarantine Single.
Images from the Basque Country
Σάββατο, 13 Ιουνίου, 2009
Today I want to share some images from my beloved Basque Country.
I first visited Bilbao and San Sebastian back in 2003 and since then I have them in my heart. As I visited more and more, I started appreciating the country and not only the two cities.
This beautiful structure was the first reason I wanted to visit Bilbao. I became aware of it back in 1999 and put it on my list as a place to visit. It is true that the museum by itself is a good reason to visit Bilbao. Is it the only one?
Of course not! The Basque country is a place where you can enjoy food to the fullest, and at the same time you can enjoy nature, be it the sea, or the mountains!
Salted dry cod – bacalao – is one of the other reasons to visit the Basque country! In San Sebastian there is a shop specializing in bacalao, they sell some 20 different cuts! The "steak" is better than beef!
Fishing is traditionally a major activity, these fishing vessels testify to the fact.
The road from Bilbao to San Sebastian is an opportunity to see the sea coast in all of its rocky magnificence, and enjoy – weather permitting – the beautiful sandy beaches.
The Basque people love the sea, and you can see the proof in the hundreds of boats in every small town.
The mountains are a short drive away.
The mountainous terrain provides for excellent lambs meat and wool.
Back in San Sebastian, you can enjoy the city and the relaxed atmosphere.
Ang go to the patriarch of Basque cuisine for a nice meal!
Juan Mari Arzak has three Michelin stars since 1973! When I first visited his restaurant in 2003, I was terrified, having the experience of 3-star restaurants in France. But the Basque country is different! In Arzak's restaurant I felt like eating in the taverna of my neighborhood. People were normal, and Arzak obviously knew them all! They are people from his city, and they consider Arzak's their own restaurant! Dress code is smart casual, and thats it!
I close this short journey with a bunch of flowers from the Guggenheim.
In case you are interested, I have written articles in this blog about:
- two restaurants in Bilbao (Andra Mari, in Galdakao 10km from Bilbao, and the Guggenheim Museum Restaurant)
- two in the San Sebastian area (Akelare and Zuberoa)
- "La Brecha" fish market in San Sebastian
- the bacalao pil-pil recipe
Akelare Restaurante, Pedro Subijana – San Sebastian, Basque Country
Σάββατο, 4 Οκτωβρίου, 2008
Καθως μπαινει το φθινόπωρο, ανέσυρα από το αρχείο μου μια καλοκαιρινή επίσκεψη στο εστιατόριο του Pedro Subijana, Akelare. Κυριακή μεσημέρι, το εστιατόριο τίγκα, δεν έπεφτε καρφίτσα.
Η θάλασσα που βλέπετε είναι ο Ατλαντικός. Το εστιατόριο είναι χτισμένο σε μια βραχώδη πλαγιά που βλέπει αυτο που δείχνει η φωτογραφία.
Η σεμνη τελετή άρχισε με τα amuse bouche, που αποδίδονται ως "τέρψεις του ουρανίσκου".
Οι τέρψεις δεν περιγράφονται εύκολα, γιατί είναι ιδιοσκευάσματα του σεφ που αλλάζουν κάθε λίγο και λιγάκι και δεν παραπέμπουν σε κάτι σταθερό. Είναι η αποτύπωση μιας παιχνιδιάρικης διάθεσης στη γεύση, τα χρώματα και την υφή. Εκείνο που μπορώ να πω με βεβαιότητα είναι ότι η ανάμνηση τους είναι όμορφη.
Η συνέχεια περιλαμβάνει τα πιάτα του μενου με τον τίτλο "Bekarki".
Πιάτο Πρώτο: Little pearls of foie gras and sour salad
Εδώ ο σεφ μας αιφνιδιάζει με το καλημέρα σας, αφού μας σερβίρει αυτο το υπέροχο φουά σαν πέρλες!
Οι περλες διασπάνε την επίθεση του φουά στον ουρανίσκο σε μικρές δόσεις, και καθιστούν την όλη εμπειρία πολύ περισσότερο απολαυστική, αφού έχεις τη δυνατότητα να γευθείς το φουά σε μικρες δόσεις, να αφομοιώσεις τα γευστικά ερεθίμσατα και να ζητησεις με την ησυχια σου και την επομενη δοση.
Πιατο δευτερο: Wild mushrooms and egg pasta
Εδω ο σεφ μας οδηγει σιγουρα και σταθερα στον πλουτο της γευσης της πρωτης ύλης, των αγριων μανιταριών με την εντονη γευση τους. Για το λογο αυτο τα συνοδευει με τα πολύ διακριτικα μακαρονακια για να σπασει λιγο την ενταση της γευσης.
Η χωρα των Βασκων ειναι ενας συνδυασμος απο θαλασσα και βουνο, λίγα χιλιομετρα μακρυα απο το εστιατοριο ειναι τα βουνα με χιλια δυο καλα, αναμεσα σε αυτα και πολλες ποικιλιες μανιτάρια.
Πιατο τριτο: Squid in warm salt, its broth and ink sand
Ηρθε η ωρα της αμεσοτητας της παρασκευης και γευσης, οπου ο χρονος που μεσολαβει απο την παρασευη του εδεσματος μεχρι την αναλωση του ειναι ελαχιστος. Αρχικά φέρνει το πιατο οπως το βλεπετε στη φωτο που ακολουθεί. Με τα ποδαρακια το συμπυκνωμενο ζωμο και το στερεοποιημενο μελάνι.
Μετα φέρνει το ποτηράκι με ζεστο νερό και αλάτι, οπου εμβαπτιζει τον νωπό κορμο του καλαμαριου και τον εναποθετει πανω στο συμπυκνωμενο ζωμο.
Η αμεσοτητα της γευσης είναι εντυπωσιακή. Ο δε συνδυασμός της ζεστης σαρκας με το στεροποιημενο μελανι βγαζει πολλα αρωματα!
Πιατο τεταρτο: Γλωσσα με κοράλια
Εδω ο δημιουργός παιζει με τις αισθησεις αλλα και τη γλώσσα (οχι το ψαρι), αφου τα κοραλια ειναι μια οπτικη φαντασια.
Το ψαρι εχει σφιχτη και ζουμερη σαρκα και ειναι ψημενο στο οριο, ωστε να μην ειναι ωμο αφενος, αλλα και να διατηρει τα αρωματα του αφετερου.
Παιτο πεμπτο: Γουρουνακι γαλακτος
Σαν λουκουμάκι! Ουδεν ετερον σχολιον.
Ακολούθησε κατά παράκλησιν και απόκλισιν εκ του μενου μια ποικιλία τυριων. Πανδαισία! Η ντόπια παραγωγη είναι αρίστη και σε ολη την πειοχή υπάρχουν υψηλής ποιότητας τυροκομεία.
Στο σημείο αυτό η χωρα των Βασκων συναντα την Ανδαλουσία, αφου η ποικιλία συνοδευτηκε απο το υπεροχώτατο κρασί ποικιλίας Pedro Ximenez, εσοδείας 1979.
Η ολοκλήρωσις επήλθε με τάρτα μηλου, καλυμμένη με φύλο σοκολάτας που αναγράφει το ονομα του εστιατοριου. Το τελευταίο μικρό παιχνιδι του σεφ με τις αισθησεις μας.
Και οπως παντα στη υπεροχη χωρα των Βασκων, το φαγητο ειναι γιορτη, ανοικτη σε ολους ανεξαρτητως ταξεως και καταγωγης και προελευσεως, πηγαινεις χωρις γραβατα και σακκακι, και απολαμβανεις.
Ο μεγας σεφ Pedro Subijana ενδεδυμενος με την στολη του περασε απο ολα τα τραπεζια, χαιρετισε τους πελατες και ειπε και την καλη του την κουβεντα. Υπενθυμιζω οτι ηταν Κυριακη μεσημερι και οτι ο σεφ εχει αρκετα λεφτα να περασει αρκετες ζωες ακομα.
Επιμύθιο πολιτιστικής φύσεως: στο διπλανο τραπεζι καθοντουσαν δυο νεα παιδια απο μια πολη παραδιπλα, απλουστατα ντυμενα, σεμνωτατα, και πανω απολα χαρουμενα, πιασαμε κουβεντα και ολα τα σχετικα. Καθως φευγαμε ολοι μαζι ειδα τα παιδια να κατευθυνονται σε μια φεραρι, να μπαινουν μεσα, και να φευγουν σαν τον ανεμο.


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Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
November 2011, the United States Embassy and Albus Cavus, a Washington DC non-profit organization, commissioned Maxx Moses to fly to Zimbabwe and create murals for World AIDS Day.
It was a beautiful challenge from the moment I arrived in Bulawayo. My mission, 6 days to collaborate on 2 large-scale murals with 10 talented artists who had no prior mural or spray paint experience. Instinctively I constructed an intensive workshop to prepare the group for the task. To no surprise these beautiful Africans were Infatuated with this new tool (spray paint) and the opportunity to paint big. Their enthusiasm and creativity was so explosive they couldn't stop painting!
Two murals were painted simultaneously, one on the outside of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, the other at the beer garden within historical Makokoba Township. I painted both locations! The wall at the beer garden was long and horizontal, perfect for Wild-Style lettering. However I didn't want to embellish my name, I wanted to say something relative to the people of Zimbabwe. While in Bulawayo I was learning about the Ndebele tribes. One evening during dinner Gary Owen, from the responsibilityallaince.com spoke the word Zenzele. It sounded so beautiful I asked what does it mean? He replied, in Ndebele it means "To Do For Self" I thought wow that's the perfect phrase to begin the mural with, "Zenzele."
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Downing Street has refuted a newspaper claim that David Cameron left the Prime Minister's official red box unattended on a train while he visited a buffet car.
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