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The production of "Liz & Dick" has taken its toll not only on lead actress Lindsay Lohan, but also on some crew members. After the 25-year-old star suffered from exhaustion and dehydration, two staffers in the hair department left the production on Saturday, June 16 due to similar reason.
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GenocideHeart 4 years ago#141
to be fair, Nabaat's strength is less about her being strong as much as those freaking monsters she uses. Anyone would be hard with all those behemoths around. And her Sab skills could be explained via paramagic, as some non lcie enemies use magic too.
I was more talking about how her Sadistic Surge WILL oneshot whoever gets hit by it, even if they have gargantuan HP. You'd think a human can't do that much damage in one go, but there she is, doing damage comparable to that of Snow while not even being a l'Cie with pure brute force. Snow needs the charge-up Sovereign Fist to do comparable damage (although I'll admit he can do damage if left unchecked), and unlike Nabaat, you can and should go the whole fight never seeing it, while unless you one-round her (which isn't nearly as easy to do as it sounds, and it's telling she's the one Coliseum fight that needs markedly different tactics from the others), she will land Sadistic Surge and randomly kill someone.
The monsters are little threat. You can two-round the Behemoths, and they barely do any damage at all if you go in with a typical Colosseum party. It's the bonuses she gets from slaughtering her own minions that are a problem, especially the self-heal from the PSICOM Wardens. At least Snow doesn't heal himself.
And then when Nabaat is at low HP, she starts spamming attacks instead of remaining passive when her freaking Pokemon are out. And she typically multihits for 1000+ damage per hit even with a Sentinel out. It's incredibly annoying even with a maxed party.
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EpsteinBarr posted...
Tasoku posted...It's more that if Serah just doesn't have a justifiable reason to cheat on Snow it makes her a horrible character to the people who actually invest in a supposedly canon ship in the game.
I think they did in the older games. Now I'm not so sure since we have voice-acting now and the dialogues aren't in our heads.
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MysteryVeil 4 years ago#143
TheGreatPotato posted...
MysteryVeil posted...zodiac_sword posted...Elice_Carol posted...From: zodiac_sword | #130Romangelo is on his period.
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Elice_Carol 4 years ago#144
From: EpsteinBarr | #140
SE wouldn't have the balls to do something like that.
Not with me around, no.
Also, has anyone ever noticed that there's no other Behemoths in A Dying World after Noel kills the one for Yeul's birthday? He basically drove the species to extinction, and that fella in particular must've been too weak for a guy like Noel to lose against. Even then, Noel has to regain his composure afterwards.
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MysteryVeil 4 years ago#145
Elice: Not laughing at anyone.
I'm just done with fighting, so not gonna bother getting worked up about it.
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KittenSndwchmkr 4 years ago#146
MysteryVeil posted...
Elice: Not laughing at anyone.
You should notice that the guy who posted it is still sad that the QR kicked him out for being obnoxious. You really should rememberm you are one of the people who voted him out.
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MysteryVeil 4 years ago#147
KittenSndwchmkr posted...
MysteryVeil posted...Elice: Not laughing at anyone.
Huh? I don't remember voting to kick anyone out. I wasn't part of any vote.
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KittenSndwchmkr 4 years ago#148
MysteryVeil posted...
KittenSndwchmkr posted...MysteryVeil posted...Elice: Not laughing at anyone.
Everyone were asked what to do with Potato because of his behavior, I sent you a PM, and you said you are okay with him being out.
The final boss theme in Peace Walker is a major joke.
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TheGreatPotato 4 years ago#149
Hey val. Since you were not there for my first day in the QR chatbox, here are some excerpts:
Me: Hello everyone
Guy whose name I have forgotten: hello there! Who are you?
Me: Oh I am from gfaqs.
Guy: Ah. So you saw our recent postings?
Me: Ya. I came here to hit on you all.
Guy: Haha :)
Me: Nah. I came here to see who you all were, and why you were zerging gfaqs with stuff about glitchy.
(I come back 5 hours later to see everyone talking seriously about me coming to hit on everyone. They would bring this up every single day).
Oh yeah, my first day I also met 'dolan':
Dolan comes in, starts saying the stupidest things I have ever seen, then goes off about shippers. I think to myself, 'this dolan is so stupid that they should be banned from the internet for life'. Someone mentions the QR staple of being on your period, to which dolan responds with some messed up crap. She yells about 'leaking' and spraying blood everywhere, for like 2 mins. I expect a suspension or something, but instead everyone plays along. They begin to act out wiping blood off their faces. I am sitting here wondering wtf is wrong with these people, when dolan changes her name to elice. Whoa...she sure changes when she is off gfaqs...
Yeah, fun day that was.
Dresdenfall is amazing, if you know what I mean :) /wink wink
Mada status: angry.
GenocideHeart 4 years ago#150
Elice_Carol posted...
Noel had also been hunting on his own for a while at that point, and the monsters in A Dying World are pretty damn dangerous - especially the Gargonzola, which isn't nearly as harmless as you'd think from a hunk of rotting animated cheese.
That he survived at all when he HAD to get food all by himself in a world where monsters are the ONLY food source (since unlike Caius, he and Yeul most definitely weren't immortal, and thus starving was a concrete possibility), is if anything a testament to how tough he is. I'd guess that he killed every other Behemoth just to get food for himself, Yeul and presumably Caius (even if the latter didn't really need it), and given how once the dream sequence ends the village is infested by Cie'th, he probably also had to work his ass off to keep Yeul safe until everything went pear-shaped.
With that said, Noel establishes himself as super tough when he gets punched in the face by Paradox Alpha and not only doesn't die, but is up and ready to fight in a flash afterwards. No matter what others may think, we're still talking a giant hand-shaped block of iron and stone the size of a three-stories house slugging him and throwing him against the granite wall behind him. Anyone else in Noel's place would be chunky salsa at that point. The kid's stupidly tough.
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Champlin's Aaron Kloeppner leadds despite off-field challenge
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Since Champlin Park baseball's varsity season section tournament, Rebels baseball players have donned 'CK' on the backs of their batting helmets.
CK stands for Christine Kloeppner, the mother of Champlin Park junior and VFW baseball player Aaron Kloeppner, who had been struck by lightning in the spring. She had been watching Aaron's younger brother in a youth baseball game at Ham Lake.
"She's doing better but some pains," Aaron said. "She's working through it."
Aaron certainly could have justified missing a practice/game in light of the incident but Christine wanted Aaron to keep playing baseball. Both the Rebels varsity team and now the VFW squad have benefitted.
"They've been behind us all the way," Aaron said about his team. "A lot of prayers and gift cards and stuff like that coming our way. It was really cool to know everyone was behind us."
Rebels varsity and VFW coach Cory Davis gave the CKs for the backs of their batting helmets in the section tournament.
"A couple of the section players still have it, and I had a couple left over to give out," Aaron said.
Aaron helped the Rebels reach the Section 5AAA final before bowing out to eventual repeat state champion Mounds View. In the summer, he helped the VFW Rebels win their division in District 7.
"Whether that incident would have happened or not, these guys rally around Aaron because he's a leader for these guys," Davis said. "He's a vocal leader; he's a leader by example on the field."
Kloeppner's mother has come out to see her son play in VFW games this summer while recovering at home.
"It's been great to see her at the games," Davis said. "It's a miracle in front of our eyes."
Kloeppner had a .330 average at the plate along with 17 RBI. He also has a 9-0 record pitching with an 0.375 ERA and 54 strikeouts through July 26.
Besides Kloeppner, many young Rebels players emerged this summer in helping the team make a run. VFW players such as Hunter Yerks, Eric Pearson and Sam Goodman gave the Rebels plenty of firepower at the plate. Yerks averaged .325 with 28 RBI, and Pearson had 18 RBI and a .351 average. Goodman posted a .314 average with 15 RBI.
Pitching also proved to be key in VFW's run baseball riches. Wehlage went 5-1 with a 1.151 ERA and 41 strikeouts. Jordan Sedlezky had a 3-0 mark with a 0.525 ERA, and Alex Bakritges also posted a 3-0 record and 20.2 innings of no earned runs.
VFW District 7 tournament highlights
Champlin swept Blaine and then routed Elk River 10-0 and Maple Grove 6-0 during July 21-26. District 7 championship games took place on Monday after press deadline.
Against Maple Grove, Yerks went 2-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. Wehlage earned the win in five innings and allowed two hits.
In the rout over Elk River, Brandon Oxley hit 2-3 and drove in a pair of runs in addition to scoring twice. Kloeppenr threw four scoreless innings for the one-hit win.
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To WellstonPosted on June 9th, 2005 3 comments
Martin Luther King Dr. & North Kinshighway
St. Louis has racial divide in its DNA, and the history of St. Louis County is also the tale of White Flight. After WW2, the new world of tomorrow sprang up, and the architecture was as modern and adventurous as the future promised to be. On both sides of the city/county line, sleek samples of progress ushered folks into the suburban frontier, and all our inner-ring suburbs – especially on the north side – retain amazing examples of that promise because they were abandoned soon after they were built by Whites leapfrogging over Blacks on their way to deep county. Wellston is a perfect example of progress-to-stagnation Caucasian-Modern architecture.
Start with this excellent site, then motor west on Martin Luther King Dr. from downtown. In the mid-1950s, Sherman Park was given some future polish with googie pavillions for the sports field and the Wohl Community Center moved from across the street and into the park proper. The center still features an indoor pool wing, with sliding glass doors at ground level to let in fresh air, and massive expanses of glass block above that. In person, it's an overwhelming sight.
Martin Luther King Dr. between Hamilton & Hodiamont
Right before the county line at Hodiamont is the remains of the JC Penney's, which closed around 1975. My father was a glazier, and remembers installing mirrors in the building in 1950, and at that time it was still an old-fashioned department store. So, the "Le Corbu" facade was tacked on sometime in the mid-1950s, at the height of the Wellston Shopping District's popularity.
This building is still space-age triumphant in its decay, and while photographing it in 2003, I talked with a man who claimed to own it. He said the building was still in good condition, with only minor water damage on the top floor, and he'd like to turn it into a black history museum.
Evergreen & Martin Luther King Dr.
Another case of an old building getting a post-war face lift, in this case a streamlined deco in the late 1940s. This was the first Central Hardware in the county, just a block and a half past the city line. Its last incarnation was as Aalco Plumbing Supply.
Kienlen & Martin Luther King
Right as Skinker becomes Kienlen and city becomes county, banking becomes dramatic.
The advertising tower was there when it was tiny, old-fashioned Sky Bank. In the early 1950s, a brown and black granite facade was added to the (then) Easton side and it became State Bank. Automobiles strangled the street cars, so the glorious turquoise tile drive-thru addition was added in the early 1960s.
I was so smitten with the car-culture aqua-ness of it all, that I didn't notice the sophisticated geometry of the addition until I shot it in black & white. I adore this building, and it's at the point where the security guards (it's now a Regions Bank) ignore me as I document every fine detail of the defunct drive-thru aisles.
And I document this because I know it will all come down. New buildings have been slowly going up around the Wellston Hub, and there is a grand plan. Historic preservation being what it currently is, if any saving gets done, it will be only of buildings retaining any of their pre-WW1 architecture. But this entire district was all about progress and commerce, and the old buildings sporting their mid-century makeovers say more about our former aspirations and dreams than any old wives tales a This Old House rehab would spin. I think it's important to tell all of the story, and Wellston is a particularly juicy chapter.
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What makes a building architecturally significant vs. sentimentally valuable?
If you tried to tear down the Arch (let's face it, using today's standards, the area could be reclassified as blighted; it's only a mile or so from East St. Louis), you'd have a fight on your hands. But, all over the city, buildings are allowed to fall into disrepair and ultimately meet the wrecking ball despite their close architectural relationship to said stainless monster. Why?
Don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of the Arch. But, I'm also a fan of many of the architectural advances of that era. What makes one more significant than another. Please tell me that size isn't the only thing that matters. 😉
What appears to happen, at least to me, the somewhat uninitiated, is that each generation has a subset interested in preserving the buildings of its childhood (and maybe one generation before). These individuals make it their life's work to champion the cause of the structures they hold in high regard. They create vast and complicated codes and standards to describe exactly what should and shouldn't be included and excluded, though my hunch is that the code is still inextricably tied to their opinion about meaning more than an objective standard. Could be wrong. But…
Since most of the rest of us don't have the time or interest to navigate such treacherous rhetoric and code, so we accept the preservationist's claims to the position of authority on the matter. And, we divide off into camps in favor or against usually in no relationship to our actual feelings about architecture. Why?
At the end of most days, there are two kinds of people: people who are more interested in money and people who are less interested in money. People interested in money can always find a reason to tear down even the most highly prized building (at least that's what we think from our side). People less interested in money can always find a reason to preserve even the most useless structure (at least that's what they think from their side).
Too bad the debate isn't over architectural value. We'd probably all agree if that were the case.
The preservationists have learned to make the debate about sentiment because it's the only thing they can use to directly tie the preservation to potential profit. Without that sentimental tie, their effort to preserve buildings of objectively-determined significance would fail.
So, Toby, it would appear that the reason your favorite mall was torn down was not because it wasn't of any architectural significance. It was because no one could find a way to convince a larger segment of the population that it had any sentimental value. Not to say that you were alone in your love for it, but the connection wasn't as strong for everyone else.
That being said, it's no surprise that the architecture of Wellston will eventually be lost, no matter what era of construction we are generationally-disposed to protect. The memory of how badly we humans behaved is unfortunately impossible to ignore every time we even hear the name, Wellston.
Anonymous July 19th, 2005 at 9:07 PM
I came in late on this one, but I feel like I grew up in Wellston.
My Dad held a high position at State Bank, and my brothers and I wreaked havoc there every Saturday morning as Dad went in for his sixth day of work for any given week–it was the 50s. Good times to be in Wellston. I remember sliding along the terrazzo floors of the bank like it was a skating rink. And the air conditioning was COLD! Average car payment during that era was below $50/month.
I used to deliver the Post-Dispatch newspaper in Wellston and the surrounding area in the mid to late 60s as a boy.
I am white and never had any problems it was fairly integrated then and on Saturdays it was sort of a shopping hub.
My parents banked at the State Bank.
Anyone remember the Olympic Drive-In just outside of Wellston on what was St.Charles Rock Road. It was an adult drive-in so they put up black parachutes on telephone poles to keep people from "peaking" at the movies.
There used to be a Harley M/C shop across the street and an Ontario Store which was like a Wal-Mart Super Center…..ahead of it's time.
We lived close by in the neighborhood behind the Ontario Store.
Seeing your site brings the memories flooding back.
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With the win, Saint Mary's improves to 5-9, while Utah drops to 6-6.
"We had good energy today, for having a rough week last week," said associate head coach Gabe Zappin. "Ben Griset was outstanding today, mixing his pitches well."
While Griset took the no-decision, he ended up going 7.0 innings, allowing five hits, one run, two walks and struck out five. He threw 98 pitches, 68 for strikes.
Patrick Keane (1-1) picked up the victory throwing two scoreless frames.
In the Saint Mary's ninth inning with one out, DonAndre Clark hit a sharp comebacker, but it was not fielded cleanly, then kicked by the pitcher as Clark reached on an error. Utah starting pitcher Tanner Banks had to exit with an injury, leaving Clark on first with one out.
Banks (1-3) pitched a terrific game going 8.1 innings, giving up four hits, one earned run, walked none and struck out eight.
Collin Ferguson then came up with a big single up the middle in a lefty versus lefty match up to put two on. A balk then sent runners to second and third with still one out. Kalfus was then intentionally walked to load the bases. Still with one out, Villa took a big swing and hit a fly ball to center field. The ball was definitely not deep but with the speedy Clark on third base, he raced home and the throw was up the line which allowed Clark to score the winning run.
"We did a good job today with defense with Ferguson and Melgosa making big plays... also did the little things today and got the runners over," said Zappin.
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Saint Mary's is back in action on Sunday when it takes on Utah. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. on the SMC campus.


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An MP whose father's grave has been desecrated by scrap metal thieves has warned them they will regret their actions.
The memorial plaque to David Barwell, father of Croydon Central MP Gavin Barwell, was discovered to be missing from Beckenham Cemetery by his mother Jennifer on Wednesday, May 23.
Mr Barwell lashed out at the offenders on Twitter shortly afterwards.
He said: "To the scumbag who took the plaque from my Dad's grave: if I ever find out who you are, you are going to regret it."
Mr Barwell's father died in 2005.
He said: "When you lose something through theft it is bad, but when it is something that has strong emotional attachment it is all the more painful.
"With these kinds of thefts it is not just the person who takes the plaque, it is the person who bought it, there is no way they don't know what they are buying."
Mr Barwell, who was elected to the House of Commons in 2010, told the Croydon Guardian earlier this week he was considering raising the issue of scrap metal theft as a private members bill.
However, he said he would not allow the incident involving his father to cloud his decision.
He said: "It is already something that is a huge issue both in Croydon and across the country. I won't let this decide for me though."
It is believed the memorial could have been stolen a fortnight ago and Mr Barwell said Beckenham Cemetery have promised to replace the plaque.


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A Bury College tutor who has pleaded guilty in court to possessing child porn has resigned from his post.
Darren Lee Tattersall, aged 33, of Warwick Drive, Earby, appeared before Blackburn magistrates last week.
He will be sentenced at Preston Crown Court on September 10.
Last week, a Bury College spokesman said that the charges were not related to college activity.
Today, the spokesman added that Tattersall had resigned from his position at the college.


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As we head into the second half of August here are my top pairings for one of my favourite summer foods, prawns - or shrimp as they're known over the pond.
Cider seems to be on the verge of going through the same quality revolution as beer did a few years ago. In the last 12 months I've tasted more interesting ciders than I have in the last 12 years.
My assertion that custard tarts are the new cupcakes provoked such a heated exchange that I thought I'd stoke the fire by suggesting what you drink with 'em.
Freshly caught grilled sardines are a treat at this time of year but how easy is it fo find a wine that will go with them? Look to the French and Portuguese for inspiration!
Since goats cheese and Sauvignon Blanc are such a great match it might seem redundant to think of anything else but despite its reputation for being . . . well . . . goaty, goats cheese is easy to pair with other wines.
If you haven't heard of poke - the Hawaiian dish of cubed raw fish usually with rice and/or vegetables - you soon will. It's everywhere (and pronounced, by the way, pokay not poke).
Vermentino is incredibly versatile - a brilliant wine pairing for anything fishy, herby or citrussy and a great wine for spring and summer drinking.
If you're a bit hesitant about the idea of matching fish and red wine you might automatically think of pairing paella with a white wine. But I think it goes just as well with a rosé or a red.
As with most cheeses the ideal pairing for cheddar depends how mature it is. A mild to medium block cheddar is going to be a lot easier to match (and in most cheeselovers' eyes a lot less interesting) than a tangy cloth-bound cheddar of 18 months or more.
Manzanilla, as you probably know, is a fino sherry made in the port of Sanlucar de Barrameda rather than in the cities of Jerez or Puerto de Santa Maria which gives it its characteristic salty tang.
Despite the recent increase in interest in Mexican street food like tacos consumers in the UK still have to take to tequila (maybe because they're too busy drinking gin) but in fact it's an attractive and versatile spirit to pair with food
Seabass is one of the most popular fish on restaurant menus these days - usually treated quite simply and rarely sauced. But what wine should you pair with it?
One of the world's most popular cheeses Brie can be mild and slightly chalky or decadently gooey and quite strong in flavour. Try one of these top wine and other matches:
Prosecco is so often drunk on its own that you may not have given much thought to the kind of food you can pair with it but if I had to sum it up in two words it would be 'party food'
Being surrounded by peaches and nectarines at the moment has reminded me what a brilliant match they are for a glass of dessert wine. And, surprisingly, even for a red!
The ideal wine choice for eggs benedict - that unctuous dish of poached eggs and ham topped with buttery hollandaise sauce - is likely to be dictacted as much by when you eat it as the dish itself.
And by paté I'm thinking of rough country patés and terrines like a paté de campagne rather than fish patés or vegetarian patés which I'll tackle separately. The sort that you might take on a picnic or eat in a wine bar.
Although not the problem they're generally made out to be tomatoes do have an influence on a wine pairing.
Chocolate is supposed to be impossible to match with wine but like any other ingredient it depends on the chocolate and how it's used.
If you're planning a July 4th barbecue this weekend - or barbecuing any other weekend this summer - you may well be wondering which wine to choose.
With Wimbledon in full swing, I'm sure you'll be enjoying a bowlful or two of strawberries this week. But what to drink with them?
When we talk about lasagne it's probably the meaty version that's uppermost in most people's minds but these days there are many different kinds. Here are my favourite wine pairings:
If I had to sum up the best food pairing for albarino in one word it would be seafood. Which makes sense considering where it comes from on the coast of Galicia in the Rias Baixas region of northern Spain.
Cherry is one of the fruit flavours most often found in wine and liqueurs so does that make them a good pairing for cherry desserts? It depends how intense the cherry flavour is.
If there's one dish more difficult to pair with wine than already tricky tomatoes it's gazpacho, the chilled Spanish summer soup that includes raw onion and peppers as well. So what wine should you match with it?
If you're wondering why I'm devoting a post to Lambrusco you obviously haven't tasted the real thing and today, Lambrusco Day, is your ideal opportunity to try it.
Asking which wine to pair with salad is a bit like asking about what wine to match with meat or fish. There's no single answer. It depends on the vegetables you use, what other ingredients it contains and what type of dressing you use.
You might think sushi would be tricky to match with wine but surprisingly that's not the case. And there are other drinks that work too . . .
You might think it odd to pick out South African Chenin rather than Chenin Blanc in general but I do think the wines are distinctive, particularly when it comes to the crisper styles which are much zestier than they tend to be in the Loire
It shouldn't come as a massive surprise that Spain can provide any style of wine you might fancy to drink with tapas.
We all know a beer goes down well with a ploughmans and that it's a great drink to wash down a barbecue but here are 10 more unusual pairings which should liven up your summer drinking.
Beaujolais - by which I mean red Beaujolais - is the most French of wines, the perfect wine pairing for a picnic or bistro meal.
Given the immense popularity of gin the chances of you sitting in a bar downing a gin-based cocktail are pretty high. But at some point you're going to need something to eat so what kind of food can you pair with it?
Hard sheep's cheeses are the winelover's friend.
Now that fish and chips can found in every posh fish restaurant, wine has become as popular a pairing as a nice cup of builders' tea (good though that is). But which one?
If you've visited a winery and bought a few English or Welsh whites to celebrate English wine week this week you may be wondering what sort of food suits them best.
Tuna's a versatile summer ingredient that you can use in salads or on the barbecue. Quick and easy to cook, like salmon a conductor of many different flavours it's also a meaty fish which adapts just as well to a red as to a white.
If you think it's difficult to pair wine and vegetarian food, think again. It's no trickier than it is for those who eat meat or fish.
Talking about wine matches for risotto is a bit like talking about wine with pasta - it's depends on the other ingredients you use, not the rice.
The thing you need to ask yourself when you're wondering which wine - or other drink - to match with Mexican food is what kind of Mexican. Authentic Mexican or Tex Mex?
Spaghetti carbonara - spaghetti with a creamy bacon and egg sauce - is one of my all-time favourite pasta dishes but what's the best wine pairing for it?
It might surprise you to hear it - and maybe you've never tried it - but a serious red wine is a really good match for a burger. Not a Maccy D, maybe but a big lush gourmet burger. And why not?
Salmon is in many ways the chicken of the fish world - an ingredient you can serve in many different ways and therefore match with a number of different wines.
Roquefort cheese is unusual in having such a frequently recommended wine match (Sauternes) that you may wonder if it's worth drinking anything else but depending how you serve it there are a number of other options.
As with other grape varieties sauvignon blanc varies markedly from one part of the world to the other - from the crisp minerally wines of the Loire to the exuberant grassy herbaceous sauvignons of New Zealand's Marlborough region.
Wheat beers are fabulously flexible when it comes to food matching - the beer world's equivalent of a crisp white wine.
Chicken can be served so many different ways you might wonder which type of wine makes the best pairing. The truth is there's no single answer - it depends on your own personal taste and the way it's cooked - but here's a simple guide:
People carp about food and beer pairings, griping that they're just made up pretentions that have no right being associated with something as inclusive and democratic as beer, writes Stephen Beaumont
As with most salads Caesar salad is all about the dressing which on the face of it sounds tricky, anchovies being notoriously difficult to match with wine.
The good news if you're planning an Easter feast around lamb is that practically any medium to full-bodied red you enjoy will be delicious. But there are a few variables to take into account that might enhance the pairing
Salt cod, a popular Good Friday dish in parts of the Mediterranean, is cooked many different ways which suggest different wine pairings.
Roast chicken. Possibly everyone's favourite Sunday roast. It can take a red or a white wine so the key thing to focus on is what flavourings - or stuffing - you put with it and the sides you serve.
Whenever anyone talks about foods that are difficult to match with wine, asparagus always comes up but I reckon the problem is overstated.
Just as with every other ingredient the ideal pairing for mussels depends how you cook them, starting with the classic moules marinières.
It's hard to avoid the obvious on St Paddy's Day. Guinness, Bailey's and Irish whiskey are the usual suspects but if none of these appeals here are the sort of wines that will work with classic Irish fare.
I always think it's misleading to describe pork as a 'white meat'. Strictly that's accurate, I suppose, but 'whiteness' somehow seems to suggest lack of flavour.
Although there are obviously differences between the two types of beer, dark stouts and porters tend to match similar types of food. Here are my top matches ...
It's tough to say what the best wine matches for lamb are - it's served so many different ways and there are so many wines (mainly red) that work but here are my five favourites.
Steak is the ideal foil for a good red but is there a perfect match? You could simply say the one you most enjoy but it also depends on the cut and the way you cook it.
Whether it's topped with mashed potato or pastry fish pie is a relatively straightforward dish to match but some wines work better than others.
Chicken pie - or chicken pot pie - must be one of everyone's favourite meals but what sort of drink goes with it best? Wine, beer or cider?
Viognier (pronounced vee-on-yee-ay) is a rich, exotically fruity white, sometimes achieving quite high levels of alcohol so what are the ideal wine matches?
March 1st is St David's Day so what better to focus on than Wales's national symbol, the leek? (Well they have daffodils and dragons too but I'm assuming you don't want to eat either of those ... )
If you live in the UK and are enjoying pancakes today it's most likely the classic kind, simply topped with lemon juice and a sprinkling of crunchy sugar. But what to drink with them?
There's such an obvious wine match for lobster (great chardonnay) that you might wonder if it was worth considering anything else but there are other interesting alternatives.
Barbera is a versatile red that will happily partner pretty well any meaty dish you throw at it. It is more robust and typically drunk younger than its Piedmontese counterparts Barolo and Barbaresco.
It's a little ironic that just as Trump is planning a wall to keep the Mexicans OUT we cant get enough of Mexican food at the moment. Especially tacos.
As you might imagine it doesn't make any difference what shape of pasta you're dealing with, what counts with wine is the flavour of the sauce. There are too many to mention, but here are the main types you're likely to come across.
If you haven't yet worked out what to drink tomorrow (which is February 14th, if you need reminding!) here are a few suggestions to match popular Valentine's Day foods.
Should you drink wine or beer with pizza? No rights or wrongs, obviously but here are a few thoughts which might encourage you to experiment.
There was once no point in thinking about wine in the context of cauliflower. It was a vegetable. It was bland - except arguably in cauliflower cheese - but now it's roasted, fried, spiced and partnered by other exotic and flavourful ingredients.
Let's face it a well-honed wine pairing probably isn't top priority on Superbowl night but there's no reason why you can't sip something delicious as you're nervously nibbling your chicken wings (or your nails).
There was a time, about 10 years ago, when I wrote a lot about Merlot which was widely regarded as wine world's alternative to Chardonnay - an easy drinking red wine that went with almost any meal.
Asking which wine is the best match for Chinese food is a bit like looking for the best match for European food - it in no way reflects the diversity of Chinese cuisine.
Shiraz, like every other wine, varies in style depending on its price, age and region of origin but you can be pretty sure when it comes to matching Australian shiraz we're talking about a full-bodied red.
I've argued before that whisky and beer are the best match for haggis but what if you prefer a wine? What colour and style work best?
Fishcakes are one of the ultimate comfort foods - I remember TV chef Antony Worrall-Thompson saying he could never take them off the menu - but is there an equally comforting wine pairing?
The flavours of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc - and this is why it is so popular - are powerful and aromatic: citrus, gooseberry and passionfruit in spades. So you need big flavours on your plate to stand up to it.
Rioja - and by that I mean red rioja - is one of the UK's best-loved wines and one of the easiest ones to match with food too.
The best wine to pair with macaroni cheese, or macaroni and cheese as our friends across the pond have it, depends how fancy - and how cheesy - your mac and cheese is.
Few things cheer at this time of year. In the UK it's cold, grey and damp Time to head for the kitchen and knock up a rich beef stew or casserole and leave it simmering for hours.
Vodka may be primarily thought of as a base for cocktails but in vodka-loving countries like Russia and Poland it's always accompanied by food. Basically anything smoked, pickled or cured works well. Here are some ideas:
Although Christmas might feel firmly over many people will still be celebrating Twelfth Night this week. In France they mark the occasion with a Galette des Rois - a round cake filled with frangipane (almond paste) and topped with a golden paper crown.
If you're on the wagon this month, mealtimes can suddenly seem a bit drab and colourless. But if you're missing the taste of your favourite wine try substituting a fruit juice that has similar flavours.
After all the rich eating of the last few days there's nothing better than a plateful of clean-flavoured, briney oysters. But what's the best wine - or beer - to pair with them?
The answer to that may well be 'whatever wine's left over' - if there is any, of course - but if you're looking for a wine that will match specific dishes here are a few ideas:
Given the amount of champagne that's on special offer at the moment you'd think people would drink nothing else but most I suspect will just have a celebratory glass before Christmas lunch or to see in the new year.
If you've decided to serve goose rather than turkey this Christmas you've already opted to be adventurous. So you could arguably be adventurous about your choice of drink too.
There is an argument that you don't need anything to drink with the classic Christmas pudding*, especially if you've sloshed brandy all over it but if you're pairing other courses of the Christmas meal you might fancy a small glass of something sweet.
Although we wine writers like to think we might be able to encourage you to be more adventurous in your wine choices this Christmas the truth is you're probably going to stick to the wines you're familiar with.
Although stollen is a little bit lighter than the classic British Christmas baking some of the pairings I suggested with mince pies (like sweet sherry and tawny port) will work too . . .
Meatballs are essentially comfort food so you don't want to drink anything too fancy with them but you do need something equally delicious - usually red in my book
One of the few food and drink combinations I don't feel that happy about is wine and soup. Not all soups, obviously, but many of them.
You'll always find people argue about shepherd's pie but in my view it should be made with lamb rather than beef (that's cottage pie) and with very little, if any tomato - apart from maybe a dash of ketchup for sweetness.
I've been a bit of a sceptic in the past about pairing food with whisky. Not that there aren't some great combinations but I find it hard to sustain for more than one dish.
Following my trip to Islay a while ago I drew up some pairings for its extraordinary peaty whiskies. I'm not a great one for whisky dinners but I like the idea of serving tapa-sized dishes with a dram.
Although we all talk turkey at Thanksgiving, in fact it's the sides that tend to steal the show. Finding a wine that can cope with them all is never easy but you may just find your favourite side or dressing can inspire your choice.
You've probably got your Thanksgiving wine sorted but what about a beer? If you don't drink it yourself it may not be something you've given much thought to but in fact beer makes just as good a partner for the myriad different flavours of the typical Thanksgiving feast as wine.
With southern hemisphere wines from the 2016 vintage having been on the shelves for a few months now the annual release of Beaujolais Nouveau has become less significant but you may still want to crack open a bottle today.
if you're planning to make a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving here are some great wine and other pairings to serve with it.
As with many other pairings the best match for steak pie depends how you cook it and whether the sauce includes beer, stock or wine
You may not be familiar with Carmenère but it's a delicious red at this chilly time of year.
As it's both Bonfire Night and British Sausage Week this week there's a fair chance that you'll be eating bangers of some kind, so what's the best pairing?
Even if not well-hung, as it rarely is these days, pheasant has a stronger flavour than other feathered game such as partridge or duck. And older, tougher birds are often braised or pot-roasted which calls for a more robust wine match still.
With media interest in vegan food at an unprecedented high you might wonder which wines vegans can drink. Quite a lot as it happens ...
There's a lot of talk about how the wines of a region tend to match its food but that seems truer of Tuscany than almost anywhere else.
People occasionally ask me my favourite cheese - an impossible question but Vacherin Mont d'Or is certainly up there in the top 5.
There aren't many wine pairings that form the subject of a book title but Elizabeth David's Omelette and a Glass of Wine immortalised the combination.
If you're wondering which wine to pair with curry, you're not alone. There are probably more opinions about the matter than there are types of curry from "wine is never a good idea* to *any wine you like*.
The food of Piedmont in north-west Italy is as highly regarded as its wines so it makes sense to make the local dishes your first choice if you're looking for a match for a bottle of Barolo or Barbaresco.
We Brits have always had a reputation for liking our wines old and our game high but times have changed. Today the key factor in matching game tends to be not how 'gamey' it is but how it's cooked and what is served with it.
Although it seems similar in style to Brie, Camembert is a trickier cheese to pair with a slightly funky edge that can clash with many wines, particularly reds.
Apple tarts are one of the most flattering desserts to match with sweet wines but what do you drink with other apple-based desserts?
It's true that lamb is one of the most wine-friendly of meats, as at home with red Bordeaux and Rioja as it is with the fruitier wines of the new world. But if you're looking for a spot-on match it's worth thinking just how - and for how long - you're going to cook it.
It does of course depend on how you make your spaghetti alle vongole - the classic Italian dish of spaghetti with white wine and clams - but in my book, the answer is simple: a young, unoaked, Italian white wine.
Although Bordeaux produces some of the most expensive wines in the world it also produces bottles that are great for everyday drinking. So what kind of food pairs best with them?
While summer isn't a time one feels drawn to hearty stews Moroccan tagines are a different matter. Exotic and aromatic, they somehow suit the heat and not being particularly spicy are relatively simple to match with wine.
One of the best hot weather dishes, this piquant dish of cold poached or roast veal with a tuna, anchovy and caper mayonnaise invariably pops up on menus at this time of year. But what to drink with it?
If you're celebrating July 4th this weekend and haven't yet made up your mind what to drink here are some last minute suggestions.
Roast beef has the virtue of being one of the easiest dishes to match with wine. You can really drink any medium- to full-bodied red you enjoy. There are a couple of points to bear in mind, however, which might affect the style of wine you choose.
Winemakers like to tell you that their wines go with everything but in the case of Grüner Veltliner, Austria's best known white wine, it's true.
Real perry - as opposed to the often confected and artificially flavoured pear cider - has a different taste from cider. It's more delicate, more fragrant, a better match for delicate ingredients like fish.
White rioja is tricky when it comes to wine matching as it comes in such contrasting styles. There are the crisp fresh unoaked white riojas which behave much like a sauvignon blanc and much richer barrel-fermented ones which can tackle more intensely-flavoured fish and meat dishes
Malbec is getting so popular it may have become one of your favourite reds but what are the best kind of dishes to eat with it?
With the Thai New Year celebrations coming up you may well be planning to eat in a Thai restaurant or host a Thai meal at home. But which drinks are the best to serve?
Pork belly has become one of the most popular main courses on restaurant menus so what should you drink with it? It doesn't have to be wine . . .
Given the arguments about how to make a bolognese sauce it's hardly surprising there should be a difference of opinion about what to drink with spaghetti bolognese but here's what I would go for:
We Brits don't have a long tradition of washed-rind cheeses but we have a true champion in the aptly named Stinking Bishop, which shot to worldwide fame when it was featured in the Wallace & Gromit film. But can any wine (or other drink) stand up to it?
As with my previous 'learn by heart' posts this is simply a quick way to remember great food and wine pairings at a busy time of year. There are of course other possibilities to which the links will guide you.
Scallops are some of the most delicious seafood around and some of the most flattering to a serious white wine. There's one grape variety that will almost always see you right but also some other options
You may find family and friends resistant to the idea of putting beer on the Easter table (though some will be secretly pleased) but stick to your guns.
Anyone who has a passing knowledge of cassoulet will know that there are hotly disputed arguments about what constitutes the authentic version. But whichever way you make it it's a substantial dish.
I always like to respond promptly if someone draws attention to a wine match that's not available on the site so thanks, Nigel B of Hong Kong for pointing out there was nothing on Brunello di Montalcino.
Like many popular dishes chilli con carne has many different versions - some mild and child-friendly, others much more spicy and assertive and often a little smokey.
Spaghetti puttanesca - or 'whore's spaghetti' as it's otherwise known - is a punchy pasta dish with strong, salty flavours but which wine should you match with it?
The most useful clue to the kind of wine that works with cheesecake is to think of the toppings and flavourings that are used in cheesecake recipes rather than the base.
Before we finally step into spring you might want to take your chance to make one of the great ski-food classics, fondue, raclette or tartiflette.
Pinot noir is one of the most versatile red wines to match with food and a great option in a restaurant when one of you is eating meat and the other fish.
With Chinese New Year being celebrated next week the shelves are full of stir-fries so what are the best wine pairings?
There's one wine that's invariably recommended as a pairing for duck and that is Pinot Noir but of course duck, like any other meat, can be cooked in different ways. How does that affect the match?
Turbot is a luxurious fish you might well be serving over the holiday period, most probably roast or seared. But what sort of wine should you pair with it?
No Christmas would be complete without a slice of Stilton or its unpasteurised cousin Stitchelton. But what to drink with it? The usual answer is port - and that of course is classic - but here are some other drinks that make great pairings
A chocolate yule log or 'buche de Noël has become an increasingly popular dessert at Christmas but what kind of wine should you drink with it?
There's no doubt about it, trifle is tricky. If it includes booze already do you serve more on the side? And what kind of booze should that be?
Mince pies are not that different to Christmas pudding and Christmas cake so you could drink much the same sort of wine with them. But tradition obviously plays a part in terms of what most people expect and they do pair particularly well with fortified wines like port, sherry and madeira
You might be surprised that a nut roast isn't that different from a conventional roast when it comes to finding a wine pairing. The savoury flavours are designed to act as a satisfying substitute for meat and so work best with similarly full-bodied red wines.
If you're serving a ham or gammon as a roast this Christmas you need a more substantial wine with it than when you serve ham as a cold cut. Which one depends on the glaze.
Smoked salmon is most commonly associated with champagne but in fact it goes with many other wines as well as with beer, whisky and vodka.
If you think of the ingredients that show off a great wine mushrooms would have to be near the top of the list.
Turns out I missed National Kale Day this year (slipping, clearly ;-)) but there's still a lot of kale lurve around.
Like any other red South Africa's Pinotage comes in different styles - some lighter and fruitier than others. When you're matching it with food you take a cue from the sort of ingredients and dishes that go with its two ancestors - Pinot Noir and Cinsault.
Aubergine - or eggplant as it's called in the US - doesn't have a strong flavour of its own but tends to enrich any dish in which it's included especially when baked with tomatoes and cheese.
Many people say they don't like chardonnay but as anyone who has a taste for top white burgundy or other premium new world chardonnays will know it's a spectacular food wine.
After a recent visit to the Jura I've rethought my ideas about which wines make the best wine pairings for Comté cheese.
German wheat beers are sufficiently different from Belgian wheat beers to merit a separate post - so what are the best food matches for hefeweizen with their striking banana and clove flavours?
None of you, I'm sure, can have failed to notice just how many different bottles of rosé are now available on the average supermarket shelf. From being purely a summer wine there are now rosés for almost every type of food and occasion.
Summer is the perfect time of year to eat crab so why not try out your wine pairing skills and work out which wines you'd match with these eight different crab dishes. My own suggestions below . . .
Artichokes have the reputation of being a wine-killer but as with most of these diktats the problem is over-played. True, artichokes can make even dry whites taste oddly sweet but that doesn't account for the different ways in which they are cooked and how they are served.
Today (May 29th) is bizarrely National Coq au Vin day (who on earth decides these things?) and here, on cue, are four of my favourite wine pairings for this classic French dish.
Although chocolate mousse is usually made from dark chocolate it's quite a light dessert as chocolate puddings go because of its airy texture - lighter than petits pots au chocolat, for example.
This week is National Pie Week in the UK - not that we Brits need much encouragement to eat pies. But which is the better match - wine or beer?
One of the world's most underrated grapes yet capable of making some of its most delicious dry whites, Sémillon isn't on the radar for many. So if you get hold of a bottle what should you pair with it?
Although we naturally think of drinking whisky on Burns' Night, beer is just as appropriate a pairing, especially for haggis. And with Scottish beers like Brewdog and Innis & Gunn in wide distribution it's not too hard to find a homegrown one.
The idea of doing a post on wine matches with brussels sprouts might strike you as a tad over the top - after all who eats sprouts on their own? (Answer: me. Whenever I get the chance.)
Of course it depends what type of IPA you're talking about. A relatively light style will lead you in a different direction from a huge, hoppy double IPA, but these I think would be my top five . . .
Or 'what wine should I drink with hachis parmentier?' - the French answer to shepherd's and cottage pie.
Sherry gets a bad rap for being granny's tipple of choice but if you've never tried an authentic Spanish style sweet sherry you haven't lived.
Amontillado sherry has richer, nuttier flavours than a classic fino or manzanilla sherry and calls for different food matches. Think more in terms of cured meat, game and cheese than seafood and richer, meatier tapas.
One of the all-time favourite British desserts sticky toffee pudding is super-sweet so will overwhelm most wines you might think of pairing with it so what should you choose?
Judging by my Instagram feed practically everyone is eating avocado toast at least once a day but what do you drink with it?
We rarely think of tawny port as a flexible pairing for food. We serve it with stilton, obviously and with hard cheeses like cheddar, with nuts and dried fruits and over Christmas with fruit cake and mince pies but that's usually as far as it goes.
What type of food is the best match for sake and why? Shirley Booth, founder of the British Sake Association comes up with a few surprises and some useful pointers on serving temperatures.
The news that pinot grigio has leapfrogged merlot to become the third most popular grape variety in the US is confirmation that, despite its critics, it's gaining rather than losing fans.
Having spent a few days in the Auvergne recently and eaten more than my fair share of Saint Nectaire cheese with a variety of wines, mostly natural, here's what I think works best.
The Spanish are more adventurous than us when it comes to matching sherry and food. I remember drinking a dry oloroso with roast partridge a few years back in Jerez. But what else could you pair with it?
Despite the emphasis that winemakers place on the different crus or terroirs of Chablis three factors seem to me to influence a food match more than any other for most of the Chablis you'll taste - the age of the wine, the vintage and the degree of oak influence, if any.
I posted this last year after trying Rijsttafel - the Indonesian speciality that's widely available in Amsterdam. Translated literally as 'rice table', it's an elaborate array of curries, salads and pickles which present a tough challenge for any wine.
Mangoes are in the news for all the wrong reasons this week with the EU having implemented a ban* on the much-prized Alphonso mangoes, frequently referred to as the 'king of fruit'.
One of the most distinctive styles of white wine, dry rieslings from the Clare and Eden Valley in south Australia have a distinctive limey twist that makes them a particularly good match for Asian and Asian-inspired food.
A re-run of an old post following a visit to Alsace, updating my recommendations on the best pairings for the region's dry and off-dry white wines.
If you're looking for the ideal food pairing for a Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (or any other full-bodied cabernet) you don't have to look very far. Almost any red meat, especially served rare, is going to do the trick.
Caerphilly - or, to be more precise - Gorwydd Caerphilly which is made by my mates Jess and Todd Trethowan of Trethowan's Dairy - is probably the cheese I know best. And there's one absolutely outstanding match for it . . .
I've recently had the chance to taste through a range of wines and beers with Cheshire - Appleby's Cheshire to be exact - so the hits and misses are fresh in my mind. As you probably know it's a British territorial cheese with a crumbly texture and mellow flavour but quite a firm bite.
Given that whisky is generally considered the most appropriate match for haggis I thought it would be interesting to check out what Britain's top whisky experts have to recommend for Burns Night:
I wouldn't have thought of proferring wine pairings for garlic cheesy bread had I not stumbled across the fact that it was the most repinned image on Pinterest. Exceeding even sparkly toes!
Christmas being as traditional as it is you may already have your own favourite wine pairing for turkey but if you're looking for inspiration here are my six favourite matches
Even those who normally drink beer feel the need to put a bottle of red wine on the table at Christmas* but beer is actually just as good, if not a better accompaniment for turkey.
I'd been aware that cheese was a good match for whisky but it was good to have the opportunity to try several different styles and cheeses at a tasting recently.
We automatically think of matching wine and cheese or beer and cheese but there are many drinks that work just as well and can give a real 'wow factor' to your cheeseboard.
Beer blogger Steve Lamond has been matching beer and cheese for the past seven years and has compiled an invaluable guide on his blog Beers I've Known. Hare are his 5 all-time favourites which include some cracking combinations.
Like other dishes the perfect wine match for risotto depends on the flavourings for the risotto rather than the rice itself - the lighter the dish, the ligher and fresher the wine.
The classic tarte au citron is tricky with wine, particularly if it's home made. And the sharper and more lemony (and delicious) it is, the harder it is to find a good match.
Today is the third International Grenache Day, a celebration of a grape which is (often anonymously) responsible for some of the most generous and appealing reds in the wine world.
Provence rosé has a particular character. It's much crisper and drier than most rosés on the market, more like a white wine than a rosé - though within this style there are variations between the lighter, less expensive wines or 'vins de soif' and the more structured ones, which the local refer to as 'vins de gastronomie'.
Coronation chicken has been given a new lease of life by the Diamond Jubilee celebrations but what wine - or beer - should you pair with it?
Most people wouldn't think in terms of combining tea and food beyond the classic pairings of Indian teas with a traditional afternoon scone or sponge, or jasmine tea with Chinese food but there are many other possibilities to explore, says Signe Johansen.
Vegetarians often get overlooked at this time of year so if you're vegetarian yourself or cooking for one here are some perfect pairings for some delicious festive recipes from the web.
You may well know what you're going to drink with the turkey by now but here are some ideas for what to match with your Christmas starters, paired with recipes from some of Britain's favourite chefs and cookery writers.
If you're used to choosing wine - or other drinks - to match with meat or fish you may be flummoxed when it comes to chosing one for vegetarian friends. But as I explain in my Guardian column today it's a question of finding out how the wine is made - and in particular whether any animal-based products have been used in the fining process.
Should it be wine or beer - or even a cocktail? Last year I asked the Twitter community what their favourite barbecue bevvy was and this is what they came up with . . .
I was reminded about my trip to Priorat almost exactly two years ago by my recent visit to the Roussillon which has a similar terroir. And I think the wines would go with similar kinds of food. These were my suggested pairings at the time . . .
The sharp-eyed among you will notice that my recommendations have changed since I posted this article earlier today. I've revised my opinion since retasting Cornish Blue which I found in my local deli - Arch House Deli.
If you were eating it entirely on its own roast turkey would be one of the easiest ingredients in the world to match. You could drink your favourite white, red, ros or even sparkling wine with it and it would work fine.
I have a bit of a problem with pumpkin pie. I'm not a big fan of pumpkin and I don't have a massively sweet tooth which makes the thought of partnering it with a sweet wine a bit of a killer. But I know I'm in a minority and with Thanksgiving coming up on Thursday here are my top picks:
This month I asked my fellow Tweeters to tackle the subject of wine with asparagus - supposed to be a tricky combination, but as @cuvee_corner put it "Maybe it's just me, but I don't see the difficulty." (It isn't just you. There are plenty of options!)
I lobbed a question about unusual Champagne pairings into the Twittersphere yesterday and got the most amazing response. It prompted the idea of having a monthly Twitter matching session - Twitmatching - the results of which I'll post on this site.
Sunday marked not only the start of the Chinese New Year but the Vietnamese New Year celebrations too - known as Tet. As in China there are certain foods which are traditional to the occasion such as pickled vegetables and candied fruits, none of which are particularly wine-friendly but in general I find Vietnamese food, with its milder heat and fragrant herbal flavours easier to match than Thai (although I haven't had such extensive experience of doing so).
I suspect you'll be hearing a lot about Koshu this year. No, it's not some unfamiliar aspect of Japanese cuisine but a white wine made from a grape of the same name. A campaign to promote it in the UK was launched at a lunch in London yesterday by a VIP line-up of Japanese goverment officials from the Yamanashi prefecture where most of the winemakers are based.
No visit to Tuscany is complete without a glass of Vin Santo or 'holy wine', a (usually) sweet wine that is served at the end of the meal, almost always with hard little 'cantucci' biscuits.
If culture and 'terroir' are a basis for deciding which drinks bestmatch a particular cuisine then beer must have a strong claim to bepaired with Scandinavian food.
One of the welcome reminders of this long hot summer (in the Languedoc at least) is just how well dry wines go with fresh fruit. I've been happily drinking whites, ross and even reds with fruit such as peaches, apricots, melons and figs. Sweet wines, of course, go well with all of these but sometimes sweet wines seem too intense, particularly if, like me, you don't have a very sweet tooth.
Natasha Hughes re-orders her hit list of wine matches for pinot following her visit to the International Pinot Noir Celebration.
If you were going to introduce someone to beer the last course you'd probably think of would be a dessert but as I discovered at a beer and pudding matching session at Brown's Hotel in London this week it can be a surprisingly successful combination.
Hot on the heels of quality improvements in recent years the buzz about Portuguese table wines has spread throughout the wine world. Efforts of individual small producers and larger companies, coupled with focused efforts made by the various generic bodies, have helped to cast aside the tired image of Mateus and Lancer's.
The perfect match for lamb is red wine, right? Well, mostly but not always as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's recipes in the Guardian this weekend and my own recent experience have demonstrated
There's still a couple of weeks more to enjoy the British asparagus season so here's an interesting beer pairing to try as a change fromwine. Belgian witbier or bière blanche like Hoegaarden is just perfect with green asparagus, especially when served with goats' cheese.
One of the most impressive aspects of my visit to Toronto last week was the fact that almost every restaurant suggested a well chosen wine pairing against the dishes they served. Here are the ones that stood out for me:
This week's trip to Toronto has been so packed with restaurant visits and other activities that I haven't had time to post but here's a quick update in the form of a report on a fantastic beer restaurant called beerbistro which was founded by leading Canadian beer writer Stephen Beaumont.
Here's my pick from the recent press tasting at Tesco, not only the UK's biggest supermarket but its biggest wine retailer. Like most supermarket ranges it has its high and low points but here are the bottles I most enjoyed and thought had the greatest potential for matching with food.
Looking at Mark Hix's Irish-inspired recipes in the Independent today my first thoughts were about beer rather than wine. I don't think he'd have the slightest objection.
Continuing our series where guest wine writers pick their top wines from the major London wine tastings here are wine writer David Furer's favourite whites from the recent Wines of Austria tasting, together with his suggested food pairings.
I have to say I mistrust lists like the Observer's 50 Best Recipes Ever. Who's to say? Celebrity chefs get to pick their favourite but may do so for many reasons: the need to sound interesting/as if they have humble roots or the fact they love their mum or gran. But chances are some of them will be your favourites too. Here's what I'd drink with them:
Food and wine writer Natasha Hughes picks the 10 wines that appealed to her most at the recent Australia Day tasting in London and suggests the ideal food match
According to a report on the blog Musings from Thailand, an adviser to the Thai government has suggested a campaign to link French wine and Pad Thai as a way to promote Thai food overseas. But I'm not sure they're thinking along the right lines. The picture on the post is of a red wine - possible of course - but I would definitely prefer a white.
Signe Johansen selflessly reports back from two tea and chocolate matching events during London's recent National Chocolate Week.
"Can you come up with a tastier, more satisfying, more consensual dish than calamari fritti?" asks restaurateur and Guardian columnist Yotam Ottolenghi in the paper today. Well, it's a tough call but his other mouthwatering recipes would certainly run it close. Ottolenghi's food is full of flavour and therefore quite a challenge for any accompanying wine but here's what I would choose.
You know how difficult it is to find a good wine and cheese match? Well here are five I've recently tasted that hit the spot perfectly. Four were at a tasting at the recent Bristol Wine Fair that was conducted by the food and wine writer Andrea Leeman. The other was a serendipitous one I came across the other night when we were eating with friends.
"If you think you know German wine, drink again" ran the slogan of an advertising campaign in the UK a few years ago. Consumers, it seemed needed persuading but a succession of good vintages, the enthusiastic advocacy of wine writers such as Jancis Robinson and the appearance of a broader selection of German wines on the lists of an increasing number of London's top restaurants seems to be finally stimulating an appetite for these most underrated of wines.
For the last couple of weeks The Telegraph has been running recipes from two of my favourite chefs, Sam and Sam Clark of Moro, the iconic Moorish recipe in Exmouth Market in London that I discover, to my amazement, is now 11 years old. Sam (the husband) is very into his wines, particularly sherry, so I'm suggesting Spanish wines for the pairings.
Some recent questions that have been posed to me:
The other day I received an email from one of London's most energetic PRs Rupert Ponsonby singing the praises of asparagus and beer. Would I, he asked, like to try some of the new season's asparagus with three different beers? Given my passion for asparagus it was an offer I couldn't refuse.
I'm a huge fan of Nigel Slater's. I buy the Observer every week just to read his recipes. Yes, I know I could read them online (as you can here) but you don't get the luscious Jonathan Lovekin photographs. Not that you need them. Slater's prose is so evocative you can taste the recipe as you read.
About the last place I'd have expected to have an enlightening discussion about food and wine matching is in a fisherman's shack called Chez Loulou down on the Languedoc coast. Actually I do it an injustice. It's a restaurant - just - but one that relies for its appeal on fabulously fresh fish rather than fantastically skilled cooking.
The type of artisanal cheddar I was writing about yesterday - mature, full-flavoured, unpasteurised - isn't the easiest cheese to match with wine.
It's an odd feeling going up to the podium with your son to pick up an award for beer writing. It's not exactly the scene you envisage when you're wheeling him around in his push chair. But there we were last night to pick up the oddly named Bishop's Finger Beer With Food Award at the British Guild of Beer Writers Annual Dinner for our book Appetite for Ale (Phew - that was a mouthful!)
A recent email from a reader asked me to suggest a wine to go with "a triple coconut cake with a tangy pineapple icing served with fresh fruit salsa that has kiwi, strawberry, madarine oranges, blueberries and fresh pineapple in it". Quite a challenge (I suggested demi-sec Champagne or a peach-flavoured liqueur topped up with fizz) but it got me thinking that there are many possible matches for cake beyond a cup of tea or coffee, particularly if you're serving it as a dessert.
The closest result so far on one of our food and wine matching polls ended with rosado (Spanish rosé) and fino sherry neck and neck as the best match for tapas with 30% of the vote, closely followed by Rioja on 24% which had topped the poll for a good few days. Spain's sparkling wine, Cava, came fourth with 16% of the vote.
You may think tasting wine sounds arduous but a major wine and food tasting, I assure you, is a much greater assault on the system as I was reminded the other day when Victoria Moore of The Guardian and I ran 14 Pinot Gris through their paces with foods that ranged from smoked eel to chicken tikka masala. Neither of us was able to eat much for several days.
The Sherry Institute in the UK has come up with a really smart book called 'The Perfect Marriage: The Art Of Matching Food & Sherry Wines From Jerez' which totally dispels the idea that the only partners for sherry are nuts and olives. The book is fronted by top chef Heston Blumenthal of The Fat Duck who has long been a sherry fan and offers 30 sherries by the glass in his restaurant.
I was reminded the other night of how the average wine newbie must feel confronted with a wine list in French. The names of the wines and the grape varieties mean nothing. You have no idea what they taste like and what to order. Panic sets in.
Whisky may have become firmly entrenched in the after-dinner slot in the Western world but Japan has always been more open to the idea of drinking it with a meal. In fact, the Japanese are much more open-minded about the drinks they enjoy with food and you'll often find beer, sake and whisky on the table at the same time. It certainly maximises the opportunities of finding a good food and drink match.
Coincidentally I have had invitations to two Indian dinners in two weeks - one accompanied by beer and one with wine which makes for some interesting comparisons.
With Chinese new year coming up this weekend you may be planning a trip to a Chinese restaurant or planning a Chinese meal at home. But which wine to serve?
A great dinner last night organised jointly by the London and Krakow convivia of Slow Food who laid on a lavish Polish feast at Marylebone Cheese shop La Fromagerie. The Poles had sent over an impressive contingent including a talented young chef Artur Moroz who runs a restaurant called Bulaj on the Baltic cost and has made a study of Polish culinary history, many of whose traditions have been lost. A Polish-born Londoner Ewa Spohn, who devised the menu with Moroz, is spearheading a drive to revive them.
How many of you will be putting beer on the table at Christmas? Not that many, I suspect, but if you can bring yourself to break with tradition you could be in for a treat. Most supermarkets now carry a sufficiently wide range for you to be able to serve a different beer with each course, should you be so minded. And here's how to do it:
Walk through the entrance of Culture Biere (sorry, I can't remember how to do a grave accent on my Mac) and you'd think you were in a cutting edge cocktail bar. But in fact this is Paris's new temple to beer funded by brewing giant Heineken.
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SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Southwest Texas State University President Jerome H. Supple said today that he will retire effective Aug. 31 of next year.
Supple, who turned 65 in April, made the announcement during his annual State of the University address, traditionally given to a university-wide convocation of faculty and staff at the beginning of each academic year. The Texas State University System Board of Regents will determine a process to search for Supple's replacement and will announce those plans at a later date.
Supple told his audience that leaving the university will be difficult. "It will be like swinging the best dance partner ever into the arms of another, a heart-wrenching experience," he said. "I still believe I have the best job in the world, but it can't go on forever. I am proud of what we have accomplished during the last 12 and a half years and know that the prospects for the future are even greater."
Supple, who was diagnosed with cancer in 1997, emphasized that his health is fine. "This decision is not based on my health," he said.
Supple became the eighth president of the 102-year-old school in April 1989.
His tenure at the university has been one characterized by growth in enrollment, quality and prestige, said the chair of the TSUS Board of Regents.
"Southwest Texas State is simply not the same university it was before Jerry Supple arrived here," said TSUS Board Chair Nancy Neal of Lubbock. "Jerry had a vision for SWT, a vision that seemed extremely ambitious to many people 12 years ago. But a special person can take a great vision and make it a reality. Jerry Supple has proven to be such a person. His work on behalf of SWT will never be forgotten. It will be an enormous challenge to replace him."
During Supple's presidency, SWT has:
Supple came to SWT from the State University of New York System, where he had progressed through academic ranks from chemistry faculty member to acting president, serving at campuses in Plattsburgh, Fredonia and Potsdam. He holds degrees from Boston College and the University of New Hampshire and served a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley.
Supple and his wife, Catherine, have three sons: James, a general manager with Gillette Co. who lives with his wife Karlyn in Manchester, N.H.; Andrew, an assistant professor of human development and family studies at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro; and Paul, a second-year law student at Georgetown University.


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Slenderizing or Filing of Teeth
if you had to get bottom teeth filed down in order for them to fit back in line during orthodontal treatment would it cause the teeth to become unbalanced and the top and bottom arches of teeth might not sit on top of each other properly cause the bottom arch will be smaller then it should have been due to the fileing of the teeth.i read this on a website and wanted to know if it was true,or does filing of teeth have no effect at all in the way the dental arces sit together thank you any information will be welcome.
Not true. The amount removed is only a few microns. What it does is change the contact point from a one point contact to a more square contact, aiding stability.
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In a new twist to a lengthy debate, 17 state House members sent a letter Friday to Gov. Bobby Jindal that says he has another avenue to kill plans for Common Core testing.
The letter, which was signed by state Rep. Brett Geymann, R-Lake Charles, and other critics of the new standards, said Jindal has the authority to ditch the tests under Louisiana's Administrative Procedures Act.
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education recently approved rules that govern implementation of the tests.
The exams are being done through a consortium called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
Those rules took effect May 1, lawmakers said.
The letter says that, under the Administrative Procedures Act, the governor can issue an executive order to suspend or veto any such state agency regulations within 30 days.
"In our view, nothing is lost by exiting PARCC," according to the letter.
"There are a number of more acceptable, less intrusive assessment options that still help ensure Louisiana students are getting the best, most rigorous education possible," it says.
State Superintendent of Education John White and BESE President Chas Roemer denounced the letter.
White told reporters that the BESE regulations mirror a 2012 state law. Geymann and his allies are trying an "end run" to prevent the state from purchasing PARCC tests after striking out in their anti-PARCC efforts in the Legislature, he alleged.
White said repeated criticism of the exams is causing problems for teachers, who he said wonder if test plans are on track.
"If these kinds of games continue, it could be months of chaos, a full year of chaos," he said.
Asked for comment, Jindal said in a prepared statement: "We are looking into whether the option outlined in the letter is a viable option. If the Legislature does not act we could consider this and other options. However, since we are in the midst of the session, we are hopeful that the Legislature will take action to alleviate the concerns of parents with the PARCC test."
The session ends on June 2, and the tug-of-war over Common Core tests and related topics is expected to be among the most contentious topics.
Common Core includes new standards in reading, writing and math.
Tests developed by the PARCC consortium will measure what students here and in other states know.
The new rules are set to take full effect for the 2014-15 school year.
Earlier, Geymann and other Common Core critics said Jindal has the authority to unilaterally end state involvement with the PARCC tests by notifying officials of the group that the state is withdrawing.
The governor has said he sees that as an option if state lawmakers fail to act before adjournment.
White and Roemer, who back the tests, have said they too would have to agree to any withdrawal for it to take effect.
Other lawmakers who signed the letter include state Reps. Kenny Havard, R-St. Francisville; Joe Harrison, R-Napoleonville; Barry Ivey, R-Central; and J. Rogers Pope, R-Denham Springs.
White noted that legislation to scrap the PARCC test plans failed last month in the House Education Committee 12-7 and that the letter represents just 16 percent of the state House.
Roemer, traditionally a Jindal ally, said the governor is seeking the presidency in part by criticizing President Barack Obama for using his executive powers to get around congressional intent, which he said is what Jindal would be doing if he bowed to the wishes of Geymann and others.
"This is a maneuver outside of the legislative process, the same kind of maneuver that he has attacked President Obama for doing," Roemer said.


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While promising to be "balanced and reasonable," FAA Administrator Marion Blakey told those attending the recent AOPA Expo that the nation and her agency are caught between two imperatives–national security and preventing terrorists from using aviation for mass murder.
Blakey said former FAA Administrator Jane Garvey "gave you the straight story" the last time she spoke to AOPA Expo attendees when she said, "General aviation provides the least managed and potentially largest fleet of weapons in the United States."
But at the same time, Blakey said, "We must recognize that beyond the immediate targets of death and destruction, the ultimate goal of terrorism is not just to kill us, but to degrade our economic vitality and personal freedoms. We cannot let terrorists convert aviation into a means for mass murder. But we also cannot let them make us grounded prisoners in our own country."
Alluding to confusion over which agency makes security decisions, Blakey explained that the FAA remains the manager of the National Airspace System (NAS) and still retains some security responsibilities, such as certifying the design and overseeing the implementation of reinforced cockpit doors and flight-crew training.
Security is properly the business of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), she said, which works with other intelligence, defense and national security agencies. The FAA remains in the loop with a strong policy voice and as the implementer and enforcer of many TSA policies, she added.
Blakey admitted that such a system is necessarily complex. "It might even be bureaucratically cumbersome were it not for one thing–and that is the wartime sense of responsibility among all players," she said. "Our work comes together through a lot of coordination at all levels and through a Joint Security Operations Center, staffed 24/7 by both FAA and TSA specialists."
While the FAA's role continues to be that of an advocate for commerce and the economic benefits of aviation, Blakey said, "We will never overlook an opportunity to remind our colleagues in the security agencies of the importance of general aviation."
She further acknowledged that many restrictions have to remain in place as long as the current threats continue, citing CIA Director George Tenet's warning about a "disturbing pattern" of heightened activity among terrorists. "That's just a matter of common sense," she said. "This is wartime, and national security cannot and will not be compromised. But we also have to be sensible."
In a meeting with Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, whose department oversees the TSA, he stressed to her that a balance was needed between vigilance and reasonableness. "We are not going to expand TFRs on a widespread, ongoing basis where the threat is non-specific," said Blakey.
Meanwhile, the FAA has partnered with Jeppesen to create an electronic graphical depiction of TFRs superimposed over aeronautical charts in a format clear and familiar to pilots and "down to the inch" accurate. She said the capability is being deployed to Flight Service Stations and will be available to the public early next year.
Blakey also promised AOPA that at the first public mention of a new airport closure or unwarranted restriction on approach speed or noise abatement, the FAA will review the situation and remind local officials of their obligations. "The law bans discrimination against any category of operator at airports accepting federal funds–and we are determined to stand by it," she said.
"With all the necessary restrictions in the air, the last thing we need are unnecessary constraints on the ground," said Blakey. "The FAA has been very aggressive in holding local airport authorities to their grant agreements."


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SqlCommand.EndExecuteXmlReader Method (IAsyncResult)
Finishes asynchronous execution of a Transact-SQL statement, returning the requested data as XML.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
- asyncResult
The IAsyncResult returned by the call to BeginExecuteXmlReader.
Return ValueType: System.Xml.XmlReader
An XmlReader object that can be used to fetch the resulting XML data.
asyncResult parameter is null (Nothing in Microsoft Visual Basic)
EndExecuteXmlReader was called more than once for a single command execution, or the method was mismatched against its execution method (for example, the code called EndExecuteXmlReader to complete execution of a call to BeginExecuteNonQuery.
When you call BeginExecuteXmlReader to execute a Transact-SQL statement, you must call EndExecuteXmlReader in order to complete the operation. If the process of executing the command has not yet finished, this method blocks until the operation is complete. Users can verify that the command has completed its operation by using the IAsyncResult instance returned by the BeginExecuteXmlReader method. If a callback procedure was specified in the call to BeginExecuteXmlReader, this method must be called.
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