| CLUB NOTES: Shannon's Outfield opens Sunday
The Outf eld at Mike Shannon's, 620 North Market Street, is gearing up for another season of fun. It reopens Sunday, the start of baseball season at Busch Stadium.
Patrons will notice plenty that's new — the Lumiere Place VIP deck, a megasize projection TV, and heaters and temporary siding designed to make the venue climate-controlled.
Not new but welcome nonetheless are the Pepper Lounge's signature DJs and staff, Z107.7 appearances, a gourmet hot dog stand and Insidestl.com's T-shirt store.
'KING OF POP' NIGHT
That 80s Club at Rue 13, 1311 Washington Avenue, honors the so-called "King of Pop" during Moonwalker Night on Friday. Admission: $4 for anyone in a Michael Jackson costume. More info at www.that80sclub.us. … The March Eye Candy Party is at 9 p.m.
Round 3 play begins with high-scoring matches
The teams then posted 16 points each in the 'Double the Fun' segment and this meant that Holy Childhood Prep remained slightly ahead on 24 points, with Morris Knibb on 22. The 'Captain's Quest' corrected that situation when the Morris Knibb captain added 3 points to the team's score, compared to 1 point added by the Holy Childhood captain. and both teams entered the final 'Let's Buzz' segment locked on 25 points. This seemed to give Morris Knibb the incentive needed to push for victory and the team logged an impressive 18 points in the segment, compared to six points posted by Holy Childhood. The match ended with Holy Childhood on a commendable 31 points, but with Morris Knibb on an imposing 43 points. Morris Knibb therefore became the first team into the Quarter Finals for 2007.
Thursday's Match: Ardenne Prep vs Hydel Prep Having every intention of keeping the momentum high, these two schools provided viewers with another exciting half hour of television on April 19.
Year of the Pig serves up pork-a-palooza
They call me Pork Boy, and as far as I'm concerned, the Year of the Pig couldn't have come at a better time. At long last, after decades of abuse, my favorite meat once again is getting a little love. I come by my nickname honestly. It's a rare week that goes by at my house when I don't fix pork in some form or another. In fact, I'll bet if you added it all up, I probably cook as much pork as I do all other meats combined. No meat offers a cook more than pork does. Beef and lamb have force of personality; pork has depth and subtlety. It offers a variety of flavors and textures. You can roast it, stew it, grill it or fry it. It has been the foundation of cuisines as diverse as Mexican, Italian and Chinese. One of the best restaurant meals I had last year was a suckling pig feast at a fine local Chinese restaurant.
Post-storm product list
Maybe we'll get lucky and get a copy of the relatively dormant 2006 season (I wrote about last season in April as well, so I'm hoping to get a streak going).
In the meantime, there's the matter of the hurricane preparation checklist.
Since the end of last year, I have collected a few additions that focus on life without electricity in the aftermath of a massive storm.
Compact butane stove: Poking around my local Walgreens looking for index cards and a spiral notebook for my daughters, I found this item tucked, hidden even, on the other side of that school-supplies aisle.
Distributed by MIL Import Inc. in Miami, the single-burner stove comes inside a convenient 14-by-12-inch plastic carrying case and costs $19.99. The non-refillable butane cartridges are aerosol-can size and cost $1.99 per canister.
Honour for Wellington Cup Carnival
The 2006 Century City Developments Wellington Cup Carnival has been short listed as a finalist for the Wellington Gold Awards. Held in association with The Dominion Post, the awards are Wellingtons most prestigious. They recognise enterprise and excellence in local business. The Wellington Cup Carnival is a finalist in the Event Gold Category. The category highlights achievement in events and promotions that have brought vitality and recognition to the Wellington region. The winners for all Gold Award categories will be announced at a black tie gala dinner on Wednesday 9 May. Wellington Racing Club General Manager, Tony Severinsen, stated that the club was honoured to be amongst this years finalists for an event that has such a strong standing in Wellington.
Business Briefs
Genesco yesterday rejected Foot Locker's $1.2 billion takeover offer, but Foot Locker isn't ruling out the possibility of raising its bid for its footwear and accessories rival. Foot Locker had proposed paying $46 a share for Genesco in a deal that would have united its Foot Locker, Footaction, Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports and Footquarters chains with Genesco's Journeys, Lids, Hat World and Underground Station brands. After consulting with financial adviser Goldman Sachs and legal adviser Bass, Berry & Sims, Nash ville, Tenn.-based Genesco said in a letter to Foot Locker that the offer undervalued the company and that previous discussions about a buyout had mentioned prices between $48 and $50 per share. A Foot Locker spokesman wouldn't comment on Genesco's decision.
Italians seek to seduce chocolate epicures
MILAN (Reuters) - "Nine out of ten people say they love chocolate. The tenth is lying," said Guido Gobino, 47, in his lab in Turin, northwestern Italy, as automated machinery stamped and wrapped his Tourinot chocolates in silver foil. Made only with cocoa, sugar, vanilla and hazelnuts, they melt on the tongue, releasing a bouquet of chocolate velvet. High-end chocolatiers like Gobino are making the most of mounting global appetites for gourmet chocolate, and leading a rise in demand for Italian-made brands. Not widely associated with chocolate, the Italians nonetheless have won top prizes and claim a long history in the indulgence, saying they even taught the Swiss some core skills. Worldwide gourmet chocolate sales should reach $1.62 billion in 2008, consultant Judith Ganes-Chase said last month.
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