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 Culture is a window reflecting the history, culture and spiritual world of a nation. Cultural exchange is a bridge to enhance the mutual understanding and friendship between the people of different nations.”
- Hu Jintao, President, People’s Repulbic of China
Buenos Aires - I admit it, I didn’t participate in any exchange student programs during any part […]

 Originally a brewery, a brasserie today is a café or restaurant where beer, cider, and other drinks are served. Dishes typically sold at brasseries include garnished sauerkraut and plates of oysters, but standard hot and cold dishes are also served. The distinction of all brasseries is that they serve a limited menu at any time […]

 We may never understand the full story behind the snap, crackle, and pop, because finding money for experiments on cereal noises isn’t easy.”
- Corey Binns, Live Science
Buenos Aires - I realized I forgot to post up notes from the class nearly two weeks ago, along with last week’s which I knew I was behind on. […]

 It’s not quite breakfast, it’s not quite lunch, but it comes with a slice of canteloupe at the end.”
- from The Simpsons
Buenos Aires - I’ve always liked brunch. Except when I worked the brunch shift in a restaurant, which, thankfully, was only at one place, The Sazerac House. The problem with brunch is that it […]

 A general overview of culinary history and trends reveals that, for the most part, areas that tended to spice heavily were areas in which the fresh food supply was not as reliable as in places that traditionally used a lighter hand in their use of spices. The climate of Sichuan is conducive to faster food […]

 World Ocean Day began on June 8, 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is is an opportunity every year to honor the oceans and products they provide, such as seafood, as well as marinelife itself. The oceans also provide sea-lanes for international trade. Global pollution and over-consumption of fish have […]

 Passion is the element in which we live; without it, we hardly vegetate.”
- Lord Byron, Poet and Satirist
Buenos Aires - According to their name, and I know not from where it comes, they’re not just a restaurant, they’re Eliot Restó & Otras Pasiones, located at Honduras 5237 in Palermo, 4831-1112. There’s no indication of what […]

 Tea is the language and art of hospitality.”
- Inés Berton, Tealosophy
Buenos Aires - I once went to afternoon tea at some fancy hotel in London, and I know I went once or twice over the years at different hotels in Manhattan - I recall The Plaza having a nice one. But that’s about it. Normally, […]