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  CRAB FEST -CODA & EPILOGUE: Decapoda Brachyura  "To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art!" — Grimod de La Reynière  Decapoda Brachyura Serotonin is a neurotransmitter in the brain, sometimes referred to as...

  CRAB FEST -ACT FIVE: Guillotine Gastronomy  “The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.” ― Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Let them Eat Crab! When he...

  CRAB FEST -ACT FOUR: The Claw Who Came to Dinner  “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are.” ― Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin  The Claw at the Table Born into a wealthy family,...

  CRAB FEST -ACT TWO: A Crab at the Dentist “Only the guy who isn't rowing has time to rock the boat.” -Jean-Paul Sartre ‘Pour-Soi’ & ‘En-Soi’ Crabs even found their way into Sartre’s formative work on existentialism,...

  From Perold’s Garden to Papua New Guinea  An Afrikaner in Papua New Guinea I was delighted to find myself in Papua New Guinea on the weekend, one of the most disparate places on...

  Happy Birthday Frankie Frank Baroudi is one of life’s gentlemen and a true connoisseur. Whether fine wine, whisky, cognac, food, cigars, travel, art, or just living life well, Frankie has a pretty high-calibre ‘A game’....

Wineck-Schlossberg, Alsace’s ‘ Wine Corner’ Domaine Paul Blanck, Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru, Pinot Gris, 2017 Wineck-Schlossberg GRAND CRU The Wineck Schlossberg Grand Cru appellation is located in the communes of Katzenthal and Ammerschwihr, in the Haut-Rhin department of...

  The Smoking Duck There is smoked duck and then there is what Pepe Alfonso Raimundo does with duck. There is smoke obviously, I imagine there must be some chanting and invocations, possibly some dancing around flames...