Archive for January 3rd, 2012
The Spirited Traveler: Bootlegging in Minneapolis
By Kara Newman NEW YORK | Tue Jan 3, 2012 7:24am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Perhaps Minneapolis never quite got over the Prohibition era of the 1930s. How else to explain the popularity of its iconic cocktail, The Bootleg? The city’s signature drink – heard of by few outside of Minnesota – is a [...]
World Chefs: Cookbook digs into Italian-American cuisine
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK | Tue Jan 3, 2012 5:01am EST NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chef, restaurateur and television personality Lidia Matticchio Bastianich built a career by conveying authentic, regional Italian food to American audiences. Her eighth book, “Lidia’s Italy in America,” gathers 175 recipes from the dishes served in the many Italian neighborhoods [...]
India’s flashy new rich drive luxury car boom
By Henry Foy MUMBAI | Tue Jan 3, 2012 10:06am EST MUMBAI (Reuters) – From farmers who swapped fields for cash to 20-something CEOs that inherited the family business, hot new money is flooding India’s luxury car market as roaring sportscar engines announce the country’s growing wealth on its roads. No senior Indian executive feels [...]
Leader of U.S. ex-Anglicans says won’t forget roots
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY | Mon Jan 2, 2012 6:11pm EST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The new leader of disaffected U.S. Anglicans who have converted or want to convert to Catholicism said Monday his flock would strive to learn the culture of the Catholic Church without forgetting the “noble Anglican tradition.” Rev. Jeffrey N. [...]
