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June 15th, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
The first written record of Scotch whiskey was in 1494 and since that time, Scotch has seemingly never lost its popularity. Case in point, a recent issue of Wine Spectator magazine had two glasses of scotch on the cover and a lead story called “A Wine Lovers Guide to Scotch.”The Scotch Whisky Association notes that no one knows exactly when the art of distilling first occurred in Scotland, but it...
June 8th, 2011
Written by Terez Howard in Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
What do a missionary doctor, inventor of the steam engine, and a prime minister all have in common?They make up three of the 16 marble-sculpted busts in the Hall of Heroes, located in the National Wallace Monument on top of Abbey Craig in Scotland. The presence of these 16 Scots reflect the views of the individuals and organizations of the 19th century who felt the 16 men’s contributions to...
June 1st, 2011
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Feature Stories with 0 Comments
Many years ago, my college roommate and I spent a year in England. As the New Year approached, we heard repeatedly, “You should spend the holiday in Scotland. They really know how to celebrate there. Everyone’s welcome.” They were talking of course, about “Hogmanay.”We never did make it to the land of bagpipes and kilts, shortbread, Andrew Carnegie and wassail, lads and lassiestartans, and haggis...
May 25th, 2011
Written by Alonzo Weston in "Sticky Wicket" Questions with 0 Comments
Dear Sticky Wicket,Since there do not appear to be a lot of other racial groups in Japan, is it true that the Japanese believe in keeping their race pure and are historically anti-immigration?~Curious in St. CloudDear Curious,A number of articles and opinions abound that racism in Japan is deep and profound, but it is not a topic the Japanese openly discuss.Some say racism in Japan is not so much...
May 18th, 2011
Written by Rita Cook in The Welcoming Table with 0 Comments
Sake, the national drink of Japan is a rice wine originating from the 3rd century BC, when local villagers invented the drink.Today, sake practically rivals wine in popularity for some people. Consider taking a sake tasting tour while visiting Japan.With 40 sake breweries in Chiba Prefecture, located just outside of Tokyo, it is easy to incorporate a sake tour into day trips from the capital. Of...
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