Culinary
Its important to specify this when ordering steaks such as a filet Mignon or NY Strip. Then again, the server should be asking you.
What is the Temperature.
4:30AM: April 12th, 1861
Fort Sumter attacked (Civil War Begins)
The Yellow Wallpaper
Obla di, Obla Da........
Life Goes on
Four score and 7 years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal...
Abraham Lincoln
Spanish term for small plates
Tapas
October 29th 1929 was the day the stock market crashed and its known in history as
Black Tuesday
Oscar Wilde wrote this gothic horror novel in 1890 filled with hedonism.
Picture of Dorian Gray
It must have been cold there in my shadow. To never have sunlight on your face.
Wind Beneath My Wings
Ronald Reagan (Challenger Disaster 1986)
Mary the Jewess, an ancient alchemist is credited for this staple in the kitchen. Custard anyone?
Bain-Marie (Double Boiler)
The night of April 14th, 1912.
Titanic strikes an iceberg
This photojournalistic book by Jacob A Riis showed the world just how terrible living conditions were in NYC tenements. This work brough about much needed social reform.
How the other half lives
We skipped the light fandango. Turned some cartwheels across the floor. I was feeling kind of seasick.
A White Shade of Pale
"Our long national nightmare is over"
Gerald Ford
The Italian term for the outer puffy crust rim of a pizza.
Cornicione
A 51 day standoff in this Texas town began February 28th 1993 and ended with siege and subsequent fire. The cause of the fire is still disputed.
Waco
This novel follows the life of Amory Blaine and his privileged upbringing through early adulthood. Perfect Post WWI timing for F Scott Fitzgerald's debut.
This Side of Paradise
I know its not much, but its the best I can do. My gift is my song and this one's for you.
You're Song (Elton John)
"To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist."
Barrack Obama (first inaugural address)
when it comes to fine dining, you'll see words like lapin or even Coney to represent this type of meat. It just sounds more appealing.
Rabbit
This historic World heritage site in Texas was under siege back on February 23rd, 1836.
The Alamo
"The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander in abysses of solitude"
Marconi plays the mamba. Listen to the radio. Don't you remember us?
We built this city
"The Era of big government is over. But we cannot go back to the time when our citizens were left to fend for themselves. We must go forward as one America, one nation working together to meet the challenges we face together"
Bill Clinton (State of the Union 1996)