I tried to come up with something funny here for the subject of today's entry, but to no avail. That aside, Wednesday is not such a bad day of the week for me because it happens to be the day that both the NYT and Seattle Times publish their weekly Food and Wine sections. Generally there are always a couple of articles that give us some cooking or beverage ideas, so it's fun to get some of the creative juices flowing for when one of us conjures up another creation in the kitchen.
Of particular interest today was an article about one of the pioneer's of cheesemaking in the U.S., goat cheese actually. Laura Chenel decided to sell her business after 27 years of making some of the best goat cheese I have ever had. Marc and I had the opportunity to learn a bit about goat cheese during a trip to France back in 2004 when we stayed at a B&B in Provence. Good times.
Also in today's NYT was an article about the late night dining scene, which I found amusing and made me start to reminisce a bit about the good old days when we would actually be out that late and ravenous for something other than the McDonald's on Delancey Street on the Lower East Side.
Finally apparently Seattle is going to be on the cutting edge of a new type of luxury hotel. That's right, real estate concern Starwood Capital Global Group LLC will launch a new luxury hotel that will aim to combine chic accomodations with an environmentally friendly stance. The first hotel of the chain will be based in downtown Seattle on the corner of 2nd Avenue and Pine Street, with other locations planned for Paris, Scottsdale (Arizona) and Mammoth Lakes (California). Target for opening in Seattle is 2008.
Late breaking news: According to today's NYT, Brownie the Cow has some parents alleging an unfair test. This probably falls into the 'you can't make this stuff up category', but it was too amusing to hold on to. To quote Cindy Adams of Page Six fame, "only in New York, kids, only in New York."