(images: nigella.com, mikesblog.typepad.com, gamerevolution.com, totalgambler.com)Warning: This post details - and advocates - actions that are sneaky, surreptitious, and downright manipulative. If you are of tender constitution, or high moral standing, I suggest that you turn away now.Still with me? Great - that's why I love my readers! You people ROCK!Please note: In this post, you will encounter the use of Chardonnay and femine pronouns. I'm using 'Chardonnay Oak-Butter bombs' simply as an example in this post - you can feel free to replace that with any wine vareital / style that you don't like. Similarly, I'm using the female pronoun because it matches my particular experience - feel free to substitute the male equivalent to suit your needs. Anyway, this will all make sense in a minute or two (I use that phrase a lot... is that, like, a mulligan for bad writing?). Got it? Good - let's get down to business!The Problem: Wine HellMany of you will be familiar with this scenario
Drinking the light version of soft drinks increases your chances of getting metabolic syndrome. Light soft drinks are in that respect as bad as eating deep fried foods.
A western diet, which is rich in fats, sugars and red meat, increases the chances of metabolic syndrome with 18%. A healthy diet with lots of vegetables, fruit, [...]
Men who drink large amounts of soft drinks or other drinks that are rich in sugar have a higher risk of gout.
British researchers discovered that men who drink two or more glasses of soft drink daily had more than 85% more chance to get the joint effecting disease gout. Gout has been on the rise [...]
Paris Hilton looks great in this bikini photo, don’t you think?
In The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets, Paris Hilton claims that drinking diet drinks is the worst thing you can do when trying to lose weight, and she won’t drink them.
Hmmm, Paris may be on to something. New research suggests that the artificial sweeteners [...]
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San Francisco is now considering taxing high fructose corn syrup, in other words, soft drinks. This comes as no surprise as this is the same city that has tried to ban fireplaces, water coolers, and plastic bags in the name of stopping global warming. San Francisco has also voted to hand out ID cards to [...]
Here is a guy who could give Wade Boggs a run for his money.
A chronic alcoholic has told how he used to drink 48 cans of lager and two bottles of brandy every day.
But 28-year-old Sean Whiteside from Preston in Lancashire has pledged to beat his demons for good after cutting down his boozing - [...]
There is something about these wonderful winter holidays that seems to set off desires for cocoa and other high-calorie hot beverages. And when people crave, it’s usually a triple-whammy helping of calories - hot chocolate with marshmallows, whipped cream, and chocolate shavings and a chocolate biscotti on the side. Low-calorie choices are actually available at coffee houses. Whether it’s Starbucks or a java joint unique to your hometown, you can find diet-friendly options on that extravagant menu. For example, suppose you decide to opt for a Starbucks grande sized whipped Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino Blended Crème as a mid-morning break on a Saturday shopping expedition. Oops. You just consumed 720 calories, which is half of a day’s calorie allotment for some women. A smarter option: a tall Coffee Frappuccino Light Blended Coffee (no whip), which is only 110 calories. Or save your calories and have a cup of regular old java with nonfat milk and sugar substitute which is ju
This is a very good article. Not only about the warm water after your meal, but about heart attacks. The Chinese and Japanese drink hot tea with their meals, not cold water, maybe it is time we adopt their drinking habit while eating.
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will
Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Claudia Schiffer – the gorgeous Top Five supermodels of the 1990s. The shapely blond Schiffer has been with the fashion industry for 20 years. Somehow she managed to keep both her beauty and reputation intact. Schiffer is widely known for fighting shy of the press. She made an exception for Le Temps last month.
Schiffer got into the spotlight following her triumphant comeback to the fashion industry in 2007. The thrifty Schiffer could increase her wealth to $120 million and buy an old castle in Suffolk after cutting a very profitable deal with L’Oreal. The renewed creative cooperation with the noted fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld was yet another stroke of luck that befell Schiffer several months ago. It was Lagerfeld who helped Schiffer climb the catwalk in the early 1990s. Schiffer ceased to be a muse for Lagerfeld at the turn of the twenty first century. He switched his attention to a different v
Dentists of the leading countries in the world have declared a war on carbonated beverage producers. The studies found that the majority of cold soda drinks affect the health of our teeth.
Use of carbonated beverages leads to the destruction of tooth enamel, which performs a protective function for [...]
Ashlee Simpson has gone to extreme measures to look as good as her sis’ Jessica, but her family is now telling her to take it easy on the booze because it’s starting to take toll on the little sister. She’s also starting to gain a few pounds, which many suspect is related to the late night drinking. Because alcohol is a [...]
Coca-Cola (KO) and Pepsi (PEP) keep making new highs. Yesterday, Coke hit $57.33, a few pennies...
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A large UK study found that intake of sugar and soft drinks is only weakly associated with obesity in children. Much stronger correlations were found for total caloric intake, activity levels, and high fat and protein intake.
Only very high consumers of sugar and soft drinks showed any increase in obesity.
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A small group of both normal weight and overweight boys were studied to measure the amount of food eaten shortly after consuming either a glucose drink or a whey drink.
The glucose drink decreased subsequent food intake for...
Our buddy south of the border, Paco Gerte, sent me a link to this slideshow that covers 10 drinks men should never order. These 10 pearls of wisdom came from Dave Jacobson a.k.a. Captain Obvious the manager at Restaurant Miami (located in Minneapolis).
1. Anything blended, unless on the beach.
2. Jello shots or any variety of neon shots with about as much alcohol as a juice box.
3. Anything with an obscene amount of garnish.
4. Cosmopolitans are fruity, bright and downright girly.
5. Anything that requires a straw. It’s hard to look coy with a straw, it’s nearly impossible to look macho or hot when using one.
6. Any shot or drink that boasts whipped cream as an ingredient or garnish.
7. Anything that ends in “tini” but isn’t an honest martini made with gin or vodka and vermouth.
8. Malt beverages that don’t come in a 40 ounce bottle. Especially the fruity flavored malt beverages a.k.a. “alcopops”.
9. Any kind of alcohol, besides scotch, o
At one time in my life, I kept a rather well-stocked bar in my apartment (in a state where that was legal) and prided myself on mixing a nice cocktail. If you keep a half-dozen basic kinds of alcohol around, and a couple of flavors of soda pop, you are in business. I had 10-12 kinds of booze, sour mix, coconut milk, fresh fruit, tonic, and several kinds of soda. Over time I realized that everyone I knew just wanted a beer, and they’d just as soon get it at the local watering hole, where there were pinball games. Oh well. It was tasty while it lasted. Now I keep only my favorite Southern Comfort handy. I haven’t had a drink in months, but I will if I ever get caught up on work! Whiskey Ad (who’s intimidating now?) Viagra cocktails. A gadget you wish was real. The Drunk Caddy. Drunk-O-Vision. Classic recipes for Hawaiian cocktails. (via All Night Surfing) The Ten Greatest Alcohol Icons of All Time. Drinks to av
Last Friday we had a surprise going away party for our man Hank. He is moving back across the mountains to take the next step of his legitimate career. Fifty of our closest friends gathered at a local hot spot to see him off and we managed to rack up just over a $4000 tab for the night. I was pretty impressed with our group performance, I have never seen so many Irish Car Bombs poured, but this S.O.B. over in the U.K. really put us to shame.
A Middle Eastern businessman spent over $210,000 in a five-hour, champagne- and vodka-fuelled spending spree in a London nightclub at the weekend.
But before long he was ordering magnums of Dom Perignon at $1,400 each and then called for a Methuselah — eight bottles in one — of Cristal Champagne at $60,000 and the party spread.
“…and the party spread.” I would sure as fuck hope the party would spread if I just dropped 60 grand on 8 magnum bottles of champagne. If that doesn’t get a party going I don’t think anything will.
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Fall Out Boy bassist and Ashlee Simpson puppet, Petey Wentz claims to have stopped drinking and was seen only drinking Fuji for most of the night on Saturday. Later, at the Hpnotiq party at Dune old Pete was seen drinking from a Perrier bottle that Ms. Simpson filled with champagne. The NY Post reports:
Later as he manned the turntables at the Hpnotiq party at Dune in Southampton, girlfriend Ashlee Simpson decanted Veuve Clicquot into an empty Perrier bottle for him. As Wentz sipped in the deejay booth, a fellow emcee announced, “Look at our man Wentz. He’s drinking Perrier; that’s all he drinks.”
What a chach-bag. Who cares if you are drinking? Dude, you are in a rock band. You’re supposed to be hammered and high at all times. Otherwise you’re a pussy. Although, little Ashley has some tricks up her sleeve…the champagne in the Perrier bottle is a slick touch I must admit. That makes me want to do Ashley Simpson for some reason.
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