Podcasts about Sambuca

THE FANTASTIC POUR Brett welcomes Dr. Anj to the Fantasti-Lounge to celebrate JSApril! We enjoy a Sambuca citrus cocktail and read JSA: The Liberty Files #1 and #2. Join us in the Fantasti-Lounge as we discuss why Dr. Midnite's so cool, how Anj has his Sambuca, wearing grenades to dinner, the 2004 Red Sox, and much, much more! Secret Pour-igins: Sambuca Cocktail: The Owl Ingredients (per drink): 1 Lemon wheel or lemon twist 1 Lemon wedge Sugar on a plate to rim the glass 1 ½ oz Vodka ¾ oz lemon juice ¾ oz Sambuca Ice Instructions Chill a martini glass or coupe. If you have neither, you can use a short rocks glass or even a wine glass. Use your imagination. Rim the edge of your glass with the lemon wedge Run the edge around the plate with sugar to rim the glass with sugar. If you're not a big sugar person, rim half the glass edge. Set the glass to the side In a shaker, add the vodka, lemon juice, sambuca, and ice. Shake well Strain into your prepared cocktail glass Garnish with a lemon wheel or lemon twist if you prefer Comic: JSA: The Liberty Files, DC Comics, 1999-2000 JSApril For more on JSApril, check out the full list of podcasters and bloggers involved: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsapril #JSApril Have a question or comment? E-MAIL: fwpodcasts@gmail.com You can find The Fantastic Pour on these platforms: Apple Podcasts Amazon Music Spotify The Fantastic Pour podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts

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Today's crossword was looking sharp -- and not just because ARMANI was in the grid (but it helped). We liked the daunting open-endedness of 48A, "_____ intended!", NOPUN; appreciated the BROW knitting induced by 24A, Move slightly, BUDGE; and just the opportunity to say 7D, Italian anise-flavored liqueur, SAMBUCA. A great debut crossword by Landon Horton, in our estimation it deserves to peg the JAMCR meter with a full 5 squares.Finally, we've got listener mail! So, for those of you wondering how to pronounce Rummikub, the answer lies within!Show note imagery: TSAI Ing-wen, the former Taiwanese president.We love feedback! Send us a text...Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

Starting the new year looking ahead to some NFL playoff scenarios and the MVP race, plus New Years Eve and the many marathons. We finish with the crap shoot of week 18 picks.

quando insieme al nostro filosofo Matteo ripercorriamo le tappe della ricerca della felicità nella storia della filosofia e poi scendiamo nei bassifondi più luridi con la prima semifinale del campionato interprovinciale di wrestling

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - In questo numero:- Imprese, al via il Piano Transizione 5.0 - Pubblica Amministrazione, solo il 41% degli italiani interagisce online- Sambuca di Sicilia sempre più digitale con la fibra di Open Fiberabr/fsc/gsl

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - In questa edizione: - Bayesian, arrivano avvisi di garanzia - Altri missili e droni sull'Ucraina - Idf, ostaggio israeliano tratto in salvo a Gaza - Omicidio Sharon, si indaga in cerchia relazioni- Bibione, bimba di 8 anni annega mentre fa il bagno - Governo riprende attività, Venerdì primo Cdm - Oasis, confermata la reunion, nel 2025 il tour - Sambuca di Sicilia sempre più digitale con la fibra di Open Fiber - Previsioni 3B Meteo 28 Agostogsl

SAMBUCA DI SICILIA (AGRIGENTO) (ITALPRESS) - Sambuca di Sicilia ad altissima velocità e sempre più attrattiva. Il borgo agrigentino gode ormai di una rete di telecomunicazioni all'avanguardia, realizzata da Open Fiber. Se ne sono accorti anche i turisti. Come Gary e Tamara Holm, americani, che negli anni scorsi hanno aderito al progetto del Comune, acquistando casa a 1 euro, e ora trascorrono buona parte dell'anno a Sambuca. Dove navigano, assicurano, meglio che a Los Angeles. col/fsc/mrv

SAMBUCA DI SICILIA (AGRIGENTO) (ITALPRESS) - Sambuca di Sicilia ad altissima velocità e sempre più attrattiva. Il borgo agrigentino gode ormai di una rete di telecomunicazioni all'avanguardia, realizzata da Open Fiber. Se ne sono accorti anche i turisti. Come Gary e Tamara Holm, americani, che negli anni scorsi hanno aderito al progetto del Comune, acquistando casa a 1 euro, e ora trascorrono buona parte dell'anno a Sambuca. Dove navigano, assicurano, meglio che a Los Angeles. col/fsc/mrv

In this episode of the UK Flooring Podcast, we have the pleasure of hosting Alex Neale, Director at Mazon Flooring. We dive deep into the state of the flooring retail industry, discuss the evolution of flooring businesses, and share invaluable insights for aspiring and established flooring professionals alike.Episode Highlights:Is Flooring Retail Dead?Alex's perspective on the current challenges and opportunities in the flooring retail sector.Analysis of the recent downsizing of major chains like Carpetright.The Evolution of Alex's Flooring Journey:How Alex transitioned from commodity sales to the flooring industry.Lessons learned from past business failures and successes.Balancing Retail and Commercial Work:Alex explains the importance of diversifying business streams to maintain stability.The balance between retail showrooms and commercial projects.Appointment-Only Showroom Model:The benefits of operating an appointment-only showroom.Strategies for effective time management and customer service.Challenges in the Flooring Industry:Finding and retaining skilled installers.Competing with smaller, low-overhead competitors.Maintaining Quality and Pricing:Alex's approach to qualifying leads and maintaining premium service standards.The importance of thorough subfloor preparation for ensuring high-quality installations.Personal Insights and Advice:Alex shares personal anecdotes, including a memorable incident with flaming Sambuca.The best piece of advice Alex received about managing work stress.Looking Ahead:Alex's vision for the future of Mazon Flooring, including potential expansions and innovations.The importance of recruiting the right talent to support business growth.Connect with Alex:Website: Mazon FlooringTwitter: Mazon Flooring on TwitterFacebook: Mazon Flooring on FacebookJoin the Conversation: Have questions or comments about this episode? Connect with us on our social media platforms or visit our website at https://www.cockerillandco.co.uk/ Subscribe: Don't forget to hit the subscribe button to stay updated on future episodes of the UK Flooring Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

G'day mate!Sophie is still in Oz, but let's throw a shrimp on the barbie and re-visit one of our most popular episodes, from October last year. In this one Sophie remembers some of the worst gifts she has ever given and received, and discovers a suprising use for wrinkled neck skin.If you have any Parenting Tales you'd like to share with us, please email the show at tiredandtested@acast.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another lively and hilarious episode of the Tuck In Podcast! I'm Olive Tucker, joined by my sisters Sandra and Catherine, as we dive into the wild world of going out and partying. Buckle up because it's about to get fun!We kick off with a discussion about the joys of getting ready for a night out. Sandra's a tanning enthusiast who starts her prep three days in advance to avoid looking like a ghost, while Catherine is more laid-back, often just slapping on some makeup with her finger. Olive, on the other hand, loves splurging at Zara and getting dolled up.The conversation takes a humorous turn as we reminisce about the infamous sun shimmer days and Sandra's transformation into an “Oompa Loompa” thanks to some questionable tanning products. Catherine admits to a minimalist makeup routine, preferring the good old-fashioned finger-application method.Things get a bit wild when Catherine recalls her pre-wedding antics, including a tipsy tumble in the shower the night before her big day. We laugh about Sandra's mishap with a tiny shower and a razor while prepping for her own wedding.Next, we tackle the controversial topic of wedding attire. We all agree that guests wearing white or cream is a no-go. The bride should stand out on her special day! We also touch on the absurdity of men wanting to wear kilts without any Scottish heritage and Sandra's sneaky tactics to get into nightclubs as a teenager.The episode wraps up with a candid chat about drinking habits. We despise round dodgers (you know who you are!) and pride ourselves on being generous drunks. While Sandra loves her shots, Olive reminisces about a night involving a flaming Sambuca that left her bedridden for days. Catherine shares her aversion to tequila after a rather embarrassing encounter with her future mother-in-law.We end on a high note, agreeing that we love events, dressing up, and definitely not dodging rounds. Cheers to another great episode! Now, who's getting the shots?Follow:https://www.instagram.com/tuckinsisters/https://twitter.com/Tuckinsistershttps://www.tiktok.com/@tuckinsistersProduced by Graco Studioshttps://www.gracostudios.comhttps://twitter.com/gracostudioshttps://instagram.com/gracostudioshttps://tiktok.com/@gracostudios Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Begin je weekend goed met de DEDB VRIJMIBO! En het werd een heerlijk showtje... Zeker door een paar biertjes uit het Bredase waar vooral Joop wat makkelijker van begint te praten. Want zeg nou zelf: Nigel Bertrams en Pierre van Hooijdonk lijken als twee druppels water op elkaar. Daarnaast bespreken we een opmerkelijk gesprekje tussen Catherine Keyl en Harry Mens over de Satisfyer (hij moet erop, niet erin) en uiteraard komen de MOMs en MOVs weer langs! Verder hebben we Frank Evenblij in de Tellie van Ferry, een zeer spannende quiz en gaan we natuurlijk voorspellen!ProfortoVoor de beste werkkleding ga je natuurlijk naar https://www.proforto.nl!Bestel en gebruik de code DEDB15 voor 15% korting! (Bij besteding vanaf 100 euro en geldig tot en met 9 mei 2024)Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

2 - Checking in with Dunc 8 - Mirror check 10 - Jay's wife crashed his car and bought some art 15 - Show Boss Tiegs is pissed at Jay  17 - As rough as the underside of a Cornish slate layers nail bag + Sambuca scabs https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/walking-the-wye?utm_term=W2JjBzPG3   24 - Our drink preferences when we were 18 34.30 - Smell my finger on the dance floor 37.30 - Joe Rogan congratulations message from 2 Bears 1 Cave - https://ymhstudios.com/a-gift-for-joe-rogan-2-bears-1-cave/ Give us a follow if you haven't already ~ Jay and Dunc. Want to get in touch? Hit us up, here: https://linktr.ee/notforradio

  1.30 - Jay's health buzz with Sir John Kirwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF8dkjEdKNo 4.30 - Honest reviews of what an Ice Bath is like 10 - The last time Dunc went for a run 11.30 - Grade A Aussie Battler has a horrific encounter 14.30 - Return of the Phantom pisser 15.30 - Flaming sambuca  22.40 - Theo Von on how he makes a difference 26 - Growing up in the Far North 27.40 - First rep side ever made + fond memories 30.30 - Picked up at age 14 32 - What was the environment like? 33 - First league legend he ever met 35 - Thoughts on Melbourne and the set-up with the Melbourne Storm 36.30 - Who he didn't want to run into 38 - Crumpling Johnathan Thurston 40.15 - Playing through the shoulder charge era 42 - Hair pulling, fighting on the field & nudie runs (this could also be a good bit for the show) 45 - Game confidence 47.30 - The process of changing teams 49.30 - His wife, Jess and moving back to NZ 54 - Time at the Warriors 55.30 - Travel 57 - Work at Sky NZ 59.30 - Pathways 61 - NRL this weekend in Vegas Give us a follow if you haven't already ~ Jay and Dunc. Want to get in touch? Hit us up, here: https://linktr.ee/notforradioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  1.30 - Jay's health buzz with Sir John Kirwan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF8dkjEdKNo 4.30 - Honest reviews of what an Ice Bath is like 10 - The last time Dunc went for a run 11.30 - Grade A Aussie Battler has a horrific encounter 14.30 - Return of the Phantom pisser 15.30 - Flaming sambuca  22.40 - Theo Von on how he makes a difference 26 - Growing up in the Far North 27.40 - First rep side ever made + fond memories 30.30 - Picked up at age 14 32 - What was the environment like? 33 - First league legend he ever met 35 - Thoughts on Melbourne and the set-up with the Melbourne Storm 36.30 - Who he didn't want to run into 38 - Crumpling Johnathan Thurston 40.15 - Playing through the shoulder charge era 42 - Hair pulling, fighting on the field & nudie runs (this could also be a good bit for the show) 45 - Game confidence 47.30 - The process of changing teams 49.30 - His wife, Jess and moving back to NZ 54 - Time at the Warriors 55.30 - Travel 57 - Work at Sky NZ 59.30 - Pathways 61 - NRL this weekend in Vegas Give us a follow if you haven't already ~ Jay and Dunc. Want to get in touch? Hit us up, here: https://linktr.ee/notforradioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin and Jenny introduce their brand new podcast! Martin reveals what his 'actual' name is, they discuss the proper way to drink Sambuca and we learn the intimate details of Jenny's sleeping habits! This podcast is sponsored by Tankardstown House. @jennymccarthy8 @martinkingpresenter @martinandjenny

Host C.J. Sullivan detonates some special turkey bombs for all 3 Thanksgiving Day games as they relate to the holiday.  Is Detroit finally capable of being trusted to host a holiday dinner, like the drug addict brother? Will Washington get too drunk and try to stab the rich uncle Cowboys with a fork? And will there be too much Sambuca in SF & Seattle at the end of the night to fight over? Also, C.J. detonates a Black Friday bomb for the Jets/Miami brawl. Finally, a Man in the Box segment about the worst Thanksgiving side dishes. Side talk! Picks with Bits are for tobacco use only!Join the SGPN community #DegensOnlyDiscuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discordSGPN Merch Store - https://sg.pn/storeDownload The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.appCheck out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTubeCheck out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.comSupport us by supporting our partnersUnderdog Fantasy code SGPN - 100% Deposit Match up to $100 - https://sg.pn/underdogWatch Bottom Line BombsYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BottomLineBombsFollow The CJ Sullivan On Social MediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/cj_sullivan_was_takenTwitter - https://twitter.com/CJSullivan_TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@.cjsullivanWebsite: https://www.cjsullivancomedy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host C.J. Sullivan detonates some special turkey bombs for all 3 Thanksgiving Day games as they relate to the holiday.  Is Detroit finally capable of being trusted to host a holiday dinner, like the drug addict brother? Will Washington get too drunk and try to stab the rich uncle Cowboys with a fork? And will there be too much Sambuca in SF & Seattle at the end of the night to fight over? Also, C.J. detonates a Black Friday bomb for the Jets/Miami brawl. Finally, a Man in the Box segment about the worst Thanksgiving side dishes. Side talk! Picks with Bits are for tobacco use only! Join the SGPN community #DegensOnly Discuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discord SGPN Merch Store - https://sg.pn/store Download The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.app Check out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTube Check out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com Support us by supporting our partners Underdog Fantasy code SGPN - 100% Deposit Match up to $100 - https://sg.pn/underdog Watch Bottom Line Bombs YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BottomLineBombs Follow The CJ Sullivan On Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cj_sullivan_was_taken Twitter - https://twitter.com/CJSullivan_ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@.cjsullivan Website: https://www.cjsullivancomedy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host C.J. Sullivan detonates some special turkey bombs for all 3 Thanksgiving Day games as they relate to the holiday.  Is Detroit finally capable of being trusted to host a holiday dinner, like the drug addict brother? Will Washington get too drunk and try to stab the rich uncle Cowboys with a fork? And will there be too much Sambuca in SF & Seattle at the end of the night to fight over? Also, C.J. detonates a Black Friday bomb for the Jets/Miami brawl. Finally, a Man in the Box segment about the worst Thanksgiving side dishes. Side talk! Picks with Bits are for tobacco use only! Join the SGPN community #DegensOnly Discuss with fellow degens on Discord - https://sg.pn/discord SGPN Merch Store - https://sg.pn/store Download The Free SGPN App - https://sgpn.app Check out the Sports Gambling Podcast on YouTube - https://sg.pn/YouTube Check out our website - http://sportsgamblingpodcast.com Support us by supporting our partners Underdog Fantasy code SGPN - 100% Deposit Match up to $100 - https://sg.pn/underdog Watch Bottom Line Bombs YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BottomLineBombs Follow The CJ Sullivan On Social Media Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cj_sullivan_was_taken Twitter - https://twitter.com/CJSullivan_ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@.cjsullivan Website: https://www.cjsullivancomedy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're getting wired on caffeine with coffee in Florence, coffee with Sambuca in Abruzzo, egg coffee in Vietnam, and talking the origin of the Flat White. [Ep 257] Show Notes: Complete show notes at https://radiomisfits.com/ded257/ Robbin Gheesling talks about Florence on Destination Eat Drink Robbin Gheesling's website with her photography and books Sammy and Peter talk Abruzzo on Destination Eat Drink Life in Abruzzo Facebook page Life in Abruzzo website Peter Austin Photography website Tracy talks about Hanoi on Destination Eat Drink Hanoi Street Food Tours website Mary Novakovich on Destination Eat Drink Mary's book “My Family and Other Enemies” Mary Novakovich's travel articles The Big Foody Food Tours Auckland

This week we talk about The Poe Clan, Land of the Lustrous, Blue Giant, new anime, Hotel Metsäpeura e Youkoso, and more! Then we examine Betwixt for week 2 of our October Extravaganza!!! Send us emails! mangamachinations@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter! @mangamacpodcast Check out our website! https://mangamachinations.com Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/mangamactv Timestamps: Intro Song:  “The One Eyed Captain - Captain Qubz Remix” by Captain Qubz, Opening, Introductions, Four Loko and Sambuca - 00:00:00 Whatchu Been Reading: “Can't Look Down” by Ty Simon, Morgana finally started reading her copy of The Poe Clan - 00:03:10 *SPOILERS* Seamus and dakazu talk about the contents of Land of the Lustrous volume 12 - 00:08:56 dakazu really liked the Blue Giant movie - 00:20:25 dakazu gives a rundown on new anime like Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Migi & Dali, Shangri-la Frontier, I'm in Love with the Villainess, Undead Unluck, and others - 00:25:22 Hotel Metsäpeura e Youkoso is about a young man with a criminal past who ends up working at a small remote hotel in Finland - 00:31:17 News: Seven Seas Entertainment licenses Nagata Kabi's unfinished My Wandering Warrior Eating Disorder - 00:34:11 Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip, where we read the beginning of three different horror themed manga, including: #DRCL midnight children by Shin'ichi Sakamoto, Homunculus by Hideo Yamamoto, and Panorama of Hell by Hideshi Hino - 00:35:46 Main Segment Triple Dip: Betwixt, Transition Song: “K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R” by Ian Post, We review a horror manga anthology with works by Ryo Hanada, Aki Shimizu, Shima Shinya, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Leslie Hung, Sloane Leong, and Hua Hua Zhu - 00:37:32 Next Week's Topic: #DRCL midnight children/Homunculus/Panorama of Hell, Social - 01:04:55

It's another Tired and Tested podcast, in which Sophie remembers some of the worst gifts she has ever given and received, and discovers a suprising use for wrinkled neck skin.If you have any Parenting Tales you'd like to share with us, please email the show at tiredandtested@acast.com**Sophie is on tour! Find out where you can see her here ** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the first-ever Ryder Cup Radicals, Shane, Joel, and Luke jump into the deep end with a discussion of the LIV Golf imbalance—the US can have LIVers in the Ryder Cup, Europe cannot—and whether Zach Johnson has an obligation to level the playing field by leaving them out. Then it's on to discussions of the new closed circuit US Captaincy Conglomerate, LLC, Europe's key revival of the Hero Cup, and important Italian-centric concepts like Sambuca, Burratta, and the beauty of the word "Madon!" Brief attempts are also made to solve the mystery of the identity of Yannik Paul; no conclusions are drawn.The podcast will be on our Local Knowledge feed, and you can subscribe to the pod here for Apple and here for all other podcast providers.

On the first-ever Ryder Cup Radicals, Shane, Joel, and Luke jump into the deep end with a discussion of the LIV Golf imbalance—the US can have LIVers in the Ryder Cup, Europe cannot—and whether Zach Johnson has an obligation to level the playing field by leaving them out. Then it's on to discussions of the new closed circuit US Captaincy Conglomerate, LLC, Europe's key revival of the Hero Cup, and important Italian-centric concepts like Sambuca, Burratta, and the beauty of the word "Madon!" Brief attempts are also made to solve the mystery of the identity of Yannik Paul; no conclusions are drawn.

On this weeks episode Mark & Rox discuss the disaster of buying a car, the perils of a flaming sambuca to the face and we hear a frightening ghost story from an empty hotel! #LadBabyPodcast Email: ladbabypodcast@gmail.comPresenter & Producer: Mark & Roxanne HoyleSound Engineer/Editing: @mountstreetstudiosHosted by: Global Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bonus Episode Alert! Let's scroll back to 2006 and dust off our eyeliner pencils, it's time to dive in to...My Immortal. Was it written as a troll fic or written in earnest?   We're also launching our Discord page! Come on over and hang out! - A shot of Sambuca & a Raven Cocktail - 3/4 oz lemon juice, 3/4 oz simple syrup, 1/2 oz blackberry puree, and 1.5 oz blueberry vodka -  Want to read this fic for yourself? Give this author the kudos they deserve. You can find this fic on tumblr.com or archiveofourown.org Title: My Immortal Author: XXXbloodyrists666XXX Title: I'm Not Okay Author: bloodytearz666 And join us on our Patreon! It's 18+ so you can't search us, but use our link to find us www.patreon.com/finepairingspodcast - Fine Pairings Podcast - A podcast about fanfiction. Where we pair ships with cocktails and reading with comedy. Got fanfic you'd like to share? Email us at FinePairingsPodcast@gmail.com Remember to follow us on Tiktok, Tumblr, and Instagram @Finepairingspodcast and on Twitter @Finepairingspod - Additional Credits  Creator: Kevin MacLeod, Source: Incompetech.com  "In Your Arms" License: CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Additional AFX from Freesound.org

 click to listenAnd so the Two Mikes finish their sixteen+ year journey to read scary books together and try to come up with intelligent and fun things to say about them. And make cocktails. We had a great time. Thanks to all who listened along! And thanks to all who've engaged with the site and with us. And thanks especially to all the authors. So many great books.We'll keep the site alive, so no worries there. Feel free to reach out to our email or leave comments on individual episodes. We're still here, and—who knows?—maybe we'll drop a new episode once in a while.Now what should we do with this one?It's Cocktail Time, Blast from the Past edition! The Frisky Witch1 part VodkaI part SambucaMix LogisticsPour into shaker of ice, shake, strain and enjoy.

This week on Neat! we learn all about Sambuca, the one drink that it's ok to find a fly in. Cheers!

Nicole visar sig vara en riktigt retsam vinnare som får Tully att nästan lämna inspelningen. Nicole har fått känna på det bistra kommentarsklimatet på TikTok och Tully packar för sina TRE barn och räddas av ett life hack men får samtidigt källarförrådsångest. Dessutom ifrågasätter Nicole starkt Tullys mentala tillstånd då Tully med familj bestämt sig för att tälta på taket på sin bil.

Not only do we have Rachel Weisz and Alice Birch on this week's show to talk all about Prime Video's resurrection of '80s Cronenberg thriller Dead Ringers, but Melanie Lynskey joins us for an update on how Yellowjackets Season 2 is going. Plus the team head off to A&E with Niamh Algar in Malpractice on ITV, and try a little oenology with Apple's manga adaptation Drops Of God. All of which leads to a slightly anarchic discussion of super-tasters, Boyd's tea-making technique, and the time Kay knocked herself out with Sambuca shots.

Fabio non può più sentire l'odore della Sambuca… scopri il perché ascoltando il Volo del Mattino.

Die Rückrunde des Doppel-Drei90-Derbys ist gespielt, der Effzeh fertigt die Eintracht ab und Freiburg ringt Stuttgart nieder. Basti und Axel schildern, wie sie das gemeinsame Wochenende in Köln verbracht haben. Es geht um Fahrradständer, Sambuca und den letzten Karneval von Skhiri. Dazu um Schiedsrichterentscheidungen und den VAR. Der stand auch in Freiburg im Mittelpunkt. Wir diskutieren also, wie klar das Wort „klar“ eigentlich ist, und wo genau Grauzonen beginnen. Außerdem schauen wir voraus auf die Champions League und die Frage, ob Bayern oder PSG in den Abgrund stürzen, würdigen die Konstanz von Union Berlin, fordern uns mit Gedankenspielen zu Leipzig heraus und blicken schon einmal voraus auf die Relegation der TSG Hoffenheim. Dazu geht es um römische Zahlen, Benjamin Blümchen in Stereo, den Super-Bowl-Auftritt von Rihanna und einen unzufriedenen Choreografen mit Dackel. Viel Spaß!

Today's historical shot has Kyle introducing the guys to a new anise liqueur from Italy that has some ties to the Espresso Martini. Tune in to hear what they think. Cheers!Links:Reference Articlelinktr.ee/cocktail.time.machineEmail: kyle@thecocktailtimemachine.com

Happy New Year!! Special thank you and shout out to the entire Heal Thy Self community. Here is the perfect New Years episode to kick off your 2023. We're joined by celebrity Fitness trainer, Don Saladino to kick start the year with health and fitness tips, and today's Knowledge Bomb is Dr. G's TOP 5 Health Interventions for 2023. Don't forget to visit hts.today to get your Merch!! Special Guest Segment: Don Saladino, celebrity fitness trainer joins the show as the first guest of 2023!  How to create a sustainable fitness program. How to create a healthy diet and stick to it. The easiest at home workout routine for muscle. Easy principles to better health.  How important is muscle for staying young. What are non scale victories.  An easy mindset hack to achieve consistency. Knowledge Bomb: Dr. G reveals his TOP 5 Health Interventions for 2023. The MOST IMPORTANT interventions for your health this year are finally here. Listen in for this life changing list. Guest Bio: Don has coached actors, athletes, & musicians for over 20 years. He opened his first NYC Gym, Drive 495, in 2005. After operating brick & mortar gyms for 15 years, Don expanded to a global online fitness business. He has developed a reputation for training some of the biggest names in Hollywood for the big screen. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Liev Schreiber, Sebastian Stan, Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, & David Harbour are among his roster of clients. He has been tapped as a fitness expert in publications such as Muscle & Fitness, Men's Health, Women's Health, & Men's Fitness. He has also been featured in People, US Weekly, Origins, In Touch, Cosmo, & Shape; and has made appearances doing live fitness demos on The Today Show, Page Six TV, People NOW, E News, & WebMD. He sits on the advisory board of Men's Health Magazine. In March 2018 & October 2021, it was his great honor to shoot the cover of the iconic Muscle & Fitness Magazine. Don lives in New York with his wife, Mel, and their two children, Amelia and Donny Jr. - & their pups Rigatoni & Sambuca. Don's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/donsaladino/ Don's website: https://donsaladino.com/ Dr. G's instagram https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gonzalez/ Official Heal Thy Self instagram https://www.instagram.com/healthyself.drg/

Ascend with the melodies of JAEGER 13 – a club house dance mix.Mixcloud SELECT: Sign up to be a subscriber for early access mixtapes & tracklists, plus exclusive recordings – all with no chat and just the music. SAMBUCA 13 now available.Loving it? You can leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! Head to the bottom of the podcast overview page to submit – and get a shout out on the next episode.

Kick off your dancing shoes and mix yourself a Footloose with Chartreuse (definitely don't substitute with Sambuca!!). Enjoy as Gina and Sonia discuss the finer points of the 80's classic, Footloose. It'll hurt so good... PS: John Mulaney, thanks for listening.

Kevin and Thom today on topics ranging from Thom's Spokane airport bar confrontation to Chris Walken, Nathalie Wood, and Sambuca. They talked Juan Soto, Scott Boras, Chase Young, Carson Wentz, and the Orioles-Brewers' season-ending series in 1982 among many things. Just listen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to July 2nd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a special sip and doggone good bite.   If you enjoy the taste of licorice, then you're in for a treat. The anise plant is part of the carrot family and is primarily used in licorice-flavored sweets and baking. But it's also used to make a popular Mediterranean drink known as anisette. This liqueur is known by different names depending on where you are. In Spain, it's anís. In France, they have pastis. And the Greeks call it ouzo. Italians call it Sambuca and consider it a digestive aid, which they drink after dinner by adding a few drops to espresso. On National Anisette Day, take a tour of the exotic with a drop or two that makes any meal go down smoother. If you happen to be in Coney Island, New York this week, be sure to visit Nathans for the International Hot Dog eating contest. You will want to get there early as this event draws a crowd from around the globe. The contestants are announced by an old-time carnival barker as if they are prizefighters. And the champion to beat is Joey Chestnut. This man from Kentucky holds the record for eating 74 hotdogs in just 10 minutes. You still have two days left to train for this event, though you might not like this insider tip. Most winners have to dip them in water first in order to gobble them faster. Why not celebrate National Hot Dog Month one dog at a time, with some good old mustard and onions?  I'm Anna Devere and I'm Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're serving up Sambuca milkshakes this week with Adventures – Supersonic Home & The Adventures… The post WHINE & CHEESE 57: Adventures & Adventures of Ford Fairlane appeared first on Cinepunx.

On this episode, Ish welcomes Euphoria Monroe, drag entertainer, show director and host of Drag In The City at Sambuca in Downtown Houston, Texas. During the conversation with Euphoria, they discuss becoming a drag queen; the cost of being a drag entertainer; how Drag In The City got started; and more! Follow Euphoria on Social Media: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theeuphoriahtx/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dominic.andrew.39 Twitter - https://twitter.com/EuphoriaHTX ✅Best ways to help support The Unrestricted Podcast! ✔️PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/barrimedia ✔️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunrestrictedpodcast ✔️Merch: https://www.tiny.cc/unrestrictedstore To reach the Unrestricted team you can email: Barri.MediaTexas@gmail.com ✅FOLLOW THE UNRESTRICTED PODCAST ✔️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/unrestricted_podcast ✔️TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/barrimedia_ur ✔️WEBSITE: https://www.barrimediaunrestricted.com ✔️YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/theunrestrictedpodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unrestrictedpodcast/support

Questa domenica parliamo di Sambuca di Sicilia e del progetto del comune in collaborazione con Airbnb. Poi andiamo in Piemonte per curiosare nel borgo arancione di Entracque. E poi entriamo nel castello di Longiano.

Happy New Year. In honor of Amateur Night Ed and OB relive some of their Glory Days. Flaming shots of Sambuca and prostate exams ensue. Nothing good ever happens after 2AM and we have the stories to prove it, listen in for your favorites and tell us the ones we conveniently forgot.

es weihnachtet sehr, und bei all den last Minute Vorbereitungen hätten wir um ehrlich zu sein fast vergessen eine neue Folge für euch aufzunehmen.. aber keine Panik, ihr bekommt eure wöchentliche Dosis trotzdem geil!!!heute hat Florian mal das Zepter der Macht an sich gerissen und eeeeeeiniges vorbereitet- Jolina ist ein bisschen aus der Kalten erwischt, aber lässt sich drauf ein. Konzerte, Kumpel in Hamburg, Sambuca, Bässe, FooFighters vs Kylie Minogue, Soundtrack of your life und.. Scheidung wegen Adele? diese Folge hat es in sich..Wir als euer Lieblingspodcast brauchen übrigens ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ von euch.. ne Spaß bei Seite, wir freuen uns sehr wie dieser Podcast von Woche zu Woche wächst und wie cool sich das alles entwickelt, und wenn ihr Bock habt uns mit einer positiven Bewertung zu unterstützen, wäre das mega nice- vielen Dank.INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/jolinamennen/https://www.instagram.com/florianmennen/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We kick off the show welcoming Joel to the Sydney studio! Then we cover off what plays if we go off-air. Pop star Charli XCX had an accidental nip slip so we asked if you've ever had a wardrobe malfunction. Then we open up the Mailbag but Kate gets bogged down in some flaming Sambuca chat. Joel and Tim have some new doppelgangers, and we review Bay FM's rendition of Quick Draw. We ask if you've ever been snowed in, but the way Kate eats her dips gets a critique. We cover some engagement news in the Glossy's on the Big Screen.  Then we ask what you've never done in front of your partner after a woman admitted she has “shy bowel” with her husband of 47 years.  Then we cover a story of a vegan being given animal products on accident… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For over 20 years, Don has coached actors, athletes, musicians, and business executives . In 2005, he opened his NYC Gym, Drive 495. After operating a gym for 15 years, Don expanded to a global online fitness business. He has developed a reputation for training some of the biggest names in Hollywood for the big screen. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Liev Schreiber, Sebastian Stan, Anne Hathaway, Zachary Levi, Hugh Jackman, & David Harbour are among his roster of clients. He has been tapped as a fitness expert in publications such as Muscle & Fitness, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, and Met Rx. He has also been featured in People, US Weekly, Origins, In Touch, Cosmo, & Shape; and has made appearances doing live fitness demos on The Today Show, Page Six TV, People NOW, E News, The Better Show, & The Juice. He sits on the advisory board of Men's Health Magazine. In March 2018 & October 2021, it was his great honor to shoot the Cover of the iconic Muscle & Fitness Magazine. Don lives in New York with his wife, Mel, and their two children, Amelia and Donny Jr. - & their pups Rigatoni & Sambuca.

Lauren & Jeff welcome Minnie Murphy into the Groove Lab to discuss her new single, "Get Over It". Minnie Murphy was born with music in her DNA. Raised in a musical family, father Jimmy Murphy, a guitarist, mother Patricia Murphy, a piano player, and she's a half-sister to early-2000s country staple, Jamie O'Neal. Murphy voyaged across the country with her father to Nashville, where she had the opportunity to write songs with some of the industry's finest and record a handful of them at the mere age of 16. She has also performed on stages like the Grand Ole Opry and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, to weekly jobs playing piano and singing cover songs with some of her originals mixed in at Maggiano's and Sambuca in Nashville. For over a decade, she has been in Nashville, working as a writer and recording demos. Minnie's new single, “Get Over It,” is reflective and delivers a potent mix of classic traditional country along with her unique musical ability to bring passion and real deal emotion to life, both vocally or instrumentally. Her new LP, Evergreen, is due out later in 2021. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/groovelab/support

Today we drink our way through an evening in Rome while mentioning a pope and a few cardinals along the way.

The Russians are a people who are serious about their rail travel. I began to grasp this point with a certain nuanced clarity as we took the train north. Our car was, to put it modestly, well-appointed. The bathrooms were spacious, nicer than anything I encountered in any building in Russia. It was so clean and inviting I felt inclined to lay down on the floor and take a brief nap inside. I could lock the door, so no one would disturb me.The Russian countryside passed out our window like an old-fashioned movie background circulating on a loop. It was difficult to know what we were looking at except lots of pine trees and a few minor villages interspersed throughout. The foreground pines zipped by, while the background pines lingered in the picture.Upon getting into the city we checked into our new residence, called Cuba Hostel. We were informed that we had not gotten the proper paperwork from our previous hostel (no surprise there). The Russian government likes to keep tabs on the lodging arrangements of tourists. We had apparently failed to register with the appropriate authorities. Once you move on from your initial residence, you cannot gain this paperwork. This was a little disconcerting given that we were going to skip around from hostel to hostel every two days or so for next few weeks. The girls at the front desk gave us a slight reprimand but told us that it wouldn’t necessarily be a problem. Surely we weren’t the only World Cup tourists who had the misfortune of initially lodging with a Russian host who couldn’t be bothered to fill out the correct paperwork.We spent that first afternoon wandering from pub to pub watching the games. Our first stop was at the bar next door to our hostel, where we ordered Chicken Kiev with a Kasteel Rouge. We were gratified to discover that every entrée comes with a gratis shot of whiskey—a practice which should no doubt be more widely adopted. Argentina and Iceland played to a tie. We made friends with the Iranians sitting next to us. We also became friends with the drunk Germans, though it wouldn’t be accurate to say we made friends because a drunk German typically considers anyone close enough to share a Prost or two as a natural alliance. We decided to move to another bar for the next game. We ended up underground in a sweaty “traditional English” pub. Every room in St. Petersburg boasts a mysteriously higher level of humidity than the world outside. The best outcome is a bit of additional moisture, the worst outcome is the scent of warm cheese and Russian body odor. We sat at a table with some Americans, from the midwest, who had spent the last four years teaching in Korea and Shanghai. As we left, we nodded goodbye to the Socceroos behind us.Aussie #1: “Go Australia!”“That’s right, mate!” I replied in a good natured, moderately drunken spirit.Aussie #2, obviously a very clever lad: “Good luck to USA in the tournament. Oh, wait…”To which I replied, “Good luck remaining influential in world politics.”Oh, wait.We went out to get a feel for St. Petersburg. If Moscow is arrayed as nested circles, then St. Petersburg is arranged as intersecting lines. Moscow’s center of gravity is Red Square, and everything emanates out from it. St. Petersburg features a number of main drags along which the prominent landmarks are scattered. We walked now along one of the most touristed main drags, then up toward the Church of Savior on Spilled Blood. The extravagant architectural sensibilities that produced St. Basil’s Cathedral—the one topped with exotic sour cream and dumplings—are more prominent in St. Petersburg than they are in Moscow, as Spilled Blood attests. It isn’t nearly as dire as it sounds. Though less celebrated than St. Basil’s, it is every bit as enchanting. It’s a church conceived by Pixar animators, with improbable spires plopped upon decadent columns. A magnificent, blood red brick structure festooned with elaborate dashes of color. It is a curious mix of eastern and western, resisting easy categorization—just like Russia itself. We stood for a few moments to take in it.The church was situated right next to the FIFA Fan Zone, which we went to investigate afterward. The Fan Zone was a large concrete swath of city set aside for fans to watch the game. They served beer there, as well as some game food. The most that it had to recommend it was that the television screen was large, the alcohol was attainable, and the venue was public. It was exclusively standing room. None of these were inducement enough for us to hang out around. So we retired for the evening.We awoke the next morning at 5am with the sun high overhead and spilling into our room. We heard the sound of partying on the streets, straining to perpetuate the festivities in transition from the wee hours to more substantial ones. There were chants in Spanish. We heard someone york in the bathroom adjacent to our room. Then we fell back asleep.When we had risen for the day we set off for St. Petersburg’s ethnography museum. We found it on a street several removed from one of the cities main arteries. We were the only people on the block. Thinking the museum might be closed, we approached its vast wooden doors, standing ten feet high, and tugged on them experimentally. They opened in an empty room with high ceilings, at least three stories tall. We walked over to the ticket booth. No one in line. I cheerfully engaged the ticket clerk, testing how far English would get me if I delivered it with a gracious smile. The lady, however, seemed indifferent to whether or not a warm body found its way into the museum. She mechanically slid us a ticket and a map, then we went to explore the exhibits.The display gave accounts of the various indigenous ethnic groups of the former Russian empire: Moldovan, Ukranian, Belarussian, etc. Each display featured a tidy alcove of life-sized figurines engaged in activities, such as fishing or weaving. Importantly, the figurines were not intended to be representations of what the people looked like—with ungainly carvings and over-exaggerated features—but just to give the feeling that a scene was taking place, with a person and an action. Each display had a wall of labeled paraphernalia germane to the societies in which the peoples lived. The displays were clearly put together with great care and admiration for their subjects. The little old ladies monitoring the exhibits, unlike most museum security, seemed like they would have responded with passion and knowledge if you had asked them about the exhibit they oversaw. Of course we couldn’t because we didn’t speak Russian. The exhibits were labeled in Russian, so we were unable to understand the specifics of them. We discovered a stash of laminated cards explaining what we were looking at, but we were disappointed to find that they too were in Russian. One of the monitors observed us looking over the card and explained to us, in Russian, something lengthy and involved that amounted to the effect of “Put the card back when you’re done.”We were unable to learn all that much about the indigenous peoples of Russia, except that they were more various than we might have supposed. But it was clear from the exhibits that each of these people groups, along with the contemporary brand of Russians, were a people who payed exquisite attention to detail. Their traditional garbs without exception were complex and ornately decorated, as if they had had all winter with nothing to do but spend it sewing and had used that time productively. Whoever constructed the exhibits shared the same keenness for nuance as the people depicted. My favorite were the dioramas. These weren’t your elementary schools constructions in a cardboard box. These were fantastic beyond anything I could have ever imagined a diorama to be. They were built in such a way as to convey the appearance of linear perspective. In a typical diorama, the figures in a scene are all the same size, and looking over it as a being of larger magnitude, you have the privileged perspective to view the scene as God would, everything all at once uncommitted to any particular vantage point. This description is merely factual and does nothing to give you the sense of how much goes into executing such an effect in three dimensions. Not so with these displays. One diorama showed a seamstress workshop. The sewing stations in the back were smaller than those in the front, like they would be in an oil painting, giving the scene an appearance of depth. I was hugely impressed.Another of the dioramas was of an entire town. Every detail was carefully implemented, all the way down to the texture of the thatched roofs. I got the feeling that I was seeing the same pride in the presentation of a model city that I had observed in the presentation of a real one in Moscow.My one regret from the museum was that I got the feeling that I was looking at a varied and diverse set of people groups, but I was unable to distinguish between them. I couldn’t even contextualize them geographically, because I couldn’t read the inscriptions. They didn’t have maps, either, which would’ve been a big help. Even with that in mind, it was a delightful showcase of, in the words of the museum’s introductory video, the “universal and synchronism of culture of the Russian empire.”We were ready for a coffee break and presently found a hole-in-the-wall coffee shop on our walk back toward the main drag. I got a cup of coffee and a donut. It is well known that Europeans give Americans s**t for their croissants. And they’re right. Americans just don’t have the wherewithal to make croissants like Europeans do. I don’t care how good the bakery is. They’re not gonna make a croissant like you could get at even a mediocre boulangerie in Paris. What is less well recognized is that a symmetrical inability applies to Europeans attempting to make donuts. They just don’t get it. The proper execution of a donut is beyond them. Just as Americans don’t have the proper cultural legacy to do a croissant with that je nais se quoi, it’s not within the cultural repertoire of Europeans to get the significant details of a donut correct—from the springiness of the dough, to the proper surface tension when you bite into the epidermis, to a committed distinction between cake and raised donuts, to icing that doesn’t immediately call to mind molten plastic that is in the process of setting. Europeans couldn’t make a donut that competes with even a meager offering from Dunkin. This was, at any rate, the theory I emphatically related to Haily as I scarfed down my donut.Caffeinated and reveling in cultural superiority we made our way to the Fabergé museum. I must admit I didn’t expect much from a gallery whose most celebrated attraction is a collection of nine eggs. Big deal, right? But as soon as we walked in I was struck by a feeling of recognition. This was the same love of ornateness and convolution that had inspired the exhibits in the ethnography museum. Whereas the indigenous Russians developed complex ornamental clothing, the imperial Russians developed complex ornamental eggs. If the Moldovans or the Ukranians had had the proper equipment, no doubt they would’ve been churning out fantastic eggs all winter long. These eggs were the centerpiece of the collection, obviously—colored in glowing azures and low-on-the-horizon sunset, studded with diamonds and other baubles that made you comprehend why these ornaments are so expensive. They looked substantial enough that if you tried to pick them up your hand would immediately be pinned to the floor, like a mortal attempting to wield Thor’s hammer. They were ornate without giving the impression of being overly busy. Nothing was superfluous; if one pattern were removed, it would feel like it’s missing something. Even the rooms that housed the eggs were spectacular: gold-laced fenestration, moulding that commanded attention, and a chandelier that was, well, one big ass chandelier, which is the only thing that can separate one chandelier from another in my mind. The museum featured more than eggs, too. One case was filled with tea sets that would make Queen Elizabeth blush. This all felt like the logical extension of what we’d previously seen, and it was superbly satisfying.Now it was time for a drink. We repaired to a bar which we had identified as suitable establishment for day drinking (it was about 2:30). We were the only customers. We like being the only customers. Partially, it's about service. We don’t want to wait. Nor do we want to compete for the bartender’s attention. But we also like to get to know the person making our drinks behind the bar. That’s the difference between a chef and a bartender. The position of a chef is not customer-facing. A bartender plies her craft in the open. But these bartenders—Russian bartenders—were there solely to conduct business. They had no interest in banter or introductory dialogue, as is customary in America. Our relationship was transactional—what do you want? I’ll get it for you. You drink it. That’s it. We’d hoped instead that we might’ve made friends with the gentlemen before their shifts began in earnest and knocked back a couple convivial shots of vodka initially at our behest, then a round on the house, as a sort of celebration of a life and all that it has to offer. Alas.That night we went to the Fan Zone again. This time for the Mexico versus Germany game. Now the Moroccans and the Egyptians were out en masse. Both of these groups endeared themselves to us throughout our time in St. Petersburg. In the case of the Moroccans, you could not possibly imagine a friendlier group of people. I went around the city in my Portuguese Ronaldo jersey. The Portuguese and the Moroccans were slated to play one another the following week. Seeing my jersey, dozens of Moroccans came up to me and asked to take a picture. We may be adversaries tomorrow but today we are comrades, drawn together by the mutual respect inherent in a competition. It is an amazing sight of the World Cup to see people representing different cultures taking pictures together and acting in a congenial manner expressly because they come from opposing factions. The world can use as much of that as it can get, wouldn’t you say? The Egyptians, for their part, are very good at cheering. I didn’t meet a single North African who wasn’t a remarkably warm and agreeable person.Afterwards we went to Orthodox, the preeminent craft cocktail venue of St. Petersburg. Orthodox specializes in traditional Russian alcoholic beverages. We sampled Polugar (the Russian national drink, also known as "bread wine"), Chacha (a type of brandy, also know as "grape vodka"; Russians don't have command over an especially large array of alcoholic templates), and Khrenovukha (vodka made from horseradish root; this one infused with wasabi). Each of these base spirits was paired with a unique flavor profile, such as sea buckthorn. Afterward our stomaches felt as if they’d been experimented on by a Russian chemist. We felt finally felt culturally grounded in Russia.On our way back to the hostel, staggering jauntily through the streets of St. Petersburg, we stopped for funnel cake. Vendors are scattered throughout the streets of the city selling these absurdly delicious treats. The essential idea is to take dough, and wrap it around a tube which looks more or less like what you'd use to repaint your living room. Then you cook it on a wall of spits. After that, douse it in something sweet, like cinnamon sugar. Happiness ensues. While waiting for funnel cake, we chatted up some Moroccans. I can't honestly remember what they said, but I can tell you they were, as always, very nice.Crossing the street in Russia is like crossing Las Vegas Boulevard. The destination might only be 20 yards away, but it could take you 45 minutes to get there. It seemed we spent whole days waiting at walk signals.We walked to the Hermitage, which is known as a building of historical significance in St. Petersburg. What is less known is that it is also the world’s largest and most well-appointed doll house. It looks as if the architect was inspired by the finest playhouses available to young girls in 1950s America. It is so big that it is impossible to take in the whole façade in one view. It is also painted teal. Specifically, it’s the teal that a thirteen-year-old girl chooses when she’s bored of whatever the original color of her room was. It is a grand, feminine, and slightly surreal building.We made the long walk across the city's main bridge. It was hot enough to set brownie batter. After wandering streets that felt increasingly suburban, we chanced upon a vast, open compound. The compound, it turned out, was something of a lost and found bin of monuments and attractions. My favorite was a series of still shots celebrating Putin's presidency. They were printed out on posters the size of a large television. Each depicted a memorable moment of Putin’s term. Some of the events seemed significant, such as Putin gravely signing a document, German chancellor Angela Merkel nodding approvingly in the background. Other events commemorated seemed significant but in a different way. Take for instance a shot of ol' Vlad riding a horse bare-chested exposing the fleshy expanse of his upper body. It looked like someone had taken the kinds of pictures that a normal person would post on social media and printed them out and stuck them in the ground at the entrance to this fortress. I loved it.Among the other attractions on the premises was a tall and pointy church, several remarkable statues of giant, human-sized rabbits, like something out of Alice in Wonderland, a world-record-holding bug, and an exhibit on King Tut. We were unable to figure out what was remarkable about the bug, other than it certainly was a doozie.Then we went to the State Museum of Russian political history. Russian museums in general have the delightful benefit of being astonishingly cheap and of commendably high quality. They do on the other hand tend to have the drawback of being almost entirely in Russian. This is not especially helpful if this is not a language over which you have a solid command. They feature lots of details, not a lot of narrative. What was clear was that Russians have for most of their history been at the mercy—or lack thereof—of their rulers.Sated on Russian history, we made our back toward the city center. At length we passed a bus with the slogan for the Egyptian national team: “When you say Pharoahs, the world must get up and listen.”Oh, must they?The thing is, I’m sure this makes perfect sense in Arabic. Unfortunately it’s quite unsuitable for English. I think this is something that we tend to forget about unless expressly reminded of—just how differently sentiments can be expressed in different languages. Only when we are faced with the problem of translation (which we rarely are) does it become apparent. That being said, most World Cup national slogans are stupid, or at the very least lack wit.Poland’s for instance is, “Go Poland!” That must’ve required a lot of thought.But at least it’s a coherent thesis. Some countries are just not to be trusted in this respect. Consider Australia’s in 2014: "Socceroos: Hopping Our Way Into History!" Maybe it's best not to indulge the creative itch for sloganeering, if that’s not your strong suit.Here’s one that’s not so terrible, Senegal in 2018: “IMPOSSIBLE IS NOT SENEGALESE.” (Note that it’s not uncommon for teams to opt for all caps, presumably because it’s a more intimidating way of delivering the content than simply stating one’s slogan.) However, the slogan becomes a bit more suspect in light of the 2014 French motto: "Impossible Is Not A French Word.” See any similarities? Maybe the French wiped out the notion of impossibility during their colonial rule, who’s to say.Here’s a couple good ones from 2010. Denmark’s rather provocative claim: "All you need is a Danish team and a dream.” New Zealand’s rather casual: “Kickin’ it Kiwi style.”In the evening we set off to find an appropriate venue to watch the Belgium game. We stumbled upon a Belgian brasserie. We poked our head in and were disappointed to find that the establishment was full. Then a table in the back noticed my Belgium jersey and beckoned us over. We graciously joined them. The occupants were Belgian Moroccans, or Moroccan Belgians—at any rate ethnic Moroccans who lived in Belgium.“You Belgian?” asked one of them.“No,” I replied. They eyed me suspiciously.“Why Belgium?”I didn’t have a particularly strong answer to this.One of the Moroccans was a drinker, loud and emphatic. He pounded the table when an opportunity was missed by the Belgian national team. His friend, not a drinker, was stolid and gestured for his compatriot to calm the hell down. The non-drinker didn’t have a strong command of English. We made a brief attempt at an exchange in Spanish, and then in Dutch, both of which were more successful. It’s a rare moment on planet earth that someone is worse at English than I am at those languages. But there you are.After the game we went in search of further drink, unconstrained by association with the European lowlands. We found our way into an alley in which we had identified a cozy bar of interest the night before. We had declined to stay then since it didn’t have a TV to watch soccer. We took a couple seat along the back wall. The bar counter was three sides of a rectangle, each face with three or four seats. There were about half a dozen seats along the back wall. It was intimate. You could listen in to any conversation in the establishment if you were so inclined. Everyone there was Russia. No English menu, either. The bartender suggested some local fare: a Moscow Mule and a White Russian. We declined those offers. We managed two negotiate a couple mystery drinks—whatever the bartender found himself into at the time. We got the drinks. They were served high in sugar content, in accord with Russian preference. News spread through the bar that we were Americans. One of the men sitting at the bar leaned over to me. “My friend Roman wants to know," he asked, as if soliciting an illicit substance. "Why Belgium?”The cocktails frankly were not good but the people were and that’s just as well. That’s really the most that I can tell you because my notes from the night were not that helpful and my memories were not well retained in any more natural form. When a couple spots opened up at the bar we moved over to sit next to everyone else. We did eventually order a couple White Russians. It's a delicious drink, really. The barkeep served us another dealer’s choice, this time a Sambuca and cream (our new friends were not sophisticated palates).We saw the bartender serve a set of shots to another group of patrons. They were in vials. The set included a dozen shots in total. We ordered a round. We liked the look of it—real Russian chemistry—but it was far too much for us. We were pretty knackered at this point. So we shared with the bar. Needless to say, this act endeared us to the locals. To our left were a couple gentlemen with whom I got along with very nicely. They took a great interest in me. We suspected them to be homosexuals, so I won’t disclose their identities here since the Russian government doesn’t look kindly on that sort of thing. We spent most of the night conversing with them and then also, sitting perpendicular to us at the bar, with Roman and Roman’s friend. I impressed them all with my ability to spell Polugar in Cyrillic.Then we went back to Orthodox. We tried to convince our new friends—those of the unsophisticated palates—to come with us. It was, after all, traditional Russian alcohol. They politely had one drink, exchanged perplexed glances while they thought we weren’t looking, then took off. We ended up making friends with some Belgians. We discussed the Congo and the United Nations, or something like that. They were a very worldly pair. But we were not, suffice to say, in the best state to entertain nuanced political discourse.The previous evening I had filed a request for laundry service with the front desk of our hostel. Judging from her expression, I could not have saddled the young woman at the front desk with a weightier imposition. That morning I asked her if our laundry was done. She told me it wasn’t. “But we saw it in the drier with an hour left last night.” She gave me a pained look to confirm that I was going to make things difficult. The two of us went in search of my clothes. When after a couple minutes we were unable to locate them she sort of shrugged said, “don’t worry.”“I’m not not going to worry,” I told her. “I have no faith in you.”“It’s here,” she said indicating toward the dryer.“But these aren’t my clothes,” I said as I rifled through someone else’s delicates.She disappeared for a moment to do something else. I couldn’t tell what. I stood there and researched places I had already searched a couple times. She came back. “Don’t worry,” she repeated. “In here.”Then she reached into the dryer and pulled out a drawstring bag, which upon inspection was full of our clothes. This seems like it might perhaps have been worth mentioning at the outset.Laundry progress verified, we presented ourselves next at Kazan Cathedral. This is the most notable cathedral in St. Petersburg. It take up an entire city block, in two directions. Most of the building is a series of extended wings supported by columns, as if designed for a raised air strip, rather than a sanctuary. Entering the cathedral, you’re not struck with the same gravity that often comes with these kinds of churches. The difference is that Kazan feels that it has been preserved in a way other cathedrals are not. It is like walking into a living room where all of the furniture is covered in plastic. Everything might as well be covered in Saran wrap. The interior showed the same commitment to detail as every other cultural landmark in Russia. A long queue formed to offer a prayer in front of a small picture of Jesus. It seemed an extremely individualized experience. The visages of saints and important people in portraits hanging on the wall were noticeably different than they are in Catholic or Protestant traditions. There's something slightly unorthodox about Russian orthodoxy.Our main attraction for the day was a museum called the Kunst Kamera, the main anthropological museum of St. Petersburg. It proved difficult to enter. When we approached it from a main street, there was a small door marked “group entrance.” There was no one coming in or out, and it was too undistinguished of an entrance for such a large and significant building. We followed the building around down a side street. There was another, more conspicuous entrance. It too was labeled “group entrance.” We weren’t sure if the entrance was designed for us or for buses full of Russian school children. The queue was only a half dozen people or so, but they were lined up outside of the building waiting to get in so there were no officials to ask. We didn’t want to wait in line only to find that we didn’t qualify as a group. So we continued to walk around another side of the building down an even smaller street—a back alley, really. We found a small door marked “exit.” I’m not sure why it seemed to us that an exit was more promising than either of the entrances we’d found, but I think we were tired of inspecting doors. We tried it. The door opened, and we entered. At least that way we’d be inside.We wandered all the way through the lower level of the museum by the restrooms and the coat check only to eventually find our way back to the second “group entrance” we’d come across. This was what the people outside had been waiting to get into. We inquired with the guard, thinking it might be possible to sneak out through this door and join the line outside. Of course, it wasn’t. This was an entrance and therefore it is not in its nature to be utilized as an exit. So we walked back through the museum, back down the alley, and onto the side street. By the time we got back to the appropriate entrance the line was several dozen people long.The Kunst Kamera’s take on “anthropology” was more like a sort of human zoo or natural history museum. Each wing considered a different geographical area, and behind the glass of each case was a different tribe or people group. It was similar to the ethnography museum featuring the indigenous people of Russia in the contents of its displays, but it lacked the obvious sense of respect and admiration for its subjects. There were plastic life-sized figurines of people with exotic features and brown skin. Tools and primitive implements were arranged on the wall. It all had the feel of “isn’t this a curious specimen of a savage?” Not a good look for anthropology.Granted, material culture is difficult to interpret out of context (“What do you supposed they did with this baseball bat looking thing?”). But it really wasn’t put together in any compelling manner. The overall thesis of the museum was, “There are a great many places in the world and in each one of them the people make objects of various forms and complexions.” Not a terribly interesting or nuanced insight. It was like looking at a pile of bones and with an inscription that says, “Together these bones make a dinosaur. Use your imagination.” You don’t actually learn anything about the dinosaur from taking a casual look over an unstructured collection of femurs and teeth. It’s the same problem as a “Great Books” course you’d take in Freshman English. Yes, the collection is impressive. But it’s not about anything in particular. Really the only thing it successfully conveys is to exoticize the groups of people it features. It was heavily populated by tourists, too.I’d heard tell that there was an exceptionally peculiar exhibit in the museum but wasn’t availed of any details. I hadn’t thought much about it when I entered a wing innocuously labeled “First Scientific Collections.” I entered unaware. Before I could make note of the collection my attention was arrested by a thud and then an emerging circle of onlookers. A young girl, maybe thirteen or so, had just fainted. She was blond. Her mother was able to collect her off the floor and usher her into a chair by the window. A museum attendant came over to see if she was alright. I looked on at the excitement with interest. At first I didn’t actually associate the fainting with the display. I just figured that the girl had a condition in which she just keeled over from time to time. Or maybe she was eminently hung over. Who knows?But then I looked at the case that had temporarily relieved her of conscious bodily control. It was an exhibit featuring deformed fetuses, preserved in formaldehyde. I looked around and saw that the room was full of shelves with dead babies in jars, each with some striking defect, such as a comprehensive absence of limbs, or six eyes, or a hand where its ear is supposed to be. I would like to report that it’s not the single most disturbing thing I’ve ever seen. But I can’t. It was the single most disturbing thing I've ever seen. However the Russians and the tourists alike seemed unmoved. They looked on with a certain detached curiosity, as if they were staring at a collection of exotic flowers rather than pickled dead babies. “Tasteless” seems like a harsh critique for a venerable institution such as the Kunst Kamera. But the presence of judicious and thoughtful presentation by the museum’s curators was very hard to detect.And with that imagery to contemplate, we took leave of St. Petersburg and boarded a night train bound for Moscow.Next Episode:Thanks for checking out Season 1 of Notes from the Field. 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