tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83087701535160663912024-03-12T21:15:40.054-04:00The Yacker - Pop Culture, Columbus, Movies And Conversation Starters.Pop Culture, Columbus, Style And Things That Make For Good Conversations.Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-18573377720428821692020-09-11T10:26:00.002-04:002020-09-11T10:28:17.170-04:00The one where I wore real pants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFN7KVRXaAq9kjYl9JVJGZnSCAbRA5PFzuSNkkXrtWRnjETnkb-U-MoRCNx4UYE-LJTqus4XI3T8yghFUvfQGBXoJs5NqYMJoG_UGyBN34TN1iCsqbThYHXaxWZbzUxELVH_meKZxEYfs/s2048/inside-weather-348dJPXEFHk-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFN7KVRXaAq9kjYl9JVJGZnSCAbRA5PFzuSNkkXrtWRnjETnkb-U-MoRCNx4UYE-LJTqus4XI3T8yghFUvfQGBXoJs5NqYMJoG_UGyBN34TN1iCsqbThYHXaxWZbzUxELVH_meKZxEYfs/s16000/inside-weather-348dJPXEFHk-unsplash.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I have come to the conclusion that you can make any title cool if you use the F.R.I.E.N.D.S episode title trick. So it's been a good six months since we have all, <i>all of humanity</i>, has gone into a lockdown. Now, the definition of lockdown clearly varies from person to person. I have seen people living it up "quarantining" by posting casual pictures of them eating out at a proper restaurant to people who haven't gone out at all, except for absolutely necessities. No judgement here.</p><p><br /></p><p>We have been lockdown-ing somewhere in the middle, where we <i>do</i> hang out with friends, but at a distance and where we <i>do</i> go grocery shopping, but in the middle of the day on a week day, when there are lesser people. But, what I <i>have</i> been doing regularly since March, is work from home. And as there are various stages of grief, there are, <i>I believe, </i>various stages of WFH. It started with yay-no-commute and moved onto omg-these-pjs-are-so-comfy to bake-more-bread-at-home. And as they say, all good things must come to an end, and it did end for me a couple of weeks before. Not the WFH part, but my affair with pjs-all-day part. </p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone knows me in real life, I have always been this dress up even if you are going to the grocery store kind of person. So, I am surprised it took me this long to say "enough already", both to my pjs and to Covid. The other day, to water the front lawn, I decided to dress up and wore real pants and a real top. If I could have watered the lawn with heels, I would have, except I want our neighbors to like me not run away from me. It just made me feel so much more human and sad. The year when all norms are out of the window and no rules apply, I won't be surprised if I actually dress up in office clothes every day to wfh. ok, maybe not. I don't hate the comfiness of my pjs <i>that</i> much. </p>Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-79761800327864966172020-08-26T16:15:00.009-04:002020-08-26T16:52:29.471-04:00World Cinema: Japanese movies - Little Forest: Summer/Autumn & Little Forest: Winter/Spring<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JaNdt6tWp7X75T4xrcDefsseg8Wev-kseNRmZs902TGKUFApdi-QdPgt3LqkiosSfcazimoTt_NmdoV1AF8z2A65_QSFj4TTVn-jb66Q_7en_CdjRunq8jM0ehk7OIglLMqpmwnIIBie/s856/Yui_little-forest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="856" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JaNdt6tWp7X75T4xrcDefsseg8Wev-kseNRmZs902TGKUFApdi-QdPgt3LqkiosSfcazimoTt_NmdoV1AF8z2A65_QSFj4TTVn-jb66Q_7en_CdjRunq8jM0ehk7OIglLMqpmwnIIBie/s16000/Yui_little-forest.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>A few years ago, the extent of my Japanese movie knowledge was that "Japanese version is always better than the Hollywood version" when it came to horror movies. And that was that. I never ventured much into Japanese horror, because for someone who watches horror movies through my fingers over my eyes, I knew it would be a futile exercise attempting to also read the subtitles through my fingers. But, I do watch a lot of Japanese non-horror movies. And I wanted to write about these two movies that I watched last week. These are two separate movies, but it can be considered as two parts and can be watched together, sort of a binge watch. </p><p><br /></p><p>The story follows Ichiko, who returns to her hometown Komori, a rural village, after not being able to find her place or "make it" in the city, to lead a farming life and live off the land as her town people have done, for generations. And the movies takes place over the course of one year, covering all four seasons. </p><p><br /></p><p>The movies are divided into four seasons and the plot revolves around Ichiko farming and making meals out of her own produce. So, it also includes recipes, that you could recreate, which in turn makes it immersive? I might just try doing that, how's that for a new series on this blog, huh? Each season has at least seven recipes. And to break her single, solitary life, you also see her interacting with her childhood friends and neighbors who drop by. Ichiko also narrates the story, at certain points. The pace of the movie is slow and combined with her voice over and her peaceful life in her village, this movie is so soothing and reassuring, especially in these times. I also loved how food was used to transport us back to memories. There is a scene when she is making silverberry jam, and that takes her back to her life in the city when she was making that for her then boyfriend. And another scene where she can't seem to get a recipe right, just like the way her mom makes it, so she keeps going back to her childhood memory, to figure out what her mother (who has abandoned her and moved on) added. It is fascinating to see how our food habits are formed because of the weather, culture, childhood etc. This movie hits all the right notes of nostalgia, simplicity of rural life, the generous giving nature of the land, and rediscovering your roots. </p><p><br /></p><p>The direction is beautiful, and the director Jun'ichi Mori has done justice to the beautiful landscape of Tohoku region and the way food is captured. Is it even a good food-based movie, if you can't hear the crunchy sound of fresh homemade bread when someone bites into it? I may have done a little rewind to hear that sound of perfection. All in all, something I would definitely recommend this movie to anyone interested in food and human emotions. </p><p><br /></p><p>PS: It is based on a slice of life manga series illustrated by Daisuke Igarashi. Who knew manga is not just all about dark, action-y themes? Well, I didn't, until I started watch <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Diner_(Japanese_TV_series)" target="_blank">midnight diner</a>. I might just explore manga, and take it up as a hobby. Anything is possible in 2020, right? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-13927169536863180842020-08-17T15:12:00.005-04:002020-08-18T11:21:44.092-04:00The more you know..the less you tweet? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJET4Xg9bAl9w1QY8VX6-7m8X2wi8IbUn0rmhyphenhyphenQPFtP4jsLyzA303IzNyxQK0khHOUl3AKwqDiLO7_2qs1rJLWeehS3ZsaUYUaD10iB1tHUs8_Faty9sHX3XfWY1VSdH66tXGbbO8Ac0_/s2048/c-boyd-Q-AQrJr4LSI-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJET4Xg9bAl9w1QY8VX6-7m8X2wi8IbUn0rmhyphenhyphenQPFtP4jsLyzA303IzNyxQK0khHOUl3AKwqDiLO7_2qs1rJLWeehS3ZsaUYUaD10iB1tHUs8_Faty9sHX3XfWY1VSdH66tXGbbO8Ac0_/d/c-boyd-Q-AQrJr4LSI-unsplash.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> I joined Twitter in November 2010. I wish I could give you the exact date and time, like someone in a movie would, when they are asked the exact moment they fell in love. Twitter had been around since 2006, and even though, I was a good 4 years late to the game, the world was different and products or news did not go stale as hastily as they do now. What I am trying to say is that Twitter was still cool. Those were the golden days.<div><br /></div><div>For someone as opinionated as me, Twitter seemed to be the perfect outlet. As Julie from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_&_Julia" target="_blank">Julie & Julia </a>says about her new blog " It just feels like it goes out into this giant void". It was liberating to send out random things that nobody really cared about, out into the void. And it was amazing to have an outlet that was purely dedicated to being witty. Yes kids, that was what Twitter used to be. </div><div><br /></div><div>Twitter and I were comfortably growing old together, and then all hell broke loose. I don't really know when it happened, but Twitter certainly turned into this angry, grumpy old man, who is always busy yelling at his neighbors' kids. The opinions were no longer witty, but angry. And who needs anger, if it is not witty, right? And while Twitter was turning into an angry old man, I was turning into this tweet-but-save-everything-in-drafts person. Where once Twitter was a place where I was able to make fun of chocolate hummus (I know, what abomination!), it has now become a place where chocolate hummus-ers would come at me with burning torches to explain why chocolate hummus is fantastic and how I am wrong in thinking hummus should never be combined with cocoa. I don't know if it is me getting older and wiser or me just having a lower bandwidth to pick and choose where I would like to use my energy, I have been tweeting lesser and lesser. </div><div><br /></div><div>And as a wise man (Aristotle is what the internet says, who knows, it could be Tom Cruise too) once said, the more we know, the less we know. As I have been reading more on hot topic issues, the more I feel like I don't know anything at all and it's best to let Twitter do the twittering. And if anyone really needs my opinion on chocolate hummus or the next hot button issue, we can hangout in a coffee shop and discuss these oh-so-important issues.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-53619249008161292232020-08-11T18:47:00.007-04:002020-08-11T22:45:03.133-04:00World Cinema: Nadine Labaki's three movies I liked<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRlwwQGUPxhgzAI0sUgeKkwJy3xI_hFhJc0g7cx151mKifgfgyq1JqnItWMYfPoOeXggx2J0q-GPg1U4Im7vsQXpxDaazVYstkaKLnQnhxZzB4MoBRQ5YHOT6lDSiU3h7fgYOu-tn63N5/s2048/denise-jans-Lq6rcifGjOU-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRlwwQGUPxhgzAI0sUgeKkwJy3xI_hFhJc0g7cx151mKifgfgyq1JqnItWMYfPoOeXggx2J0q-GPg1U4Im7vsQXpxDaazVYstkaKLnQnhxZzB4MoBRQ5YHOT6lDSiU3h7fgYOu-tn63N5/d/denise-jans-Lq6rcifGjOU-unsplash.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't know what it is about 2020, but I have been watching a lot of non-english, non-Indian movies. Oh wait, I know exactly what it is..it is the whole stuck-at-home vibes of 2020. It has made me want to read and consume more content that is based outside of where I live (US) and where I grew up (India). I believe that world cinema has the same power as a good book, wherein you experience the lives of people who are separated by geography but the more you watch them, the more you relate to them on a human level. That was my ted talk for the day. You are welcome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now let’s get back to the topic. I discovered this Lebanese director, Nadine Labaki by chance. How, you ask? It was during one of those random weeknights, the one where you have nothing to watch and you are just clicking through movie options, and you find something and you end up loving it so much, that you absolutely MUST find who the director is and watch ALL of their creations. Yup, that is how I discovered her and her movies. She has only done about five movies and I am here to tell you about the three movies I watched and enjoyed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li> <b><span style="color: #e06666;">Capernaum (2018)</span></b> - This is the first one I saw of hers and everything about the movie was so raw and the cast was fabulous. It is a story of a 12 year old Lebanese boy, who lives in poverty in a tiny house with his parents and his siblings. The movie opens with a court scene, where this little boy is brought in from prison, and we find out that he wants to sue his parents for bringing him into the world. This little kid will break your heart. I will not give away much about this kid who plays the main lead, but please wikipedia it AFTER watching the movie.</li></ul><div><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><span style="color: #e06666;">Caramel (2007)</span></b> - This was Nadine Labaki's directorial debut and what a fun watch this was. I didn't know how much I missed watching a good chick flick, till I saw this movie. It is set in Beirut, Lebanon and it takes us through the everyday struggles and joys of these four women, who are connected by a hair salon. This was delightful and I absolutely enjoyed it. </li></ul><div><br /></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><span style="color: #e06666;">Where Do We Go Now? (2011)</span></b> - This movie is set in a small, rural town in Lebanon, where Muslims and Christians have lived together peacefully since forever. The story is about what happens in that little village, when clashes begin to occur in the bigger cities between muslims and Christians. I liked what she tried doing with this movie, although, I would have liked it a lot more if she had not tried to completely switch from one genre to another, so quickly. But, watch it for the camaraderie, powerful acting and for a look into another country and its culture. </li></ul><div><br /></div><div>Even as I am typing this, there is a lot that's happening in Lebanon, and I hope that peace returns soon. 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I keep complaining that I don't have any topics to write about. But, if only I dug into my head and list out all my pet peeves, I can live off it for a year, at least. I am using "live off" loosely here, because no one is paying me for writing about my peeves. I just have enough content for a year.<br />
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So, one of my pet peeves is things not happening organically. I really miss the good ol' days ( I am talking 2010-ish, I know we have all lived a thousand years in this age of social media and instant opinions) when organic just meant growing plants without using chemicals and artificial fertilizers.<br />
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Let's talk about now. With social media, you are more aware of how other people's lives are. You know what they eat for breakfast, how their kitchen looks like etc. Speaking of kitchen, I am sure we are all "aware" of the now over-done scandinavian look for the house. White walls, minimal furniture, aesthetically done walls and such. Along with this came the problem of uniformity. Every influencer's kitchen, living room began to merge and started looking very similar. And the amount of time all of us (ok, I won't drag you), I spend on social media, I got used to seeing these unrealistically clean, aesthetically-messy kitchen. Pre-social media, people would have to look up design magazines to get inspired by. And, not a lot of people would do that and the interior decor would be mostly organic.<br />
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So, when I was watching a video of a couple of Indian decently-famous people doing a zoom <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r_Uz9d2-Lw" target="_blank">interview</a>, where they were also cooking a dish together, I saw their gorgeous, messy, organic, real kitchens. It was so refreshing to see, that it inspired me to write. Yup, that's how starved I was to see a real house/kitchen, with the mismatched re-used spice bottles, wires running across, sinks with some unwashed dishes etc. Ah, a real kitchen. Sometimes, in the world of social media, we forget that our uniqueness is what makes us, us.<br />
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They say, dance like no one's watching, to encourage you to dance freely. I am going to apply that to writing as well. Write like no one is reading, and in my case, that is literally what it is. It is nice to see the word literally being used in the right sense. You are welcome. As I said, I used to have readers, some disappeared from the blogosphere, some moved on to Instagram and got used to reading and writing long captions, and some just gave up on me because of my inconsistent posts. I don't blame them either. I am tired of my inconsistency too.<br />
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The point of all that rambling was to say that I am finally sitting in front of my laptop and I have decided to write more. Let us not get super excited, because we are talking about me here. The person who hasn't written anything new in over a year.<br />
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Last Sunday, the husband and I decided to go to a park and picnic. Ok, fine, it was more of me nagging him and him saying fine, whatever. And I put together a picnic basket in under 20 minutes, and efficiently too because we didn't have to turn around even once because I had forgotten something as important as a picnic blanket. Although, a second blanket would have definitely helped, because one of us had grass stains on one half of their shorts, because the blanket did not fit both of us. But besides that, it was a fun day to just lie on the grass (literally!) and stare at the sky and forget for a bit about what is going on in the world.<br />
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woman in the window / A.J. Finn</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> - An <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agoraphobia" title="Agoraphobia"><span style="color: #222222; text-decoration: none;">agoraphobic</span></a> child
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great alone / Kristin Hannah</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> - Following a shattering tour
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ever wanted / Emily Giffin</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> - In the riveting new novel
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great things / Jodi Picoult</span></b><span style="color: #222222; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> - Jodi tackles the profoundly
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<br />Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-66334286318081399452018-07-17T11:43:00.002-04:002018-07-17T13:02:04.138-04:00Top 10 Circulating Books Of June '18 - Columbus Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><b><span style="color: red;">The house on Mango Street / Sandra Cisneros</span></b></span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"> -</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <u></u><u></u></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">The House on Mango Street is a 1984 coming-of-age novel by Mexican-American writer Sandra Cisneros. It deals with Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl, and her life growing up in Chicago with Chicanos and Puerto Ricans. </span></div>
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If there's one thing I love more than books, it's tea. Ok..fine..not more than books but definitely as much as books. And my idea of heaven is me cozying up in a library full of books with copious amount of tea. So, it's no surprise that I was more excited about tea when we visited the UK more than anything else. During my research to find the best afternoon teas in the UK, I realized not all afternoon teas are made equal. And that, High tea is not afternoon tea. </div>
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<b><u>HIGH TEA:</u></b><br />
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This tea is what comes to our mind when we think of British tea time. Those delicate finger sandwiches, scones, cakes and other nibbles. That's called afternoon tea. So, if you don't want to come across as a tourist, you wouldn't ask for English High Tea in the afternoon, when you are in London.<br />
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High Tea has all those nibbles and a lot more savoury things like pies, potatoes, vegetables or omelette. Think of it as a meal to keep you from dying of hunger before your actual dinner. High Tea is normally taken around 6. These were mainly for working class in the industrialized Britain, who had to wait for their tea until after work. They were called high tea because they were eaten at a table. And the rich made it more fancy-schmancy and brought in the culture of High Tea.<br />
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This is the tea we have come to know and love from Pop Culture that is quintessentially British. Those delicate finger sandwiches, scones, cakes and other nibbles. And this is served normally around 3 till 5, at most restaurants. These are also called low tea because they were taken in low chairs and sofas as opposed to at a dining table.<br />
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This is what I had almost every single day I was in the UK. A) Because it was pretty much available at all times unlike Afternoon teas, that were only served during a specific time. B) It was just the right amount of everything and I wasn't wasting any food.<br />
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So, Cream Tea is served with a pot of Tea, scones, clotted cream and jam. And I want to take a moment and describe this deliciousness called clotted cream. It's like this perfect room temperature mix that's like whipped cream and whipped butter. Yum. And a little shout out to the best Cream Tea I had:<br />
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I read somewhere that non-britishers confuse afternoon tea with High tea so much so that, some hotels use the term "High Tea' to advertise their Afternoon Tea. Now, we don't want to be one of those tourists, do we? ;)Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-43458461705877331362017-10-30T15:33:00.001-04:002017-10-30T15:49:34.503-04:00Movies On Netflix: Wildlike <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wildlike is a 2014 movie about 14-year-old Mackenzie, who is sent to temporarily live with her uncle in Alaska. </div>
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It is difficult to tell initially what's going on in the beginning, but then the story unravels and it is revealed soon why she runs away from home. She finds herself with little money and attaches (stalks) herself to hiker Rene Bartlett, in the hopes that he will help her reach Seattle. </div>
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The dynamics between the two are endearing. Bartlett, on his way to hike through the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/dena/index.htm" target="_blank">Denali National Park</a> , makes it convenient for the cinematographer to show the gorgeous landscape of Alaska (which might want you to take your next vacation there). Some movies skimp on the substance of the story by compensating it with beautiful scenery. But Wildlike does not and it balances the beauty with a solid story beautifully. Not once does it falter in its story-telling. </div>
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The actress who plays Mackenzie (Ella Purnell) is amazing and I hope to see more of her in the future. We sure need 20-year-olds that are actually talented and whose last name is not Kardashian.</div>
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Ok, before I go any further, let me get this out of the way, I am a certified Anglophile. Maybe, it has to do with the fact that as a student of Literature, you read a lot more of British Lit and end up falling in love with this little country. Or, maybe it's just the gorgeous british accent, I don't know. Now that you know that I am totally objective when it comes to British TV shows, let's look at the tv shows that you should absolutely watch.<br />
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Here's the list and I haven't included the usual suspects (Downtown Abbey, Sherlock etc.) because everyone and their mother know how great these shows are.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;"><u>BROADCHURCH:</u></span><span style="color: #444444;"> If there's one thing I have learnt form watching these shows, it's that the British do crime shows really well. And this is no exception. The show is about two detectives investigating the murder of eleven-year-old Danny Latimer in this quaint, small seaside town of Broadchurch. It has everything you need: drama, suspense, great acting. It has 3 seasons in total and the first two seasons are available on Netflix. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><u>DOCTOR FOSTER:</u></b></span><span style="color: #444444;"> It follows Dr. Gemma Foster, who suspects and later discovers her husband is having an affair. It's a great drama and sometimes, it gets borderline soap-ish, but since it only has 10 episodes, it gets away with it. The first season is available on Netflix. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><u><b>CRIMINAL JUSTICE:</b></u></span><span style="color: #444444;"> As the name suggests, this is a series that takes a look at the British Legal System, from the moment a person is charged with a crime to the verdict. It has two seasons, 5 episodes each, so it's not too long. The first season follows Ben Coulter, who is charged with the murder of a girl, and who has very little memory of the night. The Emmy-award winning HBO show, The Night Of, is based on this show. The second season follows housewife Juliet Miller, whose husband is found stabbed in the bed. Now available on Hulu.</span><br />
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<u style="color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;">APPLE TREE YARD:</u><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="color: #444444;">It's a four-part series and is based on Louise doughty's book of the same name. If you like courtroom drama, this is definitely for you. </span><br />
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<b style="color: #cc0000; text-decoration-line: underline;"><u>MARCELLA:</u></b><span style="color: #444444;"> And last but not the least, Marcella is set in London and is about Det. Sgt. Marcella Backland, who's been out of the police force for the last ten years raising a family and who gets called in when there's a copy cat murder, from when she was still in the force. You will like it, if you are into police procedural. It's available on Netflix. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Hope you like the list and you find a new show you can watch. Also, are there any other british tv shows you enjoy watching? I would love to know.</span><br />
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I met with Cris at her home and we talked about her life before Brigadeiros, her passion and what made her start a business making chocolates in Columbus.<br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">What brought her to Columbus</span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #444444;">How do you pronounce Brigadeiro and the story behind these iconic chocolates</span></li>
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<br />Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-26579803476129683232017-09-22T16:06:00.001-04:002017-10-03T21:00:57.935-04:00Jerry Before Seinfeld: Netflix Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I grew up watching a lot of re-runs of Seinfeld. I adore the show and Seinfeld - the character Jerry Seinfeld. I didn't get to know the real Jerry Seinfeld until I started watching his amazing self-explained-in-the-title show Comedians In Car Getting Coffee (Please do watch it!).<br />
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I was excited(obviously!) when I heard that Netflix had made a deal with Seinfeld. The one-hour stand-up comedy special is set in The Comic Strip - the comic club where his career started in 1976. Seinfeld takes you through his childhood, his twenties, stand up comedy culture in 70s, 90s NYC. There are scenes where he takes us to his childhood home. The special is a is throwback on his life through old photos and old videos (which also include his appearance on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show in 1981).<br />
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The special is filled with Jerry Seinfeld's observational humor. He has stayed true to his style. Some people might argue that he hasn't changed his humor with the times. But, at a time, when stand-up comedy has almost become synonymous with political activism, Seinfeld's comedy is refreshing. He managed to make me laugh even when he was talking about the cliched and now forgotten men-women differences observational comedy and the-lost-sock comedy.<br />
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A lot of his jokes are written in the first five years of his career. There's a scene where he is sitting with rows and rows of his hand-written jokes ever written from 1976 "to today". That captures the essence of the person behind Seinfeld.<br />
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I would recommend you watch it, and watch it only if you know-know Seinfeld. Because, this is truly a tribute to his Seinfeld-ness.Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-51794310686764839462017-08-31T13:14:00.001-04:002017-09-01T20:28:55.985-04:00Information Overload And The Art Of Decluttering<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This year, I have been consciously moving towards minimalism. Before I go further, a little clarification - when I say Minimalism, I don't mean it in the 15-pieces-of-clothing-in-the-wardrobe kind of minimalism. Mine is more of I-will-work-with-what-I-already-have-in-the-wardrobe kind of minimalism. My quest for thus started at the corner of convenience and style. I realized I am not even utilizing 40% of the clothes I have in the wardrobe. Once I was in a happy space with my wardrobe, I realized I am not even utilizing 40% of the information I have stored in my brain.<br />
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A little background, I have always been an information gatherer. I am the happiest when I am reading about something. Little did I realize that - what was once considered a great habit- would turn to be the bane of my existence. I have a hundred tabs open on my laptop, a thousand bookmarks of articles I want to read "later", at least 140 liked videos on YouTube that I want to go back to and watch, 45 podcasts I have subscribed to, 200 recipe pins on Pinterest and don't forget all the files and folders I have stored in my brain.<br />
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What is the point of it all, if I can't find the information I need when I am in the middle of a conversation with someone. I realized I usually end up with "Sam, What's the name of the movie with that guy from that TV show we watched last Saturday"? My brain is so overloaded with information that it doesn't have the time to absorb and process it.<br />
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So, here's what I have decided to do to de-clutter:<br />
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<b>- It is OK to miss out: </b> I was someone who simply had to be on top of every new Tv show, movie or the latest bestseller. it took me some time to realize that it's ok to just say "Oh..I haven't watched that one". Pick a TV show that you enjoy and watch it. It's OK to not know about trending topics on Twitter. And don't worry, you"ll always have other topics to talk about.<br />
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- <b>It is OK to not have read every single article on a topic:</b> I hear about B. I want to know more about B. I look up online about B. Don't go overboard with reading about B. We live in a world where there's too much information (TMI is an acronym we use often for a reason), too many opinions, too much noise. Just say NO to it and stick to reading, maybe just 3 articles on it and let go.<br />
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- <b>Have one expert to follow on every topic: </b>For movie reviews, have one expert that you follow. For political opinions, have one or two experts to read on. For makeup videos, follow a couple of bloggers on YouTube. You get the drift. This saves a lot of time.<br />
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I am still learning. Instead of 20 tabs on the laptop, I have come down to 5 :p It's a start :) Let me know how you declutter?<br />
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I love trying out new restaurants and cuisines. Food, I feel opens your mind as much as travel and books do. It makes you think about the origin of a dish, the cultural impact it has on a country and of course, the most obvious one, it tastes delicious.<br />
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On this podcast, I sit down with Chef Wycliff Nduati of Wycliffs' Kitchen right here in Columbus. I met him at his restaurant after work and after the last customer for the day had walked out, he greeted us (husband and I) with a smile still fresh, even after a long day. And we talked about his childhood, his journey as a chef and Kenyan food.<br />
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I have tried to transcribe the podcast here, if you are into reading more than listening :)<br />
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<b>Is your name pronounced Y-Cliff or V-cliff?</b><br />
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It depends on where you come from. If you speak American English, it's Y-cliff and if you speak British English, it's Wicliff. But it doesn't matter. I am fine with it, either way.<br />
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<b>Could you tell us a little bit about your family, where you grew up?</b><br />
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I was born and raised in Kenya. I grew up in the rural areas of Kenya. I was fortunate enough to be raised by a dad who was an entrepreneur. He was a restaurateur as well. He had a restaurant, a shop and he was a butcher. So, growing up, he treated me and my siblings as his workforce and he trained. So, for me, cooking and being a restaurateur is natural.<br />
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But for the most part, my dad wanted me to concentrate more on the business side and he wanted me to keep out of the kitchen. But, I admired how people could turn ingredients into something amazing, that people can eat. And I learnt most of my cooking from just watching. And because of my interest, I would try things out and I would always impress people with my cooking.<br />
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<b>And when did you come to the US?</b><br />
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I came to the US in 2006. I came here for school. I graduated from Franklin University<br />
with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting and Forensic Accounting.<br />
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<b>So, completely a different field from what you are in right now.</b><br />
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Yes, That's because cooking and restaurant is a way of life for me. When I migrated to the US, I was in Indiana before I moved to Columbus and I was very disappointed that I couldn't find the food that I loved and was used to. And I would go to parties and would have Kenyan food and would say "This is not Kenyan food", even though, it was made by Kenyans.<br />
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I knew I could cook better than that. And then, my friends would tell me to cook Kenyan food for them. And that's how I found my way back to all of this.<br />
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<b>Your friends kind of pushed you into this?</b><br />
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Only because, they knew my background in restaurant and cooking. They would request me to make something for their parties and they would be amazed at how authentic the food was. They started ordering more quantity and would offer to pay for the food. And that is how we started.<br />
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Then we started making baked goods from home. And my wife, back in Kenya, had a lot of training in cooking Kenyan food. She's one of the most amazing chefs.<br />
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Yes. We enjoy cooking and we are both passionate about food. our concept is to keep it fresh. That's the things about Kenyan food. There's no shortcut to it. If you try to do that, the food doesn't taste as good. All our spices are from Kenya.<br />
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We take our time with every dish. All our meals are made from scratch. We try to cook as less as possible and try retain all the nutrients of vegetables.<br />
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<b>And it reflects on the food. It's delicious.</b><br />
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Thank you.<br />
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<b>And your restaurant is the first Kenyan Restaurant in Columbus?</b><br />
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Yes, and in Ohio, Indianapolis and in this area. I think the next one you'll find is in Maryland and the DC area.<br />
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It's the only East African restaurant, in terms of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Because we share our cuisine, 95% of it.<br />
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<b>If I were to go to Kenya, would I get the same flavor as I get here or do you Americanize it a little bit? </b><br />
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We try to keep it authentic. We try to bring the memories of Kenya into our restaurant. This has turned out to be more of a destination. Whoever has traveled to Kenya, whenever they hear about us, they want to come to our restaurant as soon as they can. And when they come here, they are never disappointed.<br />
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Yes, and that's what our intention is. When you walk into our restaurant, we want you to feel like you are right in Kenya. We keep it authentic. We don't try to americanize it. But we make sure it's comfortable to everyone's palate. So, our food is not that spicy but we can add spice if you want it to be spicy.<br />
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<b>And for anyone who hasn't tried out Kenyan food, what's the dish you would recommend. Sort of a gateway into the world of Kenyan food.</b><br />
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I don't want to give a generic answer because all of us have different taste. Our menu is not that big. We specialize on a few dishes that are signature kenyan dishes an we concentrate on them and do them very well.<br />
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When you leave this restaurant, you'll definitely leave thinking "huh..what should I try next?" So, it's a little tough to tell you what you should try, but going by the numbers, beef stew and our fish is very popular.<br />
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So, you can do beef stew, combine it with pilau rice, which is rice made in natural spices and not hot spices, add chappatis, which is flatbread, and these will go well together.<br />
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And definitely try our samosas, if you are visiting us for the first time.<br />
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That african food is hot and spicy. But african cuisine is varied and it has a lot of subdivisions, depending on the region it comes from. East Africa where Kenya is, food is not spicy.<br />
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<b>So, you use a lot of natural, non-spicy spices like cardamom?</b><br />
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Yes, coriander, cloves...So, our food is very welcoming to a new palate.<br />
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And if you go to the western or the northern part of Africa, the food is supposed to be very spicy. That's how you are supposed to enjoy that food.<br />
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<b>Kenyan food is not spicy?</b><br />
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It's not spicy but if you request for the food to be spicy, we can make it spicy. <br />
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We are closing in on three years of Wycliffs' kitchen and we are happy with the way it's going. We keep growing every year. And we are very thankful to God and our customers for choosing us because there are so many restaurants in Columbus.<br />
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Our motto when we started this restaurant was to make sure we don't deprave Columbus of our amazing Kenyan food. We plan on serving Columbus for a very long time.<br />
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<b>I am so glad we have an authentic Kenyan restaurant in Columbus, everyone should definitely try this amazing cuisine.</b><br />
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Yes, infact,for people that are planning on visiting Kenya, the organizers bring their groups to this restaurant to introduce them to kenyan food before they travel.<br />
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And also, the other way around. Kenyans who come to the US and who are looking for homemade, authentic kenyan food come here as soon as they hear about this place. They get a taste of the food that they are used to and have grown up eating.<br />
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<b>This place is the best cure for home sickness as well for other Kenyans.</b><br />
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Yes, for sure. And we are happy that we are able to offer something so valuable to them.<br />
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Taqueria Guadalajara - Great mexican food<br />
Ted Montana's Grill - Love their burgers<br />
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Nyama Choma (grilled goat) with Kachumbari (salsa) We serve this every saturday at our restaurant.<br />
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<b>Wonderful. Thank you so much for taking out the time for this podcast interview. </b><br />
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Today is Theodor Seuss Geisel a.k.a Dr. Seuss' birthday. I didn't grow up reading Dr. Seuss, well I guess that's true for a lot of Indian kids because we read a lot more of British children's books. But I did read Dr. Seuss' books as an adult and I fell in love with them. His books are perfect for kids and adults.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> whatever they are." - <b>Oh, the places you''ll go</b></span></i><br />
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This book is one of my favourites. Every WORD is quotable. He talks about the place called "<i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">The Waiting Place..for people just waiting, waiting for a bus to come, the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow, or the waiting for the Yes or No, or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waiting.</span>" </i></div>
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<i style="color: #3d85c6;"> "Today you are You, that is truer than true! There is no one alive who is You-er than you." </i><br />
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<b> Lesson Learned</b>: Just be yourself. I know this phrase has been over-used and done to death, but it doesn't make it any less true. </div>
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<i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"And when things start to happen, don't worry, don't stew. Just go right along, you'll start happening too!" - <b>Oh the Places You"ll Go</b></span></i><br />
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<b> Lesson learned</b>: Sometimes we get stuck in life comparing ourselves with others. Don't stew, just shake it off, take a deep breath and keep doing what you do and you'll get unstuck.</div>
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<i style="color: #3d85c6;"> "The Lorax: Which way does a tree fall?</i></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><i> The Lorax: A tree falls the way it leans, Be careful which way you lean." - <b>The Lorax </b></i></span><br />
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<b> Lesson learned</b>: Know what you believe in and stand up for it. Don't be afraid to voice out your opinions, just because it's not the popular one.</div>
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Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-4461840499366279972017-02-28T15:40:00.003-05:002020-09-01T16:00:25.280-04:00Columbus Paczki Guide: Where To Find It?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's funny how you come up with content for your blog. It's Fat Tuesday and as I was driving somewhere, this lady on the radio mentioned Paczki. And I had to find out what it was, how it looked like and most importantly, does Columbus have it.<br />
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Pronounced (Poonch-key, if it's many and Poon-chek, if it's single), it is a giant polish creme or jelly-filled donut. Areas like Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago that have a huge polish-american population, Paczki for Fat Tuesday is a tradition.<br />
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Here are the three places in Columbus if you want to indulge in Paczki before Lent begins:<br />
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Popular and a busy hangout in the OSU campus, this place has Paczki every year on Fat Tuesday. You can find them filled with blueberry, lemon, apple, jelly. I am partial to anything that is lemon flavored, and this was no exception.<br />
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247, King Ave, Columbus, OH 43201 | <a class="fl r-i9KZVZ0B29kU" data-number="+16148171778" data-pstn-out-call-url="" data-rtid="i9KZVZ0B29kU" data-ved="0ahUKEwir9Zmm0LPSAhVV82MKHXOHD5UQkAgImQEoADAT" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" jsaction="r.oVdbr2mIpA8" jsl="$t t-6xg4lalHw8M;$x 0;" style="background-color: white; color: #1a0dab; cursor: pointer; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline;" title="Call via Hangouts">(614) 817-1778</a><br />
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Angry Baker can do no wrong in my books. They also sell Paczki on Mardi Gras, but by the time I got there, they were all out of it :( Apparently, everything sold out within an hour. She did mention that they might make some tomorrow.<br />
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<u><b>RESCH'S BAKERY</b></u>:<br />
4061, E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH 43227 | <a class="fl r-iUPiISp0_oPA" data-number="+16142377421" data-pstn-out-call-url="" data-rtid="iUPiISp0_oPA" data-ved="0ahUKEwj0wqaC0bPSAhUIBsAKHTZSAJQQkAgIlQEoADAW" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" jsaction="r.oVdbr2mIpA8" jsl="$t t-6xg4lalHw8M;$x 0;" style="background-color: white; color: #1a0dab; cursor: pointer; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: underline;" title="Call via Hangouts">(614) 237-7421</a><br />
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Resch's bakery has been a columbus community staple since its opening in 1912. This year, they have raspberry-filled paczki. Yum!<br />
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Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-30097029249313370502017-02-22T20:30:00.004-05:002020-08-26T17:14:33.545-04:00Oscar Winning Classic Romantic Movies List<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ahh.. The Oscars - these awards are so special because they encapsulate the universal emotions of love, betrayal, passion and hope. Sometimes, it does feel like all the oscar winning movies make you want to lock yourself in the bathroom and never come out. But, who says Oscar winning movies have to be necessarily sad and depressing. Here are my top 10 Oscar winning romantic movies. These are classics without an expiry date on them. Enjoy :)<br />
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<b>It Happened One Night(1934)- Nominated for 5 and won all 5</b><br />
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The quintessential romantic movie made in 1934, it has everything a die hard romantic would want in a movie. Apparently, this movie didn't do so well financially in the early days, but caught up through word-of-mouth. Also, it has the iconic hitchhiking scene which was later replicated (along with the movie), in Bollywood with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil_Hai_Ke_Manta_Nahin" target="_blank">Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi</a>.<br />
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<b><u><i>TCM Fun Fact</i></u></b>: For the rest of his career, Clark Gable would insist on wearing a trench coat in every picture, claiming it was his lucky coat because of the success of <b>It Happened One Night</b><br />
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<b>Gone With The Wind(1939) - Nominated for 15 and won 8</b><br />
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One of those few film adaptations that had the same quality as that of the book. I'm looking at you Gone Girl *ahem* Made into a movie in 1939, just three years after the book came out, this movie has everything, the effects of war, race, class and of course, love. I, personally love how imperfect and human Scarlett is. And of course, who can ignore Scarlett and Rhett's sizzling chemistry.<br />
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<b>Casablanca(1942) - Nominated for 8 and won 3</b><br />
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A classic war time romantic movie, it has stood the test of time. This movie has something for both men and women. Not to be sexist, but it has guns, gangsters, war and romance. I am not sure if Ingrid Bergman or Bogart ever did another movie together, but I am happy we"ll always have Casablanca. Come on, I had to use it somewhere ;)<br />
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<b>Annie Hall(1977)- Nominated for 4 and won 1</b><br />
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Who can forget Annie Hall's clothes in this movie. So 70s and so effortlessly french! Question ..Are you even a Fashion Blogger if you don't make Diane Keaton's Annie Hall's references one in a while? Nope.<br />
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I love Woody Allen's movies because those are the kind of conversations I would like to have in real life too. It all seems so real and natural. Like, sometimes I wonder if his movies have any real script at all? I digress. This movie is truly a romantic movies because the entire story is about this guy analyzing why his relationship with her failed. Seriously, go give it a watch.<br />
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<b>The Apartment(1960) - Nominated for 10 and won 5</b><br />
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Any movie that is set in NYC wins my heart. And this movie is no exception. Shirley Maclaine as Fran was in every sense the cliched Manic Pixie Dream Girl.This was before the term was even coined. After realizing that her boyfriend would never leave his wife for her, she overdoses and is taken care of by Jack Lemmon. He falls in love with Fran's carefree approach to life (Manic Pixie Dream Girl much?) and they live happily ever after.<br />
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What are your favourite go-to classic romantic movies to watch?<br />
<br />Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-34969164856893503962017-02-07T20:55:00.005-05:002017-02-28T17:17:07.399-05:00Best Chocolate Shops In Columbus,Ohio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Valentine's Day is just around the corner and I went around Columbus looking for the best chocolate shops, "trying" out chocolates because well, somebody had to do it! All four of these shops are locally-owned. So, these are as unique as they come. I love shopping local because it always leaves me with a good feeling and a happy smile, knowing that I am helping someone fulfill their dreams.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">Pure Imagination Chocolatier</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #990000;">1205 Grandview Ave, Grandview, OH 43212 | (614) 448-3070</span></b><br />
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Located in one of my favorite neighborhoods, Grandview, Pure Imagination has been in business for around 23 years. The man behind the counter happened to be the chocolatier himself, Daniel. A quick chat with him and I could see his enthusiasm for new, fresh ideas for his shop. Like, how he's been working on a Baklava Truffle to reflect his Greek roots. The chocolates are oh-so-pretty, like a work of art. A self-taught chocolatier, he told me how his grandparents inspired him to open this shop. All chocolates here are made from premium Swiss couverture. Enough said!</div>
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Anthony-Thomas Candy Company is a Columbus staple and rightfully so. They have been in business since 1926. I went to their <a href="https://www.anthony-thomas.com/arlingateshoppe.html" target="_blank">factory store</a> on a Tuesday, because I wanted to check out their factory tour. The best part was the amazing chocolote-y smell through out the factory. When Susan, the tour guide told me that chocolates run through the pipes, I died and went to chocolate heaven! </div>
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Tucked away in High Street, it's easy to miss this old-fashioned, generational gem. Founded in 1946, it still has the old world charm and it takes you back in time. </div>
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If you are visiting Columbus or live here, act like a local and visit these shops. </div>
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I love words. And especially words that encapsulate a feeling, like the inuit word "<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Iktsuarpok</b>", meaning the sense of anticipation as you wait for someone's visit to your house. So, how could I let go of a beautiful word like <b><i>Hygge </i></b>without sharing it with everyone.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>Hygge</b>(n.) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: "helmet" , "freesans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">a Danish ritual of enjoying life's simple pleasures.</span><br />
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It's a Danish word. And as everyone knows, all things good and stylish come out of the Scandinavian countries. Think white interiors and minimal, uncluttered furniture. Yup! So, is it even a surprise that Hygge is a Danish concept?<br />
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Hygge is a lifestyle. Scandinavian countries have really long, cold winters and the Danes don't let that get them down. They just Hygge.<br />
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What is Hygge? Contentment. Happy thoughts. Watching TV under a cozy throw. Reading a good book. Conversations with friends. That long phone call with your best friend, Hot cup of tea in the morning. It's that feeling of coziness, when everything feels right with the world. Anything that gives you that warm, cozy feeling is Hygge. Encapsulating all these things is the concept of Hygge.<br />
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Hygge is about finding the extraordinary in the <strike>mundane </strike> ordinary things of life. And the Danes must be right. Isn't Denmark the happiest country, according to a recent survey? </div>
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<li style="list-style: disc !important; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">How american malls looked in 1989. Read <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/12/02/80s-shopping-malls/" target="_blank">here</a> for a dose of nostalgia. </li>
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"Malls are not the center of our cultural sphere anymore. They're not new and shiny. We've moved on, and now we have the Internet." - Michael Galinsky</div>
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<br />Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-10483341553443156292017-02-01T17:26:00.002-05:002017-02-01T20:37:13.348-05:00Granola: 4 Ways To Use It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You just found an awesome recipe online and made the awesome-st Granola at home. Well, now what? Here's a tried and tested <a href="http://www.theyacker.com/2016/05/homemade-granola-recipe.html" target="_blank">recipe</a> I love btw. I, personally use it as a snack to <strike>kill </strike> shoo away my late night cravings. But, it's still a lot of Granola left over. So, what do you do? Here are four ways to use your Granola goodness.<br />
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Flohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04511580749691360711noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308770153516066391.post-10571095744009344472017-01-31T18:08:00.006-05:002019-02-01T11:53:29.122-05:00How To Organize Your Kitchen, The Marie Kondo Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I kicked off 2017 with one thought, well actually, one word, and that was to DECLUTTER. And it almost seemed like a sign when I came across this <a href="https://minimalismfilm.com/" target="_blank">documentary</a> on Netflix.<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">Reasons to declutter/organize the kitchen :</span><br />
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<li>It saves a lot of time. </li>
<li>It'll make you want to cook more, because it cuts down on the looking-for-stuff time. </li>
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The kitchen was first on my list, because my kitchen <strike>is </strike> was the most disorganized and the messiest. Well, I even have a magnet on my fridge that says something along those lines. </div>
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Here are some of the tips, that have worked for me on my quest for a de-cluttered kitchen. These tips are from Marie Kondo's first book <span style="background-color: white; color: #423e3d; font-family: "hco whitney ssm" , "roboto" , "san francisco" , "futura" , "trebuchet ms" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.5px;">"The Life-Changing Magic Of Tidying Up". </span><span style="background-color: white;">Her tips were mainly for clothes, books etc,but they fit perfectly well with organizing the kitchen too. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">1) <b>DON'T ORGANIZE YOUR STORAGE. IT'S A TRAP. INSTEAD, LOOK CLOSELY AT WHAT IS THERE</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"> She says in her book that storage methods do not solve the problem of how to get rid of clutter. Instead, look closely at what you have in the kitchen. Go through every single thing in the kitchen and choose what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Open that dreaded shelf, the shelf that contains everything you have never, ever</span><span style="background-color: white;"> used and some more. We all have THAT drawer or THAT shelf. Open it, pull everything out and spread it on the floor and look at it. </span><span style="background-color: white;">In Marie Kondo's words, you are supposed to look at every single thing and ask yourself "Does it spark joy?". Well, you can't really look at your 5 year old unused spice jar and ask if it sparks joy, but try? Donate or get rid of things in the kitchen that you have never used in the last one year. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">2)<b> "SOMETIMES" MEANS NEVER</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"> How do you decide which ones to donate? Well it's simple. If you are looking at something and thinking, you are going to use it "sometime" soon, it's time to donate it. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Is it that waffle maker sitting in the kitchen, taking up space, in the hopes that you'll throw a brunch party one day? Well, if it hasn't happened </span><span style="background-color: white;">in the last one year, it probably is not going to happen in the near future. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">3) <b>DESIGNATE A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"> Sounds easy, right? But, there have been so many times when I haven't bothered to put things back where it belongs. I didn't realize how much time I was wasting by just looking for things. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">4) <b>PUT SIMILAR THINGS TOGETHER</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"> Things that are spread out are harder to find and if your memory is like me, then good luck trying to remember where things are. Grouping like things together, makes the kitchen more organized and makes things easier to find. Like, I store all my spices needs for Indian cooking together and spices for non-Indian cooking together. Same goes for baking. Group all-purpose flour, sprinkles, icing dispenser and tips etc together. </span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">"Happiness is a place between too little and too much"</b><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>- That's a good motto for life and the kitchen ;)</b></span></span></span></div>
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