Dinner and partying with the President. Sounds perfect to me. Dining is one of life's greatest pleasures, but when we are talking about a State dinner, that's another thing. This is a very high-class cuisine party event.
According to an Associated Press article, published at Yahoo, "the first state dinner of the Obama White House had it all: Oscar-winning entertainers, Hollywood moguls, a knockout guest chef and even a wardrobe malfunction." Also explained, "The 338-person guest list was a mix of wonky Washington, Hollywood A-listers, prominent figures from the Indian community in the U.S., and Obama friends, family and campaign donors." The event, in fact, is taking place as we speak, Tuesday, November 24, 2009. The article continued, "guests were seated 10 apiece at round tables draped in green apple-colored cloths and napkins, offset by the sparkle of gold-colored flatware and china, including service and dinner plates from the Eisenhower, Clinton and George W. Bush settings. There were very important guests, as it mentions: "Among the other guests: Hollywood moguls David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg. Guests with ties to India included spiritual adviser Deepak Chopra, director M. Night Shyamalan and PepsiCo chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi. Katie Couric of CBS News, Brian Williams of NBC News, Robin Roberts of ABC News and CNN Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta were among the media representatives invited. Oprah Winfrey was not on the list, but her best friend, Gayle King, was among the guests."
Check out the videos, one from from NBC Today, previewing the big event and the newest one from ABC News, with coverage from the event . Dinner time!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/110796/nbc-today-show-obamas-prepare-to-host-first-state-dinner
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9170236
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Better Sex Diet- Better tv
Sex. Who can live without it? I am pretty confident that if anyone of us hear something about making sex better, we would listen carefully. In this video article I found at Better.tv, host Audra Lowe and Nutritionist Katherine Brooking, MS, RD, show us a variety of foods for a better sex diet. They take us on a trip to The Food Emporium to find many of these foods. You'll also find a few facts about body weight vs sex performance. It's a brief, but rewarding trip to the grocery store for the next time you pay a visit. Click on the link below to see the show. Enjoy.
Better Sex Diet - Better.tv
(Photo from ZagatBuzz@ Flickr.com/creativecommons)
Friday, October 23, 2009
Make This Drink yourself, Instead of the Bartender
Next Friday night. The most wanted day of the week. Decompress. Nice dinner. Nice drinks. Especially drinks. If you want to make a drink yourself, instead of the bartender, listen closely. This drink is extremely simple to prepare and fun to drink. This is one of the most common drinks in my homeland, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean in general. It's called the Cuba Libre and you can get one in about 1 minute, once you have everything, of course.
Here we go: take a handful of ice, put it in a glass. Add about 4 ounces of Bacardi or Palo Viejo rum, add about 8 ounces Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola, a slice of lime if you want, mix and you already have your drink for Friday night. If you are at home, put on some nice music, a good cigar, and then some very nice food. You are done for the night, my friend. I like to show really simple things here, because no one likes to wait too much for fun. Have fun.
Here we go: take a handful of ice, put it in a glass. Add about 4 ounces of Bacardi or Palo Viejo rum, add about 8 ounces Coca Cola or Pepsi Cola, a slice of lime if you want, mix and you already have your drink for Friday night. If you are at home, put on some nice music, a good cigar, and then some very nice food. You are done for the night, my friend. I like to show really simple things here, because no one likes to wait too much for fun. Have fun.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Disgusting restaurant
Check out this funny video of Dare Restaurant from Collegehumor.com Have you ever went to a place like this in your life? There are things a dollar can't buy, right? The experience is for free! I don't know if you would dare to do this!
Click HERE.
Monday, September 21, 2009
The Coconut Bistro Welcomes You
Welcome to The Coconut Bistro. For first timers, this is the place for cool stuff about good food, wine and lounge. We are taking a new and refreshing spin. You'll enjoy cool and practical articles about everything that is a good read as it is a great source for learning new stuff. You can also share your stuff here. Everything about the good pleasures of food, drink & related events is welcome here. Even if it's the best sandwich pick from Oprah Winfrey or that place President Barack Obama likes to eat. This is the place to talk about the recent experience you had when visiting that cool lounge, wine tasting event or that recipe you know from any part of the world.
Wine events are a great thing these days, so why not share your experience in Napa Valley or any part of the world, by the way. Do you know something about wine to share with us? Do you wanna talk about that restaurant where you found the best menu...or worst? Are you a veggie? Do you have a great veggie recipe you want to share? Write about what you want to share with us. Life is about good food and good times! See ya soon.Adal@CoconutBistro
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Tips For Your Next Grocery Shopping Day
Grocery shopping. Well, some of us love it and some of us hate it. No matter what, you still have to do it, right? I load groceries about 3 times a week and I kind of like it, except for when the supermarket is really packed. I hate it then. In this article I will show you some tips for a smarter and more pleasant experience, since you'll have to do it soon anyway.
First of all, there's the old rule: don't go to the supermarket when you're hungry. This is a good one, because your stomach will do the thinking for you and you will buy every single thing that you'd like to eat at that time, even unnecessary stuff. I will number these tips for you to remember more easily.
1) Think about how name-brand, private-label (store brand) and generic products compare in price and volume/weight and quality.
2) Don't be deceived by eye-catching packaging, which is usually from more expensive brands with less quantity and higher prices.
3) Compare price per ounce/gram in comparable products. If you have a product that costs $3.99 for a 10-ounce unit and another at $2.99 for a 5-ounce unit, the latter is much more expensive, although it seems not to. In the first one you'll have a 40 cents-per-ounce price, while in the other you'll have an almost 60 cents-per-ounce price. Even if it's priced at $2.99, you are giving away almost 20 cents-per-ounce, just for not looking closely.
4) Always check the expiration date. I always pick the farthest expiration date possible. If not, you'll have to purchase it again very soon, probably before you finish it. This is especially true on milk. Again, wasted money.
5) Companies usually launch new exciting products with "new great and powerful features" in order to sell them higher. This is because, although they might keep the same price, they are giving you less ounces/grams of product. In the case of bar soap, they might add "special cleaning, powerful beads", making you think it's better than the former soap, which, by the way, it's sitting next to it. Well, truth is, the "older" soap does exactly the same(which is for taking a bath, not rocket science!) and it costs about the same, but for 4.5 ounces, not 4.0. With the new and exciting product they are selling you a 4.0-ounce bar soap at the price of a 4.5-ounce. See where the money goes?
6) Avoid discount-priced meat. They want to get rid of soon-to-be-spoiled meat. Not good. I usually see a discount of 20% or 30% on meat that the expiration date is like...tomorrow!
7) Avoid the temptation. Did you know that meat and other basic products are usually placed in the back of the supermarket? You know why? This is a well-thought technique in order for you to pass by everything that's not essential or you really don't need, but you'll buy! Everything is placed in that place for a reason.
I hope you've had a good time reading this useful article. You might need it for next time you'll do grocery shopping. Have a great day at the grocery store!
First of all, there's the old rule: don't go to the supermarket when you're hungry. This is a good one, because your stomach will do the thinking for you and you will buy every single thing that you'd like to eat at that time, even unnecessary stuff. I will number these tips for you to remember more easily.
1) Think about how name-brand, private-label (store brand) and generic products compare in price and volume/weight and quality.
2) Don't be deceived by eye-catching packaging, which is usually from more expensive brands with less quantity and higher prices.
3) Compare price per ounce/gram in comparable products. If you have a product that costs $3.99 for a 10-ounce unit and another at $2.99 for a 5-ounce unit, the latter is much more expensive, although it seems not to. In the first one you'll have a 40 cents-per-ounce price, while in the other you'll have an almost 60 cents-per-ounce price. Even if it's priced at $2.99, you are giving away almost 20 cents-per-ounce, just for not looking closely.
4) Always check the expiration date. I always pick the farthest expiration date possible. If not, you'll have to purchase it again very soon, probably before you finish it. This is especially true on milk. Again, wasted money.
5) Companies usually launch new exciting products with "new great and powerful features" in order to sell them higher. This is because, although they might keep the same price, they are giving you less ounces/grams of product. In the case of bar soap, they might add "special cleaning, powerful beads", making you think it's better than the former soap, which, by the way, it's sitting next to it. Well, truth is, the "older" soap does exactly the same(which is for taking a bath, not rocket science!) and it costs about the same, but for 4.5 ounces, not 4.0. With the new and exciting product they are selling you a 4.0-ounce bar soap at the price of a 4.5-ounce. See where the money goes?
6) Avoid discount-priced meat. They want to get rid of soon-to-be-spoiled meat. Not good. I usually see a discount of 20% or 30% on meat that the expiration date is like...tomorrow!
7) Avoid the temptation. Did you know that meat and other basic products are usually placed in the back of the supermarket? You know why? This is a well-thought technique in order for you to pass by everything that's not essential or you really don't need, but you'll buy! Everything is placed in that place for a reason.
I hope you've had a good time reading this useful article. You might need it for next time you'll do grocery shopping. Have a great day at the grocery store!
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