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Cocktail Time Help: Drinkworks Drink Maker

Craft cocktails are trendy-and brings out the arty craftiness of bartenders-both amateur and pros. Yet-since we live in a world of there's an app for everything-so  of course there is a gadget for everything too. Going the K-cup world way of sips-the shiny new machine  Drinksworks ™ drinkmaker (by the same company, Keuring) -has a similar drop in pod system-embedded with alcohol +flavors needed-for fav cocktails like Margaritas (Paradise collection), Gin and Tonic (Simply Refreshing Collection + Old Fashioned (Classic collection), wine (Wandering Vine collection), ciders- and even a collab with name brand brewery-for insta-beer too-Becks,  Stella Artois etc. (Brews collection). With a touch of the button ease-mastering making booze goes automatic. Note-the water tank-is chilled to 37F degrees but is automatically adjusted- chilled correctly- depending on the pod recipe chosen-as is the drinks' size. Because there is alcohol involved-the bemusing/confu...

Wellness: Luxury of Living

Personal wellsprings of self care are popping up  -for populations focusing on a life lived, well . Subjectively interpreted of course. 21st century attributes and expectations- in a connected world constantly measured/monitored by metrics...often needs  to also include just how to slow down and enjoy the moment, no numerical feedback required. Part One: WELCOME: A VIP Movie Going Leisure pursuits outside of the home are in competition with...screen time inside...like Netflix and video games. Hence the re-think of  cinema experiences...which we got to check out recently in the Big Apple, at the latest CMX cinemas venue-CMX CinéBistro. Manhattan, and NYC in general does not lack for fun pursuits-day or night...so any new venture better deliver unique options to succeed. Question-therefore...does this outlet-one of 37 dine-in movie theaters-accomplish its 'mission'? Answer -yes, PLUS a perfect date night destination, escape from a winter hibernation, an...

WINES of SOUTHWEST FRANCE-Gourmet French Fries Competition

#VINOFRIES The First Annual Southwest Wines of France Gourmet French Fries Competition Presented by WINE ENTHUSIAST cork it--- or finish it ... showed off the versatility of the wines...and the variety... the setting... West 36th Street/NYC SURE----the thought of fried foods...conjures up visions of the body's arteries, shutting down-one at a time---but when the SOPEXA email invite for the first annual, Wine Enthusiast hosted, SOUTHWEST WINES of FRANCE-Gourmet French Fries Competition arrived- oui, oui we thought----as cutting down the chances of a heart attack-like the French do- with good French red wine=very appealing!!!! Southwest France-which we know from Toulouse jaunts-Mid-Pyréneés region-incorporates  wide variety soils and sites-hence quite the diversity in wine styles+flavors-from the sea-temperate maritime + Mediterranean influences , sunny gently rolling hills, plains, and the high elevation Massic Central-mixes of micro-climates, temps, win...