September 8, 2006

Wine Diva-isms

BAMN!
The Return of the Automat!
If you've ever been to Europe (I seem to remember them mostly in Amsterdam) you've seen the Automat. It looks like a candy machine for weird hot foods like croquettes or sandwich-type things. Drop your coins into the slot of your chosen (whateverthehellitis), open the corresponding door and retrieve a tasty, artery clogging, diabetes inducing  edible product.

Well, a trio in New York decided it was time to revisit the Automat. They decided to sexy up its image (with pink of course) dust off the old machines and add a few gourmet selections such as spam sushi, and piggies-in-a-blanket, grilled cheese sandwiches, pork buns and fried mac&cheese all for around $2 a pop.

Obviously perfect for the "after-bar crowd".

Now, the important detail is that the food is being made fresh behind the scenes (or machines) by four cooks and refilled as needed. Each machine has a timer and apparently, if the food product has not been liberated from its prison and gobbled up within 15 minutes it's trashed.

Brilliantly retro or an addition to the already overwhelming problem of fast food in America?

Bamn! 37 St. Mark's Place New York City (open 25 hours a day)
www.bamnfood.com

Oopsie Daisy
It had to happen (or in this case someone finally noticed) a huge oopsie in regards to my gi-gantic August BC-centric newsletter.
WD mentioned three BC Ehrenfelser's and completely forgot several others.
Smack (hand hitting forehead) Gehringer Brothers have two Ehrenfelser's and the more northerly Granite Creek also has one.
Neither of which I have reviewed this vintage.

My humble apologies.
I'd like to say it won't happen again but I'm pretty-pinkly sure it will!
                                                                                                            WD

Wine Diva-Necessary Objects
 
Bought!
You may have seen Omega Nutrition oils in your health food store. You may actually (like Wine Diva) have some in your refrigerator. It's all about those EFA's and getting the proper healthy oils into your body. Well now Omega has a super concentrated liquid Natural Face & Body Soap made with all those great high oleic and organic oils. If its good for the inside just think what it can do for the outside. Dry skin, eczema or psoriasis might benefit from the lack of chemical additives. I love the fresh natural orange smell (also unscented) and the fact that a little goes a long way!

P.S they also suggest using it as a vegetable wash...

$5.00 (approx) at health food stores!

Cover Story (Wine Diva with PMS, Wine Diva asks...)
BC Wine Reviews (Tantalize me with Tantalus)
International Sips (All the pretty packages)
Taste Bites (Salt, How Cheesy, New Noshes)
Wine Diva-isms (Return of the Automat-BAMN!)