Day: October 4, 2006
They don’t have to take their clothes off (to have a good time)
In three … two … one: The men of Monty countdown to for the start of the skin show. photo by Charles Mills Despite what the majority of American audiences think, “the full monty” doesn’t actually mean getting nekkid. But on this side of the pond, we like our Briticisms dirty — think snog, shag … Read more
Garden Journal
A seasonal dahliance: Numerous dahlias are in their glory right now, in sizes ranging from pom-poms (up to 2 inches in diameter) to giants (up to 10 inches!). The national flower of its native Mexico, dahlias have been bred to produce thousands of cultivars with white, yellow, orange, pink, dark pink, red, dark red, lavender, … Read more
The Green Scene
The ABC’s of recycling Kimberly Raphael, financial manager at Curbside Management, often spends her afternoons educating schoolchildren on the surprising fates of recycled waste processed at the materials recovery facility. Number-one plastic? Crunched down into miniscule flakes, which are sent on to Alabama to be processed into thread-like fibers used for making carpet. Number-two plastic? … Read more
Top drawer
Skirting the issue • Who she is: Rachel Bramig • What she’s wearing: A pieced velour skirt from a secondhand boutique in Louisville, Ky., and a Wrangler corduroy bag from the Cherry Bomb. • Her style: Rachel is a dedicated vintage- and thrift-store shopper. “I don’t own anything new, which my mother doesn’t like much,” … Read more
Small Bites
Season’s Restaurant at Flat Rock’s Highland Lake Inn has announced their new fall menu. Executive Chef Peter Fassbender has developed a selection of seasonally appropriate, warming dishes such as wild-mushroom vol-au-vent, duck confit napoleon and a banana-pumpkin tart. For more information on Season’s menu selections or the Highland Lake Inn, visit www.hlinn.com. With a nod … Read more
Fig
Flavor: Hearty European bistroAmbiance: Relaxed upscale simplicity The austere, one-word-noun trend of restaurant naming (i.e. Table, Chipotle, Dish, Feast) often implies a certain promise of singular importance. I’m not sure if that’s what the owners of Fig, a European-style bistro in Biltmore Village, intended, but it is clear they’re targeting a certain niche (as do … Read more
Culture watch
Fun With Schadenfreude There are few things in life as evilly gratifying as watching someone else’s creative efforts turn into an instant, undeniable calamity before your eyes. Sure, on the surface may you feel bad about laughing as someone else’s dreams are dashed upon the jagged rocks of reality, but deep down inside you’re all … Read more
Balm the world to peace
Local sightings of Black Mountain’s most famous ambassador of peace are disappointingly rare, even by those of us who count him as a close friend. E-mails are returned from Sidney, Chicago, Hamburg, Paris, Antigua, Belfast, Tokyo, Copenhagen, the left coast, the Great Plains, the front seat of Dan the Van or a jet cabin above … Read more
