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  • (A few words about) Bavarian beers

    (A few words about) Bavarian beers

    This post is written by a friend Clemens Orendt. Since I missed to properly taste his beers at the International night, he decided to write something about them. So, here’s what he has to say: Bavarian beers (click to enlarge) Bavarian beer, known as one of the best beers in the world, is not only [...]

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  • Martini VS Martini

    Martini VS Martini

    You all know what martini is, right? Well, many of you may be wrong! There are many occasions in which I notice that people simply don’t know what they’re ordering or drinking… I can’t count how many times I’ve offered my guests a Martini (cocktail), and then asked “Hey, you make that? You don’t have [...]

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  • Chinese food: algae salad and sour-spicy soup

    Chinese food: algae salad and sour-spicy soup

    Many of you are, probably, so used to Chinese food that you don’t find it particulary interesting. But, considering the fact that first Chinese restaurant in my town opened just recently, Chinese food is quite new and interesting for us here… Needless to say, we rushed to try out some of their food. First, you [...]

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  • Nescafé frappe with ice cream

    Nescafé frappe with ice cream

    Thanks to our reader and fellow lounger Julijana for this recipe and image. My previous post about Banana smoothie inspired her to share this recipe with us. It surely sounds and looks tasty. I’ll try it out first thing in the morning – which I also suggest you to do ;) Enough with introduction, here’s [...]

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  • Turning tequila bianco into diamonds

    Turning tequila bianco into diamonds

    Whoever has a strict opinion that scientists are all nerds and never have fun, should consider changing their minds after reading this article: Scientists turn tequila into diamonds These scientists were experimenting with alcohol, for purposes of creating films of diamond. They got to a conclusion that right amount is about 40% of alcohol and [...]

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  • Russian guy survived drinking 8 bottles of vodka!

    Russian guy survived drinking 8 bottles of vodka!

    Yes, you’ve got that right – 8 bottles of vodka! That’s 4 liters of Russian strong white spirit! Pavel Kondratyev was found unconscious on street. Doctors suspected a head trauma, but when they ran a few tests, they couldn’t believe the results. Apparently, he drank twice the lethal dose! He can’t remember how much did [...]

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