![]() ![]() In a mixing bowl, mix all the ingredients except the tonic water, well.Why Mulled Wine Is The Best Drink For The Festive Season 8. Recipe by Jayesh Kathuria, F&B Curator and Co-Owner, Tales of Tavern By The Liquor Store, Thane Serve quickly with a garnish of a few coriander leaves.Strain the drink in carafes and keep chilled.Add ice, Woodburn whiskey, egg white, and matcha tea syrup in a large container and whisk with an electric hand whisk to imitate vigorous shaking in a cocktail shaker.160 ml Matcha Tea Syrup (simple syrup steeped with matcha tea) Recipe by Kiran Pawar, Bartender at SAZ American Brasserie, BKC, Mumbai 7. Serving portion is 90ml for per cocktail.Bottle it and refrigerate it and serve it chill.Strain all the mix with the help of coffee filter paper to get a clarified concoction.Mix all the ingredients in a big mixing jar.Garnish with Chupa Chups sour candy Method Serve in a rock glass with a big chunk of ice.Ĩ Non-Alcoholic Drinks That A Teetotaler Can Relish 6.Strain it into a bottle or a carafe and keep it chilled.In a big container filled with ice, pour all the ingredients together and stir very well.Recipe by Ketan Upadhyay, Restaurant Manager and Level 2 Sommelier, Joshi House, Mumbai 4. Use chilled bottles of wine and cranberry juice.In a big jug or a punch bowl, mix all the ingredients together.Recipe by Dushyant Tanwar, Cocktail Expert, Monika Alcobev 3. Don’t let the cocktail sit out for too long, the crushed ice will dilute the drink out.To serve, pour into a chilled coupe glass and garnish with half a passionfruit.Pour ingredients into a blender filled ⅔ with ice and blend.1 Bottle Bush Rum Passionfruit and Guava rum Serve in a coupe glass and garnish with a cherry.Ģ0 Celebratory Cocktail Recipes For Christmas And New Year’s Eve 2.In a large mixing glass filled with ice, pour all ingredients together and stir gently but firmly.Here are 11 pitcher cocktail recipes for your NYE party: 1. If you’re looking for pitcher cocktail inspiration for your NYE party, we reached out to some of the best bars and spirits brands in India to share cocktail recipes. It is easy to mistake the potency of a pitcher of cocktail hence hydration is a must. It will go flat and your cocktail will not taste nice. ![]() Similarly, you cannot add any aerated mixers or components in your drink prior to the party either.But ice cannot be added ahead of time in drinks, the dilution will throw off the balance of the drink as the party progresses. Most big-batch cocktails are designed to be served with ice. Keep lots and lots of ice at your bar.The syrup of 1:1 water and sugar is easier to work with for a big batch of cocktails, instead of cubes or granulated versions. Do not take simple syrup for granted sugar can single-handedly make your cocktail off-balance.It is always best to infuse aromatics and delicate flavours with simple syrup to manage better balance.The big batch mint juleps were a great success. Fresh mint sprigs for garnish is completely optional. On the day of, you serve 1:1 of the bourbon premix and soda, along with lots of ice. To make a big batch the best thing to do is to infuse fresh mint in the simple syrup, which is then mixed with whiskey to create a ‘batched’ pre-mix. The quintessential Kentucky Derby cocktail simply uses two measures of bourbon, 7-8 sprigs of mint, half a measure of simple syrup or one sugar cube, and lots and lots of shaved ice. The classic bourbon cocktail is not a typical pitcher cocktail, but it does lend well to bulking up. Very recently, I had the opportunity to whip up big batch mint juleps. While cocktails such as Long Island iced teas, margaritas, mojitos, sangrias and punches are designed to be made in big batches, you don’t have to shy away from other classic cocktails. The best part about pitcher cocktails is that you don't have to worry about handing out drinks in the middle of your own party but actually enjoy it. With intelligent planning and preparation before the party, bulk cocktails served in a punch bowl, carafes or big jugs are the easiest things to do. Instead, make your cocktails in a big batch and let people serve themselves. But we’re talking about a New Year’s Eve party-where many will be drinking to drown their misfortunes of the year while others will be cheering for a fresh start-and to maintain the momentum of the party it would be foolish to take on the role of the bartender all night long. It is also doable when you have a small gathering. There is something very classy and posh about serving cocktails at a house party. ![]()
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![]() And people really liked it."Īfter DEFCON 14, electronic badges began to gradually take on a life of their own. "In the beginning, we didn't know how people would respond, so we did a simple kind of artistic badge. Grand originally started off designing DEFCON badges as part of an effort "to bring awareness of hardware and hardware hacking to DEFCON," he said. It's a minor technological miracle that the badges had a relatively low failure rate at the conference-and many of those failures were a result of the hacks performed by attendees. I kind of put myself in that mindset of like, what if I was attending DEFCON for the first time? What would that feel like?"ĭelivery of the badges required for DEFCON 27 came down to the wire, and Grand had to push manufacturing straight from first working prototype to full production. Grand told Moss that he wanted to do something simple "that can appeal to as many people as possible, because the puzzles that have been done are amazing, but I didn't want to exclude people. ![]() "That's why they call it 'badge life'." Advertisement The task of turning out the DEFCON badge "is a full-time effort," Grand said. Of course, that shows that I'd forgotten the difficulty of actually designing badges." Grand acknowledged. Grand agreed, as he had spent much of 2018 traveling to speak and teach, "and I wanted to stay at home… like this would be a great opportunity to stay at home, work on a project, I can see my family more, I won't be on the road. Grand said Moss "called me out of the blue at the end of December and he's like, 'Hey, do you want to do the DEFCON badge?' Well, it was a decent amount of time… it would've been better to be like the day after last DEFCON." Just before DEFCON kicked off, Grand spoke with Ars about this year's badge design and the effort required to put together a real-world electronic quest for about 30,000 friends. Joe Grand, (AKA "Kingpin"), the designer of DEFCON's very first electronic, hackable badges (used for DEFCONs 14 through 18) returned to the task for this year's 27 th edition of the event at the request of DEFCON founder Jeff Moss ("Dark Tangent"). This year's badges, however, were both deceptively simple and cunningly complex, designed to get DEFCON attendees to interact with each other and explore the whole of the conference rather than falling too deeply into a badge rabbit hole. Last year's badge was a sophisticated puzzle challenge that included a social element and even a built-in text-based adventure. The DEFCON electronic badges-which for a time were used every other year because of the effort and budget that went into them-are typically the delivery vehicle for a unifying game. But the most visible, unifying part of DEFCON is its badges. ![]() And there are the Villages, each of them conferences unto themselves appealing to specific security and hacking communities. It's the largest, of course, with over 30,000 attendees, sprawling over four hotels in Las Vegas this year. LAS VEGAS-There are many things that make the DEFCON conference stand above all other hacking conferences. Joe Grand/ DEFCON reader comments 18 with ![]() ![]() ![]() From visual mode, I noticed the reflections are more dynamic running on the Xbox Series X. ![]() Then there is almost no difference at all between performance modes across consoles. When looking at the images there seems to be a very granular level of detail between the two consoles in visual mode. These load times should provide a great example of how the SSD in the Xbox Series X will further enhance experiences going forward. Followed by another 14.3 seconds to get back to the menu after a race. After you get through the menus it takes 61 seconds to load a race in career mode. It takes 69.2 seconds to get from the Xbox home screen to the menu of the game. The Xbox One X version of Dirt 5 has significant load times. Having options is not something the average console gamer is accustomed to. As some gamers may prefer ultra-wide output options, high-end HDR, or generous frame rates. It makes me wonder if that is a direction we are heading this generation. Yet, this is just day one of the new console generation. The scalable details on foliage, lighting, and landscape may just be one option or another. These changes between the two versions are beginning to border on visual sliders found in PC games. While the frame rate becomes rugged, fluctuating between 32 FPS and 48 FPS. Prioritizing visuals enhances lighting and environment details. Prioritizing frame rate locks the game in at a solid 60 FPS while scaling back on lighting and details. Notice the two images above, the differences between the two modes are modest. Under the video options, you can toggle an option called “Prioritize.” This allows you to adjust between a preference of frame rate and image quality. Dirt 5 on the Xbox One X has two video modes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Within a short time, the discovery of a Pinta tortoise was big news. Despite extensive searches and genetic analyses of any potential Pinta tortoise found in zoos, none has been located to this day. The hope was that a female Pinta tortoise would eventually be found – in one of the zoos around the world or perhaps even on Pinta – and Lonesome George would have a breeding partner. Vágvölgyi recounted his observation back in port, and in the spring of 1972, Galapagos National Park rangers brought the tortoise to the Tortoise Center on Santa Cruz for its protection. Then in 1971, József Vágvölgyi, a Hungarian scientist studying snails on Pinta saw a tortoise on the island – Lonesome George. The goats had devastated the vegetation and had essentially eliminated any good tortoise habitat left. The tiny goat population, however, exploded, and by 1970 it was estimated to be around 40,000. Given the distance to Pinta from port, these fishermen simply wanted fresh meat on their long fishing voyages. Except for the absence of giant tortoises, the island was in near pristine condition until 1959, when fishermen released three goats there. The Pinta tortoise was thought to be extinct in the early part of the 20 th century. The first potential landfall heading into the islands and the last possible landfall heading home again, Pinta was probably a much used source of tortoises, thus reducing the population to near zero. As throughout the rest of the islands, Pinta tortoises were over-exploited by whalers, fur sealers, and others in the 1800s. He was considered one of the rarest creature in the world and became a conservation icon. Lonesome George, a giant tortoise from the island of Pinta in the northern regions of the Galapagos Archipelago, was the last known survivor of the Pinta tortoise ( Chelonoidis abingdoni). His loss will be felt across the world, as it marks the extinction of the Pinta species of tortoise. On June 24th, 2012, Lonesome George - the sole remaining Pinta Island tortoise and Galapagos conservation icon - was found dead in his corral at the Tortoise Breeding and Rearing Center in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, by members of the Galapagos National Park Service. ![]() ![]() ![]() For more information, visit or join the conversation online at #KCRW2023.Ībout Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association In 2022, restaurants boosted the event’s 13-year charitable total to nearly $3.3 million. Each year, KCRW partners with local charities to raise funds for deserving causes. 2023 marks the 14th-consecutive year for the 10-day dining event, spotlighting KC as one of the country's premier dining and vacationing destinations. Kansas City Restaurant Week (KCRW) is KC’s premier dining event founded by the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association and Visit KC in an effort to support the regional restaurant community. Red Door Woodfired Grill – Kansas City, MO Red Door Woodfired Grill – Kansas City, KC MetropolitanKC - Kansas City Marriott Downtown Martin City Pizza & Taproom - Lee’s Summit Martin City Pizza & Taproom - Overland Park Jazz A Louisiana Kitchen – Kansas City, MO Jazz A Louisiana Kitchen – Kansas City, KS “Participants can dine out knowing they’re also helping to give back to this exceptional worthy cause.”įor more information about the 14 th Annual Kansas City Restaurant Week – including menus, reservations, and a free mobile app – go to .Ģ023 Participating Restaurants (As of 1-9-23)īar Central - Kansas City Marriott Downtown “Thanks to the generosity of our diners and participating restaurants, we are excited to shine a spotlight on Cornerstones of Care and their tremendous work through Kansas City Restaurant Week,” said Bill Teel, GKCRA Executive Director. In 2023, benefiting organizations included the Cornerstones of Care – the 2023 featured charity – in addition to the Visit KC Foundation and the GKCRA Education Foundation. Over the course of its first 13 years, more than $3.3 million has been raised by restaurants and diners for local causes. In addition to casting a spotlight on KC’s diverse culinary scene, 10 percent of proceeds for every Restaurant Week meal sold will benefit three local charities. They bring us together, make our community unique and nourish our region.” Restaurants are a cornerstone of Kansas City’s hospitality and tourism industry and a vital part of our community. No matter where you dine, you will discover an array of flavors and amazing deals. “I encourage all to support our local restaurants, discover those hidden gems off the beaten path and give back to the local hospitality industry – a critical component to our local economy. ![]() “Every year, Kansas City Restaurant Week offers residents and visitors alike a unique opportunity to experience the culinary and cultural offerings of our city and its neighborhoods,” said Kathy Nelson, President and CEO of Visit KC. As of today, more than 200 restaurants have signed up to participate in the popular annual tradition organized by Visit KC and the greater Kansas City Restaurant Association (GKCRA). Select restaurants are providing a 4 th tier pricing package of $55 for an even more upscale dining experience. Now in its 14 th year, the 10-day dining event showcases the region’s culinary talents through special, muti-course menus at three affordable price tiers - $20, $40, and $50. KANSAS CITY, MO – From carryout and delivery services to traditional dine-in experiences, Kansas City Restaurant Week presented by Sysco returns to the metro area this week, running Jan. Over 200 regional restaurants to offer special multi-course carryout, delivery, and dine-in menus Portion of proceeds to benefit featured beneficiary Cornerstones of Care Valley View Pkwy.Jenny Kincaid Julian, (816) 550-4382 (GKCRA)ġ4 th Annual Kansas City Restaurant Week to feature 10 days of dining deals, January 13-22 The Best Lunch and Dinner Spots Near 64057įuel up with a mouthwatering lunch or dinner at this Independence IHOP at the intersection of Little Blue Pkwy and E. Our nearest bus stop is I-70 & Woods Chapel. Valley View Circle, Independence 64057 near the intersection of S Valley View Cir and E. ![]() This Independence breakfast restaurant is located at 20100 E. Order a stack of World-Famous Pancakes, the Breakfast Sampler, or one of our delicious omelettes near you. 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Whitney discusses how sneaker retail and the drop model have evolved over time, and why the hype bubble will inevitably burst. In episode two of Glossy Trend Watch: Streetwear Edition, Danny Parisi sits down with Wil Whitney, who was one of the original founders of Nom de Guerre and now manages U.S. Others are making the shift to an online drop model to avoid the hazards that can come with having lines of hundreds of people outside their stores. But it’s not for me, because that’s not how I’ve ever shopped, and you can’t always teach old dogs new tricks.”īut as these drops continue to hit the mainstream market, some retailers are starting to fear that consumers are growing weary of the never-ending chase for ultra-hyped products. I see the kids online - they have fun with it, they truly do. If you want it, that’s what you have to do. Now imagine 10 of those at the same time, under one roof, waiting for really good, exclusive product. Cue in ComplexCon: Imagine a line outside of Supreme. “They’re an entire generation that’s used to it. “I think the younger generation has adapted, and drops are how they’re used to buying,” said industry veteran Wil Whitney. The retail strategy has since been introduced to the mainstream consumer, adopted by major brands including Gucci, Nike and Louis Vuitton. Fans began to scheme to grab the latest and greatest styles before they were no longer on the shelves. The drop model, which is shorthand for a brand releasing a limited amount of highly sought-after product all at once, developed out of the fact that some retailers simply couldn’t afford to produce massive quantities of product. 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![]() She later signs a $20 million deal with the Island Def Jam Music Group.Ģ006 – Wins three Grammy Awards: Best Contemporary R&B Album, with Brian Garten and Dana John Chappelle for “The Emancipation of Mimi,” Best R&B Song, with Jermaine Dupri, Johntá Austin, and Manuel Seal Jr., for “We Belong Together,” and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “We Belong Together.”Ģ009 – Portrays a social worker in the film “Precious,” directed by Lee Daniels. Both the album and movie are unsuccessful critically and commercially.Ģ002 – Virgin pays Carey a reported $28 million to end her contract. September 2001 – Carey stars in a semi-autobiographical movie, “Glitter,” and releases an album of the same name. Summer 2001 – She suffers an “emotional and physical breakdown” and is hospitalized. She is a supporter of the fund’s Career Awareness Program, which is named Camp Mariah, in honor of her. 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