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Now that we have satellite or DISH TV, with hundreds of channels there is virtually limitless information available on almost any subject matter and home improvement TV shows are no exception with many different styles of passing on their information. Some are actual arts and crafts type channels and some are total home improvement make over shows. I’m a guy and I even get into these. It’s kind of cool to see how a project starts out and see the finished project in thirty minutes or an hour. HGTV is one such show and it’s my wife’s favorite. We could probably get by with that and ESPN and we would be just fine! You also see the Discovery channel offering lots of different types of home improvement shows and they are all very good and informative, although some can be a little on the boring side.
The craft style of home improvement TV shows is mainly aimed at older viewers who have an interest in woodwork and similar crafts. They usually show detailed instructions for restoring and creating new and wonderful things that you could use to improve your home with. There are also types of shows that are challenge style types so there are usually two teams battling it out for success and who ever has the best modification or has created the best craft wins. The prizes vary but often it isn’t for anything major. These types of shows are the boring ones I mentioned, at lest they are to me!
Then there are also the make over home improvement TV shows, they feature specific rooms such as bathrooms bedrooms or sitting rooms which get a complete makeover from top to bottom, paint and furniture. They bring in a team of designers while the husband of the owner sends her away on a trip for a little while and have the surprise for her coming back which is great. Sometimes they send the whole family away for a little vacation! The really cool thing about these shows is that they show you all different kind of ways to spruce up your home with very little effort and money. Sometimes they even feature a whole house being totally redone!
Home improvement TV shows are becoming very common and are popular with young and old viewers alike. They are a great source of helpful and handy tips, advice and information on what is necessary to create that stunning home we have always wanted with minimal costs and effort plus they also show things that can go wrong which helps to prepare you for these things as well.
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Hello my Divanites! The Louisville Dining Diva has been reflecting (yes, I’m gonna go all Philosophical on ya) on the American dining experience. I’ve noticed something about our new Millennium. Our schedules are so overwhelming; we’ve forgotten how to take time to delight the simple pleasures.
Remember when having dinner was a time to slow down, reconnect with your family and friends, and have a scrumptious, homemade meal? Remember when eating out at a Louisville Restaurant meant it was a special occasion? Remember when restaurants focused on the quality of the food, atmosphere, and creating a dining experience rather than “turning tables”?
A restaurant chain is a restaurant chain. The food is the same as any other you can get from the same genre of cuisine at any other chain eatery. There’s nothing unique in the experience, but it’s fast, usually hot, and satisfies your hunger.
Now, I’m not saying there is anything wrong with Restaurant chains. What I AM sayin’… and HEAR me on this… is that we’ve become a society so conditioned to what’s familiar or branded that we’ve forgotten the very reason we go out to eat.
“So Diva,” you ask. “What’s the solution to this problem plaguing the Louisville Dining Community?”
My very stern “mom” look that you can’t see in this blog is locking eyes with yours and proudly proclaiming, “Seek out the restaurants in town that offer something DIFFERENT.”
”But where do we start?” you ask.
Hmmmmm…. Let’s start with Vincenzo’s! This Louisville icon has been around forever and built a reputation for upscale dining. It’s the kind of place you take your best girl, prom date, or theatre dinner partner to enjoy a meal the way it was intended.
And if a certain someone was thinking of “popping the question”, Vincenzo’s would be one of the top recommendations in my book. The recently tweaked luminous décor, high-ceilings, and Renaissance style paintings perfectly set the stage for your special event after the sun goes down. Want a little more romance? Try their courtyard area complete with mature trees, umbrella’d tables, and twinkling lights to add that extra sparkle to your evening.
Dining at Vincenzo’s is like a pleasant waltz in the Garden of Eden. Take my advice and order either their new Three Course Theatre Menu or a Fabulous 6 course Champagne Dinner and treat yourself to a Lemoncello Martini. Chef Agostino HAND MAKES the Lemoncello for this cocktail and it is nothing short of Zen in a glass.
Our gracious host, Chef Agostino stopped at our table and shared one of his young scholar stories with us. Don’t let his calm demeanor and friendly smile fool you, in his younger days he was quite the cheeky little devil. As a young chef apprentice at Le Caprise in Palermo, he was constantly looking to learn more and improve his craft. But Head Chef’s back in the day were very secretive. Our young Agostino asks his teacher, “Chef, how many eggs did you use to make the mayonnaise?”
The Chef, fearing to lose his job if this gifted usurper learned the secret to his special mayonnaise replied, “It is not your time to know.”
Agostino, being 16, impetuous, and with a curiosity to rival any cat, waited until the Chef was finished, then immediately took the trash out… like a good apprentice should. While outside, he counted each and every egg shell. Sneaky, sneaky, young Agostino! To this day, he never revealed to the chef that he learned his recipe secrets by observing the ingredient scraps. But what that experience taught him was to be on your toes, take every opportunity you’re offered, and don’t be afraid to pass on your knowledge. In his kitchen, Chef Agostino teaches everyone… even YOU if you are NOT so inclined.
After our Lemoncello Martini’s, my dining companion and I splurged on the Champagne Dinner. A variety of Antipasti, or Antipasti Imperial, as Vincenzo’s would call it, tickled our taste buds.
Appetites sufficiently peaked, the Rissottino arrived topped with Eggplant and teaming with fresh mushroom, tomato marinara boasting a slightly spicy goodness with a schmear of fresh basil pesto. As Rachel Ray says, “YUMMO!”
Ahhhh, fish. Delicious and Nutritious. Tonight was no exception. Chef Agostino entranced us with BRANZINO AL POMODORO, or fresh Chilean Sea Bass over a grilled Beefsteak Tomato slice, sweet Bell Peppers, Caper sprinklings, a Jumbo Prawn, and a couplet of Asparagus spears.
As some of you know, Diva isn’t from Louisville. I spent a good good deal of my life living on the Eastern Coast. My father, an avid fisherman, would sail into the Gulf Stream quite often and bring home dinner straight from the sea. So I have tendency to be tough on restaurants that serve fish. Vincenzo’s passes the Diva test for fish with FLYING colors! Not only was my fish fresh from the sea, but the flavor combination Chef Agostino used STILL has my taste buds screaming for more!
Our between course intermezzo was a lemon sorbet to cleanse the palate and prepare us for the delights ahead. There is something about being served something as simple as a lemon sorbet lovingly topped with fresh mint in a martini glass. Try it sometime fellas… you’ll be glad you did.
Next up, we sampled the INVOLTINI DI VITELLO SINATRA aka their famous Veal Sinatra, accompanied with Peruvian fingerling potatoes and the most tender and flavorful Lamb Chop I’ve had the pleasure of devouring. Wanna know how to make their famous Veal Sinatra? Check out this video posted on the Vincenzo’s website!
But then, came DESSERT! My favorite part of the meal. At times, I wish I socialized with my Red Hat friends more often so I could eat dessert first and say it was a rule.
Chef Agostino bestowed us with a medley of Tiramisu, Georgia Peach Cheesecake topped with Carmel Sauce, a mini Cannolli, and fresh fruit with Chantilly cream. Vincenzo’s uses Sponge cake instead of Lady Fingers in their Tiramisu giving it a lighter flavor than what you might have had before. And the Chantilly Cream? OMG! Chef Agostino uses just a touch of Mascarpone cheese to make it light and fluffy. Trust me, Divanites, it was REALLY DIFFICULT to not lick the plate after this offering.
During our meal, I had the pleasure of interviewing a couple visiting from Arizona and Alabama. Patty and Johnny came to Vincenzo’s on the recommendation of the concierge at Marriott. Having a discriminating pallet for Italian food, Johnny ordered a simple Pasta with Tomato Sauce and Basil because, “If they can do that really well, you know you’ve found the best authentic Italian restaurant in Louisville.” The outcome? “It was the most amazing sauce I’ve ever tasted,” he boasted.
The staff doesn’t care that you stick around for a while. That is what the dining experience is all about, my friends. Good drink, good food, good friends, and feeling like you’ve been a part of an event for the evening. Even if the event is just to celebrate Friday.
Chef Agostino and Christopher Sollner (Catering Director Extraordinaire), I hope you enjoyed my review, as much as I enjoyed spending my evening with you and your staff at Vincenzo’s.
So do me a favor Divanettes and Divanados, if I’m ever on death row, make sure to tell them to have Vincenzo’s and Chef Agostino cook my last meal. But before you depart to complete that bucket list of your own, go downtown and enjoy dining bliss at Vincenzo’s… and tell them the Louisville Dining Diva sent you.
Ciao Bella!
~Diva
The “BEST” thing is not easily achievable, in order to get hold the best, you need to be on pins and needles. On the contrary buying best Home appliances for you is not that thorny, thanks to Online Appliances Stores. “Yes” it is really uncomplicated to make a best buy as per your requisites from the online home appliance stores. It’s droning to roam around a mall or high streets just for buying a home appliance like Washing Machine, Refrigerator or iron. Online Home Appliance Stores offers the mammoth of major appliance or small appliance with top notch services at contented cost.
All you need is bit of brain work and make sure to follow some piece of advice and enlightenment for those who are still skeptical about the online stores and unaware about the best deals available at the home appliances online stores.
Best Tips for buying Best Home Appliances from Online Home Appliance Store. Do consider if you want to achieve “best” without sweating hard!
Do some Mind work
Cogitation is the essential activity before beginning, it assist you in the entire course. So first ponder about the sort of appliance you want to indulge in. Have a notion regarding the size- whether ii it big or small if big then check how much space it will occupy, the main purpose of buying and which brand you desire to put. Then comes the budget, at the time of estimating this consider the expense in view of present and future i.e. Cost price, maintenance charges and operating charges respectively.
Now a days Eco friendly products are approaching the market due to the stress on environmental crisis, it is another factor needing mind. Further think about the easily handling features and style of projected home appliance. Ensure yourself about all the components, clear your mind, and then move ahead.
Check out all the Home Appliances Stores
Google is the ocean of e-commercing where plenty of stores are doing well enough, so check out the different brands offered by these stores, availability of types and designs in the market, discounts, rebates and special services offered by these players of home appliances.
Research plays the dominant role it enables you to get the exact notion about the materials available in the web.
Comparison
Comparing the features of different online stores is the great way to shop best home appliance, it is the prerequisite and assists you while taking the final decision. Make sure to mind the basic criteria’s for fetching the best and durable home appliance from online stores viz. Performances of Different Brands, Variation in the cost of the products, Percentage of Discounts, Rebates or special offers, Location of nearest store, if its far then shipping charges then further is it free or involves the cost, Guarantee or Warrantee periods, Period of Delivery, Mode of Payments, Maintenance Charges, Availability of the nearest Service Center and their performance, Service Charges, After Sales-Services and easy availability of parts.
Then decide where to Shop
After analyzing the best and suitable store, clear your doubts about the authenticity of the store and place your order.
Best is something which fulfills all the conditions preeminently, dig up the best online home appliance store and make your online shopping a lucrative and ecstatic experience.
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This is the ‘go anywhere’ sofa bed. It fits into places you’d never think you could put a bed. If you’ve got a hard-to-get-to small room, upstairs or in a loft maybe, this is light and portable enough to fit anywhere. Yet more than comfortable enough for sleeping on every night. We upgraded the frame from untreated pine to finished rubberwood and then, for added comfort, we have improved on the tradition plain cotton filling by adding a slightly more springy feel. To view more sofa beds and other furnitures, visit www.futoncompany.co.uk
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Going to college and living in the residence halls is a big first step for most young adults. Knowing what you will need to bring and what you may already have can save lots of move-in day headaches. There are many things around your house and in your room at home that can help you on move in day and also save you money. We will cover some of the top needed items for dorm life and how you can pack smarter as well for your big move in day.
Storage & Organization
Many stores will carry storage and organization items around the major back to school shopping season including the major stores like Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond. A little known secret is that milk crates make a great choice for not only move in’s but to use inside the dorm room. Unlike the playful color ones you will see in a store these black, green or burgundy crates are heavy duty and can stack really well. Please note most convenience stores like to keep their crates and won’t allow you to use theirs so be sure to have a legal and ethical way to get them. We would recommend getting about 12 of them. Not only can you put your move in items in them but if staged correctly you can literally fill them with your goodies and stack them when you get into the dorm room. Be sure to clean them well as the connivance stores tend to treat them roughly.
Organizing Your Dorm Bed
Most colleges use double stacked loft beds to save precious floor space for desks and décor inside a dormitory. If you are handy and clever you can fasten a bed organizer out of heavy duty twill fabric with pockets for storing stuff like remotes, glasses, lamps, books and of course snacks. You could also take a bed skirt and add pockets and achieve the same effect.
Raid Your Parent’s pantry
Dorm usually means eating the meal plans in the cafeterias which have set hours. So to add flexibility and save some money be sure to stock up on things like: Ramen Noodles, Peanut Butter, Crackers, Granola Bars, Dried Fruit and other goodies. By the way you can pack these goodies inside one of your crates.
Hit The Showers
Many dorms use public showers so you will want to make sure you have an easy to grab and go organizer. Many stores will sell special carriers but you can actually use a tackle box. Many tackle boxes feature holes to allow moisture to escape and feature storage vessels which have covers (great for seldom used things like nail clippers, files, swabs, etc.
Raid The Linen Closet
Most dorms use extra long twin beds so you won’t be able to use many of your parent’s sheets – but you can count on borrowing their towels and robes to help save money. You can also grab some of your bedding from home provided you don’t want it back at the end of the quarter. Many students want to keep their prized bedding essentials at home and instead get a new set of pillows and comforters knowing those items will get heavily abused with pizza, soda and snacks at the end of the school year. Just remember that even though this is just for college – you will still spend 1/3 of your time on that bed so don’t skimp on a comfortable pillow or warm comforter.
