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VaporPak Electronic Cigarettes

October 29th, 2009 No comments

The VaporPak Electronic Cigarette looks,feels and tastes like a real cigarette but its not a cigarette. These are the same ones seen on MyFox New York and CNet. Using these incredible gadgets, you can smoke just about anywhere. In Restaurants

These electronic cigarettes are great for traveling, since you can use them in the airport, or even on the plane, to get your fix of nicotine on those long flights. If you’re a smoker, then this might be your only choice to relax on your trip.

The History Of Chicago’s Pump Room Restaurant

September 10th, 2009 No comments

Long a hangout of A-list celebrities, the Pump Room Restaurant in Chicago is still ‘hopping’ in the 21st century. The restaurant, memorialized in Frank Sinatra’s classic “Chicago”, was one of the first high level restaurants to open in Chicago after the Prohibition era. The eatery has seen countless celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Ronald Reagan, John Barrymore and countless others. For a while, it’s luster faded somewhat as the dining scene in Chicago led by Charlie Trotter passed it by.

Ernie Blyfield opened the Pump Room in the Ambassador East Hotel in late 1938. He took the name from an 18th century London pub favored by celebrities and nobility, including Queen Anne. The original pub got its name from the hot drinks pumped into the cocktails of its stylish clientele.

The Chicago Pump Room was a smashing success from the time it opened. It’s most desired table reserved for ‘A list’ celebrities was Booth #1, which for a time may have been the most sought after table at any dining establishment in the country. Booth #1 at various times hosted Frank Sinatra and his associates, Bogart and Bacall, Judy Garland and daughter Liza Minnelli, John Barrymore and countless others.

Blyfield died in 1950, but the Pump Room remained a Chicago hot spot and hosted a new era of superstars including Mel Brooks, Beverly Sills, Paul Newman, Robert Redford. More recently, Michael J. Fox, Eddie Murphy and Mick Jagger have made appearances. A funny story involves former Genesis drummer Phil Collins, who was refused entry for not wearing a jacket. The incident was commemorated in the title of his next solo album No Jacket Required which has since sold over 14 million copies worldwide and launched Collins into solo superstardom. Following its release, the Pump Room sent Collins an apology”and an appropriate jacket so that the incident wouldnt be repeated.

Since being purchased by the Dallas Restaurant Group in the late 1990s, things are hopping again, however. With the extremely talented chef Martial Noguier at the helm (who has worked in the kitchen of a number of Frances most renown chefs), and a $2 million dollar restoration of the facilities, the Pump Room is back among the rarefied heights of Chicagos best restaurants. Though the flaming food served on a sword that was the Pump Room trademark during its golden era is sadly absent (due to city fire codes), the menu is now up to snuff serving Noguiers sophisticated interpretation of classic American cuisine. In addition to the revamped cuisine, the Pump Room upgraded its wine offering and expanded the bar area.

Current Executive Chef Nick Sutton has continued the restaurant’s tradition of excellence. The big draw of the Pump Room, however, remains the amazing sense of history that the dining room offers. The realization that a who’s who of civilized American culture from Bogart and Clark Gable to Sinatra and Jackie Gleason broke bread in the room is a pretty amazing vibe. The good news is that the Pump Room again offers the quality of food and service worthy of such icons, and is a victory for culinary excellence amid the national infestation of mediocre chain restaurants.

Ross Everett is a Las Vegas and food industry historian as well as an expert on NFL football betting. He has served as a management advisor for many hospitality industry clients including restaurants, casinos and nightclubs. In addition, he’s a noted fight sport journalist, and writes extensively on strategies to successfully bet on NFL football, MMA and boxing.

Pensacola’s Seafood Restaurants Deliver

August 15th, 2009 No comments
by Ray P. Pope

Pensacola’s Seafood Restaurants has superb variety of cuisine, an expression of its distinctiveness, originally starting from its sushi bars and extremely spiced Thai curries, to cooking ethics alluring much of the city’s 400 year olden times. The visitors to the Pensacola surrounding area determined a region that is superfluous than first-rate-white beaches and emerald waters.

The city influences many styles in its prosperous history, well museums and its attractions, varied edifying events, as well as superb cuisine. Talking about the range of its food and its historical background, nothing beats the Pensacola’s extended love affair with dining than the lavish seafood. They have a contemporary east-west blend set of choices that everybody is really satisfied with their meal.

It can be of pecan-coated trigger fish, sauteed crab dipped in creamy garlic sauce, this is one of the finest eating fish from bay waters prepared any way you like it. They completely had the whole thing you could ever want on your oyster, tobasco, horseradish, lemon, house hot sauce etc. its really hard to beat the Pensacola’s cooking for its originality and ingenuity.

Everybody should try and experience the lip smacking, mouthwatering entrees for which Pensacola’s restaurants attain honor. The Southern char-grill, freshly cooked sea foods, the Cajun remarkable styles or specialties, bring together with accustomed dishes such as juicy steaks or luscious burgers. The range of restaurants also includes its neighboring eateries that have been a factor of Pensacola historic times as well as chief establishments fronting the cities of most significant major shopping malls.

Pensacola is serving up a skillet-stuffed dining, its juicy steaks and freshly cooked seafood to Southern-stylish bar-be-que and Cajun remarkable specialties. In spite of the selection of Pensacola’s sea food restaurants, a numerous consideration must be considered to the tenderness-and-character of the city’s cooking. This immeasurable Pensacola Seafood Restaurant is merely about pure seafood. Which are cooked and really fresh from the ocean. Eye-catching views on the Bay; particularly eating outside right next to the sea is an astonishing spot plus with great service, and a series of tempting southern foods.

Pensacola’s Seafood Restaurants serves up a skillet-bursting dining prospect from its immense steaks and spanking new seafood to Southern-chic bar-be-que and Cajun specialties. Regardless of the diversity of Pensacola’s sea food restaurants, a plentiful contemplation must be consider to the sensitivity-and-character of the city’s cuisine. This immense Pensacola Seafood Restaurant is really about unsullied seafood. Fresh from the sea which is edible and its excellence of cooking from a wood-flaming grill.

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