My very knowledgeable mother-in-law (and a great cook…) has said for years that a lot of veal parmiggiane is more often than not pork. I, of course, said “no way…I’d know the difference!” (the more knowledgeable son-in-law!) Well…my beautiful and talented wife made something parmiggiane tonight…she purchased some thinly chopped pork. The resulting “parmiggiane” was… Read More
Archive for January, 2010
Wow…is veal parmiggiane de vitello veal or pork?
Sunday, January 31st, 2010What Collar Should I Wear?
Saturday, January 30th, 2010What is the rule on the type of shirt collar one should wear? The most important “rule” is wear one you like…that fits and isn’t too tight! The basic collar types are seen below and are referred to as “narrow spread”, “medium spread”, and “wide spread”. You can see that there are subtle differences in… Read More
Have you tried cooking with rubs?
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Seasoning rubs can add great versatility to your cooking specialties!
Do You Have A Favorite Shirt But Can’t Find Another Like It?
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Do you have a favorite shirt with a favorite collar and a favorite fit? It’s almost impossible to duplicate that one favorite shirt…unless you try custom. Show your custom tailor your favorite shirt and ask him to re-engineer it. Have you seen a TV show or a movie where you…or your significant other…liked the way… Read More
What is “Bamboo fabric?”
Friday, January 22nd, 2010A good friend, Sal Giardina, adjunct professor in Textile Development and Marketing at Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC, recently participated in a feature story in the Wall Street Journal. Bamboo, it appears, is essentially rayon. One of it’s downsides is a lack of durability. For an excellent discussion on this topic, read the entire… Read More
