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Except for a brief moment in the '70s when avocado was the color to wear, green has always been a tough sell. But over the past few months, the shunned shade has shown up everywhere from Julianne Moore's Yves Saint Laurent Oscar dress and matching Boucheron earrings to Hershey's new green Chocolate Syrup. "We're seeing it across the entire marketplace and at every price point," says Leatrice Eiseman, director of the Pantone Color Institute...
...best thing at Ikukan, a small Japanese restaurant tucked behind the trendy bars of Singapore's Club Street: a layer of melted Camembert cheese sandwiched between two grilled fish cakes, held together by a ribbon of seaweed. To a woman five-months pregnant, it was heavenly. So was an avocado shake flavored with coffee?shot of whiskey optional?that I tasted at a stand in the Alexander Village Hawker Center. Such creative fare has shaped Singapore's reputation as Asia's most cutting-edge culinary destination?and pregnant women are not the only ones gorging on the tasty treats...
...oils got complicated. The latest heart-healthy oil to make a splash on the market is Imperial Republic Tea Oil, which contains less saturated fat than olive oil and has almost as many uses. It was a hit at the Summer Fancy Food Show--as was Pacifica Blood Orange Avocado Oil. But which oil to use with what food? Below, a quick primer...
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Fugakyu is most famous, however, not for its traditional nigiri sushi as for its impressive array of Americanized maki rolls. Caterpillar roll, containing barbecued eel and cucumber surrounded by rice and thin slivers of ripe avocado, was a successful (and amusing) concoction. The sweetness of the barbecue sauce worked well countered by a drop of the potent wasabi and a slice of the pickled ginger. Spider roll, containing an entire deep-fried soft-shell crab, was a delicious, gut-busting treat. Eating the mammoth rolls was quite a challenge—but one well worth taking...