Word: bourbon
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Many a king has marched into Naples. German-born monarchs sailed in from Sicily. Bourbon conquerors came over from Spain. Napoleon's brother and brother-in-law landed in their royal vestments too. And now, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, the exquisitely attired and democratically elected incarnation of modern Italian royalty swept into this troubled coastal city, bringing his can-do Milanese attitude and a small army of cabinet ministers. But these days, conquering Naples is most of all a matter of picking up the garbage...
...Frommer’s 2008 guide to New Orleans advises strongly against getting a hotel on the main drag: “Don’t stay on Bourbon Street unless you absolutely have to—or don’t mind getting no sleep. The open-air frat party that is this thoroughfare does mean a free show below your window, but it is hardly conducive to… well, just about anything other than participation in the same.” Filled with voodoo shops and Halloween masks year round, the street is a mystical place...
Despite all his equipment and powders, Arnold isn't interested in creating crazy new flavors. One of his favorite mixes is bourbon and apple, which sounds straightforward enough until he tells you how he distills the Maker's Mark, removing the oaky bitterness so it won't overpower the juice, which, by the way, he presses from an obscure line of British apples developed in the 18th century...
...With such an attractive package and compelling storyline, Big Easy fans should be toasting the team on Bourbon Street. After all, the city has long been starving for a winning pro sports team, and could still use a psychic lift post-Katrina. The NFL's Saints have tasted some recent success, but they play only eight home games each season, drawing fans from all over the football-crazed state. But as the city prepares to host the league's All-Star Game festivities this weekend, many people are wondering if the Hornets can survive much longer in New Orleans. "Look...
...once a week, not even to go on television. He would wear his shirttails untucked with jeans and take time off whenever Linkin Park played a concert. Though he is the campaign manager for Mike Huckabee, a dry Baptist pastor, he would still stock bottles of Maker's Mark bourbon on the candidate's chartered flights...