Word: fish
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...colonial town houses that has evolved into one of the most eclectic entertainment zones in Asia. There's the inevitable Irish pub, numerous spots punning on the Angkor handle (including the semi-satirical Angkor What? Bar) and the Linga Bar, a solitary gay joint. Rather more eccentric, the Dead Fish Tower, besides hosting its very own crocodile pit, promises not to serve dog, cat, rat or worm. And there are some tasteful surprises, like Blue Pumpkin, a café with stark white tables, loungers and beds that are briskly attended by beaming, black-clad staff. The day's leftovers...
...Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, but the husband-wife illustrator-author team covers many more exotic forms of animal locomotion in this stunning book. Slithering, for example (a snake through rustling leaves). Or swinging (a gibbon through jungle trees). Each variation comes alive in Jenkins' vibrant paper-cut illustrations. For more on the animals, kids can leap, dance or slide to the book's back pages...
...this directive]of a series of exquisite courses showcasing cooking techniques and seasonal sensitivity. It's the highest edible expression of Japanese aesthetics, with prices to match. At Umu, London's most ambitious kaiseki restaurant, Kubota goes to extraordinary lengths to bring a Kyoto accent to the land of fish and chips. That means flying in speciality vegetables and Kyoto's soft water for the signature clear soup. He trawls from Iceland to Madagascar for fantastic fish. Grated Shizuoka wasabi - not that fake electric-green paste - accompanies the tsukuri, a sashimi course elaborately composed on handmade ceramics. Fragrant matsutake mushrooms...
...fact that the diet favored by the Greeks is good for the heart seems as ancient as Greece itself. But now the Mediterranean diet--high in fruit, vegetables, cereals, fish, olive oil and topped with a glass or two of wine daily--has been linked to a lower risk for Alzheimer's, even in patients with vascular disease. When researchers from Columbia University Medical Center scored the diets of nearly 2,000 subjects on a 0-to-9 scale--depending on their adherence to a Mediterranean-style food plan--each additional point on the scale corresponded...
...Information and Regulatory Affairs, says risk analysts suffer no end of headaches trying to get Americans to understand that while nuclear power plants do pose dangers, the more imminent peril to both people and the planet comes from the toxins produced by coal-fired plants. Similarly, pollutants in fish can be dangerous, but for most people--with the possible exception of small children and women of childbearing age--the cardiac benefits of fish easily outweigh the risks. "If you can get people to compare," he says, "then you're in a situation where you can get them to make reasoned...