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...cuisine as a foundation, and with the help of a nutritionist and a Chinese herbalist, Gamon has been blending hashima (the glands of snow frogs) with white chocolate, combining curried chicken drumsticks with reishi mushrooms and kelp, dressing butter-braised abalone with ginseng, and adding bird's nest to ice cream. These are not the normal pairings of tonic cuisine, but they are based on the same principles and Eu Yan Sang's conservative herbalists have gradually given their approval. "Now they ask me, 'Does it taste good?'" says Gamon with a laugh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicinal Purposes | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

First, the weather. Unusually heavy snowstorms have been hammering Denver since a Christmas-week monster stranded thousands, jamming many of the city's 14,000 blocks with huge chunks of ice and leaving golden-boy Mayor John Hickenlooper with a mile-high mound of woe. Seems that the city's snowplow corps didn't have enough muscle to handle the Buffalo-level cleanups. The response from ticked-off locals and the city-council president: "Hey, Mayor, wake the *&^%^@# up, will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Low Down in Mile High | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

Could an extra bowl of Häagen-Dazs ice cream be the new solution for women who are having difficulty conceiving? A recent study led by a research fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health shows that consumption of ice cream and other high-fat dairy foods is associated with a decreased risk of one type of infertility. Fat-soluble foods are thought to improve ovarian functions, and the study’s authors say that fact could explain the decreased infertility rate in women who consume regular dairy foods. Inversely, low-fat dairy foods were associated with...

Author: By Nan N. Ransohoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Eating Ice Cream May Boost Fertility | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. The No. 6 Harvard women’s hockey team will have an opportunity to prove just that when it takes to the ice in the ECAC Tournament semifinals against rival St. Lawrence tomorrow afternoon in soon-to-be snowed-over Hanover, N.H. The Crimson (23-6-2, 17-4-1 ECAC) has already played the Saints (27-6-3, 17-4-1) twice this season, losing both times, 4-2 and 2-1. The most recent game was deadlocked at 1 heading into the final minute before St. Lawrence?...

Author: By Barrett P. Kenny, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hanover Holds Familiar Foes | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

...first grade.”Norberg’s roommates, John W. Scott ’06 and Joey M. Hanzick ’06, admit that at the time they could never have realized the importance of that statement. Now, more than four years later, they feel his ice-breaking antic set the tone for their time together.They describe Norberg as amazingly caring, funny, and passionate—but he isn’t crazy. And the grade-school comment is not without merit. That day Norberg did, in fact, feel somewhat like a first grader. Having been homeschooled...

Author: By Logan R. Ury, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: In a class of their own | 2/28/2007 | See Source »

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