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...heart of internationally-influenced Adams Morgan, savor Latino flavors here at Habana Village and salsa through the night. No clue how to dance? Take a lesson. Sample their signature mojito, made with what seems like an island's worth of crushed spearmint leaves and real sugarcane, a yummy, juicy product of the tropics. Sitting amid painted murals on stucco walls and brightly lit palm trees, it's cake to forget the winter and be whisked away to a white, sandy beach under the beaming sun. In the event of one too many mojitos, return for brunch...
...makes adjustments on samples of raincoats. Tia, in a silvery bolero thrown over a gray cotton tank and white pants, is finishing up a resort collection inspired by Lulamae Barnes, the poor Southern child bride who goes on to become Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Bouquets of spearmint from Fiona's garden adorn drafting tables, and the staff members' afternoon snack consists of cupcakes, iced expertly in shocking pink by Fiona's daughter Bella. It's hard to imagine how an ordinary Xiamen resident would react if he or she walked into the studio by accident...
...saffron, grapefruit and coriander. Scented syrups, sugars and salts are melded into dishes like green tea-scented chicken soup and pork chops with coffee fig sauce, as well as specialty cocktails like the Fountain of Youth, whose ingredients include lime vodka, fresh cucumber-and-honeydew puree and essence of spearmint. Peers such as acclaimed chef David Kinch of the restaurant Manresa in Los Gatos, California, salute Patterson for breaking new ground in the use of scent to amplify flavor. "Aroma really is the most central part of how we experience food," says Patterson, who has co-written a new book...
...saffron, grapefruit and cilantro. Scented syrups, sugars and salts are melded into dishes like green tea-- scented chicken soup and pork chops with coffee fig sauce, as well as specialty cocktails like the Fountain of Youth, whose ingredients include lime vodka, fresh cucumber and honeydew puree and essence of spearmint. Peers say Patterson is breaking new ground in the way he employs scent to amplify flavor. "Aroma really is the most central part of how we experience food," says Patterson, who has co-written a new book on the subject aptly titled Aroma. --By Laura A. Locke
...from other cities. They are such a part of the Vegas mainstream that high-end strip joints often have tables not only of couples but also groups of women. Japanese tour buses stop midday at the Palomino Club so the riders can check off a requisite Vegas experience. The Spearmint Rhino Gentleman's Club, which has a clothing boutique where men can buy outfits for their favorite performers, employs a host, Rico Connor, who liaisons with casino hosts to help them entertain their high rollers. Strip clubs are so institutionalized that an FBI sting to find Mafia connections instead discovered...