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BKWine Brief nr 99, October 2011

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Per Karlsson portraitBritt Karlsson portraitThere are a lot of different things we would like to write about: why vintages no longer matter that much (or matter differently), why the classification systems are uninteresting, why the system with planting rights is only protectionist silliness, which our top new discoveries are in the Languedoc region, which are our favourites among the Paris wine bars etc. But that won’t happen right now!

This time of year is travel time!

We get home just in time to change bags on Mondays and Tuesdays. It is peak season in the wine travel business! Over the last few weeks we have been in Bordeaux, Loire, Bourgogne, Campania, Champagne, the Languedoc, Chablis, Veneto, Piemonte and probably a few that I have missed out. And soon it is time to go again, to the Douro Valley.

So again, this BKWine Brief will be a bit compressed. But you will still find a few things worth reading we hope!

And on top of the travelling we have to put the final touches on the manuscript for our upcoming book, out early next year, that will be about organic wines.

Britt & Per

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“World’s Best Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com

2012 program soon to be published.

For more information please contact us on email or on phone (we’re on French time), or go to our wine travel site on www.bkwinetours.com!

What do people think about a wine tour with BKWine?

That is of course a question that we think is very important. We want it to be a wonderful and memorable experience for everyone. Here are some of the comments we’ve had from customers this season:

  • “Many thanks for a fantastic trip. You are so keen to make everything the best for your guests and you are so knowledgeable about wine. A pleasure to travel with you.”, W-A
  • ”Thank you for a wonderful trip to Umbria and southern Tuscany. Wonderful in many ways – our initial ideas for the trip on food and wine in Umbria and Tuscany – and discovering sagrantino and sangiovese – were more than fulfilled”, I & P in Umbria and Tuscany

More wine tour customer testimonials here.

Custom wine tours

We also make custom designed wine tours – on-demand tours for you and a group of friends, for your company (maybe to scout new winegrowers?), for a special event… We can combine winery visits and wine touring with other activities: gastronomic workshops, visit to an oyster farm, truffles hunting, cheese making, and more. We’ve done tours for wine clubs, for sommelier educations, for corporate events, for wine importers, for wine course study groups… just to mention a few.

More info on the custom designed and bespoke BKWine wine tours and travel here!

Wine tours in Finnish

We also do wine tours in Finnish. And in German, Norwegian, Spanish…

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From the World of Wine

Åsa’s Wine of the Month: Refosco 2008, Gianni Macor

http://www.bkwinevinresor.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/bkwine-ee02-777-7767-300x200.jpgWe had this wine for lunch after a long walk in beautiful autumn sunshine. The food was a hearty Tuscan meat stew and the Refosco from Gianni Macor was a perfect match. The bottle was empty much too fast. Refosco is a red grape variety that is one of the autochthonous (original) grape varieties in Friuli Venezia Giulia in northern Italy.

The Gianni Macor winery makes a refosco that is intensely deep ruby red. In the mouth there is a lot of fresh fruit but avoiding going over-board to land in jamminess. The acidity is distinct which gives a good balance and keeps the wine quite refreshing in spite of that it is packed with flavours and colour. Alcohol is 13.5%. Definitely a wine to recommend. Price is around 10 euro.

Canitna Macor Gianni, via Collevillano 1, 33040 Faedis, Udine, +39 0432 728686

BKWine in the press

We have had quite a good autumn in terms of press coverage. We have been mentioned in several newspapers and magazines: In Aftonbladet, the biggest Swedish evening paper: “A weekend in Champagne”. In Svenska Dagbladet, the second biggest morning paper: “Wine tourism making progress”. And in Solo Italia, a new glossy magazine dedicated to Italy in an article on our wine and food tours to Italy. We say thank you very much!

What do the wine consumers think about the wine, asks DoILikeIt

Vinprovning och lunch hos en vinproducentWine producers usually know very little about what the wine consumers think about their wines. That was at least the opinion of three veteran drinks people in the UK. So they decided to launch a new type of market research business called DoILikeIt (terribly difficult to type). According to what they say, they want to do market research differently, which makes the initiative interesting. Their focus is to work with people in real situations like in a shop, in a café or at home, and not in focus groups. They also work extensively with online pools and online communities.

One can sign up on their site to participate in their research, which can actually be quite interesting. (And if you are in the UK you might even be sent a bottle of wine and asked your opinion.) The three people being DoILikeIt are Robert Joseph, a veteran wine writer, Hazel Murphy who spearheaded Australia’s wine export in the 80s and 90s and event organiser Judy Kendrick. You can sign up to their list on their site: www.doilikeit.com

Wine tastings and wine shop in Paris

Legrand Filles & Fils is one of the many very interesting wine shops you can find in Paris. It is definitely worth a visit if you are looking for some interesting bottles to carry home. In addition they have a wine bar and serves lunch if you are hungry. They regularly hold tastings and have a series they call “Tuesday wine tastings”. Recently they published the autumn program that includes for example Chateau Pontet Canet, Champagne Tarlant and several other interesting tastings. Read more about their program here: Wine tastings at Cave Legrand wine shop in Paris

AOC, Bar à vin, restaurant in Avignon | BKWine Pick

restaurant AOC terrace avignon rhone franceSometimes you find really good places – restaurants or other – in really poor locations. AOC Bar à Vin is one of those. Hidden in a very narrow alley, almost behind the rubbish bins, between two busy shopping streets at day time, but almost abandoned at night. Nevertheless, this is a very good wine address in Avignon. It is a really, really simple wine bar, but in its way very nice.

They have a good, albeit not enormous, selection of wines and about a dozen by the glass of each colour. It is also a wine shop so you pick what you want from the shop and they add a small corkage.

They have a minuscule kitchen behind the bar where they can produce surprisingly delicious food: charcuteries and cheese, cote de boeuf, sardines in a tin (a classic), salads, duck’s breast with mashed potatoes…

They do have some quirks: you are not allowed to eat outside (only drink), it is often very crowded, and sometimes it is difficult to get the attention of the staff when they are busy.

But if you are looking for good wine and a wine bar / restaurant that is as simple as they get, this is the place to go. And it is just a few minutes walk from the Place de l’Horloge towards Place de Pie. (They have open a second restaurant in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon on Place Victor Basch, but we have not been there.)

AOC, vins, boissons, assiettes, 5 rue Trémoulet, 84000 Avignon, 04 90 25 21 04

The big wine fair ViniSud on February 20-22, 2012

A view over the Sud-Ouest (South-West) area at the wine fair trade show Vinisud in Montpellier, Languedoc FranceThe focus of the Vinisud wine fair is the wines and wine regions around the Mediterranean. The show takes place in Montpellier in the south of France so the French wine producers are of course well represented. But many producers from the other countries in the Mediterranean basin are also there. Many of the exhibitors are smaller producers, more so than on the bigger, more international wine shows. This makes Vinisud particularly interesting for those who are looking for small producers of character-full wines. To put in your agenda: Vinisud in Montpellier 20-22 February 2012, www.vinisud.com

Grand Cru and Bordeaux wine from California? Easier than from the Languedoc!

Closeup close-up of a wine bottle label Maison Louis Jadot Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru Appellation Controlee with the Baccus Bacchus symbol of the producer founded in 1859, Maison Louis Jadot, Beaune Côte Cote d Or Bourgogne Burgundy Burgundian France French Europe EuropeanFrom what it seems the silly initiative to create Languedoc Grand Crus have failed. In California things are much simpler. You just put Grand Cru on the label and voilà, you are a Grand Cru. At least, that is what Bob Davids has done at his Sea Smoke vineyards in Santa Rita Hills in Santa Barbara County in California, according to what Dr Vino writes on his blog. On the new labels on the Sea Smoke wine bottles you can read “California Grand Cru”. Apparently there is no agreement between the UE and the USA to protect that term. Read more and see the label on Dr Vino’s blog:  Sea Smoke declares own vineyards “Grand Cru” on the label.

It is just as easy and simple to elegantly produce a Bordeaux wine in California: At the Saint Francis Winery and vineyards in Santa Rosa they make a Sonoma County Claret from cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petite (sic) verdot and malbec (as pointed out by The Sediment Blog). “Claret” is the traditional English word for red wine from Bordeaux. You can get a bottle for only $19.95. Read more and see the bottle here: Sonoma County Claret

(And on the Languedoc Grand Cru: We have written about this previously but a comment may be to the point. We are certainly among the first to agree that there are some great and outstanding wines made in the Languedoc today. We have even written a book about the wines from the Languedoc. But the proposed system of Grand Cru and Grand Vin was so silly and ill-conceived that it is fortunate that it has now apparently been ditched.)

Wine bars in Copenhagen

Brasserie, bar a vin, wine bar. La Part des Anges. Beaune, cote de Beaune, d'Or, Burgundy, FranceIt has been quite a while since we were in Copenhagen, and even longer since we were at a wine bar in the Danish capital. One who is a more frequent patron there is Magnus Ericsson, news chief at the daily paper Helsingborgs Dagblad, thus located just across the water in Sweden. He is also an enthusiastic wine blogger (mostly in Swedish on Uppkorkat) and tweet (as @ericssonmagnus, sometimes in English). He has had a series of blog articles on Copenhagen wine bars. We have, of course, not tried them but trust his judgement on it so here is his selection of wine bars in Copenhagen:

Many of the wine bars are also wine shops.

Do you have any personal favourites that you would like to add to the list?

Constellation Brands buys Ruffino in Chianti

Constellation Brands is one of the world’s biggest wine producers. Ruffino is one of the biggest producers of wine in Tuscany with its core in Chianti. Constellation recently bought 50.1% of Ruffino. The price tag was 50 million euro (plus taking over debts of around 55 million euro). Constellation already owned 49.9% of Ruffino and thus becomes sole owner of the Tuscan wine producer. Ruffino has 130 employees and makes 15 million bottles of wine per year. They no doubt have quite a few hectares vineyards in Tuscany. Read more: vitisphere.com

Wine bars and wine restaurants in Paris, a selection by Finare Vinare

Inside a cafe restaurant and wine shop in Paris, La Muse Vin Cave and Bistro, at lunch time. A blurred couple man woman having lunch, a table set for guests and bottles on a shelf in the background.Finare Vinare is an anonymous Swedish wine blogger (the name means Finer Wines in English). Evidently he was recently in Paris to explore some of the wine bars and wine restaurants. We are familiar with several of the addresses he mentions and can only agree that it is address worth exploring if you happen to come to Paris. Here are the night haunts on his list:

  • Autour d’Un Verre, typical restaurant for locals, reasonable prices, “natural” wines… Autour d’un Verre, 21 rue de Trévise, 75009 Paris, 01 48 24 43 74
  • Vivant – Tiny, not cheap, fantastic decoration, good food, Vivant, 43 rue des Petites Ecuries, 75010 Paris, 01 42 46 43 55, www.morethanorganic.com
  • La Coupole, one of the big “classics” of Paris brasseries, art nouveau decoration, and actually quite good food, shellfish counter (!), 102 Bd du Montparnasse, 75014 Paris, 01 43 20 14 20, www.lacoupole-paris.com
  • Bistroy les Papilles, good food in classic bistro style place, lots of tourists (good press coverage internationally), but for once perhaps one can take it, BistroY Les Papilles, 30 rue Gay Lussac 75005 Paris, 01 43 25 20 79, www.lespapillesparis.fr
  • Le Verre Volé, tiny restaurant and wine shop, very Parisian, crowded, simple, friendly, close to Place de la République, Le Verre Volé, 67 rue de Lancry, 75010 Paris, 01 48 03 17 34, www.leverrevole.fr

Many thanks to Finare Vinare Finare Vinare for the list that we borrowed. Most of the restaurants have also been reviewed in English (!) on Wine Terroirs.

Which are your favourites that we should add to the list?

“Honey, I bought a vineyard!”

Domaine la RabidoteNot everyone has 50 million euros to spend on a vineyard (see other item). One of the most cost efficient districts in which to buy a vineyard is the Languedoc in the south of France. Although they make some outstanding wines there today the land prices are often moderate. And weather is nice! Anders Åberg is a Swede that, we guess, didn’t have 50 million euros so he decided to buy a vineyard in the Languedoc: Domaine la Rabidote.

Before he was bitten by the wine bug he was a film producer and film maker so it was probably a natural thing for him to do to make a film about his wine adventure. In the film he tells the story from the start, how he had the idea, to the finish, when he is struggling to make wine in is not-yet-own cellar. Fascinating story. Watch it here: Honey, I just bought a vineyard!

Millesime Bio – the organic wine fair

millesime bio wine fair montpellier franceMillésime Bio is a wine fair that is entirely dedicated to organic wines. All exhibitors must be certified organic (or in conversion). In addition, all producers are allocated exactly the same space: everyone has a table to present their wines, so in a sense it is an uncommonly “democratic” wine show without any big and impressive stands. Many of the wine producers are also very interesting and you will find many exciting wines here. Most of the exhibitors come from France, of course, but there are quite a few from other countries too. Definitely worth a visit! The next edition will take place on 23-25 January 2012 in Montpellier.  www.millesime-bio.com

Gaillac gets vendange tardive

Vendanges Tardive Grenache 2000, Rarissime 2003 27 euro, Gabinele Tradition 15 euro. Domaine Mas Gabinele. Faugeres. Languedoc. The wine shop and tasting room. France. Europe. Bottle.Vendange tardive is a designation that means that the grapes are harvested later than the normal harvest – that is actually the literal translation of the word. It is perhaps not something that one often thinks about but it can actually only be used for wines from the Alsace in northern France and Jurançon on the border to Spain. The exclusive late harvest club has now a new member: From the 2012 vintage AOC Gaillac is also allowed to use the Vendanges Tardives designation.

Gaillac is a wine district in the south of France with some 2500 hectares of vineyards. They make both red wine, dry white, sweet white, and rosé wines. But presumably it is only the sweet whites that can be labelled VT. Read more:  vitisphere.com

11 new Masters of Wine (MW)

A young woman sitting in a cafe with a cup of coffee reading a newspaper in a purple sweater pulling her hair. Typical end of 18 century buildings in the background. Stockholm, Sweden, Sverige, EuropeMaster of Wine is a title that you can win after having gone through a lengthy education and training and having passed a gruelling examination. But it is a title that carries a lot of prestige in the wine world. In the latest round of examinations eleven candidates managed to gain the title which brings the number of MWs up to 300. It is of course quite an Anglo-Saxon thing this with MW (the Institute of Masters of Wine being very British) which also shows if you look at the origin of the new MWs:

  • Michele Anderson MW (Australian living in USA)
  • Christy Canterbury MW (USA national and resident)
  • Sam Caporn MW (UK national and resident)
  • Mary Gorman-McAdams MW (Irish living in USA)
  • Andy Howard MW (UK national and resident)
  • Emma Jenkins MW (New Zealand national and resident)
  • Richard Kershaw MW (British living in South Africa)
  • Paul Liversedge MW (British living in Switzerland)
  • Caro Maurer MW (German national and resident)
  • Mai Tanaka MW (Japanese living in UK)
  • Clem Yates MW (UK national and resident)

We say a very big congratulations to all the new Masters of Wine!

More info:  www.mastersofwine.org

Le Wine Bar, Bordeaux | BKWine Pick

Le Wine Bar. Bordeaux city, Aquitaine, Gironde, FranceBordeaux has not been very well equipped with ambitious wine bars but it seems to be changing. Le Wine Bar Bordeaux opened a couple of years ago and was probably one of the first in a new wave of wine bars that is starting to make this elegant city better on that front. Le Wine Bar is very small and very simple, but very well stocked with wine. You will find it on a corner on a winding street not far from Place Saint Pierre in the Old Town. They only have a handful of table and the bar but it is usually possible to find a space. It certainly does not make a claim of being a restaurant.

The wine list is impressive, both with Bordeaux and other regions, even (!) foreign wines. You can find reasonably priced wines from less exalted appellations to very exclusive wines (Ornellaia, Mouton, Yquem…). They do have a few wines by the glass, often interesting but the selection could be a bit broader.

On the food side the ambitions are more modest. Each day they have some hot dish prepared in their minuscule kitchen. But it might be a better idea to choose from some of the small, cold dishes they have, cheese, charcuteries, marinated vegetables, dried or smoked ducks breast, foie gras and other things that fit the season.

Le Wine Bar is run by two wine fanatics, as one can tell. It is a good address if you are looking for an interesting wine experience in a relaxed and very informal atmosphere – the place to go if you are not too hungry in the evening but want something good to drink, or want to just share a bottle with a few friends.

Le Wine Bar Bordeaux, 19 rue des Bhutiers, Quartier St Pierre, Bordeaux, 06 78 21 08 65 or 05 56 48 56 99, www.lewinebar-bordeaux.com.

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November 15, 2011

Stuff I Made: Lauren Moffatt-Inspired Sweater

I love just about everything Lauren Moffatt makes. And her story is cool, too. For the first two seasons of her collection, she sewed several hundred pieces at home on her 31-foot sailboat docked on New York's Hudson River. But, I mean, the clothes speak for themselves ....

Amazing, right?

There's this one sweater of hers that struck me as a possible easy DIY. It's called the Safety Joe Pocket Sweater. It's sold out on her site now, but it was priced at $295.

And, voila!

I made this out of two gorgeous sweaters I picked up at the thrift store. I know, I was especially bummed to cut up the Bugle Boy one.

I cut off the sleeve of the striped sweater (OBVIOUSLY), sliced it at the seam, lay it flat, ironed it, measured it, remeasured it, stretched it, remeasured it, cut it some more, hemmed the top and bottom, used some steam-a-seam to keep it in place and then stitched it onto the sweater by hand. I also took in the sleeves and sides of the navy sweater so it fit better.

Nekos came home and said it looks like a Tommy Hilfiger sweater. Not really what I was going for, but whatevs. I know it's a Lauren Moffatt knock-off; that's what matters.

  1. as always, awesome! and yeah, i love her too.

  2. Awesome, I love this! Even if it could be called a knockoff, that you made it yourself and esp that u didnt spend a fortune AND used secondhand materials instead of creating more wastes makes it way way cooler! Also good job about remeasuring so much, I always forget that step and mess things up! Was it hard to take your sweater in? I can't get that to work right! Hope your holidays went great : )

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The Wallow
Mount Road, Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP31 2QU
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The Old Cannon Brewery
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Kiln Farm Guest House
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Fox and Hounds
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Alabama Crimson Tide Football

Sorry, but Nick Saban Did Not Make a Bad Coaching Decision vs. Auburn

AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 30:  Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide reacts in the fourth quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 30, 2013 in Auburn, Alabama.  (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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Michael FelderNational CFB Lead WriterDecember 2, 2013

Alabama did not lose to Auburn because of a couple of poor coaching decisions. Well, at least not what the masses have deemed to be poor decisions. The Crimson Tide lost because they failed to execute, and if coaching is to come into question, it should be based on choices made much earlier in the game, not the two late decisions people have latched on to for dear life.

Joe Posnanski at NBC Sports talks about it in his column, and he is far from the only person to do so. The collective world of college football observers are lining up to take a shot a Nick Saban's game management to end the Iron Bowl. Starting with the failed decision to go for it on fourth down and carrying through to the field-goal attempt with just one second to go before overtime.

Two situations where the outcome is coloring the discussion. Two situations where, if things went as Saban planned, as Alabama had rehearsed, no one would be questioning him as the best coach in the game. Two situations where, in the grand scheme of things, players did not do what they were supposed to do to make winning happen.

Saban was not rolling the dice when he made his decisions. He was looking at what he spent time working on in practice, what his team has done all year, and made a measured choice, as Bleacher Report's Marc Torrence quoted Saban stating after the game.

"I don't ever like to say I don’t have confidence in a player," Saban said about declining the field goal. "But I think the percentages were we would make the first down. We've been a very good short-yardage team all year. It didn't work out that way."

The fourth-down decision did not work out. That's football. A field goal might not have worked out, and given that field goals had failed recently, another failure was certainly a possibility. So, why risk it when it is just one yard. Alabama's been picking up one yard all season. Alabama's been built to pick up one yard. Alabama has been taught and conditioned to pick up one yard.

The Tide failed to get that yard. They failed to block the play. More specifically, the left side of the offensive line failed to win its battle against the right side of Auburn's defensive front. That is a coach believing in his team's ability to get one yard, based upon a season's worth of evidence, and the team not getting it done. For Auburn, that's the Tigers' front seven showing up in a big moment.

As for the field goal, a kick that fell just a few yards short of the destination, and even fewer yards from being impossible to catch inbounds, blaming Saban again ignores execution. It ignores that this has been practiced more than once and yet the Tide players failed to follow through on the teachings.

As Brian Volger noted to Michael Casagrande of, "It's one of those things you practice so many times, but when it happens, you're not expecting that kind of speed."

Saban pointed out the failure of the right side of his field-goal team to get wide to prevent the return, telling, "It looked like we didn't have anybody out on the right side—the right wing, the right tight end. Everybody was supposed to fan the field. We covered to the left; that's why he went to the right. So I couldn't see it that well down there on the sidelines."

The head coach with multiple national championships is far from perfect. However, in these instances, there is a tremendous difference between bad outcomes and bad decisions. The outcomes in both situations that people are pointing to were unfortunate for Alabama, but the choices themselves were far from reckless or wild gambles on the part of Nick Saban.

Now, if one wants to second-guess decisions that were made in coaching, one need look no further than in Alabama's reluctance to add an additional run defender to the mix against Auburn. Obviously, 'Bama's lack of faith in the cornerbacks is what caused the decision to keep two safeties high for large portions of the game, but Auburn moving on the ground was aided by the choice.

Nick Marshall's 99 rushing yards was the big problem, not field goals.
Nick Marshall's 99 rushing yards was the big problem, not field goals.Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Of course, that decision, a move directly related to Auburn's 296 yards on the ground, goes unmentioned. After all, why talk about why Auburn was able to put up the most yards in an SEC game against the Tide since Arkansas' 301 yards against Alabama back in 2007. Why talk about something that impacted the very core of the game and put Auburn in a position to win?

Saban did make a questionable coaching call in this game; it just had nothing to do with field goals.

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St. Louis Rams' Biggest Scouting Combine Takeaways

Oklahoma State defensive back Justin Gilbert runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Steven GerwelContributor IIIFebruary 27, 2014

Though the NFL combine is complete, the scouting process has hardly reached a conclusion.

College pro days and individual interviews will occupy NFL teams over the next two months, but for now, the combine has provided the St. Louis Rams with a pile of information to mull over before the draft.

Besides the notebooks full of numbers and statistics, here are several key takeaways from the combine for the Rams:

They Are Who We Thought they Were

If you were expecting the combine to add clarity to the debate over who St. Louis should select at No. 2 overall, think again.

Outside of Jadeveon Clowney's minor hiccup on the bench press, the top three names associated with the Rams—Clowney, Sammy Watkins, Greg Robinson—all appear to be phenomenal athletes. No one dropped the ball and made the decision any easier for St. Louis.

The situation is disappointing if you were expecting the combine to produce some answers regarding the No. 2 pick. But for us optimists, this is a good thing—the Rams now have the luxury of variety with that top pick.

Would you prefer a Pro Bowl-caliber tackle, a true No. 1 receiver for Sam Bradford or a game-changing defensive player?

As Chris Partlow said to Marlo Stanfield on HBO's The Wire, this situation "sounds like of them good problems."

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Watkins is Not the Only WR Worth a Look

Many of the Rams fans I've spoken with have a "Watkins-or-bust" attitude when it comes to drafting a wide receiver, but that's a viewpoint that needs to be reconsidered.

It is true that the Rams have enough role players at receiver. They have guys to cover spots No. 2 and up on the depth chart.

And it's also true that the team is primarily lacking a No. 1 receiver on the outside to be the go-to-guy for Bradford.

But it's a bit dense to presume the back end of the depth chart at receiver is flawless. Are Brian Quick and Austin Pettis so stellar that they require no competition?

And who's to say there's not a No. 1 receiver in this draft outside of Watkins? What if Jordan Matthews or Mike Evans turn out to be the next Keenan Allen?

If the Rams are not open-minded, they could needlessly be singing the receiver blues once again a year from now.

The Best Defensive Back From This Class is Not From Alabama

Alabama's Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is a name that has been frequently associated with St. Louis' No. 13 overall pick, but it's a name I've never been sold on.

If the Rams are in a position where they trade down near the bottom of Round 1, or if Clinton-Dix slips into Round 2 (better players than him have slipped out of the first in previous years), then he becomes a much more appealing prospect.

But at No. 13, there are other defensive backs from this class making a stronger case for that draft slot, such as Oklahoma State's Justin Gilbert.

Sure, the Rams need a safety, but the team also needs a No. 3 cornerback. A No. 3 nickel corner in today's NFL is practically a starter on defense, so spending a high pick on the position is totally justifiable.

Gilbert has the size NFC West teams covet, and his 4.35-second speed on the 40-yard dash is proof that he can run with NFL receivers.

So what's better at No. 13? A safety with no elite or remarkable features, who would likely have a second-round grade if he didn't attend a certain SEC powerhouse, or a top-notch corner prospect who would make even Seattle envious?

If my vote counts, I'm going with the latter.

There's Pro Bowl Talent Available For Both of St. Louis' First-Round Picks

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We know Rams general manager Les Snead has a desire to wheel and deal on draft day, but for the love of god, Mr. Snead, do not overthink it this year.

Prospects such as Gilbert, Aaron Donald and Taylor Lewan made it clear at the combine that there's plenty of top-notch talent in this draft, and not all of it will crack the top 10.

Someone special will be available at No. 13, so there's no shame in staying put and taking two great players.

That's not to say an obviously beneficial trade should be overlooked. It's just that the Rams can have a great draft by simply staying put, so there should be no desperation to move.

So please, Mr. Snead, do not outsmart yourself on draft day. There's no reason to hoard second-round picks when the real game-changers of this class are in the top 15.

Steven Gerwel is the longest-tenured Rams Featured Columnist at Bleacher Report and serves as the Rams' game-day correspondent. You can find more of Gerwel's work by visiting his writer profile or following him on Twitter.

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Besilu Stables' Crown Queen stepped up to graded stakes company Aug. 16 and scored a third consecutive victory when edging out longshot Duff One to win the $285,000 Knob Creek Lake Placid Stakes (gr. IIT) at Saratoga Race Course (VIDEO).

The 3-year-old Smart Strike filly, a half sister to champion Royal Delta out of the grade I-producing mare Delta Princess, came off a July 20 allowance score going 1 3/16 miles on the Saratoga turf for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. That victory came after breaking her maiden June 15 over a mile on the Belmont Park lawn.

In a race scratched down to just four sophomore fillies, Crown Queen and jockey John Velazquez prompted Duff One through an easy :24.09 opening quarter, a :48.77 half, and three-quarters in 1:12.71. The 6-5 favorite dropped back slightly and was hard-pressed to make progress through a mile in 1:36.15 as Xcellence engaged with Duff One, but battled outside those two and out-kicked them in the final 70 yards after switching leads while edging away.

"I let (Duff One) go to the lead and concentrated on the two horses behind me, so it worked out," Velazquez said. "It took about an eighth of a mile to get her going, but once she switched (leads) down the lane, and I hit her a couple of times, she responded really well the last sixteenth of a mile."

Final time for the 1 1/8-mile test on the inner turf was 1:47.91. Crown Queen edged Duff One by a half length, with Xcellence following by a head. Minorette completed the order of finish one length back in fourth. My Miss Sophia, entered for the main track only, and V V Goodnight both scratched.

"To run down those fillies, it makes you wish you were ready to run a month ago (in the Belmont Oaks)," Mott said. "She ran well. She showed us that she really belongs at the top level."

"It was (a rider's race). In those cases, you're glad that you have a Hall of Fame rider in your court, and someone that has the experience that Johnny does. He'll make the right call as the race develops, and I think he did. We planned on not sending her to the lead; I was afraid she might run off. She broke and grabbed the bit and she was a little bit anxious the first quarter mile, but relaxed well once she headed down the backside."

Bred in Kentucky by Palides Investments out of Delta Princess, an A.P. Indy mare, Crown Queen improved her record to three wins and two thirds from five starts and earnings of $293,000. She was a $1.6 million purchase from Chanteclair Farm's consignment in the Palides dispersal at the 2011 Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

Trainer Gary Contessa said he was pleased with the effort of Duff One, who inherited the lead as the lone speed under jockey Jose Ortiz.

"That would have been a beautiful upset," Contessa said. "That would have been wonderful. With the scratches and everything, it looked like we were going to be lone speed. Even though my filly doesn't want to be on the lead, I said to Jose (Ortiz), 'If you're going to be there, be there as slow as possible.'

"And she ran great. She tried hard. She's always been a gritty filly. I don't think she's ever run a bad race, but she always seems to be a little over her head. She showed up today and enhanced her pedigree, to say the least."

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* [http://harold.uits.indiana.edu/Makevention/Makevention-Sponsorship-Prospectus.pdf Sponsor Prospectus]
* [http://harold.uits.indiana.edu/~jtillots/Makevention/Makevention-2014_calling-all-makers-poster.pdf Flyer]
* [http://bloominglabs.org/images/a/ab/Makevention-Exhibitor-flyer.pdf Exhibitor Flyer]
* [http://harold.uits.indiana.edu/Makevention/ExhibitorApplication/ExhibitorApplication.php Exhibitor Application]
* [http://harold.uits.indiana.edu/Makevention/ExhibitorApplication.php Exhibitor Application]
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* [http://makevention.org Public Web Site]
* [http://harold.uits.indiana.edu/Makevention/logo.jpg Makevention logo]
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* Is visit Bloomington going to advertise in markets outside of Bloomington such as in Nuvo magazine in Indy, and similar magazines in Cincinnati and Louisville?
* [http://harold.uits.indiana.edu/~jtillots/Makevention/Makevention-Logo-2014_High-Res-for-PRINT.jpg Print logo]
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== Letters of Support ==
== Letters of Support ==

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Makevention 2014

We have two mailing lists setup, a committee list for those who wish to help put this event together and an announcement list for those who want to be notified of official details of the event. Please feel free to join in!

Letters of Support

  • Library
  • City
  • BTP
  • Wonderlab

Current Activities

  • Venue
  • Date

  • Convention Center - cost $2,150
    • Also use the parking lot across the B-Line and the parking lot across College
    • Also use the B-Line

  • August 30th
    • Convention Center is totally open and they have us pencilled in at this time
    • Same weekend as the 4th Street Art Festival
    • Same weekend as an ISU (from Terre Haute)/IU home game
    • Might be cool to do something with the Terre Haute Hackerspace and Rose Hulmann (I have contacts at both)

Organizing Team

  • Jenett Tillotson, Bloominglabs, general chair, jtillots ]at[ cogbots ]dot[ com
  • Therese Miller, IU/PTI, sponsorships, millertm ]at[ iu ]dot[ com
  • Steve Backs, Monroe County Public Library, stivab ]at[ gmail ]dot[ com
  • Michael Hoerger, Monroe County Public Library , advertising and graphic design, michaelismichael ]at[ gmail ]dot[ com
  • Marc Cheetah, Monroe County Public Library, sponsors and general stuff, marc.j.cheetah ]at[ gmail ]dot[ com
  • Nathan Heald, Bloominglabs, registration and schwag, dosman ]at[ packetsniffers ]dot[ com
  • Barbara Hallock, volunteer coordinator, bahalloc ]at[ iu ]dot[ edu
  • Austin Toombs, Bloominglabs booth coordinator, austintoombs ]at[ googlemail ]dot[ com
  • Dan Halsey, Bloominglabs, badge maker and exhibitor coordinator, dakhalsey ]at[ gmail ]dot[ com

Possible Exhibitors

  • Center for Sustainable Living
    • Bike Project
    • Discardia
  • LVL1, Hive13, Club Cyberia, Makerspace: Goshen
  • Wonderlab
  • Indiana Filmmakers Network
  • Bloomington Print Collective
  • Bloomington and IU Amateur Radio Clubs
  • Nicole Jacquard/IU's fab lab
  • Local FIRST robotics teams
  • Trained Eye Arts
  • Robot Drawing Collective
  • My Sister's Closet
  • EGBG's - a Bloomington glass blowing shop
  • Knitting club
  • Mother Hubbard's Cupboard

Possible Events

  • Power Wheels Race
  • Circuit Bending
  • Frankenstein stuffed animals
  • Thursday night music event at the Bluebird
  • Open houses at local makers space in Bloomington on Friday night
    • Bloominglabs
    • Trained Eye Arts
    • Bloomington Print Collective
    • Ecovillage
  • Saturday night Par-Tay at Bloominglabs

  • Hoosier Hills
  • Project School
  • Pinnacle School

Possible Sponsors

  • Pinnacle School
  • Hoosier Energy
  • Crane's STEM group
  • PTI
  • Cook
  • Ivy Tech
    • Entrepeneurship Institute - Steve Bryant
  • Bender Lumber
    • Paul Bender - 812-339-9730 x210
  • Boston Scientific in Spencer
  • Cummins
  • Baxter
  • Herald Times (maybe in-kind advertising)
  • MCPL (in-kind graphic design)
  • Stansifers
  • Kleindorfers
  • Neff Engineering, a local 80/20 distributor
  • Lowes, Menards, Radio Shack
  • Bloomington Technology Partnership
    • Ron Walker
    • Katy Birge
  • SproutBox
  • Mark Krenz/SUSO
  • Layne Hydro
    • Vic's company

  • Mike McAfee, Executive Director, Visit Bloomington, mike ]at[ visitbloomington ]dot[ com
  • Laura Newton, Assistant Directory, Visit Bloomington, laura ]at[ visitbloomington ]dot[ com
  • Talisha Coppock, Executive Director, Convention Center, tcoppock ]at[ bloomingtonconvention ]dot[ com
  • Zoe Monts, Sales and Event Assistant, Convention Center, zoe ]at[ bloomingtonconvention ]dot[ com
  • Lauren Dexter, Event Coordinator, Convention Center, lauren ]at[ bloomingtonconvention ]dot[ com

  • Cost?

  • Venue
  • Insurance
  • Printing
    • Flyers and posters to put up around Bloomington
    • Yard signs
    • Banners for the event
    • Handouts/Program for the event
  • Advertising
  • T-shirts for volunteers
  • 50 Makevention shirts to sell during event plus pre-sales orders and volunteer shirts / ordered 8-8
  • Other Schwag?

  • Charge vendors more ($50?)
  • Encourage $5 per person/$15 for families donations

Registration handout / badges & schwag

  • 200 lanyards with badge clips / ordered 8-8
  • Wood gear laser-cut badges for $10, 100 to be made
  • 500 paper badges

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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While editing photos, I realized that all of my favorites feature me looking away from the camera.  What can I say?  Sometimes that side of my head is far more interesting than my face.

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Today is definitely one of those times!  This past Friday, I had my haircolor redone, and I'm completely in love with it!  When my stylist (and friend) colored it when I got it cut, it was a tad too light.  Except of course for the parts that we wanted to be light!  I was blonde as could be until I turned 25.  Now, the only way my hair will lift to an acceptable blonde is with bleach.  So, we gave it another whirl, pulling out the big guns.  I freakin' love it.  She did a great job, and I could tell she was quite satisfied having figured out my stubborn hair!

If you're in the area and looking for a great color and cut, call Mel at Portfolio.
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PokerStars Adds New Pros

PokerStars Adds New Pros

Saturday, 1 March 2014

After a slew of applications and a lengthy selection process, PokerStars has finally chosen some new members for its team of online representatives.

In total 500 Supernovas applied to become part of PokerStars Team Online but when the chips were down only three could make it onto the site's glittering roster of grinders.

Commenting on the selection process, head of Team Online, Chris Jonat, said: "We had a number of fantastic candidates during the open application process, many of whom we'll be keeping tabs on going forward. Ultimately, we chose people who represented game types and countries that were new to our Team."

First to be selected for the team was Katerina 'Katerina289' Malasidou. The Greek native also happens to be the girlfriend of current Team Online member Andre Coimbra and since meeting him she has become an accomplished hyper turbo grinder.

The next player to make the team is Austria's Matthias 'Mati312' Brandner. Plucked from the depths of the poker world where he dominates the $100/$200 Badugi and lowball games, Brandner boasts one of the most exotic skill set on the team.

The final player to earn a spot on the team is Limit Hold'em specialist Luka Kovac. The former competitive skier is still playing on his first ever deposit and crushes the games under the handle 'LukaSteel'.

Join them at the PokerStars. New players that deposit £10 will receive £20 worth of play.

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Men's Hockey Blanks St. Norbert For Second Time in School History

Men's Hockey Blanks St. Norbert For Second Time in School History

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. ( – With the sixth-ranked UW-Eau Claire men's hockey team and second-ranked St. Norbert College Green Knights tied for first place in the NCHA coming into tonight's game, the Blugolds came away with the win, defeating St. Norbert 3-0 at the Hobbs Ice Center.

The Blugolds scored goals in each period to shutout St. Norbert for just the second time in school history. The first time was January 27, 1994, at 5-0 victory. This is also the first time since the 1994-95 season, and second time in school history, the Blugolds didn't lose to the Green Knights in the regular season. Earlier this season in November, Eau Claire won 5-3 while the teams tied 3-3 in overtime at St. Norbert.

Devin Mantha (Sr.-Sturgeon Falls, Ontario/Ann Arbor Pioneer) got the Blugolds on the board at 15:08 in the first period with an assist from Isaiah Bennis (Sr.-Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial). The goal eventually proved to be the game-winner. The Blugolds outshot St. Norbert 16-8 in the opening period, though it was the only period the Blugolds had with more shots.

Just 45 seconds into the second period, Jordan Singer (Sr.-Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) scored his 13th goal of the season to put the Blugolds up 2-0. Chris Heineman (So.-New Boston, Mich./Traverse City Central) assisted on the goal. In the second, St. Norbert outshot the Blugolds 13-9.

In the final period, St. Norbert pulled their goalie late to bring on an extra attacker and the Blugolds capitalized with an empty-net goal by Kurt Weston (Sr.-Roseau, Minn.) with 1:10 remaining. Andrew Wilcox (Sr.-Rochester, Minn./Century) and Daniel Olszewski (Jr.-Janesville, Wis./Craig) assisted on the goal. The Green Knights led that period 19-6 on the shot chart.

For the game, St. Norbert outshot the Blugolds 40-31 but Brandon Stephenson (Sr.-Saline, Mich.) stopped all 40 shots to improve to 13-2-2 on the season. His 13 wins ties for second most in a season in school history while he now has 39 in his career, just one away from the Blugolds' all-time career record (Tom Johnson holds record with 40 wins from 1980 to 1984).

Tonight's win was the Blugolds' first shutout of the season. It was also the first time St. Norbert was shut out since Feb. 3, 2012 (0-0 tie vs. UW-Superior).

Eau Claire moves into first place in the NCHA with 21 points as the Blugolds now hold a 10-2-1 conference record. The 10 conference victories are the most the Blugolds have achieved since the 1989-90 season when they went 15-8-1. They have only reached 10 of more conference wins three times, including this year. Overall, Eau Claire is now 15-3-2. St. Norbert drops to 15-4-1 on the season and 9-3-1 in NCHA play.

Tomorrow the Blugolds will be on the road at UW-Stevens Point. Earlier in the season, the Blugolds and Pointers split with Eau Claire winning the first meeting 5-2 on Nov. 30 while the Pointers won 4-3 on Dec. 1. Action will get underway at 7 p.m.


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Department Store Faves & Drugstore Counterparts

in the beauty world we have what we call 'Holy Grail' products. this is the name given to those products that are absolutely amazing and will never steer you wrong. listed above are some of the favorite (read: top-selling) products in their niche and their drugstore counterparts.

Giorgio Armani Eyeshadow vs. CoverGirl Eyeshadow

Giorgio Armani shadows are best known for their weightless, silky smooth application. for $30 a pot they better be amazing and perhaps buy you dinner. i love a good eyeshadow and the occasional splurge is well-worth the investment because shadows last forever, however i don't know if i can justify to the hubs (aka Tman) why our bank account was depleted because mommy needed some new colors.

you feel me right?

thankfully CoverGirl has your back by offering individual shadows at $3.99* a pot. their eyeshadows may not be weightless and i wouldn't exactly describe it as silky smooth, however the color payoff is great, the blend-ability good and the price can't be beat. my absolute favorite of the bunch is Champagne. if you haven't tried the CoverGirl shadows Champagne is your place to start.

Stila Eyeliner vs. Almay Eyeliner

one of my most used and oft replaced items is liquid eyeliner. i can't get enough of that product. Stila is widely known as an amazing option for liquid eyeliner. it is a good formula that doesn't run, smear, crease or fade and the applicator is a dream. i consider myself an applicator connoisseur and this is one area where size really matters.

the Almay liquid liner is my saving grace. introduced to me by my best friend in 9th grade, this eyeliner is inexpensive, easy to apply and has one of my favorite applicator tips. when you go through it as often as i do, $20 on a department store brand gets a bit steep, however $7.99* is fits just right.

YSL Lip Stain vs. L'Oreal Lip Stain

YSL Lip Stains hit the market with a vengeance and became an immediate cult fave. these products were flying off the shelves with everyone clamoring for their favorite shade. why? it has the texture of a gloss but the longwear of a stain. basically the dream lip gloss/stain. the downside of this dream product is its price. $34 for a lip stain isn't exactly in the budge.

thankfully L'Oreal saw that the demand for this product was high and decided to make a more affordable version for the masses. while not quite as dreamy as the original, the L'Oreal stain works well and is offered at a more manageable price point of  $9.99*.

Lancome Mascara vs. L'Oreal Mascara

Lancome's Mascara is one of the best selling mascaras on the market. its formula boasts that it can sculpt, curl and load every lash. exactly what every woman is looking for.

L'Oreal Voluminous has been and always will be my favorite mascara. not only does it sculpt, curl and load every lash, it does it for less than half the price. honestly, i do not buy department store mascara because i have yet to find one that i love as much as i love the Voluminous. how about the price? $7.79* and it is worth every penny.

Benefit Individual Lashes vs. Ardell Individual Lashes

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    Bob Balaban  May 9 2012 06:33:45 PM
    Greetings Geeks!

    Today it is my very great pleasure to introduce to you a new guest blogger: my son David. He has graciously allowed me to prevail upon him to write about his recent science fair project, titled "Reflections on Reflecteing Light". That may sound innocuous, but to quote one of my favorite movies, "That's no ordinary rabbit!". David took this project through our local high school's science fair, was invited to the regional fair, and then to the Massachusetts state science and engineering fair, held at MIT. The Java program he wrote is very sophisticated, both in concept and in execution, and David has agreed to post it here.

    David is looking for a software internship for this summer. If you like this sample of his work (and you are in the Boston area), please consider hiring him!  He is a graduating high school senior, and will attend UMass/Amherst in the Fall, majoring in Physics and Computer Science.

    1) Use the code for anything you like, with appropriate attribution to David Balaban.
    2) If you make any money from this code, you owe some to David.
    3) The entire contents of this page and of the attached code is copyright 2012, Looseleaf Software, Inc. All rights reserved!

    David's email is: david AT
    My email is: bbalaban AT gmail

    Here's the abstract:

    The purpose of my project is to determine how distorted an image becomes when it is reflected off of a curved surface and how the distortion changes as the surface becomes more curved. My hypothesis was that parts of the image will move towards the center of valleys while other parts will move away from peaks and move a smaller distance as the surface becomes more curved. To test this hypothesis, I wrote a program that takes an image saved on the computer and converts it to an array of pixels. The program treats each pixel as a beam of light traveling directly towards a mathematically generated curved surface and traces its path as it is reflected. The program ends by reporting statistical information resulting from over one million beams of light and creating a new picture which shows the resulting image from the reflection. My hypothesis was incorrect, because on average the pixels move away from the center of valleys, not towards.

    And here's the code (RAR format): ScienceFair.rar

    Here's an example of one of the images he used as input to the program: Control.jpg

    And here's the distorted result of that same image: Trial1.gif

    Geek ya later!

    1Ulrich Krause  5/10/2012 1:37:15 AM   Reflections on Reflecting Light - Java program

    OK, I guess, that's a thing that only MIT understands; and your son, of course.

    To be honest, I do not have any clue, what it is about.

    2Rob Wills  5/10/2012 5:03:24 AM   Reflections on Reflecting Light - Java program

    Did he use Java Reflection?!

    3Bob Balaban  5/10/2012 8:18:52 AM   Reflections on Reflecting Light - Java program

    @1 - Ulrich, the concept is not so hard, it's like looking at a reflection in a distortion mirror, like in the circus funhouse. An image (gif, jpg, whatever), reflects off of a curved surface, and what you "see" is the distorted reflection. The big difference, of course, is that it's all happening inside a Java program.

    @2 Hee hee.

    4Karsten Lehmann  5/11/2012 2:55:00 AM   Reflections on Reflecting Light - Java program

    Bob, the link to the RAR file seems to be dead.

    5Bob Balaban  5/11/2012 3:01:01 PM   Reflections on Reflecting Light - Java program

    Thanks Karsten - i uploaded it again and tested, should be ok now


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Fish Curry On a Winter Noon

Winter is there at my doorstep, knocking on my doors, announcing its arrival. In the twirling of the fall leaves, the chill of the air, the Diwali lights blinking on the front porch, that’s what I hear. This is the time that reminds me of Winter in India, winter in the plains of Bengal not very harsh but winter that let’s you soak up the sun during the day, cuddle up in the warmth of a lep (blanket) at night.
I grew up mostly away from Kolkata (where nowadays what we have during December-January is an apology to winter), in small townships where winter was much better and brighter. Winter also meant the local hat (marketplace) looked much more colorful with the bright red tomatoes, the fresh green dhone-pata(coriander leaves), the orange carrots, the deep red of beetroots. These were vegetables available only during winter months and my Ma made the most use of them. Our daily fish curry had a different flavor during these months. Today with the winter sun streaming down my kitchen windows, all those memories rushed back, and I decided to make this fish curry which was a favorite at our home, during these months.
This is a light fish curry with tomatoes and coriander leaves and almost no other spice. This is a dish that is usually cooked for a quiet lunch at home with the family, and with fish like Rui (Rohu) and Chara Pona (baby Rohu fish). I made this with fresh Pomfret from my local Chinese store and it was delicious.

What You Need
Serves 3 people

3 Pomfrets ~ each cut into 2 or 4 steak like pieces
Tomatoes ~ 1 medium and maybe a a half more
Ginger ~ freshly grated around 1tbsp
Green Chillies ~ 4/5
Corriander leaves
Turmeric Powder
Kalonji/Kala Jeera

How I Do It

Wash the fish pieces in warm water, pat dry & and mix them with a teaspoon of turmeric powder and salt. Keep aside for 20/25 minutes
Chop tomatoes in small pieces
Heat oil in a Kadai/Wok till you see smoke just coming out, indicating it's hot enough.
Fry the fish in hot oil till it turns light golden on both sides, kind of deep fry. The only draw back of this is most of the oil goes to waste as you discard most of the oil after frying. You can also save this oil for frying fish again next day as my Ma would do.

Heat oil in Kadai/Wok.
Temper with Kalonji/ Kalo Jeera and slit green chillies.
Add the chopped tomatoes
Saute till they become a fine pulp, kind of mushy
Add the freshly grated ginger, a pinch of turmeric powder and water
When the gravy comes to a boil add the fish pieces.
Add salt.
Add fresh coriander leaves.
Cook for a few more minutes and you are done. The gravy is light and is best enjoyed with white rice.

Trivia: There are towns called Pomfret in New York, Vermont and Connecticut which have nothing to do with the fish and aslo a private school with the same name in Connecticut. No doubt this fish is also called Butterfish in the Chinese Stores

  1. wow... in winter my mom would make machers jhol with cauliflower and potatoes... it was yummy. your kalakand also looks delicious.

  2. dear sandeepa,
    tomar soya sprout er mochar ghonto ekdin try kortei hobe. hehehe,mocha front e kichutei amar sasuri ke beat out korte parchilam na. your recipe looks like a saviour. thanks for sharing.

  3. Sandeepa,perfect way to warm up a winter noon with Macher Jhol ..
    and with " Mishti Dui" its a winner ,Yummy !!

  4. Hi Mandira,
    Yeah, that's another fish curry I love. You can also do that for dinner whereas this is very light.

    Tomar sasuri ma to originally opar banglar, tai na ? tahole beat kora mushkil ache :) tomar blooger lekha khub bhalo laglo

    Diwali ar Kali Pujo kemon katlo ? Tomra PA te kon dik e thako ?

  5. Looks good, must taste even better after all those Diwali sweets!:))

  6. This fish curry looks sooo good. Everytime I try to cook fish curry, it always goes wrong (always taste bad compared to what Mom would have cooked). I am hoping to cook this now with little more confidence. Do you have any suggestions of fish from the American grocery shops that will work (like catfish, sole ) ?

    I was sooo excited with your method of Kalakand, that I ran to the closest grocery shops to get the ingredients and made it. It was perrrrfect. Thanks Sandeepa!

  7. Promfret (Butterfish) with coriander paste is heavenly. Maybe try that as well as fish fry .. those will taste good

  8. Hey Asha,
    Yeah, fish curry in all forms taste good:)

    Hi Mystic,
    You sure are a enthu cook :) I have never tried this with cat fish are sole. Give it a try and let me know. You can also try Red Snapper or Striped Bass(not Sea Bass). Basically since the masala is minimal the fish should be fresh and not have a fishy:)smell Remember to put in a lot of fresh corriander leaves.

    Yeah I make that too, but then I bake and not fry

  9. Wow! I like pomfrets and had posted few recipes with it. I am drooling looking at the pictures Sandeepa. Very well done.

    Btw, here is my invitation to you to participate at VCC Q3 2006; the deadline has been extended to Oct 31. Cheers!

    My Dhaba

  10. Hi Vkn,
    Thanks for your comments. I don't know yet what VCC Q3 is, but thanks for the invite. I will check your site for the details

  11. You dont know how happy it made me to see a fish recipe on your blog! Ususally I see only veg recipes in Indian blogs and I miss out the non-veg cooking of other cuisines. Great! Now I can learn some non-veg Bangla cooking.

  12. Hi,I just got married into a Punjabi family...loving their food kinto nijer banagali khavar kote din ej khaini jane na...bhishon ichche korche maar hather ranna khete..rooti khe khe aar bhal lagchche na...ami nishchoi try korbor apnar recipe keep posting loads of them.Lov,ruchira

  13. This looks wonderful. Thanks for the link. I will lookmaround for pomfret.

  14. Hi Sandeepa,

    Loved u'r recipe and the preamble to it. It reminded me of the lovely times spent studying at my bong friend Dalias' place over her mums' delicious 'macher jhol'. have tried it many times since but never turns out quite like her mums'. will certainly try out u'rs. thnks, Pallavi

  15. hey Sandeepa...I just came upon your blog. Nothing like a nice picture of a fish curry to take one's thoughts home. I live at Bombay. If you thought that Calcutta had an apology of a winter, think again! I love shopping for fish, while my wife, A parsi, loves eating it. So our fish is stcoked with rui, eelish and pomfret right now

  16. and we did have a lovely Sunday lunch with bhaaja moonger daal, alu posto and eelish bhaaja

  17. why don't you post the amounts of the ingredients? how can we try the recipes without those? Nice blog otherwise and good recipes

  18. The best and closest substitute to Rohu / Rui (however you spell that) is Trout. White Trout has always been my saviour whenever I start craving for Rohu fish curry.

  19. Hey,

    I am new here, I have been referring to your blog since quite a long time for making lovely dishes but somehow was unable to leave comments (life is keeping busy)

    I wanted to Thank you for all the lovely dishes u are getting for people like us who just love to eat 'Maa-er haather ranna" but dont know how to cook ;)

    I have tried shukto,kalakand,kumro chingri n many more recipe of yours and honestly each n every dish was amazingly tasty(cud not find other word).

    Thank you very much.

  20. Nice recipe!

    I was wondering about the gravy---from the pic,it seems quite a lot, but in the recipe, I didn't see anything that will give so much body to the gravy. Certainly 1 tomato did not do the trick :-)

    So, whats the secret? (I was guessing onions, but maybe not :-) )

  21. Adnan

    The secret ingredient is water ;-) Read the recipe, it says water.

    I am sorry I take things for granted and expect ppl to understand the nuances , maybe I should update these little things

  22. Oh Thanks a lot for the reply!

    Your recipes are wonderful as they are :-)

    and certainly water would be there :-), that much I can figure on my own. but without some help from vegis like tomato/onion/even flour, the gravy would be watery, right?

    In the image, beneath the level of yellowish oil, I can see a rich gravy, and somehow I thought that was not possible with only 1 tomato.

    Maybe i need to actually try it out.

    Thanks again!

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A rich, atmospheric murder mystery . . . rife with love, scandal . . . redemption, greed and nobility, raved the San Jose Mercury News about Outfoxed, Rita Mae Brown's first foxhunting masterpiece. In The Hunt Ball, the latest novel in this popular series, all the ingredients Brown's readers love are abundantly present: richness of character and landscape, the thrill of the hunt, and the chill of violence.
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Socrates doesn't think killing Petis will be honest to their purpose to make the community safe and honorable: staining blood on their hands won't make them feel right. Remember when Socrates killed that big convict that was driving the cat burglar crazy? Socrates noticed that even after killing the man, the cat burglar was still depressed and insane.... Killing just made Socrates more heavy with blood, even though he had good intentions.


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Emily Winslow

Emily Winslow

Emily Winslow is an American writer living in Cambridge, England. THE WHOLE WORLD, her first novel, came out from Delacorte Press (Random House USA) in 2010. Her second novel, THE START OF EVERYTHING, launched in the US from the same publisher on January 8, 2013. In June 2013, Allison and Busby will launch the UK editions, paperback for THE WHOLE WORLD and hardback for THE START OF EVERYTHING.

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Emily Winslow

Books by Emily Winslow

by Emily Winslow - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Just outside Cambridge, a body is discovered floating. The police have little to go on until they find an identity. At the same time, an odd young woman is trying to deliver an unclaimed letter. If she and the police are looking for the same person, how did she get into the water?


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Barry, John: James Bond 007 Collection - Tenor Saxophone (Book & CD)

Catalogue No: IFM0035CD
Shop Product Code: 147807B
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Department: Woodwind - Saxophone

Publisher: IMP

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This instrumental series is arranged for Flute, Trumpet, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax and Trombone. The arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. In addition, an optional piano accompaniment book is also available. Songs included are OO7 Theme, Live And Let Die, For Your Eyes Only, The Man With The Golden Gun, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Tomorrow Dies.

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