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Friday
Jan202012

Happy Birthday to our innovative Aquarians!

aquarius

Continue inventing our future!

january 20 - february 18
ruled by: uranus
status: I know

quickfire:
You are living in a time zone ahead of the rest of us happily surrounded by a fray of eclectic friends and family dysfunction. You are innovative, smart, rebelious, and talkative. You will try anything and hate breakfast (for breakfast). Your foodie birthrights feed this stream with lots of weird food, strangely connected dinner guests, and a smartphone full of great friends who adore hanging out with you.

StarChefs:
Michael Chiarello, Guy Fieri, Lydia Bastianich, Ina Garten, and Aaron Sanchez

 

 


Thursday
Dec012011

Mo-Ho for Sagittarius and Capricorn!

Here are the monthly horoscopes for Sagittarius and Capricorn complete with food and wine pairings... and some super Star Chefs!

 

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Tuesday
Nov222011

Cheers to you SAGITTARIUS all-stars!

sagittarius

See the world... must have tickets!

november 22 - december 21
ruled by: jupiter
status: I understand

quickfire
:
Encarta defines abundance as a fullness of spirit that overflows. That is you, Sag, in loads. Your free spirit craves travel and you adore foreign foods as long as you can find the locals' hangout. You love to be entertained while eating... good jokes or dinner theater, either works fine. Keep the overindulgence in check, except for your famous, first-class backyard barbecues!

horoscope:
Your plethora of personal relationships benefit well from the full moon lunar eclipse on the 10th. Use this planetary advantage to do some needed connection maintenance by planning spirited lunches in the square and hot chocolate meet ups under the holiday lights, but stay put on decision making until your heart settles on its intentions. Your temperament for living life large can cause unexpected expenses under the influence of the new moon in Capricorn on December 24th and the spirit of holiday surprises. Use your unique creativity to pull together fun and inspiring gifts within budget. You can make a splash in January after the
year-end bonus!

Your pairing: Breakfast for dinner! Crispy bacon and hashbrown quesadillas with quail eggs (Chef Bobby Flay) - paired with a chilled and bubbly Chandon Rosé

StarChefs: Rick Bayless, Bobby Flay, Duff Goldman, Jacques Pépin

 

 

Sunday
Oct232011

SCORPIO - it's your time to shine!

scorpio

News flash...we know who you are!

october 23 - november 21
ruled by: mars
status: I create

quickfire:
Scorpio is the only Sun Sign that can make sleazy the new fine dining experience. You love dark, secluded, mysterious places where you can be incognito and embrace your wild side. Your intense extremes motivate you toward harsh diets. Give yourself a break and indulge in more of your favorite foodie experiences, which include spicy red sauces, rich seafoods, mushrooms and lots of proteins... oh, and cocktails! Give your local mixoligist a run for they money!

Scorpio, you keep us on our toes and enrich our spheres.

star bytes:
Determined and forceful
Powerful and passionate
Exciting and magnetic
Jealous and resentful
Compulsive and obsessive
Secretive and obstinate

StarChefs: Gordon Ramsay and Rocco DiSpirito

 

 

 

 



Friday
Sep232011

happy birthday LIBRA all-stars!

Everything really is beautiful!

september 23 - october 22
ruled by: venus
status: I balance

quickfire:
Libra's proverbial passionate soul makes them the ultimate foodie. You require lots of texture in your foods, friends, and environments. Your need to constantly engage your senses motivates you to experience many cultural and exotic foods and just as many variations of people.

You love to orchestrate events and create experiences, engaging your vast networks. We all appreciate these skills, but please... learn to reign in your inner-control freakieness and the world will truly see through your rose-colored glasses and enjoy the social ride.

Libra StarChefs:
Emeril Lagassi, Robert Irvine, and Thomas Keller

(excerpt from Stars In Your Stomach)
Mangia
!

The great news is that our Libras are a extraordinary hosts!  They are passionate caretakers with vast social skills bringing together compelling groups of people in interesting surroundings. Libra’s need to consistently engage their senses motivates them to experience many cultural and exotic foods and just as many variations of people.  The bad news is that they typically want to initiate the event and make all the plans. If they don’t get to, they may be cranky and sulk through the forced socialization they had no control over.

Whenever possible say “Yes!” to hanging out with a Libra.  They are beautiful people, inside and out, and are architects of attraction.  They don’t like to be alone, so chances are you will get frequent opportunities to go out if you are on their network list.  If they must dine alone, their strong desire to be out amongst the world will drive them to eat out solo, but they won’t remain that way for very long.  Libra will genuinely befriend the staff of the restaurant by the time the salad arrives… and lucky you, some of these interesting people will probably appear at the next gathering that you’re invited to!  If you’re in need of a companion, don’t hesitate to call them – if they’re not free, they will usually include you in their plans.

The Libran eating environment can vary greatly.  The necessary components are a variety of food textures, interesting companionship, an attractive atmosphere, and good music.  They are creatures of beauty and romance.  Romance defined in the sense of romantic love, but also in the spirit or feeling of adventure.  They love being with a group of people dining family style, still preferably out in a restaurant.  If this type of eating requires the restaurant be foreign… Greek or Italian, all the better!  Libra is also completely in their element in a candlelit, white-linen hideaway booth with their lover or on a first date.  They are not shy about eating and will indulge whatever whim is present in the moment.  In either situation, they will happily ensure that whoever else is present is well cared for.  Although Libra’s social life may be a constant whirlwind of activity, they like to eat slowly… keep pace and they will love to share meals with you… finish early and watch them eat and they will take even longer!

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