Tag: valentines day
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162-year-old candy maker Necco has change of heart
REVERE, Mass. – After 162 years, the New England Confectionery Co. wants to be more than your Valentine. The maker of Sweethearts – the tiny heart-shaped candies inscribed with messages like “I Love You” and “Kiss Me” – and other sugary nostalgia such as Mary Janes, Necco Wafers and Clark Bars says now is the…
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Whatever his tastes, a romantic meal for any man
If you’re hoping to win a man’s heart this Valentine’s Day, you might want to do a little reconnaissance work first. Lucinda Scala Quinn, editorial director of food at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and the author of an upcoming book about feeding men and boys, says men fall into categories based on their food preferences.…
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Chocolate’s forebears were early American arrivals
Cacao, the staple of Valentine’s Day chocolates and hot drinks by a cozy winter fire, made it to the American Southwest by 1000, centuries earlier than researchers had believed. In a study published Monday, scientists said they had found traces of theobromine, the chemical that serves as a distinct marker for cacao, on pottery shards…
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Spa vacation for under $700
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in a three-part series about vacations under $700. We hit the road at 8:30 a.m. in my sister’s Mustang, headed for the historical spa town of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., to get as relaxed and well-fed as two busy gals could manage on a one-night, post-Christmas getaway. I’d never been…
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TABLE TALK: Restaurants team up for special events
A few years ago, several independent restaurants banded together to create the Independent Restaurant Cooperative. The idea was to support one another by sharing the cost of advertising and bulk food purchases. They also had rotating monthly wine dinners. Six members will be gearing up for dinners starting in February. Visit www.cosirc.com. A group of…
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REVIEW: Charismatic cast keeps audience boisterous
How far would you go to provide for your family? In these troubled times, it’s a question more and more people are forced to face. Fortunately, it’s also a question that can lead to an abundance of laughter – and some revealing performances – as the Fine Arts Center’s production of “The Full Monty” proves.…
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Fine Arts Center says it won’t shy away from ‘The Full Monty’
Admit it. All you really want to know about “The Full Monty,” which opens tonight at the Fine Arts Center, is whether they’re really going to do IT on a Colorado Springs stage. That’s right. A “full Monty,” which is slang for stripping to one’s birthday suit. When I ask him the question, director Alan…
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DINING REVIEW: Amuzé Bistro is why humans have taste buds
I will never eat at Amuzé Bistro again. The service was too good. The room was too charming. The wine list was too creative and well-priced. The hot, fresh cornbread madelines shaped like elegant shells, laced with rich, ground pine nuts and set on the table next to marble-size globes of soft, sage-flecked butter shortly…
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Myers’ ‘Love Guru’ proves endearing at Razzies
LOS ANGELES – Voters for 2008’s worst movies love Mike Myers. They really love him.Myers’ comedy flop “The Love Guru” led the field Wednesday for the Razzies with seven nominations, among them worst picture and worst-acting slots for Myers, Jessica Alba, Verne Troyer and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley.The number of nominations for “Love Guru”…
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Love and war
Planning a wedding can be stressful in the best of circumstances. Imagine arranging the details when your soon-to-be-spouse is thousands of miles away and in constant lethal danger. That’s the situation many young Colorado Springs couples face when their fiancés are deployed to war-torn regions. It’s the situation Sheila Taylor found herself in when her…