“There’s something sexy about a gut. Not a 400-pound beer gut, but a little paunch.” Sandra Bullock
Full body
Wine is not drunk greedily like water or on ex like tequila. Wine is enjoyed, and Burgundy even more so. Anyone who is neither familiar with the French region nor comfortable in front of the wine rack would do well to buy “The 100: Burgundy”. Producers and their wines are lined up side by side here, stories and facts that increase the awe of the fine wine to infinity. Jeannie Cho Lee, “The 100: Burgundy. Exceptional Wines to Build a Dream Cellar”, Assouline, ca. 75.-
0.4
Quite a tough nut to crack, sorry: egg! The shell of an average chicken egg can withstand an air pressure of 2.5 bar – the same as a car tire.
Wide awake
Energy drink or espresso? If you don’t like either, but desperately need caffeine to avoid nodding off at the keyboard, try Kaffa Coldbrew & Tea. The idea of mixing tea and coffee comes from Ethiopia – but it also works wonderfully in our part of the world. Lightly roasted wild coffee and Nepalese tea are extracted together for 36 hours, along with lemon, elderberry and a little agave syrup for a light sweetness. Incidentally, the coffee used comes from the mountain rainforest in Ethiopia, where over 8,000 farming families use it to secure their income. The organization “GEO protects the rainforest” supports them in the careful use of the rainforest, which has been a Unesco biosphere reserve for almost ten years. Kaffa, “Coldbrew & Tea”, 200 ml, approx. 4.-, www.originalfood.ch
Harlequin
He is a permanent member of the Alessi family – and in his new outfit he is definitely not the black sheep. The father of the cheerful corkscrew is Alessandro Mendini, to whom the Dutch Groninger Museum is currently dedicating a solo exhibition. And because the museum in question is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. Mendini’s corkscrew is dressed in the colors of the museum façade to celebrate its 50th birthday. Alessi, “Alessandro M. – Groningen”, approx. 80.-
