By Anthony Bourdain An interesting serving of life in the sometimes seedier restaurant kitchens. The life of a chef is definitely not for the fainthearted. Anthony knew this to be his calling after the revelation of cold soup, vichyssoise served to him as a young boy aboard a cruise ship. He exposes the madness and … Continue reading Kitchen Confidential
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Word of the day – Lorn
Word of the Day : May 5, 2020 LORN adjective LORN Definition left alone and forlorn : desolate, forsaken Did you know? Lorn and forlorn are synonyms that mean "desolate" or "forsaken." The similarity in form and meaning of the two words is hardly a coincidence. Lorn comes down to us from loren, the Middle English past participle of the verb lesen ("to lose"), itself a descendant of … Continue reading Word of the day – Lorn
Word of the day – Collimate
Word of the Day : May 4, 2020 Collimate verb KAH-luh-mayt Definition to make parallel Did you know? One might expect a science-y word like collimate to have a straightforward etymology, but that's not the case. Collimate comes from Latin collimāre, a misreading of the Latin word collineāre, meaning "to direct in a straight line." The erroneous collimāre appeared in some editions of the … Continue reading Word of the day – Collimate
Word of the Day – Appellation
Word of the Day : May 1, 2020 Appellation noun ap-uh-LAY-shun Definition an identifying name or title : designationa geographical name (as of a region, village, or vineyard) under which a winegrower is authorized to identify and market winearchaic : the act of calling by a name Did you know? Ask a Frenchman named Jacques his name, and you may … Continue reading Word of the Day – Appellation
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