Wednesday, April 18, 2001
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• At Memorial Hall: Friends of Findlay Market and the Cincinnati Preservation Association will host an evening celebrating Findlay Market, beginning 7:30 p.m. next Monday in Over-the-Rhine. The program will feature presentations on the history and architecture of the nation's second oldest operating market and a sampling of market foods and other products. It's free and open to the public. 721-4506.
• In Santa Barbara, Calif: For 30 years, she dished dirt on Hollywood celebrities. Now gossip reporter Rona Barrett is dishing lavender skin care products and foods — tea, vinaigrettes, mayonnaise, chocolate sauce and more.
Ms. Barrett grows the lavender organically, we're told, at her Southern California ranch. Profits from sales go to, ahem, SIN — a charity called Seniors in Need. For product information, see www.lavenderbyrona.com.
Market Scan
Ugli fruit is a grapefruit-mandarin cross that looks like a grapefruit in an ill-fitting suit. It's sweet and juicy, and easy to eat — the peel comes off easily and fruit pulls apart into virtually seedless segments. Americans pronounce it “ugly,” but in Jamaica, where it's grown, it's pronounced HOO-glee. Select fruits that are heavy for their size, and that give a little when you press them.
Sip It
EOS 1999 Chardonnay “Paso Robles” ($15): A new label from California's Central Coast, EOS is producing consistently good, reasonably priced wines. This yellow-gold, medium-bodied chard carries satiny texture and complexity through a long finish. Enjoy with shellfish, chicken or white-sauced pasta.
— John Vankat, wine columnist
Web Grazing
Learn how to order wine in a restaurant, how to open a bottle of champagne and more at wineanswers.com, which is sponsored by the Wine Market Council.
Hot Date
Chef Jean Pierre Auge will show how to make Trout Fillet in Zucchini-Spinach Mousse, Poached Eggs Furstenberg and other classics during a “Fabulous French” class 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Cooks' Wares (Shops at Harper's Point, Symmes Township). Fee: $50. To register: 489-6400.
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