Guacamole Secrets! The trick to perfect guacamole is using good, ripe avocados. Here are more secrets and a simple recipe for delicious guacamole.
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Holiday Parties & Events
Here are some great tips for surviving and still enjoying those holiday parties in style. Learn what to wear and how to make a great impression at holiday parties and events.
Gift Buying Tips and Happy Returns
Here are some shopping and Gift return tips to help make it easier this year.
Turkey Cooking and Carving Tips!
Here are some easy tips for preparing a tender, juicy turkey. All the turkey cooking and carving tips you’ll need.
Proper Table Manners
Eating together is an opportunity to impress dates, parents, and bosses, and avoiding any etiquette faux pas is crucial to making a great impression. Learn about the top 10 table manner faux pas and how to avoid them.
A Gentleman’s Guide to Networking
In this guest video from The Distilled Man, Kyle Ingham shares 4 tips for how to grow your network and build connections without feeling fake or insincere about it.
All About Chocolate
All About Chocolate A History Of Chocolate: Chocolate, which is derived from the seed of the cacao tree probably originated in the Amazon around 2000 BC. The scientific name of the cacao tree’s fruit is “Theobroma Cacao”. Theobroma means “food of the gods” as named by Swedish botanist Carl von Linnaeus in […]
Valentine’s Cards
Valentine Cards It is believed that the “valentine” was the first greeting card. Valentine’s Day is the second largest card sending and receiving day each year only surpassed by Christmas. One billion valentine cards are sent each year. The first written valentine is attributed to a young Frenchman, Charles, Duke of Orleans. From […]
Valentine’s Day
Check out Andy’s complete guide to the history of Valentine’s Day, and the most popular Valentine’s Day customs.
How to Open Champagne
The tips and techniques for choosing, preparing, opening, and serving champagne, together with the history and science behind this bubbly drink.
Flower Power – Extend The Life Of Your Gift
Cut flowers have an average life span of just a week. By following these tips and helpful suggestions you can extend the life of your flowers and keep them beautiful.
Computer Ergonomics In The Workplace
Posture, eyes, seating, shoulders, neck, and elbows. All these play a crucial part in staying comfortable and injury free while working. And by understanding the ergonomics of computer equipment and your workplace area you can keep your bones and joints healthy and working properly.
Afternoon (not “High”) Tea
The tea ritual has been honed and perfected in England with afternoon tea and high tea, two very distinct servings with very different practices. It would be a major faux pas to confuse them and knowing the difference can open up a new world of tea drinking delight.
The History of Dining Utensils
Prehistoric diners used sharp stones, some made sharper by chipping to cut food. Coastal tribes used shells. Learn about the history of dining utensils: where they came from, their historical place, and some unique customs surrounding them.
The History of Tea – Its Influence & Spread Around The World
The origins of tea and the history its rise and influence on both the aristocracy and the common people from China to Japan to Europe to America and to England.
