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What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards?
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Nancy Young wrote:
> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > > nancy > > tracking device. They can try to escape but they won't be gone long. It's a little known secret that sommeliers are indentured servants, previously midgets, now stretched to full height using magic and common kitchen ladles. In exchange for this new found lengthiness they owe their waking hours to their evil restauranteur overlords. People will try to tell you it has something to do with position or knowledge, but I know better and I'm on a crusade to get the word out. or maybe I had too much coffee and no food and I've spent the day doing laundry, running errands and packing. -- ..:Heather:. www.velvet-c.com I thought I was driving by Gettysburg once but it ends up I was just driving by your mom's house. |
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In article >, on Fri, 13
Oct 2006 14:47:33 -0400, Nancy Young wrote: > What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? A "tastevin". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tastevin Any sommelier still wearing one should be shot on sight. -- Seth Goodman |
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"The Bubbo" > wrote > Nancy Young wrote: >> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > tracking device. > They can try to escape but they won't be gone long. It's a little known > secret > that sommeliers are indentured servants, previously midgets, now stretched > to > full height using magic and common kitchen ladles. In exchange for this > new > found lengthiness they owe their waking hours to their evil restauranteur > overlords. I had *no* idea!!! Thanks! nancy |
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"Seth Goodman" > wrote > In article >, on Fri, 13 > Oct 2006 14:47:33 -0400, Nancy Young wrote: > >> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > A "tastevin". > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tastevin > > > Any sommelier still wearing one should be shot on sight. Haha! That's funny. I couldn't think what purpose it had. So it's just a traditional thing now. Thank you very much. nancy |
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Nancy Young wrote:
> > "The Bubbo" > wrote > >> Nancy Young wrote: >>> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > >> tracking device. >> They can try to escape but they won't be gone long. It's a little known >> secret >> that sommeliers are indentured servants, previously midgets, now stretched >> to >> full height using magic and common kitchen ladles. In exchange for this >> new >> found lengthiness they owe their waking hours to their evil restauranteur >> overlords. > > I had *no* idea!!! Thanks! > > nancy > > most people don't. It's a strange world we're living in, Nancy, a mighty strange world. -- ..:Heather:. www.velvet-c.com I thought I was driving by Gettysburg once but it ends up I was just driving by your mom's house. |
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The Bubbo wrote: > tracking device. lol - I much prefer Heather's (full) explanation! did you add a dash or two of spirit to that coffee? hehehe LadyJane -- "Never trust a skinny cook!" |
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13 Oct 2006 18:54:22 GMT, The Bubbo wrote: > Nancy Young wrote: > > What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > > tracking device. > They can try to escape but they won't be gone long. It's a little known secret > that sommeliers are indentured servants, previously midgets, now stretched to > full height using magic and common kitchen ladles. In exchange for this new > found lengthiness they owe their waking hours to their evil restauranteur > overlords. > > People will try to tell you it has something to do with position or knowledge, > but I know better and I'm on a crusade to get the word out. I like your explanation better than mine! ;-) -- Seth Goodman |
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LadyJane wrote:
> > The Bubbo wrote: > >> tracking device. > > > lol - I much prefer Heather's (full) explanation! > > did you add a dash or two of spirit to that coffee? > hehehe > > LadyJane > -- > "Never trust a skinny cook!" > I did not, but as I was leaving my sister's this morning I found a little bottle of jack daniels that a coworker gave me. I'd dropped it in my purse and forgot about it. Considering how this day is going (why can't men pack their suitcases early????) i was sorely tempted. -- ..:Heather:. www.velvet-c.com I thought I was driving by Gettysburg once but it ends up I was just driving by your mom's house. |
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Seth Goodman wrote:
> In article >, on Fri, > 13 Oct 2006 18:54:22 GMT, The Bubbo wrote: > >> Nancy Young wrote: >> > What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? >> >> tracking device. >> They can try to escape but they won't be gone long. It's a little known secret >> that sommeliers are indentured servants, previously midgets, now stretched to >> full height using magic and common kitchen ladles. In exchange for this new >> found lengthiness they owe their waking hours to their evil restauranteur >> overlords. >> >> People will try to tell you it has something to do with position or knowledge, >> but I know better and I'm on a crusade to get the word out. > > > I like your explanation better than mine! ;-) > people will always prefer the truth!! -- ..:Heather:. www.velvet-c.com I thought I was driving by Gettysburg once but it ends up I was just driving by your mom's house. |
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"Seth Goodman" > wrote in message .net... > In article >, on Fri, 13 > Oct 2006 14:47:33 -0400, Nancy Young wrote: > >> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > > A "tastevin". Close. The tastevin is the small silver wine-taster the sommelier wears on a chain/ribbon around his neck. If he wears a medallion, it is likely the insignia of some group such as La Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. I haven't seen a sommelier wearing either accoutrement in years. Come to think of it, I haven't seen a whole lot of sommeliers in years, either. No great loss. Felice |
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"Felice Friese" > wrote > "Seth Goodman" > wrote >> In article >, on Fri, 13 >> Oct 2006 14:47:33 -0400, Nancy Young wrote: >> >>> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? >> >> A "tastevin". > > Close. The tastevin is the small silver wine-taster the sommelier wears on > a chain/ribbon around his neck. If he wears a medallion, it is likely the > insignia of some group such as La Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. > > I haven't seen a sommelier wearing either accoutrement in years. Come to > think of it, I haven't seen a whole lot of sommeliers in years, either. No > great loss. I was in Boston when I saw one ... but I saw in on tv. I actually wrote it down so I'd remember to look it up when I got home. Thanks for the explanations. nancy |
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LadyJane said...
> > The Bubbo wrote: > >> tracking device. > > > lol - I much prefer Heather's (full) explanation! > > did you add a dash or two of spirit to that coffee? > hehehe I know a guy who routinely adds Bailey's Irish Cream to his morning coffee instead of ordinary cream, milk, whatever. I imagine it tastes good. I like Heather's explanation as well. Live and learn. Andy |
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"Andy" <q> wrote > I know a guy who routinely adds Bailey's Irish Cream to his morning > coffee instead of ordinary cream, milk, whatever. I imagine it tastes > good. I did that every morning on a cruise to mask the horrible taste of the coffee available from the on deck place they had. It was awful. Good thing booze was cheap at every island stop. nancy |
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Nancy Young said...
> > "Andy" <q> wrote > >> I know a guy who routinely adds Bailey's Irish Cream to his morning >> coffee instead of ordinary cream, milk, whatever. I imagine it tastes >> good. > > I did that every morning on a cruise to mask the horrible taste > of the coffee available from the on deck place they had. It was > awful. Good thing booze was cheap at every island stop. > > nancy Where did you cruise to? Andy |
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"Andy" <q> wrote > Nancy Young said... >> "Andy" <q> wrote >> >>> I know a guy who routinely adds Bailey's Irish Cream to his morning >>> coffee instead of ordinary cream, milk, whatever. I imagine it tastes >>> good. >> >> I did that every morning on a cruise to mask the horrible taste >> of the coffee available from the on deck place they had. It was >> awful. Good thing booze was cheap at every island stop. > Where did you cruise to? The Caribbean ... St. Martin, St. Thomas, Martinique, etc. I'm not sure I'd cruise again, except perhaps Alaska. nancy |
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Nancy Young said...
>> Where did you cruise to? > > The Caribbean ... St. Martin, St. Thomas, Martinique, etc. > I'm not sure I'd cruise again, except perhaps Alaska. > > nancy Make sure the whales are there when/if you go. Andy Been up close and personal with a humpback whale. Wearing a gold whale's fluke charm ever since, 1984. |
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Nancy Young wrote:
> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? It's a taster. When I was a young feller, I opened up my first checking account. The banks still gave out presents in those days. They gave me one of those. Like, what the HELL am I going to do with that? Another bank gave out cases of Pepsi products. That was much more sensible for the hip young college student on the go. Brian -- If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) |
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"Default User" > wrote > Nancy Young wrote: > >> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > > It's a taster. When I was a young feller, I opened up my first checking > account. The banks still gave out presents in those days. They gave me > one of those. Like, what the HELL am I going to do with that? What, did they score some overstock somewhere? (laugh) That's a riot. Early bling. > Another bank gave out cases of Pepsi products. That was much more > sensible for the hip young college student on the go. Heh, that would be you? Cool. nancy |
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Nancy Young wrote:
> > "Default User" > wrote > > > Nancy Young wrote: > > > > > What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > > > > It's a taster. When I was a young feller, I opened up my first > > checking account. The banks still gave out presents in those days. > > They gave me one of those. Like, what the HELL am I going to do > > with that? > > What, did they score some overstock somewhere? (laugh) > That's a riot. Early bling. It was nutty. That was the lowest level thing. You get other wine-related stuff with higher deposits. > > Another bank gave out cases of Pepsi products. That was much more > > sensible for the hip young college student on the go. > > Heh, that would be you? Cool. I'd like to think so. After all I was pulling down newspaper-delivery-guy money! Brian -- If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won't shut up. -- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com) |
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Tastedevin (or Tassie), basically a shallow saucer like receptacle
that has indentations so that the available light gets reflected through the wine. Local village used to sell them as entry tickets for the yearly musical event where you could wander from vigneron to vigneron tasting their wares whilst listening to the different styles of music on offer. Steve (45 kms NW of Lyon in the Beaujolais) Nancy Young wrote: > What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > > nancy > > |
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Nancy Young wrote: > "Andy" <q> wrote > > > I know a guy who routinely adds Bailey's Irish Cream to his morning > > coffee instead of ordinary cream, milk, whatever. I imagine it tastes > > good. > > I did that every morning on a cruise to mask the horrible taste > of the coffee available from the on deck place they had. It was > awful. Good thing booze was cheap at every island stop. > > nancy Two things I've found that improve the taste of battery acid: plain cocoa powder or cinnamon. Best when added to the grounds while brewing, but acceptable when added afterwards. maxine in ri |
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:58:24 -0400, Seth Goodman >
wrote: >In article >, on Fri, 13 >Oct 2006 14:47:33 -0400, Nancy Young wrote: > >> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? > > >A "tastevin". > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tastevin > > >Any sommelier still wearing one should be shot on sight. They are silly looking, aren't they? Frankly I can't say I've ever seen one around the neck of a real sommelier. It seems like a movie prop from the '30s. What sommelier worth his salt would taste wine from a metal object? -- See return address to reply by email |
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> wrote:
>They are silly looking, aren't they? Frankly I can't say I've ever >seen one around the neck of a real sommelier. It seems like a movie >prop from the '30s. What sommelier worth his salt would taste wine >from a metal object? One who was using it as a reflectorive receptacle to look at the color and sediment in the wine... --Blair |
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Reflectorive? --Blair "I need some wine." |
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In article >,
Felice Friese > wrote: > >"Seth Goodman" > wrote in message t.net... >> In article >, on Fri, 13 >> Oct 2006 14:47:33 -0400, Nancy Young wrote: >> >>> What is that big medallion you see on wine stewards? >> >> A "tastevin". > >Close. The tastevin is the small silver wine-taster the sommelier wears on a >chain/ribbon around his neck. If he wears a medallion, it is likely the >insignia of some group such as La Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. > >I haven't seen a sommelier wearing either accoutrement in years. Come to >think of it, I haven't seen a whole lot of sommeliers in years, either. No >great loss. The old ways dieth off. It's sad. Sommeliation was a good practice, if a bit flawed and often overkill. It would be phony, however, for a sommelier to wear an actual tastevin, unless there are wine barrels being sampled in the restaurant, an unlikely scenario. Steve |
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