Freitag, 21. Oktober 2011

100 Years of Mary Blair


The Google doodle honouring Walt Disney artist Mary Blair. Photograph: Google

Mary Blair (October 21, 1911 – July 26, 1978), born Mary Robinson, was an American artist who was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella. Blair also created character designs for enduring attractions such as Disneyland's It's a Small World, the fiesta scene in El Rio del Tiempo in the Mexico pavilion in Epcot's World Showcase, and an enormous mosaic inside Disney's Contemporary Resort. Several of her illustrated children's books from the 1950s remain in print, such as I Can Fly by Ruth Krauss. Blair was honored as a Disney Legend in 1991.
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Disney Insider
magicofmaryblair.com
www.oscars.org
Mary Blair on Wikipedia
Mary Blair Meadow Gold commercial



Donnerstag, 25. August 2011

Earl of Sandwich - The world´s greatest hot sandwich



One of best Sandwiches you can get, new at "Disney Village" in front of Disneyland Paris. I tried the "Full Montagu", it was delicious.
The restaurant, the chain’s first in mainland Europe(unfortunately not in Austria), was officially inaugurated back on Wednesday, 15th June with the 11th Earl of Sandwich himself, John Montagu.

Earl of Sandwich menu
Earl of Sandwich London
Earl of Sandwich USA
Earl of Sandwich (restaurant)Wikipedia

Freitag, 15. Juli 2011

What is an Italian Beef Sandwich?



An Italian beef is a sandwich of thin slices of seasoned roast beef, dripping with meat juices, on a dense, long Italian-style roll, believed to have originated in Chicago, where its history dates back at least to the 1930s.[1] The bread itself is often dipped (or double-dipped) into the juices the meat is cooked in, and the sandwich is typically topped off with Chicago-style giardiniera (called "hot") or sauteed, green Italian sweet peppers (called "sweet").

Italian beef sandwiches can be found at most hot dog stands and small Italian-American restaurants throughout the city of Chicago and its suburbs. They are difficult to find outside the Chicago metropolitan area. However, Chicago expatriates have opened restaurants across the country serving Italian beef,
Chicago-style hot dogs, and other foods original to the Chicago area.
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Al´s Beef Chicagos #1 Italian Beef since 1938
Unfortunately not in Austria.

www.great-chicago-italian-recipes.com
www.seriouseats.com

Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2011

Hillerich & Bradsby


Hillerich & Bradsby Company is a company located in Louisville, Kentucky that produces the famous Louisville Slugger baseball bat. The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in downtown Louisville features a retrospective of the product and its use throughout baseball history. H&B also makes baseball gloves, golf clubs, golf gloves and other equipment (under the PowerBilt brand). (Textsource wikipedia)

www.slugger.com
www.sluggermuseum.org
The City of Louisville, Kentucky

Brooks Stevens - Giant in Industrial Design

A great american era needs a great designer - Brooks Stevens
Mr. Stevens was a founder of the industrial design business in the 1930's, and as a designer he has been responsible for the design of many american cultural things like home furnishings, appliances, automobiles, motorcycles or trains.

www.brooksstevenshistory.com
www.excaliburclassics.com
www.brooksstevens.com

Freitag, 8. Juli 2011

New World Pasta



America´s best known pasta, belongs to a european company in Spain!
It is the largest retail branded pasta manufacturer in North America in terms of sales. The company's brands include Ronzoni, San Giorgio, Skinner, American Beauty, Light 'n Fluffy, Prince, Catelli, Lancia and Creamette. It was divested to a private equity group by The Hershey Company in 1999, and declared bankruptcy in 2004.
In 2006, the company was acquired by Ebro Puleva S.A., a food company based in Spain. New World Pasta headquarters are in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
(Text source wikipedia)

www.newworldpasta.com
Ebro Official Website

Dienstag, 28. Juni 2011