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What’s my favourite bar? A very easy question to answer! I got pretty bored with most bars a few years back. After seeing bar after bar offering the same décor, people and worst of all, the same beers (and even same placemats for goodness sakes!), I knew I needed a new alternative. When I saw Against the Grain open its doors, I knew I was in luck. This bar stocks a huge range of actually interesting craft beers, ciders and whiskeys. This is a bar that provides service to people who actually like beer, rather than just drinking to get drunk. Even the guys who work behind the bar share an enthusiasm for beer that matches that of their clients. Fancy trying something new? Ask for a recommendation behind the bar and maybe you’ll find a fantastic new beer or whiskey you’ve never even heard of before! This pub will fix the drinking habits of pretty much anyone who goes in.

I am doing research on special meanings associated with plants and flowers, and found interesting information on a website supplying bulk herbs. This commercial site offering these products for sale also provides links to articles on herbs themselves. Herbs can symbolize emotions and feelings and can convey a message of love or dislike. The language of herbs is tied to traditions, superstitions, culture and religion. Basil is the Greek name for king. Young Italian girls would traditionally put a pot of basil on their window sill to encourage prospective suitors. Wreaths of bay leaves symbolize victory. Rosemary and parsley are said to thrive in households where the woman is the boss. As we know from Shakespeare, rosemary is for remembrance and was carried at country funerals or woven into wreaths. Chervil represents new life and rebirth and was used during the Christian Lent and Easter. Check the internet for more information on these plants that add special flavors to our foods.

Tandoori chicken is one of those “must-have” Indian foods and you would be hard pressed to find an Indian restaurant that does not serve this popular dish. Its origination doesn’t go very far back in time – it was an experiment done by an Indian chef in the 1920s, a period when India was a unified place under British rule. This chef, Kundan Lal Gujral opted to cook chicken in a type of clay oven called a tandoor.

The chicken is first marinated in a type of yogurt mixed with spices, and then cooked in the tandoor. The result is delicious.

Tandoori chicken is particularly popular in Indian restaurants throughout the United States and the U.K. And restaurants aren’t the only place where you can get this yummy Indian dish – recipes abound on the Internet. Not only are the instructions on how to make it easily accessible, but it’s also a quick and easy recipe to use right in your own kitchen.