"continental" news and stories

The owner of a restaurant in Mumbai has, in what appears to be a case of very poor judgment, opened a restaurant called Hitler's Cross. It is covered with large portraits of Hitler, as well as the red, white and black swastika of the Nazis. The owner claims that he simply wanted the restaurant to be memorable. "This is the one name that will say in [peoples'] minds," said owner Punit Shablok. "We are not promoting Hitler. But we want to tell people we are different in the way he was different."

"Different in the way he was different"? Does that mean that the restaurant owner wants to lead a fascist nation? That he is a Nazi? Or did Hitler have some previously unknown passion for "continental food" - presumably vegetaraian food, at that - served in small restaurants in India?

Needless to say, many people in the community (and in the rest of the world) are angry about the name choice, which is offensive to many. It remains to be seen whether public outcry will be strong enough for the restaurant to change its name. Both the owner and the manager have already expressed a desire to turn the restaurant into a chain.

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A few days ago, I did a post about Tangpagne, a fermented beverage made from Tang. I should have figured that this wasn't the only attempt to make Tang alcoholic. Rob over at Foo(d) Bar brought to my attention a drink called the Buzz Aldrin, which is 4 parts Tang, 2 parts peach vodka and 1 part triple sec. It all gets served up in a martini glass rimmed with, you guessed it, Tang. The Buzz Aldrin is apparently a specialty over at The Continental in Philadelphia (the link goes to the rather obnoxious Starr Restaurants main page, you've been warned).

[Photo: Foo(d) Bar]