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Some of you may recall a post last Fall about
Liz Hickok's Jell-O renderings of San Francisco. Well, someone has to say it: there's always room for more. To
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, Hickok has replicated the Twin Peaks
neighborhood in a topographically correct, jiggleable model. The quivering cityscape was recently on display at San
Francisco's Exploratorium science museum. It will return again on April 1 as part of a larger earthquake exhibit. [Thanks to Joe for the tip]
[Photo NYT]
A new exhibit at the Civic Museum of Monsummano
Terme, just north of Florence, explores the history of chocolate in Europe. The show pays particular attention to the
ways in which the patronage of the Medici dynasty furthered the art of chocolate making in much the same ways it
advanced the areas of art and architecture. Cosimo III de Medici commissioned new chocolate recipes in order to compete
with those of the Spaniards and to impress other aristocrats. One of the results was a jasmine-infused chocolate drink,
often presented to visiting dignitaries as an example of the Medici splendor. The exhibit, "Chocolate: from
Spanish perfection to the exquisite courtesy of the Tuscan court" continues through April 30.
