There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
1. Search for "lidia bastianich". She is amazing. She did a show that I think was called "Lidia's Italian Kitchen" or something like that. Fantastic italian cooking....and it's fun to watch because a) she is super excited about what she makes.....b) she has written cookbooks, one of which I own and her recipes always come out the same at home as when she cooks....and c) any episode i've seen she has some wine at some point.
2. Search for Jacques Pepin and his daughter Claudine....Jacques cooked with Julia Child and to see the interplay of Jacques and his daughter is funny. Jacques is definitely the expert....and Claudine - well, not so much. Hehehehe. But seriously, some really cool French dishes.....
3. Finally, if you can find some with Julia Child on youtube. Being one of the premier chefs from the last 100 years.....she's pretty amazing.