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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-bkalafut Recent reviews written by member bkalafut en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491598417540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Absente was an early entry to the U.S. absinthe market, due to a clever recipe change; Distilleries et Domaines de Provence substituted Southern Wormwood or Southernwood, Artemisia arbotanum, for the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491598417540 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:03:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491598417540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491356786308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - The Kodalux mailer program has been shut down, but slide film mailers such as this one will be honored through the end of 2009 if they haven't expired.  Mail them to Kodak Processingc/o Dwayne's PhotoPO Box 1171Parsons, KS ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491356786308 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:06:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491356786308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491294527108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - For me film mailers used to be a convenience item, allowing me to send off film for processing while on the road.  I recall, for example, shooting tourist photos of San Francisco and dropping a mailer or two into the mailbox at the top of famously... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491294527108 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:52:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491294527108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491234299524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Cointreau is great for mixing into sidecars and other cocktails and judged on flavor alone is easily superior to Caravella Orangecello. But Caravella Orangecello has something that Cointreau and most... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491234299524 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:36:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491234299524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457103543940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Velvia and Ektachrome 100GX are well-suited to photography of raindrops on roses; for whiskers on kittens Astia 100F or, if print film is acceptable, Portra would be better.  For at least another fourteen months, there's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457103543940 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 06:51:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457103543940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490289598084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - If you've ever experimented with making liqueurs at home, you've probably figured out that the method of manufacture of some of the commercial products is more complicated than just macerating flavorings in grain alcohol or brandy, filtering, and adding... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490289598084 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 03:50:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490289598084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490171960964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Nota Bene:  While condoms certainly have "off-label" use, this review is about their intended purpose: preventing unwanted pregnancy and the transmission of STDs.  It thus contains references to sex, coitus, lovemaking, rolling in the hay, a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490171960964 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 02:32:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490171960964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490079358596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Stone's Ginger Wine is one of those products like Cherry Kijafa, that seem to be stocked at most wine shops despite "nobody", or nobody I know, anyway, having a liking for the stuff or even having ever purchased... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490079358596 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:38:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490079358596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405326171780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Mafioso is many things: ethnologue, comedy of manners, psychological drama, lingering comment on the human condition. Not so much a mob movie as an indictment of the "mafioso" and his culture, Alberto Lattuada's 1962 film, restored, rereleased, and just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405326171780 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:08:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405326171780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487340150404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - St. Germain elderflower liqueur is a standout among recent introductions to the spirit market.  A pale golden liqueur--a real liqueur, not an infused vodka or a rum with the girly-drink flavors already mixed in, and certainly nothing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487340150404 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 04:40:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487340150404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486786567812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - I ordered Chaco Z/1 Unaweep sandals a few weeks ago, to replace a pair of ZX/1s that had a broken strap and awkwardly worn soles.  My feet, left ankle, and knees feel much better--I'm reminded why I like Chaco sandals.The shape... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486786567812 Thu, 1 Oct 2009 03:55:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486786567812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435621891716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Now sold in the USA under the Czechvar brand, this pilsner has been the subject of considerable myth-making.  Following the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, long before I was old enough to drink beer, rumors circulated, even... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435621891716 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:58:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435621891716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486570233476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Among New Orleans's restaurants, Commander's Palace is one of the three or four perennial standouts.  Executive chef Tory MacPhail continues its tradition of building a harmonious menu out of new creations, usually involving seasonal produce,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486570233476 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:48:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486570233476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486560403076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - I've gone through a few bottles of amaretto in my kitchen in the last five years, but have only drank it a handful of times in that period.  For baking, it's one of my favorite flavorings.  Amaretto di... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486560403076 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:26:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486560403076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481720700548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - There is a lot to write about District 9, so I'll begin with my conclusion:  This, the the first feature-length film from director Neill Blomkamp, is the best science-fiction film in years, probably since Terminator 2 if not since ET and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481720700548 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:11:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481720700548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485777510020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - While I was living in New Orleans to attend Tulane, Baumer Foods's Crystal hot sauce was what I most often saw on restaurant and home tables, followed by Tabasco, Louisiana brand, and Cajun Chef, in no particular order. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485777510020 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:58:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485777510020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485579984516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Quentin Tarantino has made a career out of making garbage into art, but this time around, he has merely made garbage.  Self-conscious garbage, for sure--one gets the feeling that unsuccessful attempts at wit are scattered throughout the film--and at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485579984516 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:10:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485579984516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484579053188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Casa de Fruta, located along the Pacheco Pass Highway between Gilroy, CA and the I-5, is an old-fashioned tourist trap, not unlike something from Wisconsin Dells, or a less interesting Wall Drug.  Children's rides, overpriced junk, at least... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484579053188 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:12:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484579053188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484445228676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Biographies of Satie have him, later in life, fed up with commentators describing his work as naïve; his remark-and I cannot find the exact quip right now in the Myers biography--being that if they want mature music they should seek the compositions... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484445228676 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:55:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484445228676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483357724292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Saguaro cacti, cholla, 110-degree weather, "sky islands", and cattle all come to mind when thinking of southern Arizona.  Vineyards certainly do not, but both Cochise County and the Sonoita-Elgin area boast a growing handful of wineries... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483357724292 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 03:56:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483357724292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483213610628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Cyanoacrylate "super glues" have been around for over six decades, and the common varieties--runny liquid, gel, quick-setting, etc.--have been around at least since when I was a small child who liked taking things apart and putting them together. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483213610628 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:52:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483213610628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483207646852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - I am told that gewürztraminer means "spice grape" in German.  That's a fair name, I suppose, even though, compared to, for example, a Belgian abbey ale, the spiciness of a gewürztraminer is extremely subtle, and certainly not the dominant... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483207646852 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:24:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483207646852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475822591620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Tupac Shakur nearly equated it with success, the 69 Boyz think it clearly better than E&J, and Snoop Dogg seems to recommend it as an accompaniment for cannabis, which I suppose is no more ridiculous than the "traditional" palate-deadening... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475822591620 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 03:57:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475822591620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475094879876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - Orange pop, along with bland pizza (maybe at Showbiz, complete with the animatronic "Rock-afire Explosion"!) was de rigueur for birthday parties around the time I was in kindergarten, and in general tends to be a beverage for that age group. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475094879876 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:05:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475094879876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473403592324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bkalafut - San Pellegrino has been one of the most common mineral waters on the U.S. market for some time; the company's other beverages, including Sanbitter nonalcoholic bitters, a chinotto-flavored soda, and an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473403592324 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 21:45:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473403592324?linkin_id=8003929