Archive for October, 2004

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Well then… that solves that!

Wreck his bed, no problem. Kick him in the head, fine. But don’t push him too far — stealing his soul is where he absolutely draws the line. You’ve been warned.

Particular about the serving temperature of your drinks? The Ice Bar in Milan has a solution — they’ve put the entire place “on the rocks”.

The Ice Bar glimmers blue as Milan’s fashion set lumber around in the padded silver ponchos which they must put on before treading into the 23-degree Fahrenheit chamber.

Barmen in thick boots, fleeces and fur hats serve colorful vodka cocktails in shot glasses made from fist-sized ice cubes and slide them down the smooth ice bar.

“A lot of people worry their lips are going to stick to the glass but I’ve never seen that happen,” said barmaid Mia Nilsson, who has come south from Sweden to teach the Milanese the joy of ice and flavored vodkas.

This gives me hope and inspiration to pursue my dream of building the first bar made entirely of Pringles.

Full Story [reuters.com]