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World (class) New Year’s Parties
Holiday Time, Christopher Lombardi, Special publications, Published on 27/12/2018
» Site of one of the oldest and best-known celebrations, New York City always pulls out the stops for its widely viewed Times Square countdown party. In addition to the iconic 4-metre glitter ball that descends to mark the year’s end, the throngs of partygoers who unfailingly turn out for the event are treated to dazzling pyrotechnic and laser-light shows, big-name celebrity musical appearances and even a “wishing wall” where optimistic revellers can scribble their latest New Year’s resolutions.
Tastes and times overview foods of Christmas
Christopher Lombardi, Special publications, Published on 23/12/2018
» Though they are the stuff of fond memories and indulgent holiday feasts, many of these beloved Christmas dishes owe their origins to the commoner-class deprivation and imposing spiritual dogma which prevailed in days of yore.
The Foods of Thanksgiving
Christopher Lombardi, Special publications, Published on 18/11/2018
» Though originally held by colonial settlers to express gratitude for not succumbing to starvation for another year, the celebration of Thanksgiving has morphed into a lavish annual food-fest that relies on abundance rather than looming deprivation. Celebrated in various forms starting in the 1600s, 'turkey day' did not become an official holiday until 1863, when then-President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed "a day of Thanksgiving and Praise" for the nation's blessings in the midst of the US Civil War.