by John Moore

Vallarta Yacht Club holds the 8th Annual Cruisers Charity Chili Cookoff – December 1

They say a Chili Cookoff is about as much fun as a person can stand. This years V.Y.C. Cookoff will be no exception.

All funds raised will be given to Families of the Dump Foundation. Attendees buy tickets to sample the best chili’s on and around Banderas Bay. Chairperson Mary Ladner noted that we already have 12 chili booths signed up and expect more. Most chili competitors dress in costume and serve their gastronomical delights from their theme decorated booths. Awards are given to the best chili (as determined by the most sample tickets sold) in both the Cruiser Division and the Land division.

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• 13th Festival Gourmet
• The Participating Restaurants
• The Program

The dream continues…

If thirteen is thought of as unlucky, think twice. Or thirteen times, if you will, as the International Gourmet Festival of Vallarta Mexico celebrates thirteen years in 2007. We welcome you with open arms and the well-set tables that characterize Vallarta not only all over Mexico but throughout the world. Our gift during this weeklong epicurean feast is to serve you the way only we know how.

From November 8 to 18, twenty-four of our premium restaurants open their doors to invited chefs from around the world to inveigle you with taste-tempting dishes that go right to your heart by way of the stomach. But that’s not before passing your palate. Where every bite will be relished. Savored. With a passion.
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After a long day of Dia de los Muertos, what could round out the Mexican experience more than a traditional German Oktoberfest?

Hacienda Alemana is serving a typical German Oktoberfest, the only German festival in Puerto Vallarta. There are nine barrels of beer, hundreds of Bratwurst and lots of German flair.

The party begins at 6pm and the price is 190 pesos per person for the buffet.

Reserve online at Reservations for a 10% discount.

ADDRESS: Basilio Badillo # 378, Col. Emiliano Zapata, Old Town, Puerto Vallarta
TEL: (322) 222-2071 or (322) 222-3403
EMAIL: info@haciendaalemana.com
WEBSITE: http://www.haciendaalemana.com/index.html

Fabulous food, marvelous music and charitable causes come together at the Palomazo Culinario, also known as the Puerto Vallarta Culinary Jam, at the Marriott CasaMagna Puerto Vallarta on Monday, October 29th, 2007.

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What’s the origin of “cocktail?”

From Cecil’s Mailbag by the Straight Dope Science Advisory Board:

PHOTO: the great ganesha

Well, first I need to take a stab at clearing up the dismaying confusion between plebeian “mixed drinks” and true cocktails. While it’s not uncommon nowadays for people to call any drink with alcohol in it a “cocktail,” much the way just about any drink served in a martini glass is often dubbed a “martini” (even if it never got within three feet of gin, vodka or vermouth), professional bartenders tend to be chary about what they honor with the “cocktail” label. A cocktail is generally considered to be a short (3-4oz.) drink consisting of alcohol and juice or mixers. This definition excludes long drinks like Greyhounds and Screwdrivers, all “shots” and alcoholic milkshakes like the Mudslide from the esteem properly belonging to the “cocktail” label.
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