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Sanitario (Sani-tah-rio)
(adj.)
health; sanitary
The main function of sanitario is to describe things related to public health:la política sanitaria de este Gobierno
this Government’s health policy
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"Daytime" TV Talk Show: Cuban Espresso & Gourmet Tea 8.25.09
This was a fun segment showing Dave how to have my fix, Cuban espresso in the morning; and later in the evening as espresso 'tinis!! Featured a new loose leaf tea company, Village Tea Co and shared some great Earl Gray for breakfast and orange ginger as ic...
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Pressure Cooking Thursdays Debut!
A few months ago, when I launched the new Spring look of the blog, I introduced a monthly event I wanted to host. Many of you know I swear by the pressure cooker and use it 80% of the time in preparing meals, Cuban or not.
Well, on a serious and focused missi...
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Huésped (who-ehs-ped)
(noun)
GuestIf you stay in a hotel, pensión and so forth in the Spanish-speaking world, you may well come across requests and instructions to the guests, such as:Se ruega a los huéspedes dejar la llave de su habitación en recepción
You are kindly requeste...
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Who Wants to Personally Meet Joël Robuchon With Me in NY?!?! Major Contest!
(Hotel Metropole, Monte Carlo, Monaco)
Many of you know I was in Monaco earlier this year doing some incredible foodie things. For 9 days I pretended to be among the bourgeoisie and indulge in all kinds of exquisite fru-fru's---like $8 cappuccinos and penny...
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Esperar (es-peh-rar)
(verb)
to wait, to wait for; to expect
You can’t always get what you want, at least not immediately, and so you might have to wait for it. If so, you need the verb esperar.
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Do You Think I Need More Coffee?! & Giveaway!
(SLIM MINT)
Hello world. It's been a long summer and I'm back in full swing! Too much to fill you in but I'm so happy to be here again. I hope you're back, too!
Exciting news. I have an upcoming coffee installment on Flanboyant Eats. Lots of it! If you're ...
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"Daytime" TV Talk Show: Red Snapper Escoviche 7.13.09
2nd on-air segment on nationally syndicated talk show "Daytime." This time I make a really good and simple Jamaican style red snapper escoviche with host Dave Nemeth! Check out how we love playing with the dead, but whole fish! The dish was great and some ...
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Parish Foods & Goods Takes Me Home
I've been reluctant in doing more Atlanta based restaurant reviews for one reason only. After reading some discussion on proper reviewing and what qualifies a formidable write-up, I felt I wasn't adhering to those "journalistic standards." As a trained write...
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Igual (ee-gual)
(adj.)
the sameThe core meaning of igual as an adjective is the same
Todas las casas son iguales:
All the houses are the same.
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