28 April 2011

"I'd bang Ben Franklin!"

The Hungry Intellectuals have a reputation for saying some hilarious, and often off-the-wall comments, but this month's one liner will go down in the record book!

The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace has nothing to do with Ben Franklin but follows another "sexy" Founding Father, Thomas Jefferson. The book chronicles Jefferson's 1787 tour and escapades through Europe collecting some of the world's finest wine and follows a story line of the art (and deception) of the modern day comically extravagant high-dollar wine collecting business.

The question remains though: Why does an otherwise worthless object (i.e. an acrid and dusty old wine bottle) increase in ridiculous value simply because a celebrity is believed to have owned it?

07 April 2011

Move over Oprah, there’s a new book club in town!

Do you know that 80% of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year?

This is the beginning of a blog for those 20% of us who not only embrace reading, but also sharing a good meal and snob-free intelligent discussion.

So bring on the comments, disagreements, criticisms and recipes!