Adopt an Olive Tree
Extra virgin olive oil fanatics can cut out the middleman by adopting an olive tree in Italy. Sponsors score a certificate, a photograph of the tree, and 3 liters of extra virgin olive oil — pressed from your own olives — come spring. At $110, not a bad holiday gift for your favorite foodie. Visit for more.
Mark Kurlansky in Boulder
Save Nov. 11, at 7:30 p.m., to hear Mark Kurlansky, food journalist and author of “Salt” and “Cod,” read from and discuss his new book, an innovative work of fiction called “Edible Stories.” He’ll be at the Boulder Book Store on Pearl Street. Go to for more details.
Happy Birthday, Loretta Swit
One of the most popular shows of all time, “M*A*S*H,” featured some of television’s most enduring characters (and best character names): Hawkeye Pierce, Radar O’Reilley, and, of course, the best-named of all, Hot Lips Houlihan, played by Loretta Swit. Swit turns 73 tomorrow, anyone for a Hot Lips Cocktail?
Hot Lips Cocktail
Makes 1.
Ingredients
1 part cinnamon schnapps
1 part vodka
1 part Galliano liqueur
Directions
Stir ingredients together over ice and strain into a cocktail glass.
