Wine & Dine: Pairing Fine Food with Fine Wine in Fine Countries; Thursday, 4th Period [08/22].

[chef_chocobro]

"For our final class," Ignis announced, in their usual gathering before the Portalocity office, and with a grin on his face, no less, albeit only slightly more subtle than his standard smile generally was. And while one might assume this particularly buoyant mood was fueled by a rather perfect day the day prior, there was, truthfully, a good chance that he would have been just as smugly pleased that afternoon even without that to add to it, "I've saved what I, personally, consider the best for last. This is, of course, entirely subjective, and I would actually be rather interested, should you care to share your thoughts, in what region you have found to be a favorite among the plethora of vintages we have deigned to try. But recently, I have been developing quite the taste of Argentinian wines in particular."

Did that grin increase that slight margin more? Oh, absolutely, and it was downright noticeable, too.

"And so off we are, to South America, and currently the fifth largest producer of wine in the world. The Spanish colonization of the Americas has left a firm mark on Argentinian culture, and, along with that, its wines. The climate allows the country to play host to a wide variety of different grapes, and while the wine culture and exporting drives have often place quantity over quality in many of their over 1500 vineyards, the latter is not always sacrificed for the former.

"So today, we will be headed for Terraza de los Andes, settled in the Mendoza region of the Andes Mountains, where we will be partaking in an exploration of an asado offering: grilled meats and other traditional offerings, paired with a good Malbec and a few other wines. And, so, without any further ado, let us go and conclude our global journey through wine and food, shall we?"

Plants: Thursday first period

[mylandmyrules]

"Well, this is our last class," Nell said, "And I want to thank you for being a part of my first class. I hope you've had a good experience and feel like you have a better understanding and appreciation for the plants and the beauty around you."

They were back in Plant Parenthood for the final class, surrounded by all of Nell's plants and whatever plants the students had left there to get a good start.

"I thought that today we'd enjoy some of the bounty of the land and talk about what you most enjoyed about the class."

Library, Thursday 8/22

[noonedecidesmyfate]

The library was much cleaner this week than it had been the last time Belle was in.

There was a stack of books on the science of sleep on the desk though which she was perusing.

Why the island/library had decided she needed to learn about the importance of sleep was a mystery. her fairy tale didn't involve excessive sleeping!

The Olympics... Kinda - Thursday, 3rd Period

[wrongkindofsith]

The Danger Shop was set up for a party. Possibly a kinda sad one. But there were a lot of fake medals for the class. Which might be sad too, honestly.

"It's our last class, so it's closing ceremony time," Jane told the class. "Or just a party. The shop got confused by what we were trying to input."

"Apparently the closing ceremony 'has party vibes'," You could hear the finger quotes that Cara was not doing.

"So, grab a medal and let's get to the party," Jane said, trying to be enthusiastic as a very strangled and sad national anthem played. Which nation? Hard to tell.

"'And enjoy the limbo pole, the funnest of competitions'," Cara wasn't even pretending not to be reading off notes at this point.