As each time zone in the world welcomed the new millennium, twelve
people in a little flat in San Francisco celebrated with a unique
dining experience.
The New Year’s Eve feast began at 4pm Pacific Time with long-life
noodles and caviar tarts, as Sonja, her husband Dave and their guests
joined a few billion people who were still partying in Asia and Russia.
Then, every hour on the hour, wherever it was midnight, they served
assorted bite-sized cuisine indigenous to countries where the 21st
century had just begun.
These just scream Christmas, don't they? I wanted to show you this recipe to give you plenty of time to include this in your holiday entertaining. I love 
Europeans do it better. Not the wine, beer, and cheese, which are all great, but the holidays and vacations. A holiday in Europe occupies at least two
weeks. Summer vacation is six to eight. With that much time off from
work, one’s internal clock resets. The mind and body slow down to take
in the pleasures of the moment.
My friend KBell makes socks for a living. But it’s what comes out of her kitchen that’ll really knock your socks off – the world’s most perfect brisket.
We just can't resist a festive cocktail to liven up the holidays. Here are three sure to please martinis that will help you deck the halls with traditional flavors of the season.
