Living is defined as being alive, not dead, active and thriving.
Social means friendly, sociable and fond of the company of others.
If one puts these words together he forms the phrase Living Social.
If one wants fun things to do in or near his city, he can get discounts at an online marketplace with just that name: Living Social. Emails have been creeping into our inbox for years from this sender. I should have known with words like alive, thriving, friendly, sociable and fun, that these emails were directed to the other half of this union. The only word I identify with is discounts: those things sold at a reduced price or the deduction of a certain amount from monetary charges. My better half found discount tickets on Living Social for the Philadelphia Food and Wine Festival in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Tasty is defined as having a pleasant, distinct flavor.
A tidbit is a small morsel of tasty food.
These words can be used side by side to form the phrase tasty tidbit.
I like the word tasty, and the selections from the varied vendors did not disappoint. Salmon in sauce, pieces of tender meat slow-cooked in barbecue sauce, pumpkin theme soups as well as some mean clam chowder...there were too many to list them all. I'm not as fond of the word tidbit. Sometimes it takes me only one sampling of an unfamiliar taste to know I don't want any more. Sometimes it takes two or three tries, or even a whole plateful for me to say Wow, that was good! I could have returned to the line of hungry and curious Festival patrons and gotten another tiny tasty tidbit, but if I'm gonna wait, I wanna eat BIG!
Real means not artificial.
Wine is defined as the fermented juice from a fruit.
A drinker is someone who drinks....anything: water, milk, beer, coffee.
You can form a phrase, real wine drinker, from these three words.
I've heard some folks say, "I'm not a milk drinker because I'm lactose intolerant." I've heard others say, "I'm a coffee drinker...can't get through the day without it!" During a visit to a table of fine wines, a connoisseur described the dry and bold samples available for tasting. I'm only an occasional partaker of wine, and when I indulge, I want mine light and sweet. I asked, "Do you have a sweet wine?" to which she replied, "Are you kidding? Not here, real wine drinkers drink dry wine!" to which I replied, "I guess I'm an artificial wine drinker then." I smilingly thanked her, walked away, and once again I used my most cherished defense mechanisms: the ones where I mentally gesture her and call her a bad name. Then I proceeded to the next station...and the next...and I eventually found some sweet wine. I was drinking real fermented juice from a fruit, therefore I considered myself a real wine drinker. Take that dry and bold snob!
Celebrity is synonymous with a well known person. Chef means the same as someone who cooks. Celebrity chef is the result of creating a phrase using these two words. Throughout the excursion, there were announcements of events in an area with a kitchen on a stage. I heard the speaker reveal that in just a few moments, 'Kenny G' would be showing us some of his cooking expertise. I was curious. I have inconsistently enjoyed some of his tunes. Would he be playing some soft jazz on his saxophone while he cooked? Would he be playing while someone else cooked? Did he ever get a haircut? All my inquiries were discarded when I realized that my old ears deceived me, and the celebrity chef was a man named 'Eddie G.' It could have happened to anyone with all the noise and reverberation! Poor Eddie G was attempting to put his own spin on a Philly cheese steak with a comic celebrity chef named Mark DeCarlo at his side. Mr. DeCarlo's microphone was loud and clear, and Eddie's was low and muffled. The result was an unpleasant attempt at comedy overshadowing the task at hand. It was not easy to listen to...I think some soothing smooth saxophone support for Eddie G from the famous Kenny G in the background would have made the demonstration more enjoyable.
One of the definitions of the multi-meaning word change is to vary. Scene in our lives is our location. A change of scene is sometimes a good thing. The Food and Wine Festival certainly provided us with a needed change of scene. I was glad for the discount from Living Social. The excursion was worth what we paid, and not twice what we paid, as the original price would suggest. The event was scheduled to last four hours. That's a lot of tasty tidbits and sweet wine. I suggest not eating too much at home to fully enjoy the unusual and varied selections. Would I have enjoyed a trip to one of our favorite Italian eateries, and not waiting in line for a sample, as much? Most definitely. Did I think the Food and Wine Festival was worth trying? Again, most definitely. Would I try it again? That's up to my better half...and Living Social!
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