The Chinese Lunar New Year’s Eve dinner, also known as the family reunion dinner, marks a celebratory gathering on Lunar New Year’s that is the capstone of the Spring Festival holiday. Local hotels this year are offering a number of holiday specials for New Year’s Eve dinner.

    春节期间，亲朋好友聚会增多，难免大鱼大肉，摄入过多的卡路里。小编贴心准备了一些控制食量、合理锻炼的小贴示，希望对您“控制体重”有所帮助哦！

    ●Give up on losing weight. It’s the holiday -- enjoy the time away from work with friends and family.  Focus on trying to maintain weight; there will be time to worry about slimming down after the holidays.

    红葡萄酒作为西方传统的佐餐酒水，以其深厚的文化底蕴、诱人的色泽和高贵的形象，成为国人聚会的首选。即使是口味上有些不足的红酒或菜肴，也可以通过搭配的技巧，让缺点转化成优点，让酒和菜都变得更美味。

    新春将至，如何将红酒与美味佳肴进行搭配组合，产生更多精彩的味觉体验呢？1月8日下午，双语周刊读者俱乐部中外新老会员30余人齐聚江头印度风餐厅，品鉴红葡萄酒，探讨西方酒文化，并跟随印度风餐厅的老板John Solomon展开了了一次难忘的美食美酒之旅。

    The high-end French cognac Chabasse recently announced its official entry into the China market at a press conference in Xiamen hosted by the Vincente Wine company.

    Founded in 1818 by Jean Baptiste Chabasse, the vintner is currently headquartered at Saint Jean d’ Angely in Cognac, France. The firm’s signature rounded decanter is designed to evoke the archways of the Romanesque abbeys common in the Saintonge region. 

    中国有句古话：民以食为天。作为人类生存之本的食品及其衍生出的餐饮文化历来都是非常热门的讨论话题。在即将过去的2010年，有哪些新近出现或是备受瞩目的食品新风尚呢？让我们通过《时代》周刊评选出的2010十大食品趋势来一同回顾吧。

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    The new naturalism
    新自然主义