Citadel invests in river ports in Egypt
Egypt's Citadel Capital has said it has invested EGP1bn ($183m) in three Nile river ports and plans to invest in two more in the country, the daily al-Mal reported. Alwataniya for Rivier Ports Management, a subsidiary of the private equity firm, inaugurated the Tanash river port in northern Cairo. The firm is also eyeing investments in Sudanese river ports, and plans to link its port network to Juba in southern Sudan from Egypt's northern seaport city of Alexandria within the next four or five years. The country's transport minister, Alaa Fahmy said the government will tender several river ports as part of its plan to encourage investment by the private sector.
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Facts About The Sports Loving PeopleIn Cincinnati And Their Teams
Cincinnati, Ohio has been known by various nicknames such as the Queen City, The City of Seven Hills and even Porkopolis to name a couple. Cincinnati psychologists say that it is a smaller sized Midwestern city situated right on the Ohio River and even though it is conservative in a lot of ways, their [...]
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Conan O’Brien Returns, Announces Music And Comedy Tour
We here at Rock on the Streets were always on Team Conan, so we are super-soaked to hear that Conan has lined up dates for a forthcoming live comedy and music tour.
O’Brien, who was fired from “The Tonight Show” after refusing to move his show up thirty minutes for Jay Leno’s own show, will kick off the 30 city tour on April 12 in Oregon.
The forthcoming tour, called “The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour“, is set to feature “music, comedy, and the occasional awkward silence”.
Longtime sidekick Andy Richter as well as the “Tonight Show” band will reportedly join O’Brien on the jaunt.
Among the dates announced will be a stop at the Bonnaroo Music Festival on June 11, where he will not only perform at the comedy tent but will host the main music stage.
O’Brien made the tour announcement via a tweet where he wrote, “Hey Internet: I’m headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour… I repeat: It’s half-assed.”
For ticket information go to Teamcoco.com.
Dates:
04-12 Eugene, OR – Hult Ceter for the Performing Arts
04-13 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theatre
04-14 Vancouver, British Columbia – Orpheum Theatre
04-16 Spokane, WA – INB Performing Arts Center
04-17 Enoch, Alberta – River Cree Resort & Casino
04-18 Seattle, WA – Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
04-19 Seattle, WA – Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
04-22 San Francisco, CA – Nob Hill Masonic Center
04-23 San Francisco, CA – Nob Hill Masonic Center
04-24 Universal City, CA – Gibson Amphitheater
04-25 Universal City, CA – Gibson Amphitheater
04-29 San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic Theatre
04-30 Phoenix, AZ – Dodge Theatre
05-01 Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl Concert Theatre – Palms Casino
05-04 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino – Grand Theatre
05-05 San Jose, CA – San Jose State University Events Center
05-06 Sacramento, CA – Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
05-09 Boulder, CO – Mackey Auditorium
05-13 Dallas, TX – McFarlin Memorial Auditorium – SMU Campus
05-14 Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
05-15 Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater
05-16 Kansas City, MO – Midland Theatre
05-18 Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum Theatre
05-19 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
05-20 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
05-22 Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall
05-30 Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata Spa & Resort – Event Center
06-01 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
06-02 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
06-04 Boston, MA – Wang Theater
06-05 Boston, MA – Wang Theater
06-06 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
06-07 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
06-08 Washington, DC – Constitution Hall
06-11 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
06-14 Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
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Tyler Florence Talks About His Budding Bay Area Empire
In 2008, Food Network star Tyler Florence relocated from New York City to Mill Valley, where he opened a kitchen store and has been raising three kids along with his wife Tolan. As many of you have likely heard, Florence is taking over the former Rubicon (which still, oddly, has a website) and reinventing it this May as the Wayfare Tavern, with a menu of new takes on turn-of-the-twentieth century San Francisco dishes. But in the months following this opening, Tyler is also revamping the once Michelin-starred El Paseo in Mill Valley with help of Sammy Hagar, and also launching what will likely be the first of a franchise of casual eateries called Rotisserie & Wine in downtown Napa.
Florence spoke to Grub Street this week about how the three projects are coming along, and what we can expect to find when the Wayfare Tavern makes its debut.
How is the construction at Wayfare Tavern coming along?
It looks like a million bucks. You know, it's three floors, and on the first two floors we're trying to create something that feels really warm and authentic, as if it's been there for a hundred years. Sort of like Balthazar meets Tadich Grill meets Grand Central Oyster Bar. A lot of reclaimed wood and antique details. Up on the third floor was Rubicon's wine vault, which holds like 5,000 bottles, and we're trying to patina it down and make it fit in and feel like a natural part of the space.
Have you hired a chef de cuisine yet?
No, we're still looking at a few candidates. A couple from here, one from Florida, a couple from New York.
Anything you can tell us yet about the menu?
It's a big menu, very California-focused with things like crayfish from the Sacramento river. And it's going to feature a lot of classic dishes that people can identify with Old San Francisco, like cioppino, and we're going to have a bone marrow appetizer with shallot pickle relish and herb salad, and an example pasta dish: ricotta dumplings with chanterelle mushrooms, cavallo nero, bicycle radishes, Meyer lemon and parmesan.
And how about El Paseo? You're keeping the name the same?
Yes, we're keeping the name. That's a really incredible space. It's set back in this alley that feels like it's right of Spain, and it was built by a schoolteacher in the 1930s who came back from Spain to Mill Valley and wanted to recreate something like what she saw there here at home. It's been a continuously operating restaurant since 1936, and I'm seeing the menu concept there as being totally in rhythm with the season. Very locavore. Very myopic. We'll be sourcing everything except salt, pepper, and wine right from Marin County, and I'm even looking into a salt guy who's harvesting sea salt up in Inverness, so it may be everything except pepper and wine is hyper-local.
The place had a Michelin star when it was open, but it was always kind of a mixed message with a French menu and a Spanish feel. We want to turn it into an old American tavern a farm-to-table gastropub. El Paseo should be open by the end of June or early July.
Tell us about the Napa project.
It's called Rotisserie & Wine, and it's going to be in the Riverfront complex right on Main Street in Napa, and there what we're trying to do is our first casual concept, something that I could see opening elsewhere in California and after that, in other parts of the country. It's got 120 seats, and we'll be serving organic Petaluma chicken and Mondavi lamb on the rotisserie, really simple. Just some impeccably roasted proteins, great side dishes, and wines by the glass or bottle. That should be open by July or August, and there's going to be a really cool kitchen store attached, on the opposite side of the building.
You've been pretty damn busy, also with a cookbook on its way?
We just finished shooting for the cookbook, and it's going to be really great, all about eating locally. It'll be out in October and it's called Tyler Florence Family Meals: Finding the Feast in Your Backyard.
And you just signed a deal for your own signature-label wines?
Yeah, I've been working on my own wine for a while with crush pad. Our first bottle, the '07 TF Zin, got 92 points from Wine Spectator, and I'm really trying to show people I'm serious about this. I just signed a deal with Mondavi to make four varietals: Pinot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, and Sauvignon Blanc, with the Tyler Florence label.
We assume you'll be serving the wines at all the restaurants?
Absolutely. And wait 'til you taste them.
Earlier: Tyler Florence, Lark Creek Restaurants Coming to Napa [Grub Street]
Tyler Florence Plans Marin Restaurant; Pulls Plug on Bar Florence [Grub Street]
Tyler Florence Partnering with Sammy Hagar on "Rustic American Tavern" [Grub Street]
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