Something's cooking 17,000 feet over the Nevada desert, and, despite what passing geese may smell, it's not french fries.

The cook, the stripper, the wife and her French lover.No, it's not the title of a new art-house movie, it's just a regular night at Sydney's Hilton Hotel.If you're wanting more than just the standard romance package, the Hilton says it has the solution.

What good is watching a football game without onion dip? Pointless, I say. This is simple to make, so when it disappears during the first quarter (and it will), you can whip up another batch during a commercial break. Ingredients...

Something's cooking 17,000 feet over the Nevada desert, and, despite what passing geese may smell, it's not french fries. It's Green Flight International's BioJet, a 39-year-old Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin with a single-stage turbojet that was engineered to burn anything from pump gas to home-heating oil.

# 1loafFrench baguettes, day old, thinly sliced#Crostini Mixture# 15ounces cookedcannellini beans, save some cooking liquid(or equivalent amount drained canned beans, liquid reserved)# 6roasted garlic cloves, minced

The new home of The French Culinary Institute, The International Culinary Center was created to continue the tradition of The FCI while also providing a solid platform for expansion into additional programs and areas of study (such as their new Italian programs).Located in Soho, New York City, the newly renovated center for culinary arts has been expanded to include a total of four floors of facilities, effectively doubling their teaching space. It also includes the award-winning L'Ecole restaurant on the ground floor (featuring fare from FCI students) as well as the International Culinary Theater that frequently hosts events, forums and lectures from famous graduates such as Bobby Flay and others.Currently focusing on French and Italian cuisine, available cooking classes and programs through the International Culinary Center include:Career ProgramsContinuing Education Courses in restaurant management, food writing, and moreAmateur Cooking CoursesThe Italian Culinary Academy Programs The French Culinary InstituteThe French Culinary Institute offers both career and amateur courses in French cuisine. Career courses include their famed Classic Culinary Arts (designed by Jacques Pepin}, as well as Classic Pastry Arts, and The Art of International Bread Baking. Vocational training through the FCI offers an innovative, accelerated learning format (known as their Total Immersion™ approach) that allows graduation within 6 months (for day students) or 9 months (for evening students).A variety of popular amateur courses are also available through The FCI, ranging from 2 to 22 sessions. The Italian Culinary AcademyDesigned by master chef Cesare Casella, the International Culinary Center's new Italian Culinary Academy offers a unique curriculum in Italian cuisine. The benchmark course of this new program is The Italian Culinary Experience, a groundbreaking, immersive course in Italian cuisine and culture which includes training at ALMA (The International School of Italian Cuisine) in Parma, Italy, as well as an apprenticeship at a noted Italian restaurant (also located in Italy). A la carte courses in the essentials of Italian cooking are also available for both career as well as amateur chefs.