R.A.Cole
@lostreservation.bsky.social
Flâneur & Professor of Food & Drink Cultures. Capricorn/Taurus Rising. Views are my own- RTs/Likes are not endorsements. https://lostreservation.com/
"Live long and prosper"
November 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
"Live long and prosper"
Was there this summer. Lovely, but crowded. Old friends in Cheltenham took us to Mount Inn Stanton for breathtaking views and beers (maps.app.goo.gl/onXHHcPkQaVk...) and then on to BotW. Finished the afternoon loop at Clarkson’s Farmer’s Dog, where politics aside, had good beer and fine views.
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Was there this summer. Lovely, but crowded. Old friends in Cheltenham took us to Mount Inn Stanton for breathtaking views and beers (maps.app.goo.gl/onXHHcPkQaVk...) and then on to BotW. Finished the afternoon loop at Clarkson’s Farmer’s Dog, where politics aside, had good beer and fine views.
Pleased to bring students to Europe once again. In summer 2026 we'll study Food and Drink Cultures. The Netherlands, Belgium, France, England. Eat well, drink well, travel well. Cheers!
October 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Pleased to bring students to Europe once again. In summer 2026 we'll study Food and Drink Cultures. The Netherlands, Belgium, France, England. Eat well, drink well, travel well. Cheers!
Poster from the museum.
August 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Poster from the museum.
Just wrapped a June-August trip to Europe. Attached map shows how
useful the Eurail pass was. The many additional bus and walking journeys aren’t shown.
useful the Eurail pass was. The many additional bus and walking journeys aren’t shown.
August 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Just wrapped a June-August trip to Europe. Attached map shows how
useful the Eurail pass was. The many additional bus and walking journeys aren’t shown.
useful the Eurail pass was. The many additional bus and walking journeys aren’t shown.
In London and had already seen everything that interested me at the theatre, so after a 10-year gap I saw Les Mis, because of course I did. Coming off three weeks in France, I was secretly cheering for the Monarchy to endure. Alas, not to be.
July 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In London and had already seen everything that interested me at the theatre, so after a 10-year gap I saw Les Mis, because of course I did. Coming off three weeks in France, I was secretly cheering for the Monarchy to endure. Alas, not to be.
“Tart fruit ISO feisty Lambic partner with whom to make lovely Kriek children.” (Marché du Midi, Brussels)
June 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“Tart fruit ISO feisty Lambic partner with whom to make lovely Kriek children.” (Marché du Midi, Brussels)
MAHA. Making America healthy again.
June 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
MAHA. Making America healthy again.
Finally back in Europe for the next two months. Dutch fishing village…
June 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Finally back in Europe for the next two months. Dutch fishing village…
Prototype for early Meta AI glasses…
June 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Prototype for early Meta AI glasses…
I wonder if, in the United States, on my shelf, this is the only bottle of Geuze Devillé from Den Herberg in Halle, Belgium.
I'll soon be back in the Low Countries and drinking gueuze of all kinds.
I'll soon be back in the Low Countries and drinking gueuze of all kinds.
June 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I wonder if, in the United States, on my shelf, this is the only bottle of Geuze Devillé from Den Herberg in Halle, Belgium.
I'll soon be back in the Low Countries and drinking gueuze of all kinds.
I'll soon be back in the Low Countries and drinking gueuze of all kinds.
Reminds me of a drive-in movie advert character. Maybe put some foam in place of hair on top?
June 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Reminds me of a drive-in movie advert character. Maybe put some foam in place of hair on top?
Eleventh, 12th and 13th Canadian provinces?
June 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Eleventh, 12th and 13th Canadian provinces?
For those who care deeply about these things, just a reminder that today, 5 June, is Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Danke Shane.
June 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
For those who care deeply about these things, just a reminder that today, 5 June, is Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Danke Shane.
Emperor of Mexico, if you can even imagine the audacity of that dream! What a rich historical tale that turned out to be. I lived in Mexico City for a few years and the impact of his ambition continued to reverberate 100+ years later.
June 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Emperor of Mexico, if you can even imagine the audacity of that dream! What a rich historical tale that turned out to be. I lived in Mexico City for a few years and the impact of his ambition continued to reverberate 100+ years later.
Nurse Ratched vibe.
May 31, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Nurse Ratched vibe.
I’m watching the film Conclave and I’ve just realized that, no matter what your station, life really renders as a never-ending struggle to sit with the cool kids on every bus, metaphorical or literal.
May 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I’m watching the film Conclave and I’ve just realized that, no matter what your station, life really renders as a never-ending struggle to sit with the cool kids on every bus, metaphorical or literal.
Was I the only one watching Union St. Gilloise while Eurovision burned down the world?
May 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Was I the only one watching Union St. Gilloise while Eurovision burned down the world?
And maybe think about adding a graphic to visualize your data. That will set your manuscript apart from the others in the blind review process. For example, an ethnographic study of shoe-wearing peoples of the U.S. Northeast region might be spiced up with this graphic:
May 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
And maybe think about adding a graphic to visualize your data. That will set your manuscript apart from the others in the blind review process. For example, an ethnographic study of shoe-wearing peoples of the U.S. Northeast region might be spiced up with this graphic:
I remember as a kid Little Kings Cream Ale stubbies were major radio sponsors of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. Later, some of my underaged friends drank these in high school.
May 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I remember as a kid Little Kings Cream Ale stubbies were major radio sponsors of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team. Later, some of my underaged friends drank these in high school.
May 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
JD strikes again. He told Poppie, "Here, hold my water."
May 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
JD strikes again. He told Poppie, "Here, hold my water."