Shine your shoes, coif your hair and slip into your most dazzling evening gown for an Oscar Party like Bermuda has never seen before!     The Bermuda International Film Festival and MEF bring you Live from the Red Carpet taking place this Sunday, February 26 at The Deep at Elbow Beach.     You're invited to shimmy your way down the red carpet at 8:00pm, happily greeting all the other local stars that are in attendance and at 9:00pm, when the Academy Awards begin, you'll be in the best position to place bets on the night's big winners!     Enjoy happy hour prices on beer and wine all night long and special Oscar party cocktails. Indulge in dinner at Lido or Tapas at Seabreeze from 6:00pm onwards.     There will be prizes for the most glamorous costume and a best and ...

  In celebration of The Bermuda Department of Tourism's "College Weeks Reunion", we look back at the decades of the best parties Bermuda has ever seen.   Can you guess the year on any ONE of these photos? (Submit your answer in the comment box below. Give photo number and your guess.)   First to guess any ONE correctly, wins a bottle of Rum Swizzle mix and Gosling's Black Seal Rum: the perfect ingredients to keep the party going!  

In celebration of The Bermuda Department of Tourism's "College Weeks Reunion", we look back at the decades of the best parties Bermuda has ever seen.   Can you guess the year on any ONE of these photos? (Submit your answer in the comment box below. Give photo number and your guess.)   First to guess any ONE correctly, wins a bottle of Rum Swizzle mix and Gosling's Black Seal Rum: the perfect ingredients to keep the party going!

2012 marks the Chinese Year of the Dragon. Celebrations officially begin on January 23, but you can enjoy these dragon-themed cocktails anytime!   The dragon is the mightiest of the signs. Dragons prefer to live by their own rules, and if left on their own, they are usually successful. They're driven, unafraid of challenges and willing to take risks. They're passionate in all they do and they do things in grand fashion. Others are attracted to dragons, especially their colourful personalities, but deep down, dragons prefer to be alone which can be misinterpreted as arrogance or conceit. Beware: Dragons have tempers that can flare fast! (From chinesezodiac.com)       Red Dragon 1 cup blood-orange juice 3 tbsp. sugar 8 oz. tequila 7 oz. triple sec 1 blood-orange peel (for g...

Merry Christmas!   Local businesses have been saying Merry Christmas to their customers in The Bermudian magazine for the past 81 years! This holiday season we take a look back at local holiday advertisments since 1930.

The sky is the limit when it comes to Bermudians decorating their homes for the holidays. The Bermudian magazine has the famed tradition of taking a peek inside some of the most beautiful. From sparkling trees and handmade wreaths to Cedar laden mantles and sensational centerpieces, here is a look at our most favourite homes, decked for Christmastime sure to delight and inspire!  

The Christmas Boat Parade is Bermuda's largest single spectator event of the year and it's a wonderful way to entertain family and friends. This year's parade will be held on Saturday, December 10, with a rain date of Sunday December 11. The Parade will begin promptly at 6:30pm from the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Hotel and travel clockwise around White's Island, culminating with a spectacular fireworks display. Whether you are lucky enough to have a view from your porch or are happy to perch somewhere on the route, here are some picnic recipes perfect for entertaining family and friends that night.     Recipes for a Parade-side Picnic     Delicious Chili Recipe   Ingredients: 2 slices bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces 1 onion, coarsely chopped 3 cloves garlic, cho...

  Although Stuart Hayward wrote this poem back in 1983, it still rings true for Bermuda so we thought we'd share it with you!   ‘Twas the day after Christmas and down by the shore, Things were so quiet you could hear the crabs snore. The children were sullen, and each now and then, They would grump to each other: “The man’s late again.”   Now Ma in her head rag and me in my locks, Had just settled down to some sounds from the box, When out on the horizon there arose such a roar, It looked like a hurricane brewin’ for sure.   I saw a big wave reaching up to the sky, And on a huge surfboard a dread little guy. With a swimsuit too big; he was skinny and drawn, As he surfed in he was stifling a yawn.   He was haggard and weary, just really worn out. “Is this...

A Bermudian Christmas without cassava pie would be like Easter without kites. This unusual dish – a sweet, spicy cake with a meat filling – is as essential to a local Christmas dinner as the turkey itself. Families usually make a large quantity and eat it hot, cold and fried in slices all during Christmas week (and often tuck some into the freezer for Easter, too). To the uninitiated, cassava pie is an odd mix of sweet and savoury. But it’s a combination that seems to please the Bermudian palate, particularly at times of celebration; the hot-cross bun with a fish cake inside is another prime example. Since cassava pie recipes can vary so much, we asked some well-known Bermudians to share their family favourite.   Ann Spencer-Arscott, director of the Bermuda Red Cross, has been ...

Enhance your holiday decorating and entertaining this season by re-thinking red! Our creative ideas take the classic Christmas colour and give tradition a twist! Keep it simple and chic by splashing red in your centerpieces, your floral arrangments, even your holiday wrapping. Create a warm and rosy ambiance at holiday get-togethers by adding red to your cocktails. So make spirits even brighter and rediscover red this season and spread the Christmas cheer.   WRAP IT UP! Gifts are even more special when they arrive in a package created with care. Carry the red theme through your gift giving, mixing and matching paper and ribbon.Look for interesting boxes with unusual shapes and personalise gifts by attaching ornaments, faux jewels, glitter, candy or feathers.     EMBRACE MODERN...