Skort; Buddha's Fingers; Jackhammer; Denali Rose; Sorbetini

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SKORT

   From ALASKA AIRLINES magazine, July 2002, pg. 65, col. 2:

   Another hot-seller for female mountain bikers is the flattering "skort,"
which combines stretchy cycling shorts with a wraparound skirt.

   There are many hits for "skort," but I did not see it in trademark
records.  Google has it from 1992, with indicatings that it was used in
cycling in the 1960s.
   It's not in OED.

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BUDDHA'S FINGERS

   Also in ALASKA AIRLINES magazine (I read it every month), July 2002,  Pg.
79, col. 1:

   Inside tranquil Beihai Park, Fangshan Restaurant (1 Wenjin Street,
011-86-10-6401-1879) serves imperial cuisine based on nearly 1,000-year-old
recipes.  Many of the old court favorites--bears' paw and tiger kidney among
them--are no longer available, though visitors can still enjoy everything
from turtle soup to Buddha's fingers (minced duck, pork and scallions wrapped
in thin pancakes) under Fangshan's golden-domed ceiling and latern-shaped
chandeliers.

(A Google search for "Buddha's fingers" turns up some interesting hits, but
not the pancakes--ed.)

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JACKHAMMER

   Muffin Man Cafe, 817 West Sixth Avenue, Anchorage, also offers a BLTA.  I
checked Google, adding "tomato, lettuce" and such:

BLTA--89 hits
BALT--17 hits
BLTE--14 hits
BELT--573 hits

   So I guess it helps that "belt" is a word and "balt" is not.  Right above
BLTA under "classic sandwiches" is:

JACKHAMMER--HOUSE BAKED HAM AND MONTEREY JACK CHEESE ON SOURDOUGH WITH
LETTUCE, TOMATO, DIJON AND MAYO.

   "Jackhammer" makes a lot of sense, but I saw only a few "jackhammer" and
"jack hammer" hits on Google.  Sometimes these things require a
Jack-in-the-Box to promote a "Jackhammer" for it to take off.

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DENALI ROSE

   The Glacier Brewhouse (www.glacierbrewhouse.com) is a popular Anchorage
spot where I had my last Alaskan meal.  The menu has these infused cocktails:

RUBY DROP 5.50--BrewHouse citrus infused vodka and housemade lemon & lime
sour.  Hand shaken, and sweetened with a sugared rim.

LAZY SU  5.25--A refreshing, shaken medley of kiwi, pineapple infused rum,
prach schnapps and lemonade.

DENALI ROSE  5.50--Cranberry, kiwi, and pineapple infused rum, shaken with
cranberry juice, housemade sweet & sour with a splash of Chambord.

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SORBETINI

   The AMERICAN WAY (AMERICAN AIRLINES) magazine for July 1, 2002 includes a
specialty of Keefer's (20 W. Kinzie, Chicago).  It's SORBETINI--vodka and
sorbet freezes.  I didn't see it on Google, but it looks kewl in the
magazine.