"It's probably important to sample other terrains".
And, bolstered by the experience, you may find the nerve to sample other, more ethnic cuisine.
Draw eyeballs to the schedule, the thinking goes, and viewers will sample other shows.
However, he doesn't sample other people's music, but uses found sounds, beginning (in his teens) with a splashing bucket of water.
"We go to other countries around the world and play the game that we love and sample other cultures.
But if you want to sample other inspired Brazilian beats, two CD's that the designer listens to "constantly" are "Tribalistas," by Brown, Marisa Monte and Arnaldo Antunes ($15 at Tower Records), and "Tanto Tempo," by Bebel Gilberto ($14 at www.amazon.com).
Open fire cooking demonstrations and a chance to taste some Gypsy cuisine are complemented by the chance to sample other traditional skills, such as basket making, lace weaving, peg making and wagon painting.
The American Meat Institute, which represents packers and processors of meat and poultry, said that "it is inappropriate to sample some foods known to support the growth" of Listeria monocytogenes, but not to sample other such foods.
