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we'll find out how he survived his 1st carnival in cologne. hybrid one, welcome to another edition of your max with me, your host. megan lee, here's a look at what else we've got coming up. germany is most well known bodyguard is also trying his hand at design. and we uncover the secrets of the finest olive oil from spain. but we begin in venice where celebrations are underway for one of the oldest events in europe. carnival traditionally, it's the time when christians dance and feast in the run up to lent. now, if you've been lucky enough to experience the carnival in venice as i have, then you know that wearing one of these masks is a must. it's also a great opportunity to dress up in extravagant costumes as euro max report r hannah homo discovered herself, ah,

mystery elegance, glamour to day in venice. the item on the agenda is the art of disguise. ready for crying about so where is all the action? what should you wear? what delicacies are waiting around the corner? that's what i'm here to find out. once a year, the streets of venice are flooded with people wearing magnificent costumes, going to extravagant parties. and essentially letting loose before the period of lent begins. come down to the piazza san marco, where you'll get caught up in the atmosphere simply by walking around the square, admiring the costumes, and talking to people. many scary movies we central mother, daniel, you of them a little bit over fear. by not only feelings are and so, so luckily yet is

a weird kind of mysterious name. exactly. is that it over the war? they say venice carnival, began in 1162 as the celebration of venice is victory over the actually up. but it likely has its roots in the pagan and christian tradition of welcoming this spring . okay, now i want to try some of the famous carnival food on the streets here are filled with attempting smell of fruit. hello. sweet pastries. eaten during carnival pared perfectly with a bellini venice original cocktail made with peach juice and press echo. mm. what so lemonade got pain dot senate. but what really makes the carnival? i the masks that everyone wears.

good these people. huh. so who better to talk to about the infamous venetian masks than someone who designs them himself. so alessio, i do welcome. thank you. unless you been at ease, i tell ye is filled with handmade historical costumes. all made right here in venice. why does everyone where all of these beautiful masks they was all together with the mask, you go over your personality man, woman reach for and the period the where everybody was the same ha, a mask is an absolute must. if you want to go out partying during carnival, there are some parties where you don't need to fill historical costume, but a mask is non negotiable. the sun is setting, it's getting darker and there's

a sense of anticipation in the air. i'm here on the 1st official day of carnival, which means the 1st parties of the season are taking place to night. but be where most of the private parties are pretty expensive. so i'm headed to the university district of santa marguerite, up to see what the vibe is like on the other side of time. people are a lot more casually dressed in the student district. there's still a sense of celebration, but the costumes aren't quite as high bro. a celebrating carnival. i am the girl. a slightly different vibe. this side of town. why are you? i'm here in this part of the city. been assigned to margarita. yeah, uh huh. are you guys very, very good. i,

i, there you have it, man is carnival in all of it. shapes and forms is amazing. see all of the extravagant costumes around the piazza, san marco. but it seems like that kind of scene attracts, maybe all the venetians and tourists. whereas younger students have their own way of celebrating, either way, lots to see and lots of fun to be had. ah, and the celebrations continue here in germany. the city of cologne is a real carnival stronghold with many of the parties taking place in special clubs. now this is where revelers dress up and dancers, traditional german and carnival songs. d. w reporter, brant dennis from australia took part in cologne's festivities for the 1st time. but he certainly had a lot to do before the celebrating could begin. ha, how did i end up in this situation?

carnival in cologne is massive. yeah, humming from australia. i've never seen a party like this is complete madness and really draws the crowds. the can. i celebrate carnival like a german. i met with macs, my chaperone for the day. he's a member of the nippers burg here, one of the oldest carnival clubs in cologne today. next, library. nice to have you here. thank you very much. when you tell me what we're doing today, you will have to survive a typical day if carnival and chrome. so we'll have your durst, then we will have some dancing lessons with you. oh. and down you will have to perform the strengths and a big station cologne in front of hundreds of people. really frightened yet? yes. okay, i guess we'd better stop practicing we do. oh, oh, carnival star on the 11th of november, every year ending about 3 months later, the club trains weekly, starting in july without being paid for forming up to 5 or 6 shows a day. we started off with something simple collected, right?

turns down it's a lot of swing, so wasn't too hard. but no costumes, no carnival. so let's see what i'm wearing tonight. oh whoa. whoa. was like a thought mo, you look like a real yeah. what yet is a word for carnival. go is and translates roughly to jester, one of many phrases you have to know or you might feel a little left out. hello. that's a typical greeting. it carnival in germany, but not in cologne. stop it right there. what? no, that's not the proper things to say here in calon accountable. i know you say trailer i laugh cartwright, color hello. hello. hello. yeah. hey, here we go. time to try out the new lingo. jame out from hat sir. co cobra. ah. and they loved the club, goes back to $903.00, and it's one of $480.00 like hitting clone. so what's in these miniature glasses?

so next, what are you drinking? they were drinking. you're the typical colonial brew coke. it's a really powerful if you drink a lot, so. okay, and you to okay, it's so bad at that then you, i was stunned by the crowds. i've just realized i have to perform in front of all of these people. also, i guess i should be putting on the rest of my costume, which i'm told cost i have a 3000 euros. i'm actually a little confused where we even, oh, so max, what even is this a classic. com about say, so kind of up system is where people comes from. now our many rows and fables where people sit and dance and music performance come and we come. we actually come and dance in front of those people. oh, i met you a little bit excited and nervous, but i guess we better get ready. now. let's go climb for the show cannibals rising

star from dan honda has arrived. looking into the crown, i could see every one is wearing something completely different. tall past steampunk a pirate, and i think a bird. hopefully, i've remembered my dance miss leah, maybe not today. ah, the rest of the show was a bluff. i even got congratulated at the end. oh, oh. you can see the proud love my performance. ah, okay sir. it's i have a now. how did i do to match? it was a tough challenge about you. good, did it very, very well are. thank you. thank you. you'll provide one day in the colon carnival bank to give you something to remind you, owe on us and cologne and our encounter you get our annual father.

so thank you sir. wow, it's sure it is. congratulations. thank you very much. come back to cologne. okay. we are done. thank god, we've come here at 12 o'clock today. i've learned everything about the culture of poland, about carnival here from max. we've dance on stage in front of hundreds of people, and now i think i'm going up to bed. i see you next time. bye bye. i'll he deserves a rest now. for any one who needs protection from the pauper, rossi, or screaming fans, body guard ahmed mohammed is the man to call. he's been employed by some of hollywood biggest names, including john travolta, sylvester stallone, and pamela anderson. when, after decades in the business, he decided to expand into the field of fashion because after all, it helps to be well dressed when in the company of celebrities. when aft met,

mohammed is on hand. the only piece like german pain to lay on live and trout and star german violinist, david garrett feel safe. here, germany's best known body guard is assigned to provide security for an exhibition opening emitter. it would be a good a bond with an event like this. you have to consider the possibility of something happening because alcohol is present what people want. autographs, people want photos, and then they're not under control and start pushing one another. one, then a glass might draw from somewhere above. we're in a gallery here, your mom or somebody might want to get down fast. something's always happening like glasses involved. not only is augment mohammed a body guard, he's also a faction designer. but before getting to that, let's look back at his illustrious career, asp. net mohammed has made his living as a body guard for some 30 years now, watching over the who's who of hollywood, including stars like bruce willis and angelina shall need his

result. money good. i regard my clients as family members. everyone i take on, i enjoy protecting very much. in fact, i was very emotionally connected to mohammed ali answered because the whole world honors the man who has it. and you could see that when i was taking care of him, man, how many people would have willingly given their heart to this person. but the road to success was a rock. he won off, met mohammed came from lebanon. his father died in the civil war. and she himself was hit by fragmentation grenade in 1976, his mother fled with him and 9 brothers and sisters to west berlin. i've met mohammed dropped out of school to devote himself to martial arts, which he'd been practicing since childhood. austin, not the 1st thing foreigners due to integrate when they're in a foreign country is pursue sports, whether it's soccer or karate, or taekwondo of the can side. already want so many. bruce lee movies and he'd

inspired me. i started with hi quando, but he, it was what i was meant to condo anger from an app that mohammed starts his day at 6 am exercising per round 2 hours. and in the evening, he puts in another session in the fitness studio. for hours of sports are part of his daily routine. a body guard has to be in top physical shape. now with a well tone, security man has founded his own sportswear brand. the label is called legends after the many living legends he's protected as body guard. he offers the collection online for ladies as well as one for the gent, often modeling them himself and giving testimonials for the camera. if you did mention carney, people where cycling shorts and many like to wear a top with a bare midriff. all right, that's completely normal, but i feel dimensional. and on the red carpet, many like to where light apparel on. so hobbies missed so i took inspiration from that to make a sports label. get some muffin. now. 58 ac smith,

mohammed's preferred working clothes, or seats of his own design with a matching vest. that standard body guard outfits normally black or not quite to his taste is what you need to cover the and i didn't want to wear a tie go. i didn't want those blazers that are really tighter. good those. but i wanted to look good and still have the freedom of movement with a vest dress shirt and a suit vista were the best you can put on a turtle neck or a t shirt. and you'll always look good because the best is what makes the outfit was o hm. it flies all over the world for his clients. luxury hotels have become almost a 2nd home to him. as a boy, he never dreamt he would lead such a life of privilege one day mister and forward, i'd like to set an example for young people wished i'd like to set an example for people who don't know how they can get ahead and no longer believe in the society, ah, i was one of those boys. while i was on the street myself, and i was bull, i said, my moulton, i was aggressive and didn't know what to do with myself is alba means to have this

job in sports drop or taught me to take on responsibility. fun for don't see, but naming from an impoverished refugee to a successful body guard and fashion designer who is committed to helping youth. and in the meantime is a celebrity in his own right. after mohammed shows what can happen when you don't give up on your dreams. for a simple and delicious appetizer, you really don't need much more than some fresh bread and a tasty olive oil. while back in ancient times, it was considered a luxury item, a kind of liquid gold to day. of course, you can buy a bottle of olive oil for just a few years at the grocery store, but like a fine wine, the quality of the olive oil depends on the variety of olives and where it's grown . spain is by far the largest producer of olive oil, so we headed there to find out how to best identify the best kind ah,

can i get that if i somebody it has to have personality has to touch you? it. okay, that's what i value most about a good extra virgin olive oil, tennessee with emotional body, what it'll give you in our village here. we live from olive. they ship our attitude towards life and lifestyle with . i would say that all will is not just oil. it's not just the fact, it's juice, it's the fresh use of an hour in nothing went on our farm is in the sabbatical region for the areas. soil has high line content, making farming very difficult in many ways because it's not very fertile and stuff

. but it's good for olive oil quality, you know, because the soil gives the trees and the olives a host of benefits and will further my product. ah, spain is the main driver. we are the largest producer in the entire world. i think you have to keep in mind that spain, spain alone has 260 of ours pub, allan callaway, i get the name of the people the thing. so these are the 3 bar, right. ease of all of it. we make extra virgin olive oil from that they, the peak was kuda, be kuda, and all he blanca mass and got some of them are a bit spicier. blanca is a bit stronger than p quality. the my while the crude oil is more aromatic at 1st. it be cool though, if adam article ah we

for them all to look at them and we constantly monitor our olive groves to determine the ideal time to harvest the olive skin with in want to work a thing until the timing is so important because the olives need to be as mature as possible at, in, in the fair mother if we harvest earlier in a sort of because that way and the oils we produce are much more aromatic and flavorful, which on my settlement because than that i'm mucho, my fellow in a property on if you look it up cramped, a good olive oil level, you have to make sure the olive is healthy and suffers as little damage as possible when it was his n lum enough pushy would. it would case a profess. we ensure that no more than 2 hours passed between harvesting the olives

and delivering them to the factory a lot you get to the factory, open the door and george enveloped in the fragrance of oil being but a man, it's the best. it's how the very best part is with them up, okay, we stand out from the others because we really emphasize harvesting all upset the ideal moment. all not this young boy has helped in addition, but we're very careful about selecting the olives and we follow a very meticulous and detailed production schedule. nothing for them.

ah, and when you 1st open the bottle a poor little bit and in a cup, for example, warm it up and take a smell of the olive oil, you're going to notice freshness. it should smell fresh. keep in mind that olive oil should be a little bit better. this is the healthy part. if it starts to make you copy. this is a good thing. and last but not least, we delve into the fine art of embroidery. it's extremely time consuming, but many artists want to keep the special needle work alive and you, ming lou is one of them. she actually draws her inspiration from food and creates 3 d embroidery. is that look so real that joe wanted take a bite out of them? o, anguish breakfast with bacon, eggs and beans?

pour. how about some popcorn or broccoli? tasty though. the look. these food stuffs are best, not eaten. british artist, the you mang lu, created them with a needle and thread, think of a food has their own character, for example, like him, my baby bulkley i made, i want to let people feel relaxing and it fell really peaceful. and for example, like my fide ag, it's really energized say, can warn, so i wanna transfer all of their feelings to my audience is so the idea of food inspired embroidery came to her over breakfast and 2020. and the series embroidered edibles was born. she posts the finished works on instagram. her goal is to create $301.00 pieces in total. it's actually really good. cuba, a 301 a is a computer language is a, it's like something like great direction. so at that time, it's

a new direction. moving you mang lou, who's originally from the chinese region you not studied at the london school of bashing to day. she lives in bristol, england. she takes her inspiration from the culture and landscapes of both countries. i went to an tally, it's a by minority re jane china, so i went to a par. can i met the locos, who was doing the amazing punch nato embroidery? i just straight away, up being attracted by their work and fraud by this handiwork. you mang lou began to teach herself the punch needle technique. unlike normal embroidery, it involves working with loops, ideas developed and i weight, and thence it into my owen like techniques basically push lengthwise into the base

for break. and now i will get a lot of loose in the flood, and then i just a tray man that's go pay to that of fine. no, look that what at what the artist is fascinated by the burst textures and by the unique nature of a variety of fruit and vegetables in particular, they have, oh, different like touch you texture. so someone really smooth osama has this kind of really fun discipline like it. so face, i feel like they, they want me to use my need us to tell that do to tell that different stories about them depending on the size and the effort required. the artist can work up to several months on an object. she uses silk or cotton thread for all her projects. smaller works have about 10000 loops, while larger ones have more than 100000. i designed it, my own best po, punch, nieto gets to the, the mog here was really big and,

and it like this. why is really danica, so you can quit and more in details. occasionally, you mang lou also accepts commissions and she can imagine working with fashion houses and other companies in the future. but her heart belongs to this main project. now i'm thinking that these poach as more like her lives, hypatia, so i will keep making mole odds. would i keep all of them casa? i really hope that one day i can exhibit them all of them into in that kind of way . optical illusions which wet the appetite for more, in this context, playing with your food is quite all right. looks so real and makes me hungry. and with that, it is time to say good bye, but

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