Oshibori manufactured at the client's request. In this case, the towels are often made of a non-woven fiber. "Oshibori" is usually translated as "hot towel". Most airlines distribute hot towels to international first and business class passengers prior to the first meal on long haul flights. The heated towel used in barber's shops to moisturize the skin or beard and make it easier to shave can also be thought of as a type of oshibori. Much of this article was translated from , as retrieved on November 26, 2006. Oshibori An or hot towel in English is a wet hand towel
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant of speculation about exactly which restaurant inspired the song, Joel stated in an interview included on 2008's "The Stranger 30th Anniversary Edition" DVD that the song was written about Fontana di Trevi, a restaurant across from Carnegie Hall, which he frequented during a series of June 1977 concerts. The song's signature line: "A bottle of red, a bottle of white, whatever kind of mood you're in tonight" was actually spoken to him by a waiter at Fontana di Trevi while Joel ordered. He has further stated that the restaurant in the story has more than one real-life counterpart; however, Fontana