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...halfway between Prague and Vienna, have been putting up elaborate nativity scenes in their homes for almost 200 years. Bukvaj's is just one of 15 homes that open up to the public from Dec. 25 to Feb. 2 each year. The healthy rivalry that exists among the often amateur wood-carvers is the source of constant innovation. Bukvaj, 63, a retired miller, has recreated dozens of species of mushrooms, butterflies and birds in miniature. He's also introduced transparent glass lakes that showcase his tiny wooden fish...
...Founded 21 years ago by American Dorothy Cann Hamilton, a vocational education and marketing expert and amateur epicure, the FCI was immediately successful in the world of Julia Child and Craig Claiborne-but times change. The FCI has recruited top names in the field for the Italian venture (including former Beppe and current Maremma chef Cesare Casella as dean of Italian Studies in New York City), and it has created a partnership with Italy's prestigious, government-accredited International School of Italian Cuisine in Colorno, near Parma, whose rector is Italy's first Michelin three-star chef, Gualtiero Marchesi...
...section or in Lowell dining hall, fashion—at least on the runway—is finding its Harvard niche. Indeed, students are making a career modeling at Harvard shows—some already on their fourth or fifth appearance on a runway—and amateur designers are making a career designing for shows throughout the year. Karl, Marc, move aside. The producers of Haute’s show were Kristen D. O’Neill ’07 and Abigail M. Baird ’08, both of the fashion-oriented Harvard Vestis Council. Baird?...
...halfway between Prague and Vienna, have been putting up elaborate nativity scenes in their homes for almost 200 years. Bukvaj's is just one of 15 homes that open up to the public from Dec. 25 to Feb. 2 each year. The healthy rivalry that exists among the often amateur wood-carvers is the source of constant innovation. Bukvaj, 63, a retired miller, has recreated dozens of species of mushrooms, butterflies and birds in miniature. He's also introduced transparent glass lakes that showcase his tiny wooden fish. Bukvaj's was among 20 families that kept the Christian-inspired tradition...
...processing this directive] the FCI will be known as the International Culinary Center, encompassing the French institute and the Italian academy in its expanded, state-of-the-art premises on Broadway and Grand. Founded 21 years ago by American Dorothy Cann Hamilton, a vocational education and marketing expert and amateur epicure, the FCI was immediately successful in the world of Julia Child and Craig Claiborne - but times change. The FCI has recruited top names in the field for the Italian venture (including former Beppe and current Maremma chef Cesare Casella as dean of Italian Studies in New York City...