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...Hollywood's historic resentment of corporate influence on creative decisions has rarely been higher than it is now, with many industry veterans blaming a bean-counter mentality for a number of box-office disappointments in recent years. "Brilliant ideas come from brilliant people who don't really care about stock price," said film and TV producer Bernie Brillstein...
...family gathered in an outdoor kitchen, ready to convert a mountain of ingredients into a four-course feast. Sun-dried chili peppers, fresh nuts, chunk chocolate and a score of other ingredients were waiting to be blended into a spicy mole sauce. Crisp jicamas (roots of a local bean plant) had been set aside for salad. The buds of Castilian roses would be transformed into ice cream. It was an ambitious menu?especially since none of us had any idea how to make those dishes. But that was the point. We had enrolled in a daylong cooking class during...
...family gathered in an outdoor kitchen, ready to convert a mountain of ingredients into a four-course feast. Sun-dried chili peppers, fresh nuts, chunk chocolate and a score of other ingredients were waiting to be blended into a spicy mole sauce. Crisp jicamas (roots of a local bean plant) had been set aside for salad. The buds of Castilian roses would be transformed into ice cream. It was an ambitious menu - especially since none of us had any idea how to make those dishes. But that was the point. We had enrolled in a daylong[an error occurred while...
Close your eyes and picture Family Dinner. June Cleaver is in an apron and pearls, Ward in a sweater and tie. The napkins are linen, the children are scrubbed, steam rises from the green-bean casserole, and even the dog listens intently to what is being said. This is where the tribe comes to transmit wisdom, embed expectations, confess, conspire, forgive, repair. The idealized version is as close to a regular worship service, with its litanies and lessons and blessings, as a family gets outside a sanctuary...
...hurricane season is here, and if you're a resident of Florida, you know what that means: It means you have the IQ of bean dip." --DAVE BARRY...