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...Prune Stuffed Gnocchi ($17) are deserving of their reputation as No. 9’s signature appetizer. Although based on a Northern Italian specialty of fruit-stuffed dumplings, No. 9’s version is vaulted into a different realm by the addition of a foie gras beurre blanc and seared nuggets of foie gras that explode in the mouth under the gentlest pressure of teeth. The gnocchi2 are feather-light, without any of the gumminess that often weighs them down under less skillful hands. This is a decadent dish—layers of flavor unfold with each bite...
...easier to understand. Total wine exports from Australia jumped from $98.7 million in 1990 to $1.01 billion in 2001, powered by favorable exchange rates and strong brand marketing. Like U.S. winemakers, the Australians sell wines that are easily identifiable by the grape they are made from--Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc--as opposed to the confusing geographical classifications of French wines. "Brands are the key," says David Scotland, president of Allied Domecq's wine division. "New technologies have improved winemaking...the consistency of style builds trust and thus brand equity." Consider Orlando Wyndham's Jacob's Creek brands, which include Chardonnay...
...sizable wine list, for example, has a playful informality, with whites and reds divided by personality rather than type or terrain. Bottles of Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay turn up in the “Mid Weight, Refined But Lively” section, which could easily double for an appealing personal ad, while “Rustic, Spicy and Earthy” (too PSLM for me) houses Shiraz and Carmignano. Though leaning heavily on Italy, the cute categories are a veritable United Nations, with Argentina, Turkey and even Massachusetts fielding delegations...
...great achievement of Jones and Maltese (and composer Carl Stalling and versatile vocalist Mel Blanc) was their development of the Warners' stock company. Porky Pig was the harassed middle-management type, Elmer Fudd the chronic, choleric dupe. Bugs Bunny (introduced by director Tex Avery in 1940's A Wild Hare) became the cartoon Cagney--urban, crafty, pugnacious--and then the blase underhare who wins every battle without ever mussing his aplomb; one raised eyebrow was enough to semaphore his superiority to the carnage around...
TIME: Can an outsider succeed in French politics? BLANC: Perhaps the French are ready for a new face, different messages - and a liberal from the left...