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...about it. A day later came the shocker. Yes, we've been secretly working to produce nukes, a top aide to "Dear Leader" Kim Jong Il told astonished U.S. envoy James Kelly. And, he added, we've got "more powerful" weapons--presumably meaning biological and chemical agents--to boot. He was not apologetic at all, says a U.S. official, but "assertive, aggressive about...
...Hyde Park, which is 90 minutes north of New York City, five "Boot Camp" programs are available. These are geared more toward techniques, skills and presentation of personal cooking and baking in the home. Tuition for these intensive courses, each lasting five full days, is either $1,850 or $1,950. More than half the students in Hyde Park are past...
...Bethel, 55, an Arlington, Va., architect and avid cook, has taken four Boot Camp courses at Hyde Park. His days started at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast, followed by 45 minutes of classroom instruction on a particular type of food preparation. Then, as part of a team of three, he went to the kitchen to prepare set menus, which varied each day. A sample meal in one of his courses, enough to serve six people: sauteed breast of chicken with prosciutto and mozzarella cheese, maple-glazed carrots and garlic mashed potatoes. Meal preparation was done by about...
...highlight of Terry Benca's week in the Boot Camp class in August was when one of the chefs complimented Benca on an apple-ginger sauce he made for a pork medallion entree. "I felt like a schoolkid; I was so excited," says Benca, 56, an engineer who lives in Allegany, N.Y. "I couldn't wait to tell my wife...
...time Boot Camp veteran Bruce Bogert, 79, of Rockport, Mass., says his science background kept bringing him back to the CIA. "As an engineer, I always like to know precisely how things are done. This is why cooking has fascinated me for years," says Bogert, who took several of the courses with his wife and two daughters. "These courses are like an adventure trip without the danger." And unlike an adventure trip, you can experience the same fun and excitement in the comfort of your own kitchen, once you return home...