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What lends Judevine its attractiveness are the people who work hard for their “two-and-a-quarter an hour” then sit down to break bread at Jerry’s, the local cheap food joint attached to the gas station. Their lives, remarkable for their modest strength in the face of lower middle-class adversity, are exposed in the sort of richly layered detail that is rare on stage...
...menu was short and selections were few, but we quickly learned that the lack of variety was made up for by the high quality of the cuisine. Our journey through Veneto started with warm, grainy bread served in a wooden bowl. We were presented a delicious white bean spread flavored with garlic. The paste was a refreshing alternative to butter and we had to agree with our waitress that it was “absolutely addictive...
...According to the manager, the spanish version was actually a result of the westward spread of Near East influences. We started with a seared salmon, topped with a layer of phyllo pastry. While the salmon was somewhat dry and salty, the accompanying tabouli was delicious when spread over pita bread. We also tried the grape leaves, which our server raved were the best in the area. Although neither of us usually enjoys grape leaves, the ones at Zuzu were soft and delicate, wrapping a delicious mixture of rice and ground vegetables. The triangular pan-fried spinach and cheese dumplings were...
Alas, the food is no better than the service. Customers seeking to experience Southern comfort food may devour tasty collard greens whose bitter aftertaste sadly recalls the disappointments of the night before. Unfortunately, it’s all downhill from there. The bread pudding is certainly creamy—but should bread pudding really be creamy? Tepid Eggs Florentine fester atop an extinguished flame, providing a daunting challenge to those who may still feel queasy. And, at last reckoning, it did appear that Florence was in Italy. The appearance of Eggs Florentine at the buffet can thus only be explained...
Broadband Internet-service providers, primarily telephone and cable-TV companies, hope to nudge customers toward home networking in part to create a customer base for the broadband services they believe are their future bread and butter: video on demand, music and other services pumped in over fast pipes and distributed over a home network that connects more than just the family PCs. Plus, the isps argue, networking makes bottom-line sense for many families. "If you're trying to convince someone to buy a high-speed line for $50 or $60 a month, the idea of sharing that line makes...