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...mildly, the biggest names of the '80s had no such compunctions about money. Koons, a former commodities trader, publicized his 1988 "Banality" show with color-photo magazine ads that showed him on a pony being fed cake by a model in a bikini--the artist as king of the world. In another he was cavorting with pigs. Thinking back on that ad now, Koons has a simple explanation. "I thought I would call myself a pig before the viewer could, so they could only think more of me," he says. And anyway, he has had the last laugh. He turned...
Good luck if you can’t speak Portuguese, because bakeries don’t get more local than Café Casal. Grab a copy of O Jornal, one of the free bilingual newspapers and request a slice of cinnamon cake or a custard tart (pastel de nata) at the counter. While the Dunkin’ Donuts-like atmosphere of this bakery is depressingly modern, the history of the tarts goes all the way back to the Middle Ages. When noble families sent their daughters off to the Church to become nuns, they paid their dowries in chickens...
...sits less than two blocks from Preston Station on the Metrorail. Part of the culinary empire of chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, the restaurant is a temple to gorgeous, delicious food. Golden, ruby red and candy-striped beets brighten a simple salad; Texas blue crabs star in a sublime crab cake. For a more casual, festive evening, try Bossa, near the Main Street Square stop, which offers zesty pan-Latin fare and has a hopping bar scene. Afterward, stride down the block and across the street to Sambuca Jazz Cafe on Texas Street, where you can hear live jazz and sample...
...features the friendliest billiards in town. The star here, though, isn’t the dozen pool tables, but the affordable comfort food. Start off with the down-home pulled pork sandwich ($7.95; on wax paper that says, “DELICIOUS”), then end with the Volcano Cake ($4.95). With the chocolate dessert, Flat Top Johnny’s serves a pile of whipped cream with a maraschino cherry—and while too rich for one, it’s the perfect size for two. Meet white-haired Kenny at the bar, who stumbles in with...
...region, it’s as if you had a cake and someone took a knife and wiped off half the cake’s icing,” he said...