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Circa noon: Lunchtime. We have a whole hour to recover from our grueling sessions of chilling around the pool. I have a nice big turkey sandwich, a bottle of water, a bunch of carrot sticks and some M&Ms. We chat with the mother of one of the child actresses. The girl’s resume is already impressive: professional plays, competitions, sometimes beating out 300 other girls for three spots. Now her mother is considering hiring an agent for other movie and commercial opportunities. I feel as though I have done very little with my 20 years of life...
Keller impresses without trying too damn hard, like some other chefs. He doesn't try to shock with weird juxtapositions, as in Tabasco ice cream. You never think, "Great sauce," at the French Laundry. You think, "Man, that sauce tastes more like ginger-carrot than eating a pound of ginger and carrots." The epiphanies come from finally figuring out exactly what certain foods are supposed to taste like. He refuses to fool you into thinking what's in front of you is more than just food. "I remember my first experience at a three-star restaurant in France...
...Until then, it?s up to Main Street consumers to keep the economy above water. Which would be a much more attractive bet if it didn?t mean that then they didn?t have to keep spending - even more furiously, if possible - just to keep that demand carrot under corporate America?s nose...
...even if the College could penalize rogue departments, Lewis says it would not want to, for fear of hurting students. Carrot-and-stick coercion, in other words, does not work...
...think the Russians will ultimately accommodate us, possibly with some changes in existing agreements. It could be a good opportunity for both sides to scale back their nuclear arsenals - that's President Bush's carrot for the Russians...