Word: caviar
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...island of Kea in the Cyclades. Kremezi spent eight years collecting recipes from fishermen, bakers and homemakers on the Greek islands. The result reads like a love letter to her native land. Forget about your basic Greek salad; we're talking To Chaviari Tou Ftochou ("Poor Man's Caviar"), Ktapodi Me Skordalia (Octopus with Garlic Sauce) and Nistisimes Hortopites (Fried Greens Pies). Sprinkled throughout are Kremezi's homey observations: "My version is loosely based on a recipe I got from Gerasimos Konstantatos, a friend from Cephalonia. It was passed down from his mother, and he assures...
...must not only have our daily bread but also be able to make it novel--or nouvelle. And innovation can encompass cuisines haute and bas. The motto of chef Ferran Adria is a simple but lofty "creation means not copying others." And that means bone marrow crowned with caviar as well as tagliatelle made of strips of jellied consomme. Then there are the workaday renovations: the store-bought zest that transforms the meat loaf, the iced tea in a bottle you can take on the run. Or the moment's fashion sensation: the Flirtini, invented by Ruven the bartender...
...attitude and an iron fist. Not only will they be the next editors of Jane and Vanity Fair, but they will also marry rich investment bankers, demand lifetime memberships at exclusive country clubs, buy homes in the Hamptons, and eventually be able to tell the difference between brands of caviar and champagne...
...fuel despite carrying 100 passengers to the 747's 400--and in recent years Air France and British Airways, the only airlines that operate the plane, have taken to using gimmicks to fill the seats. But the romance of safely breaking the sound barrier while sipping champagne and eating caviar remained intact--until last week...
This doesn't mean there aren't good reasons to get rid of the estate tax. For one, it penalizes generosity: if Bill Gates spends $1 million buying caviar, he doesn't pay an extra tax (beyond sales tax on all those fish eggs), so why should he pay one for giving $1 million to his kids? Proponents of the estate tax respond that it nabs income that, thanks to loopholes, would never have been taxed at all. They also argue that it breaks up large concentrations of wealth, encouraging the children of the rich to earn their...