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...minister, finding only a cook and a maid at her residence, forthwith made plans for hiring a butler, a chef, an assistant chef, a parlor maid, a chambermaid and a personal maid, and announced that she was ready to give a few parties to further international understanding. Said she: "I came for service." Unfortunately, Grand Duchess Charlotte was out of the country, shooting grouse in Scotland, so the new minister could not even present her credentials...
...Criminal Mind. In St. Louis, after Chef Samuel Patterson had assured two gunmen that he had no money, they settled for two slabs of apple...
Porter designed a galleggiante-an ornate danceboat seating 150-for the leading Venetian hotel. This pleasure dome plied the canals regularly, with French chef, wine cellar, Negro jazz band and $10 cover charge. As a small boy, Cole had fallen in love with Venice when he saw a backdrop painting of the Grand Canal in the Peru (Ind.) theater; he still thinks it is the best place to live...
...ruthlessly ignored in favor of Mrs. Job's hat ("the turban which spread so rapidly from Persia"). The glories of the Medicis and the Italian Popes simply show that "the bodice is gradually taking on importance"; the Renaissance reaches its peak with a striking innovation named "the handcouvre-chef"; and gothic cathedral frescoes offer the well-dressed lady "a dramatic cuff...
...flavor. In his 35 years with the Statler chain, where he began ,as a steward, he spent most of his time showing cooks and waiters how to improve food and service. When the new Hotel Statler opened in Washington, white-aproned Chairman Hennessy put in six months as head chef. Hotels are generally glad to break even on food sales, but Hennessy managed to make 8-10% profit on Statler dining rooms...