Word: companionism
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...open secret at Enron that the company was all but a "house of cards that will fall," as a Texas energy executive attending an industry conference in Vail, Colo., a year ago groused to a senior Enron v.p. His dinner companion's startling reply: "You're more right than you know." Even people who believe that Lay was not involved in the dubious dealings of Skilling, Fastow and chief accounting officer Richard Causey concede that Lay had laid the foundation by encouraging Enron's ruthless, winner-take-all culture. A band of cocky, inexperienced young M.B.A.s was left alone...
...Return each week to time.com/webguide for the companion to the current issue...
...fist and inviting us to sniff. The aroma was seductive, but we passed on the $75 appetizer with truffle shavings. Instead I had seared Ecuadoran shrimp and braised lentils, followed by grilled ahi tuna on a bed of chorizo piperade and honey-pepper sauce. Both dishes were excellent. My companion began with scallops and figs and followed with a perfectly seared cut of roast venison...
...food is basic but nicely prepared. I started with half a dozen oysters in a mignonette sauce and followed with lobster tail atop a bed of risotto. Both dishes were fine, as were the asparagus soup and rack of lamb my companion ordered...
...Return each week to time.com/webguide for the companion to the current issue...