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...piece of furniture nearly ruined the beginning of freshmen year for Peter M. Conti-Brown ’05. Conti-Brown, who had just arrived at Harvard from his home state, Oklahoma, could only afford to attend Harvard because of the generous financial aid package he had received from the College...
...school teacher, and I’m one of seven kids,” Conti-Brown says. “The spending money I had growing up was all money I had earned from working, and I wasn’t expecting a lot of the expenses that came along when I started college...
...when Conti-Brown agreed to pitch in with his wealthier roommates to help outfit their new dorm room in Grays, he was surprised when his roommates came back with a $600 coach. Even split among the five roommates, the expense would wipe out most of Conti-Brown’s bank account, which had about $200 in it. Conti-Brown hadn’t even thought about other expenses—like textbooks—yet. “What was I supposed to do?” Conti-Brown says, “Say, ‘sorry guys...
...from Europe, sounded delectable: highlights included a tartare of Kobe beef with Imperial Beluga caviar and Belon oysters (paired with a 1995 Krug Clos du Mesnil) and a tarte fine with scallops and $350 worth of black truffles (paired with a 1996 Le Montrachet Domaine de la Roman?e-Conti). Fifteen deep-pocketed global gourmands paid for the repast, which was modestly titled Epicurean Masters of the World. Their identities were not revealed, although the event's p.r. flack did let drop that two casino operators, a hotelier and a real-estate developer were among the feasters...
...general assumption, his cellar was not especially well-stocked, because he was always drinking the stuff. Not drinking; sharing. Len must have poured more great wine down unsophisticated throats than anyone in history: I have a beer-loving friend who still has no idea he has drunk Romane?-Conti. Len wasn't stupid-his glass tended magically to look a little fuller than the next-but he'd rather have called someone in off the street than drink a great bottle by himself. He was generous too with his time and advice; many fine careers in food and wine were...