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...brittle confected by Buckley's Candies of Louisiana. Sophisticated and pricier are some imports from Belgium: Le Chocolatier Manon's bittersweet chocolates filled with mandarin orange liqueur and burnt caramel. Even more stunning is its big marbleized chocolate scallop shell that holds nine chocolate praline fruits de mer -- mussels, crayfish and shrimp -- a dessert that delights the eye as much as the palate...
Crunch week also meant that Sacramento's calendar was studded with fundraising events. On Tuesday evening some 100 guests nibbled on shrimp and crayfish at Assemblyman Gerald Felando's $500-a-person "Annual Fresh Seafood Reception," held in the tony Sutter Club, two blocks from the statehouse. On Wednesday there was the $500-a-plate "Breakfast with Assemblyman Wally Herger," and this week there will be the comparably priced "Rise and Shine with Assemblywoman Lucy Killea...
...whose late works that indoor plant is a constant character), broccoli stems, bamboo fans, the seed pods and roots of lotus, gourds, warty cucumbers, the breastbone of a turkey: a list without apparent limit. Some of the things Graves brought in could only be used once or twice: a crayfish she brought home in a doggy bag from a Louisiana restaurant, for instance, became so offensive that the founders would not use it again, and there may be troubles with the dried squid she recently found in a lower Manhattan shop...
Louisiana's Dixieland music and crayfish gumbo have drawn millions of tourists over the years, but the state has had far less success in attracting new businesses and jobs. To help it compete with high-tech meccas such as California and Massachusetts, the Louisiana legislature has approved a jazzy venture-capital program. The new law, believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S., will provide income tax credits of up to 35% for individuals or companies investing in venture-capital firms in the Bayou State. Louisiana has long lacked investment money for young, speculative businesses. Much...
After arriving by U.S. Marine Corps helicopter, the leaders of the West will be taken by horse-drawn carriages to the Georgian-style Governor's Palace. During their stay, the dignitaries will dine on such regional delicacies as batter-fried crayfish, Southern-fried chicken and Tex-Mex chile con carne, prepared under the direction of Chef Pierre Monet, formerly of Maxim's in Paris. At the President's insistence, the leaders will not even be burdened with the rigors of a formal agenda. As one White House aide put it, "The challenge is to keep things...