Word: desserte
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ford's favorite dessert is pecan ice cream with fresh peach slices that Haller likes to marinate in Grand Marnier. For the President there are no seconds, except on salads, for which he has a consuming passion, particularly when they are perked up with finely chopped onion-whose breathy aroma is not likely to promote many postprandial...
Saji inherited his love for birds, along with his company, from his father, Shinjiro Torii, who at the age of 20 founded Suntory (the very name means "three birds"). In 75 years the company has expanded its output from one dessert wine to 118 products; it now holds more than 70% of the whisky market in Japan, which is second in size only to the U.S. market. With his own nest well feathered, Saji is able to turn to nonbusiness efforts. He sponsors two existing bird sanctuaries, plus another being established around one of his distilleries outside Kyoto. His company...
...soup arrives lukewarm, dessert does not arrive at all, and the bill bears little relation to what was ordered. Even so, the restaurant patron is likely to add 15% to the check for the waiter or waitress, then go home grumbling about the injustices of tipping. For the dissatisfied diner who is too timid to complain aloud, there is a palatable remedy: a union of restaurant victims called Tippers International...
...black revolutionary movement, the eldest girl suddenly getting pregnant at age 15. And so on. But then what can you expect of a movie about blacks in which the main love scene is preceded by a meal of fried chicken? Thank heavens they did not have watermelon for dessert, but that is about the only cliché of black life the film has avoided. Richard Schickel
...until now, I've hesitated to mention my thoughts on extending arms control over rocket technology and the deployment of warheads. You could say I've been saving the subject for dessert. Missiles are the most destructive means of all-and I don't care whether you call them offensive or defensive. I believe that until we have established mutual trust with our current adversaries, our ICBMS must be kept in readiness as our major deterrent. It is to be hoped that someday missiles too can be included in a disarmament agreement; but for the time being...