Word: dieu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Dieu, the news was enough to send any self-respecting member of Parisian cafe society lunging for the bicarbonate of soda. Maxim's, the world-renowned, gastronomic masterpiece on the city's tony Rue Royale, was sold last week. The new proprietor: Fashion Designer Pierre Cardin. The $20 million tab was steep even for Cardin, 58, who lately seems more interested in haute finance than haute couture. He has had designs on the art nouveau establishment since 1978, when Maxim's present owners, Louis and Maggie Vaudable, agreed to lend the eatery's venerable name...