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...mother of one of the Washington Square teenagers concurs. "This is the hard thing for parents, when you realize you don't have a lot of control. Sometimes we get into a big argument, with the worst thing happening being her throwing a few things, breaking a dish. [It's] the old motherdaughter story: if you don't hate your mother, you're gonna become your mother. She has to make sure she's not her mother...
...voila!, instant profit. Riverhead editor Mary South puts it in gentler terms: "Cookbooks are a great way for celebrities to do a biography without having to do a tell-all." South will help Patti LaBelle, who was been known to rustle up a mean meal on the road, dish out her culinary secrets next year. Even a reed-thin celebrity who was never seen in an apron will do. Or at least her cook will. Scribner's most recent deal is with Jackie Onassis' chef of 25 years, Marta Sgubin, whose book will also be coming out next year...
...this summer, Harvard-Radcliffe Summer Theater decides to end their eclectic season with one of Bill's more controversial works, "The Taming of the Shrew." But the big question remains: is this production yet another bland, unadventurous side dish on the already-full plate of generic Shakespearean theater, or does it break through the gelatin mold as the summer's most delectable new entree...
...Jade Goober, Web Hubbell has just finished his lunch with an all-vegetable dish listed on the menu as Bubba's Delight. Trie, following standing instructions, has given him the check plus three carbon copies suitable for submission. At the next table, a waitress impatiently taps a pencil on her pad as James McDougal changes his mind again and again...
When Governor Clinton, after hugging everyone in the restaurant, settles into his usual table, Trie is instantly hovering about. He insists on bringing the Governor and his companions a new dish on the menu, something called General Tyson's Chicken. The Governor and the state police polish that off and have eight or 10 more dishes, finishing up with Trie's special Hush Puppies Szechuan Style. They ask for their checks, having adopted a Dutch-treat policy since the Clintons developed what they call the McDougal cash-flow problem...