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ANOTHER WIDESPREAD CHARACTER flaw here is insincerity, and this necessitates the formation of the Phony Table. Participants in the Phony Table would sit around fawning on each other and saying things like "Hey, this eggplant parmesan is terrific, or "Isn't it nice we could all get together here tonight?" until someone gets up for seconds, at which point all the other members will make fun of him behind his back...

Author: By Benjamin N. Smith, | Title: Trouble With Tables | 4/1/1986 | See Source »

Staying within the college gather to feast likely proved a pleasure before the days of Eggplant Parmesan and Serried Chick Livers. The College rules specifically required stewards (today's over-the-counter servers) to procedure fresh fish as often as possible, which food service officials, say they still...

Author: By Kristin A. Goss, | Title: Wear Thy Cloake, and Cut Thy Hair Go Ye Not to Harvard Square | 4/27/1985 | See Source »

...dark sauces, for example, are seldom thickened with flour, but with onions, garlic, ginger, yogurt and tomatoes. Her book lists a subtle series of inviting vegetable preparations that could well accompany Western dishes: mushrooms and potatoes cooked with garlic and ginger, spicy green beans, sweet and sour okra, eggplant "cooked in pickling style." Better yet, serve them with the great main dishes of India. Memorable recipes, including several in which lamb replaces hard-to-find goat, range from Persian-derived shahi korma ("royal" lamb or beef with a creamy almond sauce) to Kashmiri red lamb stew. Other party entrees include...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Old Cuisine Wins New Allure | 11/21/1983 | See Source »

...poshest shopping avenue, Minim's features the miniwich, a two-bite sandwich for seven francs (about $1) that is stuffed with such fillings as goose liver pâté or tomato and Gruyère cheese. For a little more than $3, patrons can partake of "eggplant caviar" in an avocado boat or hearts of palm peppered with paprika. While the $6 to $9 bill for a full meal may be more than at a Burger King in Paris, the price beats the $75 average at Maxim's. Diners can have orders bundled for carry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goosewiches to Go | 1/31/1983 | See Source »

...schizocarp is a seed pod that breaks into two or more pieces, or Alimentary Words, in which we learn that funistrada is an imaginary food invented by the U.S. armed services to use as a control in polls asking soldiers which foods they like (funistrada came out higher than eggplant or cranberry juice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Adoxography | 8/23/1982 | See Source »

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