Word: egon
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...travel just to eat, TIME talked with all five about the importance of tradition, their own culinary philosophies and the challenge of retaining the precious - and lucrative - third star. New Takes On Tradition one common complaint is that the Guide favors traditional French cuisine. "Chauvinistic," says food critic Egon Ronay. "It has always been like that." At first glance, the 2002 list suggests that little has changed. More than half of Europe's three-star restaurants are in France; of those that aren't, many serve French or French- inspired cuisine. In this year's class, only Berasategui's Basque...
...West Bank as Powell's visit ended, and Israel said that the truce would begin on the first violence-free day. NIGERIA Ethnic Flare-Up Ethnic violence erupted in central Nigeria after the killing of a local leader. More than 50 people were killed in an attack on the Egon community by militia from the Tiv ethnic group. Up to 50,000 people fled their homes after a series of revenge attacks. Ethnic and religious unrest has racked Nigeria since it returned to democracy two years ago. CHINA Safe Harbor China granted safe passage to a North Korean family...
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wild showed precocity at age three; by six he had a fluent technique. While still a teenage student of the distinguished Dutch pianist Egon Petri, he was already a concert-hall veteran. In 1937 Arturo Toscanini engaged Wild to fill the coveted position of staff pianist for his NBC Symphony Orchestra. Toscanini could be irascible, but he and Wild hit it off. "We both loved music so tirelessly," Wild says. The fiery maestro made Wild famous in 1942 by inviting him to play Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue in a nationally broadcast concert...