Word: exoticisms
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Don't get me wrong: Clinton was better to comedians than any other President in the 20th century. Most Presidents give you one good hook--Ford fell off airplanes, Reagan made a movie with a chimp, Carter owned a peanut farm. But Clinton was wildly generous to the comedic mind...
The chocolatier will perhaps evoke for sardonic viewers the old dope peddler of Tom Lehrer's song, "spreading joy wherever [s]he goes." Indeed, some of the desserts apparently contain aphrodisiacs. The movie itself may suggest to those who find themselves unsusceptible to its fabulistic charms how easy it has...
--Pierre Gimonnet Brut 1995 Cuvee Gastronome. Chardonnay; $35. Lemon, orange and mango; spicy and exotic, with slightly less mousse than usual, which makes it especially good with food.
--Larmandier-Bernier Brut Blanc de Blancs. Chardonnay; $35. Peach, lemon and lime; exotic flowers; persistent fine mousse.
--L. Aubry Brut 1995 Le Nombre d'Or. Fromenteau, arbanne and petit meslier; $40. Orange, lemon, grapefruit, pear and peach, plus exotic perfumes from the rare grapes.