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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...buying opportunity. "The value of the enterprise more than offsets the risk of the antitrust suit," says Jonathan Cohen, tech analyst at Merrill Lynch. He hasn't budged from his buy rating. Neither has Art Russell, tech analyst at Edward Jones, who says that "this stock is filet mignon--expensive, but a helluva steak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Buy On Bad News | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

...renaissance of the wine routes has brought about greater sensitivity to tourists' needs. Country hotels and bed-and-breakfasts measure up to a high standard, and many Cape estates include scenic picnic facilities or restaurants with decent cuisine--mostly European, with some South African touches such as ostrich filet, Cape Malay curry and water-lily and lamb casserole. Service is excellent, and the local wine is abundant, inexpensive and palatable. Several of the score of multistar restaurants are among the country's Top 10. Indeed, the mountain-ringed valley of Franschoek, where French Huguenot settlers arrived 300 years ago, bringing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: Wine Country | 4/20/1998 | See Source »

...entrees, too, were large, innovative and delicious. Once the mystery behind "Salmon Ukka as a Dinner" ($18.50) is unraveled, it seems irresistable. A filet of fresh salmon, seared and encrusted with fresh ground pepper, is served floating in a delicate vegetable broth brimming with bite-size chunks of carrot, celery, fennel (a popular ingredient at Salts) and tender potato balls. The combination is neither nouveu Americain nor specifically Eastern European but rather a unique invention...

Author: By Rebecca U. Weiner, | Title: hoppin | 3/5/1998 | See Source »

Lunch, like breakfast, was served by the caterer. The grill would offer spicy chicken breast or pork chops with mango chutney, maybe filet mignon or king crab legs, perhaps lobster tail or salmon filets. Then there were vegetables: asparagus, fresh corn, artichokes; pastas; tons of salads; and an ample dessert selection. Some bypassed the caterer's options and went straight to the craft service truck, which was fully stocked with deli meats, cheeses, bread and whatever else you might need to make the sandwich of your dreams...

Author: By Sarah Jacoby, | Title: There's No Place Like Home | 8/1/1997 | See Source »

...last month Pfeiffer figured he had reeled in one of the computer industry's prize catches in Gateway, the iconoclastic Sioux City outfit whose packaging bears the black-and-white markings of a cow's hide but whose burgeoning revenues are 100% filet mignon. Few know or even suspect just how close Pfeiffer came. The contracts were ready, and Waitt had the proverbial pen in hand before he evidently had a cathartic flash and rejected a nearly $7 billion takeover by Compaq. Gateway's current market value is $4.8 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRICE OF FREEDOM | 5/19/1997 | See Source »

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