Word: gourmet
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Deep South. Almost a third of NASCAR fans have household incomes above $50,000, and more than a quarter are professional or managerial--a far cry from the pickup-truck-and-overalls crowd of the sport's earliest days. Increasingly plush speedway facilities--air-conditioned VIP boxes and gourmet food, anyone?--have helped pull in this more upscale crowd...
Those who gave speeches at the memorial service spoke of Areeda's passion for gourmet meals, good wine and opera...
Because I was one of the first hundred people to visit the new Loker Commons on Opening Day, I received a free Seattle's Best Coffee mug stuffed with coupons and some gourmet chocolate-covered espresso beans. This unexpected gift made me happy, and I sat at one of the new brushed-metal tables in the coffee shop, beaming as I drank my mocha...
...gets. In Harbor Springs, Michigan, bike-shop owner Bill Prall boasts that "we just shipped almost our entire inventory to customers around the country, while everybody else is marking down gloves and sweaters. Every shop should be lucky enough to sell bikes this year." And in the luxury category, gourmet dog biscuits top the list of petty indulgences. In Kansas City, Missouri, Dan Dye, co-owner of Three Dog Bakery, says boxes of carob-coated reindeer and other savories baked by trained pastry chefs sell briskly for $12 a dozen...
...stock offering. Investcorp certainly spends money like a billionaires' bank. An eight-story headquarters in Bahrain (Investcorp House) is complemented not only by the premises on New York's Park Avenue but also by posh offices in London's Mayfair district. White-uniformed butlers glide around serving executives catered gourmet lunches at their desks. Many clients receive annual invitations to conferences like one held in July at New York's Waldorf-Astoria. In 1992, on the occasion of its 10th anniversary, Investcorp threw a lavish party at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Guests nibbled on caviar served from...