Word: gourmet
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Lacking provincial venues, English opera took root in the grand country house in the 1930s, and it has evolved into a ritual involving evening dress, a gourmet picnic and a sense of exclusivity. Glyndebourne is the oldest of the élite, followed by Garsington and, since 1998, Grange Park, which keeps up with the others on all counts - setting, performances, food and a dapper audience. While they all have priority booking for members, the public can obtain tickets months before the season starts - but be quick, since availability is limited...
...Professor Skip Gates burger, named for W.E.B. DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., is the only remaining gourmet burger named after a current Harvard affiliate...
...folks on your list really need more stuff? If not, skip the store-bought presents and give a home-cooked gourmet meal or free night of babysitting instead, or donate to a charity in their name. Oxfamamericaunwrapped.com invites donors to "buy," for example, a camel ($175), cow ($75), sheep ($45), building tools ($25) or the planting of 50 trees ($30) as a way to support Oxfam's programs in developing countries (the recipient gets a card with a photo, not an actual cow). For more ways to give, go to Treehugger.com...
...Serving breakfast for dinner appeals to discerning customers and chefs alike. "When you look at most breakfast foods, they taste pretty darn good," says, John Nihoff, a professor of gastronomy at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., who points to the growing interest in gourmet variations on breakfast stalwarts, such as the new Iberico ham from Spain, which comes from pigs that are fed only acorns. Meanwhile, more chefs are discovering that serving breakfast foods after noon doesn't have to mean going downscale. "Anyone can serve breakfast food at dinner. If I slapped French toast...
...casualness, whereas dinner feels formal, heavy and even sad, particularly among young men. Thomas Keller, chef and owner of French Laundry in Yountville, Calif. and Per Se in New York City, (both of which won 3-star ratings from the Michelin guides) says happy childhood memories inspired his gourmet take on toad in the hole, which recently appeared on Per Se's vegetarian tasting menu. "That was what we used to have when we were kids. Mom would take a piece of bread, put a hole in it and cook it," he says. Per Se's iteration replaces white bread...