Word: gourmet
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...were elegant films, but also powerful movies, tragedies in a whisper. The Hollywood establishment nodded Merchant-Ivory's way, with 31 Oscar nominations and six statuettes; but Merchant still had to work his charm, hard, to finance their pictures. Not to worry. Another meal from this consummate host, this gourmet of life (he owned a restaurant and wrote several books on cuisine) ... and the feast would continue...
Shoppers themselves are rewarded for being thorough in their reporting. Pokodner has nitpicked his way to the top of his undercover hobby. His latest reward? A plum assignment that requires him to treat his wife to a $150-a-plate gourmet restaurant. "I very rarely use my own money to buy anything anymore," he confides. "Paying for yourself is just so 1990s...
...long counters and a few small tables at the back. There, a large glass refrigerator displays the shop’s spoils with no small amount of pride: house-made pates, foie gras, and a wide variety of cured meats. On a large wooden table, the restaurant displays other gourmet goods: jars of their sauces and accompaniments, including tomato confit and native cranberry confit, and a special array of Jean-Marc Montegottero virgin oils, pure distillations of pistachio, sesame, and other oils ($28 a bottle...
Sage—who loves dogs so much that she owns three—already has the key to a small storefront where she’ll open “Bowwow Bakery and More,” with gourmet cannolis baked just for dogs, leashes, overnight stays, and grooming services. She already has investors, and in June or July she’ll stop stripping to open its doors...
TIME Much has been made of your lavishing favors and gifts on members of Congress, including allowing use of your skyboxes at sports venues and of your gourmet Pennsylvania Avenue restaurant. You also raised millions for members, their political committees and charities. Is that the way things ought to be done...