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Whatever the restaurant, expect to inhale much cigarette smoke during the meal; no-smoking sections are unknown in Eastern Europe. One more tip: for nouvelle cuisine, go somewhere else. At its best, East European food is a little like grandma's: ample servings, thick sauces and whipped cream on most desserts. But certainly by Western standards, eating out is cheap. An excellent three-course meal for two at the best restaurant in Katowice, in southern Poland, costs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Lanes into The Past | 6/25/1990 | See Source »

...Hyman's rendering, republished by Houghton-Mifflin in 1989, the items that Red Riding Hood carries to her grandmother include wine that, the text says, would "do her a world of good." Worse, once Grandma drinks some, she not only feels "strong and healthy" but also displays, in an illustration, a red nose. Though the book is on the state's list of recommended reading for five- and six-year-olds, shocked officials (while not banning Little Red Riding Hood itself) eliminated this version. Explained spokeswoman Vera Jashi: "We have a very strong alcohol- and drug-abuse program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: California: Little Red Riding Hootch | 6/4/1990 | See Source »

...hospital bills for his crippled sister (Elvira Sali) and earn enough money to marry his girlfriend Azra (Sinolicka Trpkova). He must do it quickly, before Merdzan can get his lecherous hands on her. "Make sure her feet don't see more sky than earth," Perhan warns Grandma when he hires himself out to the richest, meanest man in town. Ahmed (Bora Todorovic) is a blustery gangster who will teach Perhan the rules of petty crime but will take a long time to learn how fierce are the strains of loyalty and revenge in his brightest pupil. Ahmed will finally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: A People Cursed with Magic | 2/19/1990 | See Source »

Golden State's Manute Bol and Seattle's Dale Ellis hold the door open to grandmother's house, while the Clippers and Sacramento are grandma's doormats...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: The 'Little Red Riding Hood' Odyssey Begins | 11/7/1989 | See Source »

...work might not be as impressive if it wasn't written by a 21-year-old. But it is very funny. Goodman's voice is assured and her humour is sharp. And despite her convoluted details, she gets to the point a lot faster than my grandma...

Author: By Lisa A. Taggart, | Title: The Web of Character and Culture | 8/18/1989 | See Source »

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