Word: grocers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will also feature a health club, 265 parking spaces, and 6,000 square feet to be used as retail space for a restaurant, a gourmet grocer, a pharmacy and a dry cleaner, said Davis...
...Troyat points out, Chekhov "drew the line at glorifying the 'holy Russian muzhik.' " He knew better; his grandfather was a peasant and his father an incompetent grocer and religious fanatic who spent most of his time praying, preaching and beating his six children. The family lived in Taganrog, a small port, a "deaf town," on the Sea of Azov, and as soon as they were able, the young Chekhovs were put to work in the unheated shop. On Sundays they were made to stand for hours in church. Wrote the author years later: "When I was a child...
...geophysical event. Mayo sympathizes with the villagers yet can scarcely contain his excitement. "This is probably the largest natural alteration in oceans, glaciers, lakes and rivers to occur in our lifetimes," he says, and it offers "unprecedented opportunities" for research. The villagers do not share his enthusiasm. Says Yakutat Grocer and Planning Official Caroline Powell: "We are people, not some scientist's experiment or opportunity. Everyone seems content to watch this happen, and if they feel sympathy, it's for the porpoises and seals. What about...
...apparently timeless, nonregional appeal is the Reuben, a grilled combination of sauerkraut, corned beef and Swiss cheese served on sourdough pumpernickel. This pungent creation has been attributed to Reuben Kay, a wholesale grocer in Omaha who invented it for a weekly poker group. Another theory gives credit to Arnold Reuben, whose New York restaurant, a superdeli of the '40s and '50s, featured lofty and complex sandwiches named for celebrity regulars. One example: a combination of cream cheese, bar-le-duc (white currant jam), tongue and sweet pickles on whole wheat was inexplicably the Frank Sinatra...
...purported to be a medium well-done filet mignon. A paltry serving of sickly-looking lamb chops masqueraded as a rack of lamb (quote pretentious name from menu). A selection of fish dishes were uniformly dry and disappointing. A side order of hollandaise sauce could have come from your grocer's freezer. A self-professed lobster bisque was decidedly lean on the lobster...