Word: hostessing
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...parents whose shock and fear are the greatest. The adults of Bergenfield can only pray that the Pied Piper visiting their town will spare the rest of their children. "When something like this happens, I think a lot about my kids," says Barbara O'Leary, a hostess at a local diner. "I have to hope I raised them right. These are the dangerous years. You don't always know what's going on inside their heads...
...swimsuit issue, Billy forgets that there are other facets of women's beings--traits like character, intelligence, humor and enthusiasm. I saw an extreme case of Billy's mind set while standing in line at Sage's. In front of me, a 300 pound man bought two Hostess cream pies and a Penthouse forum. This was at nine in the morning. He had an exciting day ahead...
Those who have known Cory Aquino as wife and hostess are hardly surprised by her quiet authority -- only by the suddenness with which she has steeled herself to her new role, transforming herself in 30 months from a self- effacing lady to a self-confident leader. Yet those who have just met her are often so disarmed by her softness that they overlook her ability to act with decisiveness...
...Ralph: I think we have a meeting of the minds here, my pet. Can I add the provision that you won't say goodbye to everyone at parties then stand in the doorway talking to the hostess for an hour, or is this behavior under genetic control...
...year. One of the most successful offshoots is Le Bernardin, a copy of the Parisian two-star fish restaurant, located in a comfortable if somewhat stuffy setting in the new Equitable Center. Le Bernardin is run by the brother-and-sister team of Gilbert (the chef) and Maguy (the hostess) Le Coze, owners of the Paris original. Their Manhattan Bernardin is extravagantly expensive (dinner for two with wine can easily cost $150), offering generally good but disappointingly unvaried seafood (often cooked unappetizingly rare) and perfunctory service. Such shortcomings have not discouraged a host of devotees that includes several influential food...