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...been acknowledged at the top. Amid the chaos, production of maize, the staple of the diet, has plunged to 20% of 1999 levels. Inflation has officially soared to 200%; shoppers say the real rate is much higher. Price controls have only made things worse. On the black market, a loaf of bread goes for 10 times the official price - that is, if you can find one. Bakeries use the ingredients to make non-price-controlled products like rolls. The opposition Movement for Democratic Change should be leading the call for reform. And its members are, when not in court - leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Singing The Walls Down | 2/23/2003 | See Source »

...sales and not the studs that made her a loyal patron. In almost the same breath, however, she confided that a number of her sorority sisters, a cousin (or two) and her own sister had far fewer reservations about stopping by the Publix in search of a loaf of bread and/or a new boyfriend. “Oh yeah, my friends really, really like to shop at Publix...

Author: By Peter L. Hopkins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Joe College, Where Art Thou? | 2/6/2003 | See Source »

...before." Most casually of all, the Cheneys drop over at the politically compatible Rumsfelds'. Joyce Rumsfeld, wife of the Defense Secretary, says the Cheneys are a lighthearted pair ready to roll on a moment's notice. "Just last week I called at 5 and said come over for meat loaf and mashed potatoes, and they were here at 6." About the well-publicized policy split between the Vice President and Secretary of State Colin Powell, Lynne says, "I don't joke with Alma Powell about it," noting about her good friend, "There can be differences of opinion without there being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Lynne Cheney Keeps Her Voice Down | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

...breads are fabulous—crusty on the outside, with a crumb that manages to be both airy and chewy at the same time. Daily staples such as the sourdough Concord Loaf, whole wheat Huron Loaf, thin-crusted Semolina and New England Brown Bread, made with molasses and dried blueberries, are supplemented by rotating specialty breads such as Walnut Bread, Olive Bread and Challah...

Author: By Helen Springut, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rise Up | 11/14/2002 | See Source »

...secret is in the premium ingredients. The butter is Plugra, European-style with a high butterfat content and less moisture than standard supermarket fare, and flours come from Vermont and North Carolina. There are corn kernels in the Corn Bread, sprouted wheat berries in the Huron Loaf and plump golden raisins in the Raisin-Pecan Bread. And, as the bakers proudly tell me, everything is made by hand...

Author: By Helen Springut, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rise Up | 11/14/2002 | See Source »

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