Word: manhattanization
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...Design A bullish developer and an architect plan a pseudo city and the world's tallest building within the heart of Manhattan...
...dishes had to be re-created in larger-than-life versions to command top dollar. Says Baum: "Above a certain price, the public wants to see evidence of skill, and dishes they do not think they can make at home." Adds Barbara Clifford, the Texas-born chef partner in Manhattan's Yellow Rose Cafe: "My mother made home-fried potatoes swimming in oil. That's a little too down-home...
...today than avoiding a home-cooked meal. According to figures compiled by the National Restaurant Association, the average family spent 39.5% of its food dollar on restaurants in 1983, up from 33.1% in 1970. The typical American now eats out 3.7 times a week. From the trendy bistros of Manhattan's East Side to the ubiquitous "franchise row" that lines the main drag on the outskirts of Anytown, U.S.A., eating...
...whom live alone in cramped apartments, restaurants have become a place to escape and socialize. "As rents skyrocket and the amount of space per person dwindles, the American kitchen has lost priority in urban centers," says Peter DuPré, general manager of Amsterdam's Bar and Rotisserie, one of Manhattan's hot new restaurants. "We are starting to experience the first generation brought up on restaurant food...
Gibson has the hands-on style that is crucial in retailing. A few weeks ago, she was in Manhattan's first Limited store after hours, dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt, fixing the mannequins. The next morning, attired more elegantly in a green silk blouse and black skirt, she presided over the opening of the store, the 600th in the chain...