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...something as integral to Harvard students' lives as the meal system, relatively little is known about it. There are the rumors, of course. (No, the menus aren't really planned by a poltergeist who lives in Widener D level--it's an extremely nice woman in the basement of the Union.) And there are innumerable questions posed over the meatless chile con carne and the meal on a muffin. For example, why do I have to pay the full board fee if I never eat breakfast? Why does Adams have realcoffee, and Eliot doesn't? And perhaps most important...

Author: By Anne E. Bartlett and Honey Jacobs, S | Title: The Politics of Meal Planning | 3/2/1977 | See Source »

...Ramayana, which opened six years ago as one of Manhattan's few Indonesian restaurants, boasts a striking decor: a pedicab parked in the lobby, menus bound in batik, hostesses in flowing Indonesian gowns. At night, when native dancers perform, the restaurant's prices are high, but the buffet lunch is a bargain: for $5.50, guests can take their pick of dozens of spicy (skewered beef) or sweet (banana soup) dishes. For some executives from nearby oil-company offices, however, the food must have a bitter taste these days. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the restaurant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SCANDALS: Bitter Rijsttafel | 2/14/1977 | See Source »

...When the magazine moved in 1974 to expensive new quarters on Manhattan's Second Avenue, the boss installed a gym. He also carved out a staff dining room (he had it redecorated several times) and installed a $25,000-a-year chef, who signed each day's menus "Felipe-Executive Chef...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: FELKER:'BULLY... BOOR... GENIUS' | 1/17/1977 | See Source »

Deep Throat. The crew worked twelve hours a day, seven days a week, and they were paid generously, averaging about $1,350 a month; Rodriguez managed to save enough during the operation to open his own haircutting shop near Sacramento. There were some perks too: menus featured filet mignon, roasts and lobster tails, while the entertainment included television shows and movies on video cassettes (most popular flick: Deep Throat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEFENSE: Behind the Great Submarine Snatch | 12/6/1976 | See Source »

...funny thing about heart specialists," says McGandy, a cardiology specialist himself. "They go to these heart association meetings, where the menus are covered with all of the obscene fried foods full of saturated fats and cholesterol. They sit and eat and talk about heart disease...

Author: By Richard S. Lee, | Title: Warnings Don't Change Doctors' Diets | 9/29/1976 | See Source »

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