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Parker's influence in the wine trade is fairly awesome itself. In France, some vintners await his thrice-yearly tasting visits with the same trepidation that restaurateurs have for the annual Le Guide Michelin ratings. Craig Goldwyn, editor of the rival International Wine Review, says Parker has "one of the greatest palates ever to walk the earth," although some writers complain that as a taster he favors strength over subtlety. (Parker, of course, denies it.) His critics also carp that his success is based primarily on a 50-to-100-point rating system for wines that is fast becoming...
...difficult conditions in the tire market have given Firestone poor traction for making progress. The market has not only grown smaller -- the result of today's long-lasting radial tires -- but more competitive. Prices have fallen because of rising production by foreign rivals, notably France's Michelin and Japan's Bridgestone. At the same time, Goodyear and other U.S. rubber giants are also revamping themselves and boosting their commitment to tiremaking...
Harvard saw its lead further reduced with 13 minutes left in the game when Catamount Michelin Sortor scored on apenalty kick following a hotly-contested trippingcall on Harvard's freshman sweeper AndreaMontalbano...
...First I like to do things I like, and second, I like to make money, which I like." So says Albert Roux, who with Brother Michel owns several celebrated restaurants, including Le Gavroche in London and the Waterside Inn in nearby Bray. Both boast the Guide Michelin's top rating, three stars. The Rouxs are among a number of prestigious European chefs and restaurateurs opening branches in the U.S. Currently the brothers provide inspiration, advice and some financial backing to Michael's Waterside Inn, a superb and comfortably inviting restaurant in Santa Barbara, Calif. The inn, which opened...
...which pint-size Olympic Gold Medalist Mary Lou Retton gulps down cereal with the "big boys." Doyle Dane Bernbach ($1.7 billion) has the most to gain. After scoring numerous hits over the years with ads for longtime client Volkswagen, the agency attracted notice with its beguiling babies series for Michelin tires. But DDB lost several major clients in 1985, dropping $45 million in business with the exit of Polaroid and Atari alone...