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...than the hardy group of a dozen or so restaurateurs who operate establishments in both Los Angeles and New York City. "Menus are different, taste buds are different on the two coasts," observes Adam Tihany, a proprietor of the Italian bistro Remi, which serves in midtown Manhattan and Santa Monica. Almost any other method of expansion would be simpler. But some people bitten by the restaurant bug just cannot resist trying to conquer the two towns...
...enlightened -- and insistent. Not only must the food be healthy, the plate must look healthy too. "Here it does not matter what you order; what you get is a salad with something in it," says Jivan Tabibian, a partner in the L.A. Remi. "New Yorkers like substance. In Santa Monica, they like fluff -- and the fluff is roughage...
...does not see coming. Maggie's best friend, Debbie Malone, suddenly takes up with a precocious tramp named Bridget Hearn. "There are things that I'm interested in now that you're not that interested in," announces Debbie. "Maybe we're maturing at different rates." Maggie's pretty cousin Monica, a few years older, "has to marry" that summer and seethes with resentment at Maggie's brains and freedom. "You're worse than everyone else because you pretend to be so good," she explodes...
Unfortunately, she may have a point. The vacationing youngsters here are all vividly real -- except for rather smug Maggie, who is the pivot. Her retorts run along the lines of "What is it like to be like you?" to the bitchy Monica. When downcast, Maggie does not lash out but retreats to her room, where yet another chapter ends with quiet tears or staring at the ceiling. She is someone waiting to be -- a writer is hinted, maybe even a columnist. Quindlen's flaw is one of meticulousness: the smart energy of her journalist's voice is missing. But surely...
...deLone (HARVARD) d. Stacy Vogel (Boston University), 6-1, 6-0; 2. Jamie Henikoff d. Monica Rey (B), 6-3, 6-3; 3. Melissa McNabb (H) d. Shea McGuire (B), 6-0, 7-5; 4. Sam Ettus (H) d. Jennifer Manning (B), 5-7, 6-4, 7-6; 5. Linda Kim (B) d. Jen Minkus (H), 7-6, 6-3; 6. Rachel Pollack (H) d. Diane Ilson...