Word: montignac
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...color picture of her licking a butterflied-lamb-slicked finger, but it still became a No. 1 best seller, something her poetry collection (despite Johnny Carson's best efforts) never did. Even bread-loving France has had a best-selling high-protein diet book, Eat Yourself Slim by Michel Montignac, and Poland has the Optimal Nourishment plan. Russia would have one too if it had meat...
DIED. MARCEL RAVIDAT, 72, Sunday spelunker and mechanic; of a heart attack; in Montignac, France. During an outing in 1940, Ravidat eased down a hole in the ground and made a discovery that transformed humanity's memory of itself-the Lascaux caves, with their remarkably preserved 18,000-year-old images of brilliantly colored creatures at full gallop. In later years, Ravidat served as a Lascaux guide...
...Montignac knows about weight problems firsthand. After losing his job with an American drug company in 1986, he was at loose ends. Having trimmed down from a high of 200 lbs. to 165 lbs. while reading some 300 diet books, the 5 ft. 8 in. Montignac decided to write his own. Targeting his fellow expense- account-habitues, he titled his book Dine Out and Lose Weight and published it himself. Its word-of-mouth success -- 500,000 copies sold, without advertising -- led to three sequels, and Montignac was launched...
...popularity is based partly on the fact that his idiosyncrasies strike a chord in his nation's gastronomic soul. Rare is the U.S. diet doctor who would recommend a white bean, duck and sausage stew, but Montignac declares that "cassoulet is the noblest of dishes." A dollop of creme fraiche in one's soup does no harm, he argues. No wonder such epicureans as fashion designer Christian Lacroix and chef Bernard Loiseau have embraced the Montignac method. "You are never hungry," says restaurateur Paul Bocuse, who has lost 40 lbs. a la Montignac...
...recent morning, offering a tasting of dishes on his restaurant menu, ; Montignac charmed a procession of Parisian housewives. "Your chocolate mousse with fructose is pure genius," gushed Pauline Newmann-Laugier, whose husband, a financier, introduced her to the diet. "The best thing about Montignac," she said, leering at a cheesecake on the counter, is that "you don't feel guilty...