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...Republican Senator Sam Brownback is lost and late, being driven around Iowa by a college intern in the Brownback family's Chrysler minivan. He is looking at a map, pumping his own gas, paying with his own credit card and then running into McDonald's. "$7.15? For a yogurt parfait and a small cheeseburger?" Brownback asks the cashier, who explains that the college kid got a Big Mac. "Oh," he says, and drags a $20 bill and a quarter from his pocket...
...brain break exists. They even wash and replace our mugs in most dining halls on a daily basis. Those who lambaste HUDS’ recent extravagance ought not forget the myriad other food luxuries we get that would be extraordinary to every other college student: special themed dinners, yogurt parfait and Asian noodle “action stations,” local and organic products, bagged meals, personal grill orders, and whole racks of herbs and spices—all provided at no additional cost to the Harvard undergraduate. “Our reason for being here...
...well-stocked library, savoring a single malt in the Rossdhu Bar or enjoying a formal yet friendly dinner in one of the house's two opulent dining rooms. (Two standout dishes are the fillet of beef with rosti potatoes, celeriac cream and wild mushrooms, and the honey-and-mascarpone parfait with roasted figs.) The golf course is closed during the winter, but if you still have a sporting itch, try your hand at salmon fishing or clay-pigeon shooting. Chances are you'll get a bit soggy, but the dramatic scenery is worth it. lochlomond.com
...wasabi cashews and Kalamata olives marinated in pomegranate molasses whet your appetite for the unforgettable entrées: thin threads of pasta on saffron-poached artichoke hearts and creamy chard, or cheddar cheese soufflé served with samphire (a delicious salt-marsh vegetable). Then sink your spoon into lemon parfait with elderflower sorbet or cold strawberry soup with a Pimms-laced cucumber salad. Every mouthful is a parade of unique flavors you never even knew existed. No wonder curious carnivores are booking in droves. Moderate prices-just over $20 for a main course-make experimentation even easier, and Terre...
Lauren M. Wolchok ’07 and Maureen “Reenie” Moen ’07 put together a 17-page cookbook of different recipes that can be prepared using food commonly found in House dining halls. The recipes range from strawberry parfait to pizza bagels and mac and cheese...