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...generous entrée portion of scallops was served with celery root, pancetta and pear, and showcased the restaurant’s commitment to serving fresh ingredients. The waiter made a point of explaining that although the menu advertised Nantucket Bay scallops, the recent cold snap had necessitated a switch to Maine diver scallops which were easier to fish in frigid waters. The scallops were perfectly cooked, treading the fine line between undercooked slipperiness and the off-putting elastic band texture that can result when they are left in the pan too long...
...shade from pale orange-red to deep purple; plums in all the primary colors; apricots; peaches; nectarines. He includes pineapples - brought to Europe by Columbus and one of the more popular fruits of the 18th and 19th centuries - as well as grapes, melons and nuts, before ending with pears and apples. Brookshaw wanted to promote "the highest flavored fruit, and from the earliest to the latest period possible." But by the standards of today's supermarket, most varieties in his book did not pass the test. When was the last time you saw a Winter Swan's Egg Pear...
...people watching. We ate at Nanjing Dapaidang, a vast restaurant made up of several tiny kitchens. Everything looked and smelled delicious. We selected carefully: tiny, crisp shrimp in a mandarin orange juice concentrate; rice and pork steamed inside bamboo rods; and for dessert, a candy-sweet, whole steamed pear...
...identities blurred. But there are guys who are ready for another edition, says Thisbe, whose novel "The Good People of New York" just came out in paperback. She recently got an email from a male friend: "I only wish that I had seduced you at some point. Then my Pear Mint Gorganzola Salad would be known to the world...
...accident that Liz Taylor's perfume is named White Diamonds. Piece by piece, Elizabeth Taylor has amassed one of the world's most famous jewelry collections. There is the flawless 33.18 carat Krupp diamond given to her by Richard Burton when she was 36, and the pear-shaped white pearl that was briefly lost when her dog thought it was a bone. In October, Simon & Schuster will publish "My Love Affair with Jewelry" by Liz herself, with all of the jewelry specially photographed for the book...