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Word: petrignani (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1985-1985
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...party invitation most fervently fished for, and least frequently hooked, was to a dinner dance last Thursday given by Italy's Ambassador to Washington, Rinaldo Petrignani. Though the Reagans could not attend, it was held in honor of their "friends from California," and virtually everyone on the guest list was required to meet both qualifications. Among those who did: Betsy Bloomingdale, the First Lady's best chum; Publisher Walter Annenberg and his wife Leonore; Attorney General William French Smith and Wife Jean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Party Time in Washington | 1/28/1985 | See Source »

Scallops of all sorts were on so many menus, in fact, that those mollusks soon may show up on the endangered-species list. Pasta was much favored, least surprisingly for a dinner given by Ambassador and Mrs. Rinaldo Petrignani, who served penne with smoked salmon to such Reagan buddies as the Walter Annenbergs, the Frank Sinatras, the Charles Wicks, Attorney General and Mrs. William French Smith and the Ed Meeses. Many of the same guests were expected to partake of pasta shells alla carbonara at a White House luncheon for 150 following the Sunday swearing-in ceremony. Pasta primavera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking a Taste of Power | 1/28/1985 | See Source »

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