Word: piquant
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...weary of it all, the playwright gives them so much verve and vitality that they seem instead to have a fierce crush on life. The evening is permeated with the spirit of the '20s, gin-high, half-naughty, half-emancipated, free-souled and free-bodied-not the least piquant aspect of which is the decision of the two leading ladies to play their roles throughout sans bras...
Most authors approach the subject of France inductively, offering, like a Parisian épicerie, small, spicy dabs of this and that so that the whole, though piquant, is rarely filling. In one sense, Sanche de Gramont writes in the same vein. Tidbits of throwaway intelligence pop to the surface of his book like croutons in a steaming onion soup. The word bourgeois first appeared (as burgensis) in a 1007 charter establishing the free city of Loches. As a result of Versailles banquets, Louis XIV's stomach was found at his death to be twice normal size. The French Foreign...
...beneath the obviously "big news" lies a wealth of stories that have their own quiet importance-issues that need explanation, stories of the unexpected, the half-forgotten, the intriguing, the piquant. These, too, create their own impact and fascination. This week, for example, TIME readers will find answers to the following questions in our pages -none earth-shaking in itself, but each contributing toward making a bit more sense out of today's world...
...mark a similar stage in their development--an album of working out themes that have been previously revealed and so an album making up in style for what it lacks in content. One is, of course, grateful for everything the Beatles do. These 30 songs, complete with your basic piquant photographs in a ridiculously overpriced package, are a rich pleasure; but still one misses the sense of discovery, the excitement of hearing something that lingers on half-understood in the senses, the irritating stimulating grain of dust that turns into a pearl. Such was that prophetic slowing down of tempo...
...cooking corn meal is pervasive and tempting, although street vendors of tacos and enchiladas are best avoided. But the beer is nearly sublime -and it or bottled water makes the saf est drinking. Mexican specialties like ceviche (marinated raw fish), huachi-nango (red snapper) and caldo tlalpeño (piquant chicken soup) are worth the visit. Reservations, whether for a restaurant típico or for one of the top international restaurants, are required. Lunch begins at 2 p.m., dinner at 9, and prices are about 30% under comparable fare...