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...signature dish of the Los Angeles restaurant A.O.C. is a small plate of English peas cooked with their own tendrils and a touch of green garlic. Cost: $8. Suzanne Goin, chef of the 8-month-old eatery, also offers bite-size portions of chicken with sorrel, black rice with squid and curried cauliflower. The dishes are all highly flavored and served up quickly. There are no entree-size portions. "I was afraid people wouldn't think of this as a place to have dinner," says Goin of her diminutive-dining concept. "But they went for it very quickly...
...godfather of small-plate dining in the U.S. is Thomas Keller, who in 1994 opened the renowned French Laundry restaurant in the Napa Valley, which offers tasting menus of up to 15 courses, each with tiny portions. "I want to leave the impression with guests that 'I wish I had another bite of that.' Then you know you've hit them at the peak," says Keller. His "four bites and you're out" philosophy was once regarded as eccentric but more recently has won over an increasing number of top-line chefs. This year the Zagat restaurant guide...
...It’s about a mutual beneficial interest. It’s about our future and it’s about the University’s future,” he said. “I want to thank Harvard for stepping to the plate, not just with a cash piece...
Rounding Home Plate...
...here to say we will invest in young people’s future,” Menino told the assembled group of youths and organizers from the 16 HASI programs. “I want to thank President Larry Summers and Harvard for really stepping up to the plate to help our summer programs...