Word: plateful
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...refreshment at most spas and you might find yourself staring at a shot glass of wheatgrass juice and a plate of rice crackers. Not so at the 1930s-inspired spa at London's Dorchester hotel, which boasts what it calls the Spatisserie. As you can probably guess from a frilly moniker like that, this casual but chic restaurant is less about purging and more about pampering. Think extravagant and irresistible afternoon teas; one of those washed down with a bottle of champagne extra brut should undo your workouts from the previous fortnight. This plus an array of what the management...
...wife Elin held a press conference, which got interrupted after a surprised Elin heard Tiger admit he had made "multiple transgressions." The shot cut away, but then Tiger returned, arm in a sling, claiming that he accidentally fell down a flight of stairs and "launched [himself] through a plate-glass window." The audience chuckled. In the Weekend Update segment, Seth Meyers teed Tiger up, noting that his sponsors were sticking with him, "a gesture that only means one thing - women don't watch golf...
Quiet conversations and the clinking of forks filled the room. As Goldfeder took her plate at the table, everyone looked up from their food and began to clap—a nightly tradition of thanking the cook...
Having sufficiently flattered Eliot, Pertile makes one final demand: "we must win all the crew races once more, we must keep the Cup and bring back the Plate, too. Will you help...
...South African President Jacob Zuma didn't have enough on his plate, with raging violent crime, unemployment of up to 40%, the world's largest HIV/AIDS population, a recession and the 2010 soccer World Cup, his first few months in office saw a wave of strikes and violent protests against poverty and low wages. Zuma, 67, spoke to Africa bureau chief Alex Perry at his official residence, Mahlamba-Ndlopfu, in Pretoria in August...