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...patients is brought out like a freak show, ending with the man who wouldn't talk. Asked a simple question by Eichhorn, he speaks right up, denouncing the institution. After reading for a while, though it becomes clear that the tales of crazy women, bar fights and pot smoking are a way to avoid any more meaningful revelations. For example, Eichhorn's adoption, getting kicked out of school and two failed marriages are only hinted at. Instead, one enjoys the outrageous vignettes for their superficial entertainment value - a not-so-terrible pleasure. It's like buying the old barfly drinks...
...been arranged neatly on the table, steaming and ready to be scooped up. Allen distributed evaluation forms to the managers, asking them to rate on the basis of visual appeal, flavor profile (whether its temperature and flavor match its name), texture, authenticity and holding qualities (basically, how chicken pot pie looks when the pie part comes...
...secret is out, thanks to the growing popularity of restaurants where the customer is the chef. Long a staple of immigrant communities in big cities, restaurants where diners chop, grill, boil or dip their food are hot in the heartland. St. Paul, Minn., has Thai hot-pot cooking. Indianapolis, Ind., has Japanese shabu-shabu (another type of hot pot). A pizzeria in Las Vegas lets customers roll the dough. Do-it-yourself s'mores are big in Houston. A national fondue chain is booming...
...mess was partly what caused the at-home fondue trend to flame out in the late 1970s. But at the Melting Pot, all the prep work is done for you--which is one reason this chain, based in Tampa, Fla., has doubled in size to 70 locations in the past three years. Not every diner embraces the experience. Dragged in by enthusiastic wives, "men often sit with their arms crossed ... that is, until we fill them up with good wine," says Will Layfield, owner of the Melting Pot in Westwood, N.J. At the Vinoklet, diner Greg Schafer grouses...
...they are big business, which means big money, which too often means bad behavior. In 2002 the University of Alabama was barred from postseason play for two years for violations that included providing strippers for the enjoyment of recruits. Top running back Lynell Hamilton claims he was offered alcohol, pot and sex at a party while visiting the University of Oregon in 2002. Disgusted, he went to San Diego State instead...