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Keller impresses without trying too damn hard, like some other chefs. He doesn't try to shock with weird juxtapositions, as in Tabasco ice cream. You never think, "Great sauce," at the French Laundry. You think, "Man, that sauce tastes more like ginger-carrot than eating a pound of ginger and carrots." The epiphanies come from finally figuring out exactly what certain foods are supposed to taste like. He refuses to fool you into thinking what's in front of you is more than just food. "I remember my first experience at a three-star restaurant in France...
...nice ring to it--and a funky beat, and a tantalizing groove. Today musicians and listeners the world over are plugged into one another via the Internet, TV and ubiquitous recordings. The result is a vast electronic bazaar through which South African kwaito music can make pulses pound in Sweden, or Brazilian post-mambo can set feet dancing in Tokyo. Cultures are borrowing the sounds of other cultures, creating vibrant hybrids that are then instantly disseminated around the globe to begin the blending process all over again. "Musically, to an unprecedented degree, the U.S. is part of the world...
...America was under siege, its currency was too. The dollar fell sharply in overseas trading, posting seven-month low against the pound and more than a 2 percent loss against the yen, as if the at least symbolic gutting of the world?s largest economy was inspiring a flight to the second-largest - the one still standing. (Certainly Japan?s economic woes are a faint memory...
...linemen, they’re running up and down chasing the quarterback for four quarters,” Murphy said. “It’s a little different than if a team lines up in the ‘I’ formation and just tries to pound the ball away at you. If you’ve got quality depth—especially in the defensive line—then I think your conditioning in the fourth quarter is there...
...linemen, they’re running up and down chasing the quarterback for four quarters,” Murphy said. “It’s a little different than if a team lines up in the ‘I’ formation and just tries to pound the ball away at you. If you’ve got quality depth—especially in the defensive line—then I think your conditioning in the fourth quarter is there...