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Dinner is prix fixe only: three courses for $75 or five courses for $95. There's an extensive wine list but with only a few bottles at $50 or less. Cello is open for dinner Monday to Saturday, lunch Wednesday to Saturday. Jackets are required...
Ishii created the K-1 Grand Prix, an ultimate fighting tournament in which expert practitioners of such disciplines as karate, kick boxing, kung fu, kempo, kakutogi and tae kwon do duke it out to determine which "K" martial art reigns supreme. It's a lot like Iron Chef, with humans taking the pounding as opposed to the veal cutlets...
Beyond blood, the appeal of the Grand Prix lies in its king-of-the-hill simplicity. Sixteen fighters square off in a bracket-style tournament. There's only one division--heavyweight--and the champion must survive several brutal bouts in a single day. Whatever patina of class and skill the martial arts lend to the festivities is offset by flashing lights, blaring jock rock and Cheech levels of smoke. Ubiquitous ring announcer Michael Buffer has already collected a K-1 appearance...
...every race circuit he surveys. The homage was fitting for the driver who has dominated Formula One racing for the past seven years. Despite occasional reservations about his tactics on the track, Schumacher is recognized as the best there is. His emphatic Aug. 19 win in the Hungarian Grand Prix gave him a fourth Formula One drivers' championship and tied Alain Prost's career record of 51 race victories. Schumacher had a good weekend. He had set the best time in practice, bagged pole position on the grid by more than half a second over his championship rival, McLaren driver...
Although Gyorffy faced little to no competition in the collegiate ranks and in her own nation this past season, she was able to prepare for worlds by competing in several IAAF meets in Europe throughout the summer. Her best place came at the Norwich Great Britain Grand Prix meet, the last IAAF Grand Prix meet before the championships, in which she finished fourth. The placings at that London meet—Cloete in first, Babakova in second and Bergqvist in third—perfectly matched the medals awarded in the World Championships...