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...bell peppers and oyster dressing. Although my grandmothers and mother passed away years ago, their spirits continued to preside over the preparation of holiday feasts. Their pots, pans and humble cooking utensils were precious symbols of their legacies as our family matriarchs. Their love was profoundly expressed through the rich, spicy delicacies delivered to all who came to visit during the holidays. Sadly, their kitchens and the dinners that graced them are no more. All the tangible memorabilia that represented our family's history perished in the flood, including my mother's beloved big gumbo...
When West Texas got played out, Van Dyke took that dealmaking skill to the Gulf of Mexico. His finds were modest but rich enough to allow him to play the role of Texas oilman to the hilt. In 1969, when a man might pay $25,000 for a nice house in a decent neighborhood, Van Dyke spent $1 million for a house that he later embellished with a 1-acre man-made "lake...
...breaded fois custard cream with apricot jam, baked skate with clam aioli, smoked beef with "ancient mustard" foam. In cooking as in science, not all lab experiments succeed: an unappealing appetizer of Iberian porkpie with truffled duck liver consisted mostly of morsels of fat. But considering the rich and varied fare dished out, the fact that we didn't feel bloated at the end of this meal counts as a triumph for the chef...
Even at Can Fabes, where we generally enjoyed a stupendous meal, some dishes flopped, such as a cream of potato, cod and truffle soup so rich we could stomach only a few spoonfuls. "I like to highlight the local foods when they come into season," chef Santamaria told us, explaining why so many dishes on our tasting menu featured mushrooms (in the fall). If you go, plan on bringing a hearty appetite, which you may work up just finding the place...
...latest round of talks at the World Trade Organization (WTO) was supposed to make Diarra's modest wishes come true. Launched in 2001, the Doha "development" round is intended to thrash out new trade arrangements for agriculture, with a specific focus on reducing the rich world's subsidies and opening Western markets to the developing world's producers. In return, the vision goes, the developing world will allow more access to its service industries, such as insurance and banking...