Word: skated
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Brigades terrorist group - as a "pain in the ass." Scajola, under fire for not having provided Biagi with a security detail, suggested the victim had been interested only in extending his government consulting contract. Through a mixture of shrugs and subterfuge, the Berlusconi government usually manages to skate past these lapses in taste. But with Scajola's offensive comments, its luck ran out. "The government, as insurance companies would say, has a natural predisposition for accidents," wrote Sergio Romano, a conservative columnist for the daily Corriere della Sera. The Scajola mishap has given Berlusconi his shakiest week in office...
...prejudice is for a Harvard College,” Bender wrote, “with a certain range and mixture and diversity in the student body—a college with some snobs and some Scandinavian farm boys who skate beautifully and some bright Bronx pre-meds, with some students who care passionately if unwisely…about editing The Crimson or beating Yale...
Just like real supranationalism, this would all be great fun if it actually produced satisfactory results, and occasionally it does. The skillet roasted skate with morels, fava beans and asparagus ($19) was a very nice rendition of a fish that seems to be turning up on more menus by the second. The ample portion of skate was perfectly cooked, with a nice crust on the outside, but still extremely tender inside. The dish did not need to be literally swimming in butter, but the morel mushrooms were also fresh and flavorful. In another entrée bright spot, the pork...
...that accompanied the toasted phyllo pastry with dates, honey and pistachio ($6) was perhaps the big winner of the night. Additional choices included warm chocolate cake with cinnamon ice cream ($6) and very appealing caramelized banana napoleon ($6). Meyer lemons seem to be popping up just as frequently as skate these days, and the Blue Room is not one to miss a trend, throwing them onto the menu in a sorbet with anise seed biscotti ($5). Dates—the interpersonal kind, not the fruits—seem to often only be as good as the last moment...
...Harvard has to play their game,” Gaudet said. “They skate well. They have excellent forwards and a pretty solid defense and goaltending. At a NCAA level, they just have to go into the game and get after it. They have to play an aggressive game and take it to Maine. [Mazzoleni] will probably have them playing a good skating game...