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...only ten eating places-four in Paris-worthy of three-star grandeur, promising "the glory of French cooking," with "price no object."* The award of a single star usually boosts an establishment's business 50% overnight, while a fallen star can deflate a restaurant faster than a falling soufflé. Says Guide Editor René Pauchet: "We feel somewhat like Moses bringing down the tablets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France: The Palate Guard | 3/23/1962 | See Source »

...their young girl friends go into curious convulsions on the dance floor; at least one U.N. functionary has been known to snatch up a tablecloth, wrap it around his waist and do a belly dance. In Paris the tune tumbles endlessly from Left Bank students' rooms; chefs abandon soufflés to hear it. From Stockholm to Sorrento, Bandleader Bob Azzam's Mustapha has spread like a rampaging fungus, is the biggest European juke and nightclub tune since Volare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE JUKEBOX: Most Happy Fellah | 5/30/1960 | See Source »

Many famed restaurants have joined the march to the freezer. Manhattan's gilt-edged Chambord puts out a full French line, including bouillabaisse à la Marseillaise, soufflé Grand Marnier, and Cornish Hen Perigourdine with sherry, truffles, foie gras, wild rice and brandy. Schrafft's has put on sale beef Burgundy with noodles, and chicken and mushroom pie with cheese crust. Other processors are selling kangaroo-tail soup, frozen bagels, sukiyaki, enchiladas, shish kebab and frozen chicken curry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: Just Heat & Serve | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

...Washington's ever-growing diplomatic corps-the biggest in the world, with 82 heads of mission-that the White House had to divide its traditional state dinner into two separate functions a night apart; only the hosts and the menu (four wines, sole, turkey, spinach soufflé, strawberry ice cream molds) were identical. Aside from the President's spectacular Atlas announcement on the second night, only one incident ruffled the traditional decorum: Belgium's veteran Ambassador Baron Robert Silvercruys, normally the very picture of diplomatic dignity, provided a giddy moment when he picked up his wife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAPITAL: Party Line | 12/29/1958 | See Source »

...Chambord has warmed its cash registers by freezing its delicacies for retail sale, offers a full French line, from single portions of sauce Périgourdine ($1.25) and pompano Véronique ($4.50), to complete dinners for eight at $100 (sea food au gratin, duck au Grand Marnier, soufflé au chocolat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: Let Them Eat Pat | 9/8/1958 | See Source »

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