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...first was founded by Henry Chung in San Francisco five years ago, and almost immediately won national acclaim. In his Hunan Style Chinese Cookbook (Harmony Books; 145 pages; $10), Chung relates charming anecdotes from his native Li-ling county and introduces many worthy dishes, notably hot and sour chicken, fried asparagus in hot black bean sauce and, for breakfast, steamed thin-sliced pork with fermented black beans. Ni hao, Mr. Chung...
Since 1974, when a military coup ended more than 40 years of fascist dictatorship, Portugal has experimented with Communism and socialism-and seen the sweet promises of revolution turn sour along with an ever more depressed economy. Last week "reformism," a freshly coined label on Lisbon's political scene, got its turn. The newly named government of Premier Carlos Alberto Mota Pinto defeated a Communist bid to deny it a vote of confidence, and thereby established itself as the fourth constitutional regime Portugal has had in three years...
...speed of the transition surprised the musical world and started speculation that Rudel had quarreled with City Opera's board of directors. The company has had some sour notes in recent years. A deep financial crisis?now successfully surmounted?threatened at one point to close the house. Performances have often been slipshod lately, the casting haphazard. Rudel, although tireless, has been away from the house more and more on conducting engagements; he has accepted the directorship of the Buffalo Philharmonic beginning next fall...
...sour grapes, since when I came to Columbia I knew they wouldn't have that type of commitment--but I thought if I turned it around they would make the commitment." Penders did turn it around, but he still had to do most of the scouting and recruiting himself, with both of his assistant coaches having to teach Phys Ed classes. Only one secretary served the basketball office, along with seven other sports offices. "We'd get a letter out once a week," grins Penders. "I kind of felt we were doing it out of a brown...
...miniature, jewel-like detail and an almost translucent texture that is best appreciated in smaller concert halls. But its simple air is deceptive: chamber music is murderously difficult to play well. If a performer is too flamboyant, he upends the others. If one violin is off pitch, all instruments sour. Each line is naked, each player dependent on the others to "breathe" together, in order to get the right pitch, intonation and rhythm...