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...Cuando to the stars? And in the past hasn't the U.S. joined the conga line, bought the Trini Lopez album, then moved on heedlessly to something else? It has and it did. But this time the prospects are different. Latin influences that were once just a pinch of spice for most Americans are bidding to become a vital part of the wider culture...
Restaurateurs in other cities are realizing that many jaded urban diners eat out expecting to be entertained and want some spice in their surroundings as well. Richard Melman brings a sense of theater to all his Chicago theme restaurants, from '50s-style Ed Debevic's Short Orders/Deluxe to the Italian Scoozi. His new Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba!, decorated in a contemporary Spanish style with a cobblestone court, features more than 35 tapas served by waiters in punk-toreador coats. "People want to be transported to a party in Spain," says Melman...
...community this weekend is Tudor Williams, 44, former chef to Movie Director Steven Spielberg. A tramp's poem recommends making mulligan stew by putting "Whatever you've got/ In the pot/ Heat it 'til it's hot/ Eat it." Williams improves on the formula. He keeps a store of spice packets from fast- food stands and collects money from hoboes who have some to buy day-old meat and vegetables. His stew takes two hours, but a grateful hobo once told him, "I ain't had such a meal since I was on my mother's breast...
...many as 2000 spectators are expected to line the banks of the river to pelt participants with rotten vegetables and other projectiles in an effort to spice up the event...
Sophomore Scott Hilinski bought a bag of Cajun Spice Ruffles...