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Potato-chip fans in Louisiana opt for the fiery seasonings in Zapp's delectable Cajun Craw-Tators, golden brown, crisply curled wafers that are burnished with a savory and peppery spice blend, or the even more tantalizing incendiary jalapeno chips, hot enough to drive the muncher straight to a can of cold Dixie beer. Judging by the high price of Maui chips (as much as $7.59 for a 7-oz. bag), Hawaiians like heavy grease -- as do certain Angelenos. Jurgensen's, a high-toned Southern California grocery, buys all it can get of these dark, oily chips. The steep price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food: One Potato, Two Potato . . . | 3/30/1987 | See Source »

...following the Forsyth formula to the letter, Gormley produced a pleasant, Forsyth-like comedy. It would have been interesting, though, to see what would have happened if Gormley had taken a few risks and added a little spice to the recipe. Gospel According to Vic is not at all adventuresome and offers little philosophical meat to chew on. But despite its religious theme, it doesn't really aspire to philosophical heights. What it is a pleasant, two-hour diversion...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Miracle Worker | 3/27/1987 | See Source »

Parker's picture is no artistic sequel to Gregory's Girl or any of Forsyth's other works. This Scottish stew has more sugar than spice...

Author: By Thomas M. Doyle, | Title: Cinema Veritas | 10/17/1986 | See Source »

...dessert is not very nourishing. Captain EO is sugar but no spice, coating an audio-animatronic gridwork. What can be exhilarating and depressing about Walt Disney World is true of Captain EO: it is a triumph of the artificial, of high-tech wizardry and secondhand emotions. All of which makes EO just fine as a "total three-dimensional experience" but only the fourthbest film at Epcot. In the travelogues of China and France, and in Emil Radok's enthralling documentary about, yes, energy, the imagination is served, not dominated, by the special effects. These films evoke intense feelings for people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Let's Go to the Feelies | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...close second in the polls is Bachrach, a fiery orator. His fervent speeches may spice up the Congressional Record and win him kudos from local high school debate coaches, but they won't win anything for Cambridge...

Author: By Julie L. Belcove, | Title: Vote for Bachrach | 9/15/1986 | See Source »

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