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...cafeteria at New York City's Hudson Hotel, where an old standard like macaroni and cheese is made with white-truffle oil and sells for $19 a plate, is an appropriate place to chat. Neil Fiske did, after all, write the book on America's newfound obsession with affordable luxury--literally. He co-wrote Trading Up and coined that term to explain why you now pay $4 for a cup of Starbucks or $4,000 for a Viking range even though you are (your tax returns show) solidly middle class. "There's a pretty significant shift in the social paradigm...
Potential students were required to complete the standard visiting student application, but were permitted to self-report information, such as GPA, rendered inaccessible by the hurricane...
...dense chocolate sponge creation with an apricot jam filling, dark chocolate glaze and the only Viennese cake traditionally served with cream (mit Schlag). A chocolate medallion pressed into the glaze is the official sign of authenticity. This elegant place, with dark red carpets and soft furnishings, sets the standard: their torte is still based on the 1832 handwritten recipe, which is the hotel's most closely guarded secret. tel: (43-1) 514 560; www.sacher.com...
...manage the relationship better, and that America's containment policy won't work. Second, China hopes the U.S. will stop arms sale to Taiwan because it is encouraging Taiwan secessionists. Third, Chinese have the same right as Americans to enjoy a rich lifestyle and do not appreciate the double standard on China's oil policy. The issue should not become politicized, as when CNOOC made its bid to buy Unocal...
...dense chocolate sponge creation with an apricot jam filling, dark chocolate glaze and the only Viennese cake traditionally served with cream (mit Schlag). A chocolate medallion pressed into the glaze is the official sign of authenticity. This elegant place, with dark red carpets and soft furnishings, sets the standard: their torte is still based on the 1832 handwritten recipe, which is the hotel's most closely guarded secret. tel: (43-1) 514 560; www.sacher.com Cafe Diglas The café's red currant slice, piled high with the berries and a glossy meringue, is legendary, and the banana and chocolate variety...