Word: stout
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...Pring-Wilson left the courtroom, he stuffed a paperback book by detective novelist Rex Stout into his the pocket of his green suit, and he wore a smile on his face...
John Harvard already provided a library and estate that spawned the most prestigious university in the world. Now, his eponymous restaurant gives Harvard students a dessert on the house after a birthday hullabaloo. The celebrant can pick from a menu that includes the classic butterscotch bread pudding and the stout mudslide...
...While none of this surprised New York foodies, Michelin's inspectors seemed oddly enamored with a Greenwich Village "gastro-pub," the Spotted Pig, which won a precious star for its hearty burgers, Irish Stout and liver with onions. How so? The guide lauds fancier dishes such as octopus salad with celery hearts and praises the restaurant's "friendly staff" and ambience that "just oozes character." Naret says inspectors grant stars according to five criteria, including the quality of the food, consistency across the menu and the "creativity of the chef." He adds, "To have a star means it's really...
Dynamics of progress: the Pacific that John Keats' stout Cortez (actually, it was fat Balboa) beheld has become the Pacific Rim, and out over the horizon the Sandwich Islands have turned into an American state, Hawaii, where men may marry each other now. American fast food will gobble up China. The planet contracts to the size of a grape...
...hitting the post, we’re ringing the bell, all the way around...we were creating good opportunities and we’ve just got to keep shooting because those will start to fall.” While the offense appeared ascendant in the loss, the usually stout defense struggled against a talented BC attack, surrendering the second-highest total of the season. “Early on we got caught in some man down situations...we gave up an easy corner that resulted in the first goal and we can’t make mistake, mistake, mistake like...