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...worth the centuries-long wait. The quaking pudding, a light, set-milk dessert, probably hasn't wobbled this deliciously since King Charles II beckoned Nell Gwynne to try a spoonful. The spring menu will feature a tangy lemon salad made from an antique variety of the fruit and a tart of bread-an ancestor of today's treacle tart. The panache with which the poster boy for futuristic food serves up these venerable dishes shows that while history repeats itself, Blumenthal sure doesn't. www.thehindsheadhotel.com

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amuse-Bouche | 2/6/2006 | See Source »

...worth the centuries-long wait. The quaking pudding, a light, set-milk dessert, probably hasn't wobbled this deliciously since King Charles II beckoned Nell Gwynne to try a spoonful. The spring menu will feature a tangy lemon salad made from an antique variety of the fruit and a tart of bread - an ancestor of today's treacle tart. The panache with which the poster boy for futuristic food serves up these venerable dishes shows that while history repeats itself, Blumenthal sure doesn't. www.thehindsheadhotel.com

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back To The Future | 2/5/2006 | See Source »

Time. She is spicy and, like a fine wine, complex. She is mellow and effervescent, sweet and tart. She can be playful and maternal. I think you see that in Camilla, who waited 30-some years for her prince. She is both a nanny figure and a seductive figure who wears décolletage and form-fitting clothes. She's also a trusted adviser to her husband...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Passion Play | 1/20/2006 | See Source »

...terms “full frontal nudity†and “Dame Judi Dench†do not normally go in the same sentence. Usually shunted aside by filmmakers as the tart older woman in favor of showcasing the youthful skin of Gwyneth Paltrow or Keira Knightley, Dench plays the title role in “Mrs. Henderson Presents,†a film that attempts to be at once a bawdy comedy of manners and a sentimental war-time drama...

Author: By Margot E. Edelman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mrs. Henderson Presents | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON Beaver has become shorthand for 1950s naiveté. But as you can see over 39 episodes (TV seasons, like airline legroom, were more generous then), its picture of child-hood could be tart as well as sweet. When Beaver (Jerry Mathers) is worried that his teacher will hit him over a minor mess-up, Wally (Tony Dow) corrects him: "Only the coach can hit you." Beaver was never edgy, but it packed its own good-natured punch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: 7 Blasts From TV's Past | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

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