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...rating, this online sommelier suggests food-and-wine pairings. In addition to obvious combinations, like a mellow Cabernet with a rare filet mignon, Winezap recommends unlikely matches, like Barolo with curried dishes. The full-bodied Italian red, it explains, will accentuate the heat of the dish rather than tone it down...
...living room. My mother had a talk-radio station playing. Suddenly a newscaster broke in with the news that shots had been fired in Dallas and that the President had been rushed to a hospital. Then a few minutes later came these precise words, spoken in just the tone you would imagine: "Ladies and gentlemen, the President is dead," followed immediately by funereal music. My mother burst into tears, and I, profoundly embarrassed, fled the room...
When I'm in a restaurant, I don't know what to do," confides Glorian Persaud, 20, a pharmacy student, with a defeated tone in her voice. "There are a million spoons." I know what she means. Who hasn't confronted a bewildering array of silverware and goblets at a fancy eatery or corporate function? And let's not even talk about eating in Europe. Well, that will be remedied soon enough. I am embarking on a journey through the world of business etiquette, a journalistic Eliza Doolittle looking for a little polishing. As a result, I have awakened...
...week later, I'm sitting in the audience at the plush Penn Club in midtown Manhattan, waiting to hear Post, the great-grandson of Emily, the etiquette pioneer. Post is turned out in corporate splendor--a sharp, dark gray suit. His tone is impassioned, as urgent as a preacher's. His message: Etiquette builds better relationships. Boiled down, he says, Biz Et has three aims: "Think before acting, make choices that build relationships, and do it sincerely." The well-tailored young business crowd pays rapt attention. They are the Rutgers pharmacy students fast-forwarded five or 10 years...
...team’s defense was clicking in the opening frame, as the Big Green did not score until 12:53 was left in the half. The Crimson had a 10-0 lead at that time. Dartmouth scored the next 10 points to tie it up, setting the tone for the rest of the night.On offense for the Crimson, Housman and sophomore forward Evan Harris also scored in double figures. Housman had 11, along with a career-high-tying six assists, and Harris scored 10 to go with three steals. —Staff writer Ted Kirby can be reached...