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...trend go? If busy consumers hire a maid to clean their homes, wondered entrepreneur David MacKay, wouldn't they pay someone to come over and make dinner? Voila, the Personal Chef Association was born. Formed in 1991 with five chefs, the organization has mushroomed to 1,400, with 10 to 20 customers each. These culinary fairy godmothers prepare custom meals that cost about $7 to $8 a person, and need only a quick, 15-min. warm-up in the oven. "It's a service whose time has come," says MacKay. "What's for dinner is a problem in this country...
...light its room: turn on the overhead light and the two desk lights in the common room, bring both torchiere halogen lamps out of the bedrooms, and place the halogens in front of the doors. For the piece de resistance, we close the doors to reflect the light and voila!--there is almost enough light to make reading bearable. Months of experimental positioning ended in this perfect arrangement, and one needed merely ask for the Second Sun to see my room snap into shape...
...life he wanted to lead, marked by too much wheeling and dealing and too many wives (four). He needed a heroic life, not just a successful one. Used to getting what he wanted, he ordered up a war record from his assistant, who found the S.S. Horace Bushnell and voila (pardon my French), instant history. As details trickle out about Lawrence, we all say how could we not know? Those selling ambassadorships, of course, don't want to know. And it's in the nature of lying that the victim remain fooled. Lawrence was a master. He took...
Recipe for success: sizzle against an undefeated team, garnish with two quick third-period goals, add some young talent...and voila...
...Mojo when asked. She arrives at the table bearing crusty bread with butter and small ramekins of salt and black peppercorns and refills the water glasses frequently. Discreet is the name of the game here--one second your water has dipped below the gulp mark and the next, voila, it's replenished without a bit of interruption to the conversation or jostling of an elbow. The waiters and waitresses at Henri's seem to have mastered the art of gliding amongst the tables, barely noticeable as they whisk away empty plates and uncork the red wine. Wine is another thing...