Word: wined
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Islamic fundamentalists who govern Iran have never been known for tact. Iranian President Seyed Ali Khamene'i proved that anew last week during a visit to Zimbabwe, when he refused to attend a state banquet in his honor because women were present and wine was to be served. Khamene'i demanded that all women attending, including Cabinet ministers and the wife of the President, don veils and sit at a table in a far corner of the room. An hour of frantic negotiations ensued, but neither side would budge. Finally, the dinner went on without Khamene...
Michael was in the catbird seat for job choices, and through a network of friends he picked Atlanta and legal services for the poor. Elizabeth threw herself into expanding her cooking skills. They spent their money on art, food and wine. They found dinner parties, with the right mix of wits, a favorite form of entertainment. Michael loved "doing the wines," as he called it, and Elizabeth adored "orchestrating as much as possible beforehand, so that I could zip into the kitchen at the last minute without missing much of the conversation...
...opened a little deli, Thyme for You, in a shopping mall. Her homemade soups and sandwiches were a smash. She made "20 grand real quick," and then "all of a sudden it occurred to me: This is me! This is it!" It lasted two years, until the wine-and-cheese shop from which she rented space closed...
...twelve burners now and a staff of 20, not including the host-wine steward, Michael, who never did return to law. Everything this brigade de cuisine turns out is a la minute. If you do not know what that means, it means no microwave. She characterizes it as Southern American cooking with a Continental influence. If you do not know what that means, it means no heavily floured sauces on the fish, no gooey jambalaya -- Elizabeth heats no ingredient before its time -- and a pecan pie that does not render the consumer immobile...
...copy of Food & Wine magazine came in the mail the other day, trumpeting 25 of the hottest new chefs in America. Elizabeth was one. Town & Country dropped through the slot a few days later, heralding the best women chefs in America. Elizabeth was one. And the local paper took a poll that showed Elizabeth on 37th the favorite restaurant in Savannah...