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...godfather of small-plate dining in the U.S. is Thomas Keller, who in 1994 opened the renowned French Laundry restaurant in the Napa Valley, which offers tasting menus of up to 15 courses, each with tiny portions. "I want to leave the impression with guests that 'I wish I had another bite of that.' Then you know you've hit them at the peak," says Keller. His "four bites and you're out" philosophy was once regarded as eccentric but more recently has won over an increasing number of top-line chefs. This year the Zagat restaurant guide...
...Bardou, country director of Action Against Hunger. "We don't have enough stability." As the Nigerian peacekeepers made a tour of the capital, hundreds of Liberians chanted: "No more looting. We want peace." They may have to wait a bit longer before they get their wish...
...when asked if he might be next on the U.S. list of Arab leaders to topple. "There is no possibility this could happen," he said, adding later, in a frank assessment of his own relative weakness: "We have no interest in being hostile against a superpower like America. We wish to have good relations because we will benefit from that. To be at loggerheads with America, we shall lose." If Gaddafi is serious about taking responsibility for Lockerbie, then final meetings among U.S., U.K. and Libyan officials could take place soon. But for now, the world is still waiting...
...reveal a diaper fetish. A sluttish young woman battles with her mother over her aspiration to become a pole dancer. Running commentary is provided by a studio audience in the heavenly tones of a Bach choir; the crudest of insults are spewed in the sweetest of sopranos. "I wish you died at birth!" a mother sings to her daughter. "I wish you died at birth!" the daughter warbles back. "At least," the host offers helpfully, "you agree on one thing...
...news of his death was not widely reported at the time because of his wish not to have a memorial service, according to The New York Times...