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...hotel's attention to detail is masterful: from the 16,000 handpainted roses on the ceilings and walls to the delectable handmade biscotti accompanying a sinful hot cocoa that my 5-year-old daughter dubbed "Willy Wonka's chocolate river in my throat." In 2005, the Cristallo won Italy's Leading Ski Resort at the World Travel Awards?like a rock legend, this hotel knows how to thrill, seduce and keep fans coming back for more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snow-Business Legend | 2/19/2006 | See Source »

...pork with sauerkraut, and fish shipped in daily from Venice's market. The hotel's attention to detail is masterful: from the 16,000 handpainted roses on the ceilings and walls to the delectable handmade biscotti accompanying a sinful hot cocoa that my 5-year-old daughter dubbed "Willy Wonka's chocolate river in my throat." In 2005, the Cristallo won Italy's Leading Ski Resort at the World Travel Awards - like a rock legend, this hotel knows how to thrill, seduce and keep fans coming back for more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Snow-Business Legend | 2/16/2006 | See Source »

Tastes Great, Less Filling Inventor: David Burke Availability: Now, online, $5.95 a bottle To Learn More: www.flavorspraydiet.com Looking for a way to add taste while cutting calories? Chef David Burke, known for his Willie Wonka-like creations at New York City restaurant davidburke&donatella, has created a line of flavor sprays that mimic the taste of high-cal foods but have no fat, calories or carbs. Available in 18 varieties - such as Memphis BBQ, pesto and chocolate fudge - the sprays are concoctions of natural and artificial flavors. A shot of bacon can make scrambled eggs seem like a full breakfast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions 2005: Tasteful Ideas | 11/13/2005 | See Source »

...champion eater and ingested 150 popcorn shrimp. Bad idea. But here is the beauty of writing: on paper, in words, imagination has free reign. The untrue or hypothetical can withstand trial, cannot get the best of you, and folly is permitted. In the spirit of imagination, then, of Wonka-esque creative rendering, permit me this brief flight of fancy: Miles and I are seated at the Scrabble board, prepared to engage in this trivial pursuit, and the competitive juices start flowing like it’s the 1997 NCAA Final Four all over again. He draws the better tile...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Creative Triple Word Scoring | 11/1/2005 | See Source »

...ticket. Just as in “Big Fish,” we are treated to an unreal world where we want to believe. The stark grays of reality—and the gloom of abject poverty—are complemented by the rainbow colors of candy in the Wonka factory and the brilliant blues in the spick-and-span toothpaste plant where Charlie’s father worked...

Author: By Margaret M. Rossman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Burton Reworks ‘Wonka,’ Scores a Sweet Success | 7/22/2005 | See Source »

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