Sublime

there couldn’t be many other cases in human history of a person his age tossing around dollars in the amounts he was tossing them without much adult supervision, or the usual constraints of corporate life. A board of directors, for instance. “It’s unclear if we even have to have an actual board of directors,” said Sam, “but we get suspicious glance

But at its heart it was, of course, about women’s bodies, and what we do with those bodies. More specifically, it was about what claim others have to those bodies when we dare to live, eat and breathe in a public space. The man at the helm of the group, whom I won’t name for fear of feeding his ego, shrugged the whole thing off in an interview with

The conference between Maxwell Perkins and old Charles Scribner, when they met face-to-face, over the unprintable words in Hemingway’s manuscript has become publishing legend.

Exceptional cooking seems to affect the French in two very different ways, and we saw examples of both at the tables around us. Our neighbors the enthusiasts were unrestrained in their appreciation, loud with pleasure; you could hear they loved what they were eating. In complete contrast, the chef-worshippers seemed to be in awe of every mouthful,

Shallots are one of the things — a basic prep item in every mise-en-place — which make restaurant food taste different from your food.

Así había comenzado la relación entre estos dos hombres disímiles, el refinado publicista que se creía un académico y un intelectual, y el rudo Sam Zemurray, hombre que se había hecho a sí mismo, empresario aventurero que, empezando con unos ahorros de ciento cincuenta dólares, había levantado una compañía que —aunque su apariencia no lo delatara—

Order!, when yelled at a cook means 'Make initial preparations' such as searing, half-cooking, setting up for finishing. Fire! means 'Finish cooking' and get ready for 'pick up'.