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Word: barbee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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The demigod family had the unthinkable wealth and size to inspire story-tellers. In one of Disraeli's novels a character named St Barbe--a caricature of Thackeray--holds forth in praise of his hosts at an extravagant Rothschild-style dinner: "What a family this is! I had no idea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Power unto Themselves | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

What do you call a cuisine that offers plantain flan, mango tabbouleh and a boniato-yuca torta? Miamamerican cooking? Nuevo Mundo cuisine? Nuevo Cubano? Whatever the tag, Miami chefs are winning applause with fresh fish, tropical fruits and exotic root vegetables, eclipsing the now hackneyed blackened- everything cuisine that emanated...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Taste of Miami's New Vice | 8/19/1991 | See Source »

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