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Word: quests (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Unfortunately, the quest, which has taken me from Virginia to New England to England has failed to deliver an experience which matches my initial foray into shepherd's pie heaven...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: All I Ever Wanted Was A Shepherd's Pie | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

Ever since that summer at nerd camp, my taste buds and stomach have been on a quest to re-experience a near-perfectly balanced meal of vegetable, meat and starch in one dish. Specifically, my mission has been to discover and then savor the Platonic form of shepherd's pieness...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: All I Ever Wanted Was A Shepherd's Pie | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

...decided, then, to put the shepherd's pie quest on hold and expand the search to any perfect meal. My chances of success, I assumed, would be far greater. Consequently, I now look upon every vacation to strange and far-away lands as an opportunity to sample new culinary delights...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: All I Ever Wanted Was A Shepherd's Pie | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

...since re-narrowed my food quest. A perfect bowl of noodles...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: All I Ever Wanted Was A Shepherd's Pie | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

Still confident that we'd find a mom-'n'-pop diner more indicative of the Southern lifestyle, we drove on. But our quest for the soul of Russellville ended at a gas station in the middle of town. Laughing at us, the attendant suggested one of the chains. Nothing else was open...

Author: By Dante E. A. ramos, | Title: Red and White Checkered Culture | 4/23/1992 | See Source »

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