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Eventually, I succumbed to the power of the Dark Side. Much as someone craving a hearty steak is forced to settle for the crap that HUDS serves up, I—primed by the beautiful memories of fresh-Mex food produced by a certain Denver-based restaurant chain—forced myself to down the flavorless cardboard that Qdoba passes off as burritos...
...windy philosophizing.” After that, I sort of went into a freefall. There were extreme highs and frightening lows. I started listening to Miley Cyrus, then habitually wore a leopard print nightie to the Kirkland Dining Hall. I became obsessed with HUDS’ country fried steak and started to have dreams about it. I would talk about my thesis constantly, even when people’s eyes would glaze over and they would start staring out into a nameless abyss. Now, even I am sick of hearing about Edwardian drama, to say nothing of my poor, beleaguered...
...dozen rejections later, she went to dinner at a small steak restaurant in Arlington, Va., a “down and dirty 45-seat place with an open kitchen.” When the chef came to her table that night, McCulla explained her interest in cooking, one fostered by years of helping her family in the kitchen, a semester abroad in Paris, and other gastro-centric international travels. She asked if she could work there. The chef, thinking it over for a moment, replied, “You show up on Saturday and I’ll give...
...judged by very different standards,” she says. “I loved it. No one could care less where I went to school. It was, ‘Can you keep up with the tickets as they’re coming in? Can you make a steak...
...minutes Haig discussed the situation with Prime Minister Thatcher in her upstairs study, then retired to the dining room for a steak-and-potatoes working meal. In all, Haig spent more than five hours with the Prime Minister. Her message, according to a top British official: "Stop talking about American even-handedness and tell the junta to obey the Security Council resolution to withdraw its forces. Only after this happens will we be prepared to talk about the future of the islands." Added a senior member of the British Cabinet: "While we want a diplomatic solution, we are absolutely determined...