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February 15, 1999 Issue
"If you tell Rex Duval you want a Japanese man that yodels, he'll scour the earth for him. When
somebody wants wild game or something exquisite that nobody else has tasted anywhere, I send them to Rex."
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FEATURES
Be Our Guest A cookout for 600? A bathtub full of caviar? No request is too rich, or too outrageous, for the city's intrepid caterers. Whether you desire intimate or fabulous, foie gras ravioli or perfect potato latkes, someone will know your taste. A tip sheet on 45 of New York's top providers -- from major players to hot newcomers -- and the parties they've seen.
Brian Surgery Beefy character actor Brian Dennehy isn't an obvious choice to play Willy Loman, but critics were stunned by his bruising portrayal, sending this son of Red Hook to Broadway and revving his career as well.
Hoops Spring Eternal You might call R&B-loving Nets owner Lewis Katz and his partners the anti-Steinbrenners: They've made the team part of a nonprofit venture committed to the restoration of central Newark. They're also looking to make some very interesting acquisitions.
Counter-Intuitive Boy soprano Bejun Mehta was silenced when his voice changed. A decade later, he heard countertenor David Daniels -- and then everything changed. |
GOTHAM
Death penalty for dogs?; a protest by NYU professors GOTHAM STYLE The lowly carnation has its day
DEPARTMENTS Pataki-vs.-Giuliani heats up over the public-schools probe
The Bottom Line When the stock bubble bursts, can nontech securities hold up?
Restaurants Calle Ocho's Pan-Latino verve jump-starts the old Main Street
MARKETPLACE Treats for your sweetie: barrettes stamp boxes, and seductive scents
Smart City Hang it up: Framing experts ready to pamper your masterpiece.
Sales & Bargains Unusual Valentine chocolates, for minimalist or traditionalist
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THE ARTS Movies BY PETER RAINER Dry Cleaning shows even the French can take the joy out of sex
Books Ur-neocon Norman Podhoretz looks back in anger
Theater Three strikeouts, three successes in the cartoonish Charlie Brown
Classical Music Juilliard's Focus! festival revels in American diversity
Television Horror master Stephen King whips up a terrifying Storm
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