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I really never thought this day would come. An ESPN headline about one of the biggest sports betting scanda... See more
The Real Housewives of Sports Betting Scandals
David Sherry
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Raymond Calvel might be coming to town. (Note: When I first wrote these words, the esteemed bread teacher of bread teachers was in his late eighties and had already committed his knowledge to a superb series of videos he made with the Bread Bakers Guild of America in 1994. He passed away in 2005.)
Peter Reinhart • The Bread Baker's Apprentice
Bar Centrale, run by sociable Ivo, Alberto, and the gang, offers “nightlife” any time of day—making it a good stop for Italian breakfast and music. Ivo, who lived in San Francisco, fills his bar with San Franciscan rock and a fun-loving vibe.
Rick Steves • Rick Steves Italy 2015
Frank Donovan, a lifetime close friend and a lawyer from Detroit. He was known among his friends and clients as a brilliant legal analyst with a nonaggressive temperament. No litigator. When we were both twenty, I remember him saying: "When there's a fight, I pick up my hat and go home." He had a large head, somewhat out of proportion to
... See moreJohn McDonald • A Ghost's Memoir: The Making of Alfred P. Sloan's My Years with General Motors (The MIT Press)
Dugout Bar & Grill,
Michael McGarrity • The Big Gamble (Kevin Kerney Novels Series)
He gained a reputation as one of the best shipwreck divers on the East Coast; some said he might be among the best in the world. One day Nagle paid him the highest compliment by saying, “When you die no one will ever find your body.”