Caviar Caveats

From: The Washington Post | Date: November 28, 2001| Author: Robert L. Wolke | Copyright information

'Tis the season to be jolly -- or at least self-indulgent. Festive foods that rarely grace our tables at other times of the year make their appearance during the holidays as if, this year especially, to reward us for enduring harder-than-usual hardships, both financial and frightful.

So bring on the caviar, and let's celebrate our continuing ability to celebrate.

In a catalogue I saw various kinds of caviar spoons ranging from $12 to $50. Why does caviar have to be served with an...

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