European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Cftm�0s galore it one of Thote trendy provisional in Hie untied status catering to the needs of foodies also known in the Trade As Finger Klamers. Place in he on weekends oodles Hock 1o trendy provisioned in the gourmet ghettos of Berkeley san Diego. Dallas Baltimore Denver and similar Urban sprawls or exotic delights not found at the Corner Deli last year sullen place gourmet in Washington . Grossed nearly Sis million surveying 300 brands of Beer 22 varieties of smoked Tish estate bellied Olive Oil from Tuscany wild Rice from an Indian tribe in Wisconsin and assorted munchies. Now my Safeway and some other supermarket chains have added delicacy sections to compete Wilh Bie likes of new York s Zabars the Fao Schwarz of food Reaks and deluxe Victualler mushrooming across the land even in the grits and Gravy Bell with names Lite a moveable feast truffles & flourishes let them Eal caviar and the american Amber gain fruited Plain and shining sea co Madison Avenue recently set Oul to discover just who squeezes the striped tunisian melons in the growing glut of specially Green grocers who lays Down the magnums of Chateaux Lafile and d quem slurps the ice creams invests in a steam snorting w50 espresso machine and in general keeps la Gourman Dise As the French Hesse i he word Lor gluttony in the billion Dollar sales bracket. The study identified a new group of Ultra Consumers estimated at 26 million Strong who vary widely in age income and occupational background but Are United by an upbeat Altitude toward How they want to spend their lives and their Money. They insist on Premium products even in it Means going into debt and place More importance on career Satis Fae lion fitness and Well being than on having a Home and family As a group they Foel they can in last must have it All reported executive vice president Barbara Feigin. Who Heads up Grey s marketing and research department in every category of wish Fullil Lenl irom personal computers to weekend houses. I of trips to Europe to membership in health clubs Ultras Are Lignel years ahead of the less acquisitive the Laller Day hedonism has elevated frugal gourmet Jelf Smith cajun a till Juslin Wilson and alter gurus of gusto to the level of to evangelists in a alms and fanatical followers. A decade ago the decor of airline Lorn trials was dreary with Newsstands task Lood outlets Light insurance Booths and souvenir Marls featuring naughty nighties and kiddie bribes bearing legends like daddy and Mommy went to is Thomas and All i got was this Lousy now Iho Long Bays leading Down to the lets Are lined with lobster tanks Cre Peries belgian chocolates spice and Herb shops redolent Wilh a Rainbow Range of Saffron turmeric coriander Basil thynn. Rosemary Mace and other aids to the one pleasure that As the great Diplomat Charles de Talleyrand observed can be enjoyed three times a Day equally in youth As Well As old at major european airports and railway stations gourmet shops such As the Maison caviar in Zurich s ultramodern Flug Haten Are As common As and far busier than the neighbouring duly free liquor tobacco and perfume outlets a cosmopolitan clientele is drawn to these epic enters of epicurean exotica but americans still predominate despite a diminishing Dollar and ranks thinned by the threat of terrorism. Sybarite abroad have their own version of the grand tour that includes the awesome culinary Section of the Kaiewe department store in West Berlin but usually begins with a pilgrimage through All 18 Lood Halls at harrods. Whore cupboards Aro piled High with curries and chutneys and 200 blonds of Tea next an afternoon or a week worshipping at the food shrines around la Madeleine Church in Paris. Grouped among the Flower stalls arc Crepet Bussol. With ils mountains of cheese. Maison de to truffle caviar Kaspina. Be Nobril de gastronome the Navel of gastronomy attended by 20 Bakers and Chocolatier a who dispose of b tons of matrons glaces glazed chestnuts and is tons of candied Ruil a year. And. Of course Fauchon a that epicure s Ericene where the Duke of Windsor always procured the red Pepper Lor his Quail eggs and where two dozen Chels serve up escargots nurtured on Rose petals top an Sau pique Rabbit in Zesty wine sauce endless varieties of Pate de foie gras and Cher delights. Send a Salami to your boy n the army thai morale boosting slogan of world War ii. Has become a gracious Way of giving with the foodies. They Gill friends and Lolow cultists Wilh hampers of Premium sausages and cheese Omaha leaks smoked Turkey from new braunfels. Texas Gumbo irom Dorky Chase s in new Orleans sides of Irish smoked Salmon baby Virginia Lamb special Coffee wends irom new York s sensuous Sean cases of wine preserves ice Cream lopping sauces and spreads of their own arc Pinon. Even a Batch of gourmet Popcorn with Sweel carny it and meaty macadamia us Silling irresistibly in a Roeii Copenhagen bowl from Marshall Field in Chicago at $75 panache is always Laken with a Pinch of pretension like Napoleon s army. Life world of Commerce marches on its stomach although of late Iho Avo Martini lunch has been bracketed in not usurped by the Power breakfast and High Lea where deals Are Cut along with the Cress and Cucumber sandwiches. The Black Forest cake and the Sherry trifle when the Caplain Rolls up the Silver Lea trolley Al the Clit hotel in san Francisco or the Adolphus in Dallas. The Captain of Industry is laced Wilh a decision Between Lapland Souchon and Formosa Oblong Al about $18 a cuppa Wilh buttered scones High Lea is As High As some fast Saners got in this Dawn of the new age Bacchus when Happ hour is observed with Perrier and a slice or a Glais of Pou Iii fuss although Lood junkies would rather Slarve Inan eat junk Lood. And sooner sip Hemlock than Sirj wine their aesthetic appetites amount to Only a burp Horn the great stomach last year the untutored masses Munc Tiore $1 6 billion world of Corn Tortilla chips and Mcdonald b grossed $11 billion serving 16 million meals a Day de Gusi ibus. As Lucullus might have said in All a Mailer of Lasle. Which accounts for the Gross Taclof in our Gross no onal product. Aller All. Scott Fitzgerald ordered shredded heal Al new York u Voisin without hearing a suicide shot per Torale the Toque Blanche the tall tic a s in that stars Pang cd Kitchen. And Noel Coward boasted Wilh a s in Gnu i of Shakespeare of concon Inq a Consi Omni Ril Cully to be wished " the stars and stripes Page 15
