Dessert Storm: Hollins House chef Jeff Huff conjures up spectacular finishing touches.
A La Carte: Like worshippers at a shrine, food lovers flock to the rare, the exotic and the very expensive.
Battlefield Box Office: Two Shakepeares, two Coen brothers (one new, one old), a second 'Gone in 60 Seconds'--this summer's movies are joined at birth.
Brazilian Bash: 'Bossa Nova' tries to capture the spirit of the music.
Tom in Love: John Woo's 'Mission: Impossible 2' is producer/star Tom Cruise's chance to preen.
West is East: Jackie Chan kicks a hole in the old West in sweet 'Shanghai Noon.'
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