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feast and famine.(Red Mountain Spa)(Fermes de Marie)(Column)

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| April 01, 2005 | Woods, Vicki | COPYRIGHT 2005 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Vicki Woods

A friend just got back from a spa. The regimen was punishing, the food spare. One meal was almonds-"Eight!"-and three dried apricots. She lost nine pounds in one week. Question: Was this in (A) America or (B) Europe?

I once went to a spa where the regimen was gentle and the restaurant had two Michelin stars. I ordered foie gras and got the whole fried liver. The chef said goose fat was "good" fat, not "bad" like hamburgers. I rolled home like a butter barrel. Question: Was this in (A) Europe or (B) America?

Answer: Straight As, reader. My friend's boot camp was American; the seraglio where I pigged out on foie gras was in ...

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