Author Richard Neat, a cerebral chef with a penchant for chess, Russian novels, philosophy and political manifestos, has whipped up a complex dish in this self-published reminiscence centered on “life at the center of the gastronomic revolution.”
Economists say that to achieve the government's goal of six to eight percent GDP growth, investments in the economy will have to increase by 25 to 35 percent a year, many times more than the 4.4 percent in 2013.
By Hollywood standards, “Presos” barely qualifies as an independent film: The production’s total budget is about $600,000, and there are about 35 speaking roles, plus extras.
For proof that smaller is better, look no farther than Park Café, Sabana Norte’s intimate temple of gastronomy, presided over by internationally celebrated British chef Richard Neat.
At least 1,111 Guatemalans have been killed by armed motorcyclists between 2011 and the first two months of this year, according to a report by the humanitarian organization Mutual Help Group (GAM in Spanish), published on Wednesday.
The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday adopted a non-binding resolution backed by the United States and European Union declaring Crimea's breakaway referendum illegitimate and refusing to recognize Russia's annexation of the peninsula. Costa Rica and Nicaragua, however, embroiled in their own border disputes, found themselves on opposite sides of the resolution.