Fat glossy oysters sit on top, ready to be seasoned with sriracha (bottled chilli sauce) and lashings of white pepper.

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To finish a stir-fry, they sprinkled on a bit of the ground spice just as if it were black or white pepper.

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He placed the fish with the oil, herbs (fresh thyme, sea salt and white pepper) and garlic in a ziplock bag and poached it in boiling water.

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At Chocheng, where Lebenthal has shopped for clothes for several evening events, her favorites included satin evening gowns and a black-and-white pepper tweed pantsuit, which she singled out as perfect for the office.

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The dining room has period wooden tabletops laid with old silver salt dishes, white linen napkins and Peugeot pepper mills.

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At 58, he is a handsome guy: a tanned face with vivid white teeth, well-worn smile lines around his eyes, an artful salt-and-pepper stubble and a mop of dark hair whose heft he attributes to his daily Tibetan yoga rites.

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