ANAGRAMMED CANADIAN PROVINCES
THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
AT THE BUFFET
THE NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNISTS
BABY GOT BACH
200
'LATE BAR'
Alberta
200
'"Apollo 13",
"Splash"'
Ron Howard
200
'The buffet boasts this ham, the true prosciutto, from an Italian province that's also famous for a certain cheese'
Parma
200
'An astronomical viewing facility, or Henry Fountain's column in Tuesday's Science Times'
Observatory
200
'Bach was preoccupied with these instruments; the one at Weimar Court Chapel was remodeled per his instructions'
an organ
400
'NO RATIO'
Ontario
400
'"Piranha II: The Spawning",
"The Terminator"'
James Cameron
400
'For dessert: this rich custard topped with caramelized sugar that's so brittle you can shatter it with a spoon'
creme brulée
400
'After the death of Red Smith, George Vecsey became a columnist on this subject'
sports
400
'While in Weimar, Bach composed 30 of these choral compositions that take their name from the Italian for "sing"'
cantatas
600
'SO VACATION'
Nova Scotia
600
'"Eraserhead",
"Blue Velvet"'
David Lynch
600
'Soup selections include mulligatawny & this hearty Mexican one made with both tripe & calf's feet'
menudo
600
'CCNY grad Clyde Haberman writes the NYC column for this section that doesn't have "-politan" after it'
Metro
600
'Pablo Casals started his day by playing one of Bach's suites for this unaccompanied instrument'
the cello
800
'I'M A BATON'
Manitoba
800
'"The Stranger",
"The Magnificent Ambertsons"'
Orson Welles
800
'How about some fruit salad featuring this apple variety whose name means "a festive celebration"'
gala
800
'"Our Towns" columnist Peter Applebome has come far since his career began at this state's Ypsilanti Press'
Michigan
800
'Bach grew up in Eisenach, the city where this reformer translated the New Testament at Wartburg Castle'
Martin Luther
1000
'A HACKSAW NEST'
Saskatchewan
1000
'"The Pianist",
"Frantic"'
Roman Polanski
1000
'Traditionally, eggs Florentine is poached eggs on a bed of spinach topped with this sauce, a variation on bechamel'
mornay
1000
'For those who blend materialism & counterculture, David Brooks coined "BoBo"-- bourgeois these'
Bohemians
1000
'First performed in Leipzig in 1729, one of Bach's most sacred works is this evangelist's "Passion"'
St. Matthew
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