Deepak and Jean-Georges, two men famous enough that we're all on a first-name basis with them, created a four-star recipe for the launch of Vongerichten's newest book, Home Cooking with Jean-Georges: My Favorite Simple Recipes Clarkson Potter. ❋ Rozanne Gold (2011)
Despite the first-name basis, hierarchy at elBulli is reinforced in gestures both formal and subtle. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)
He is on first-name terms with leaders of the Movement for Democratic Change, and gives an intriguing insider's account of the back-and-forth behind MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's decision to join a unity government with Mr. Mugabe: He agrees to go into it without consulting his deputies, Tendai Biti and Roy Bennett, who were strongly opposed. ❋ Douglas Rogers (2011)
Somehow the first-name reference makes the whole experience seem more serious. ❋ Regina Fraser (2012)
Do you know how embarrassing it is to be on a first-name basis with your entire customer base while your grandmother switches to Netflix ? ❋ Peter Jeffrey (2011)
“Everybody was on a first-name basis,” recalled a resident interviewed by Arnold.3 But one summer day in 1941 half of the population killed the other half, the entire Jewish population of approximately 1,600 people; the Jews were mainly herded into a barn, which was set afire. ❋ Russell Jacoby (2011)
Like Eva Duarte, who died of cancer in 1952 at the age of 33, Kirchner enjoys first-name recognition throughout Argentina simply as Cristina. ❋ Unknown (2012)
The DA, Chief Prosecutor and his assistant are all on a first-name basis and actually compliment each other and tell each other that they've done a fine job. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Like other students interviewed, Ivette agreed to talk only on a first-name basis out of concern about potential legal liabilities stemming from being identified. ❋ Ann E. Marimow (2011)
We spent two hours this afternoon with a woman who not only was on a first-name basis with Martin Luther King Jr., but actually chastised him for not putting more women in leadership positions. ❋ Frances O’Roark Dowell (2011)
Enough to pick up now on the subtleties of the exchange taking place before him, and to be surprised that his friend was on what amounted to first-name terms with Salazar, the older man using the intimate “tú” when addressing him. ❋ Gerard O’Donovan (2011)
He seemed to be on a first-name basis with half the people in the room. ❋ Sarah Pekkanen (2011)
-- “Lane”: I thought Lois and Alfred were on a first-name basis? ❋ Unknown (2009)
His town is so small that he's on a first-name basis with the TSA guy at the local airstrip. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2011)
The owner, Michael Goodwin, has worked in the book trade for over 40 years and his four long-term staff are well-read, affable and on first-name terms with many of their customers, who view the shop as the social hub of the village. ❋ Unknown (2011)
I prefer to be on a first-name basis with as many people selling Sparkplug books as I can. ❋ Unknown (2009)
