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User: Astrid Fitzgerald
Home Town: New York, New York, United States
My life as an artist and writer in the US

I was born and educated in Switzerland and have been living in New York City and the Hudson Valley since 1961. After a year at the Art Students League

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This dish is easier - and more elegant - if made using a special raclette grill, with little trays for melting the cheese. The grill is placed on the dining table, and the guests make their own: each takes one potato and melts one slice of cheese at a time, so that everyone is always eating a dish which is piping hot.
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When Meyer Guggenheim was born in Lengnau in Canton Aargau, it was one of only two villages in Switzerland where Jews were allowed to live. Because he was Jewish, there were strict limits on his movements and his choice of career. When he died in New... + more
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