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Daphne Wotherspoon
Leesburg, VA
Technology Salesperson

Daphne still has her ATE.

Topic Tree:

Brainiacs
Time Magazine
Fictional Families
Measuring Up
In the Kitchen
(Without Borders)
(Out in Cyberspace)
(Eye, Eye, Captain)
(Papa-Ooh-Mau-Mau)
(The Jackalope)
(Wardrobe Department)
(Name Game)
(Short Form)
(Ad Nauseum)
(Get a Hobby!)

Meredith introduces today’s ATE, $500K “Millionaire” winner, Ogi Ogas.

$50K In business, the term “financier” refers to a person who handles investments, but in food, it traditionally refers to a what?
A. Thick cut of beef
B. Cream-based sauce
C. Long-handled pan
D. Almond-based cake

Daphne decides to take a chance since this is a free guess.

She makes C. Long-handled pan her final answer and leaves with $25K.

Spoiler

D. Almond-based cake ( 18 )

Answers:
$50K D. Almond-based cake

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Meredith introduces today’s ATE, $500K “Millionaire” winner, Ogi Ogas.

Yay! One of the real experts is back!

I've never heard of the word "financier" in terms of food. I'll have to PAF.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Meredith introduces today’s ATE, $500K “Millionaire” winner, Ogi Ogas.

Yay! One of the real experts is back!

I've never heard of the word "financier" in terms of food. I'll have to PAF.

Ditto here, and GW has taught me loads about cooking stuff. I'm off to look up the derivation of the term.

From the website chocolateandzucchini.com:

I decided to make financiers, those little almond cakes traditionally baked in shallow rectangular molds. You may, like me, wonder about the origin of the name, and I will share the two stories I've been told : some say it's because they include almond powder and butter, pricy ingredients that only bankers could afford ; others say it is because in the traditional shape they look like gold ingots, and are hence favored by rich people. Whatever the reason, they are a delicious treat, buttery and nutty, slightly crisp on the top and edges, while sweetly soft and moist inside.

Bah! to coin a phrase. This is an "either you know it or you don't" question. PAF with Google for sure. I will have to ask GW if she knows the term.

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:Daphne Wotherspoon
Leesburg, VA
Technology Salesperson

Daphne still has her ATE.

Ogi's back!

BBTranscriptTeam wrote:$50K In business, the term “financier” refers to a person who handles investments, but in food, it traditionally refers to a what?
A. Thick cut of beef
B. Cream-based sauce
C. Long-handled pan
D. Almond-based cake

Daphne decides to take a chance since this is a free guess.

She makes C. Long-handled pan her final answer and leaves with $25K.

Spoiler

D. Almond-based cake ( 18 )

I guess she wanted to hold onto the ATE lifeline, but it's a shame she didn't use it. I wonder if Ogi would have known it?

PAF with Google on this one, for sure.

I was completely clueless on that uestion.