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Fruit: An Unlikely Economic Indicator

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By MADELEINE THOMPSON

In Morocco, it is fruit that distinguishes a big-budget wedding from a more modest one. Bananas from Cuba, three kinds of apples from France, mangoes from South America and pineapples from Hawaii are paraded around under gauzy tents — nothing from inside the country.

For 35,000 dirham (4,170.07 US dollars) Brahim Hafalat’s traiteur company will plan, decorate and supervise a wedding or party for 100 people that pulls out all the stops. “You start with … the tables, the servers, the napkins,” Hafalat said. “Then you have the appetizers — pistachios, mineral water.

Dining and Development

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By MICHELLE DUTRO

Imagine a 200-ton, handcrafted wooden sailboat that took four years to build in a jungle in southern India.  This ship will never set sail. The mast, sails and rigging are all elaborate decorations like a Hollywood movie set.

Gilles Macé, the owner and director of the ship and restaurant Le Dhow, knew he wanted to create something different.

“When you say ‘I’m going to make a restaurant on a boat in Morocco,’ people can’t understand what you’re saying,” Macé said.

Moored on the river between Rabat and Sale and measuring an impressive 47 x 10 meters, Le Dhow stands out.

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