This new steak house serves up a superb menu (steaks, lamb chops, shrimp cocktail and mashed potatoes) in a beautiful, luxurious and sexy atmosphere.

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If I were Bill Gates or any other elites at Davos, I would remove the champagne and shrimp cocktail and bring the CEOs to India for a week as an assessment team.

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Now like a geriatric passenger reaching for his third shrimp cocktail of the evening, traders appear to have concluded that more is better and the markets have responded by turning in a stellar September performance.

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Also inspired by the beauty and bounty of this region are chef Andrew Sutton's creative menus at Auberge de Soleil, where diners find shrimp cocktail or a tomato gazpacho salad for their pleasure ( 77K AIFF sound or 77K WAV sound).

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Eateries like the historic St Elmo Steakhouse, a fine dining city classic well-known for its nostril-burning, yet oh-so-satisfying shrimp cocktail made with freshly-grated horseradish, have been joined by newcomers like the swanky, art-filled Capital Grille, a steakhouse located in the Conrad Indianapolis hotel.

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