ive credence to some of Mr. Epstein's half-baked scientific musings. Scientists gathered at dinner parties at Mr. Epstein's Manhattan mansion, where Dom Perignon and expensive wines flowed freely, even though Mr. Epstein did not drink. He hosted buffet lunches at Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics,

ive credence to some of Mr. Epstein's half-baked scientific musings. Scientists gathered at dinner parties at Mr. Epstein's Manhattan mansion, where Dom Perignon and expensive wines flowed freely, even though Mr. Epstein did not drink. He hosted buffet lunches at Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics,

ive credence to some of Mr. Epstein's half-baked scientific musings. Scientists gathered at dinner parties at Mr. Epstein's Manhattan mansion, where Dom Perignon and expensive wines flowed freely, even though Mr. Epstein did not drink. He hosted buffet lunches at Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics,

ive credence to some of Mr. Epstein's half-baked scientific musings. Scientists gathered at dinner parties at Mr. Epstein's Manhattan mansion, where Dom Perignon and expensive wines flowed freely, even though Mr. Epstein did not drink. He hosted buffet lunches at Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics,

some of Mr. Epstein's half-baked scientific musings. EFTA00085685 Scientists gathered at dinner parties at Mr. Epstein's Manhattan mansion, where Dom Perignon and expensive wines flowed freely, even though Mr. Epstein did not drink. He hosted buffet lunches at Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics,

a Rockefeller on the list, as well as the inevitable countesses, billionaires and New York luminaries. The guests spent the evening sipping vintage Dom Perignon champagne from cut crystal glasses before toasting their hostess ? the woman whose Immaculate society credentials had drawn them all together. As

etites, there were amuse bouches of Beluga caviar, lobster and cucumber salad, beef carpaccio and cheese puffs washed down with $US320-a-bottle 1993 Dom Perignon champagne. The well-heeled revellers tucked into lobster ravioli or veal with herbes and gnocchi, followed by a chocolate "coppelia" and truffles.