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"The catbird seat" is an idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often in terms of having the upper hand or greater advantage in any type of dealing among parties. It derives from the secluded perch on which the gray catbird makes mocking calls.
The Oxford English Dictionary attributes the first recorded usage of the phrase catbird seat to this story. [1] Mrs. Barrows likes to use the phrase. Another character, Joey Hart, explains that Mrs. Barrows must have picked up the expression from the baseball broadcaster Red Barber and that to Barber, "sitting in the catbird seat" meant "'sitting pretty,' like a batter with three balls and no ...
The latest iteration of The Catbird Seat, which serves as somewhat of a culinary incubator for top talent in Nashville, might be its most comfortable. In September, chefs Tiffani Ortiz and Andy ...
Google Books lists it as having been originally published in Issue 28 of Tales for Travellers under the title "A Couple of Hamburgers; and The Catbird Seat". "Tales For Travellers Collection 3" is listed as having something by James Thurbur, but I can't tell what.
The Catbird Seat, one of Nashville's most prized — and pricey — prix fixe tickets is ready to showcase its newest head chef. Or in this case, chefs.
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Bon Appétit is a monthly American food and entertaining magazine, that typically contains recipes, entertaining ideas, restaurant recommendations, and wine reviews.Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered at the One World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, and has been in publication since 1956.
The Catbird Seat; Christmas on Ganymede; The Compleat Werewolf; The Contraband Cow; Cordially Invited to Meet Death; D. Death and the Compass; F. The Form of the Sword;