Charlotte Silver's childhood was, as she describes it, rich rich with food, rich with experiences, rich with odd and wonderful people. She grew up in her mother's restaurant, Harvard Square's Upstairs at the Pudding a somewhat glamorous upbringing, complete with foie gras and its own ghost. She's written a memoir of that childhood.Blame Wall Street. Let me explain something to those OWS protesters. Without Wall Street, you would not have had the capital to: build schools; build roads and bridges; finance research for life saving drugs; and, produce heat and electricity.

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