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☆ I'm one of 2 honey sommeliers in the US — here's how I ended up tasting this sweet but surprisingly complex substance for a career
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-05 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Marina Marchese is one of two certified honey sommeliers in the US. Marchese said the work often involves tasting honey to identify its botanical sources. My origin storyI came into the world of honey tasting by way of beekeeping. Since then there has been a second, which only underscores the point that there are very few honey sommeliers in the country. Unlike wine sommeliers who swirl their glasses before they taste to release a wine's aromas and compounds, we honey sommeliers smear our glasses.

☆ VCs have swapped out tennis rackets and golf clubs for pickleball paddles. Here's why the sport has become one of the hottest hobbies in Silicon Valley.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Stephanie Palazzolo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Pickleball has exploded in popularity in recent years, becoming America's fastest-growing sport. From building relationships to escaping stress, here's why VCs are obsessed with the sport. In the background, pop music floated through the air as the group prepared for a trying battle of wits and athletic prowess — pickleball. Once reserved for the quiet neighborhoods of suburbs and 55-plus retirement communities, pickleball has exploded onto the tech and VC scene in recent years, investors say. A networking toolAnd other aspects of the sport make it an ideal pick for a hobby or networking tool, VCs added.

☆ Mud, mold, and destruction: California businesses face catastrophic damage
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Parija Kavilanz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —At the end of a long wooden Southern California pier that juts out above the Pacific ocean sits the Wharf House. Powerful winter storms have unleashed heavy rain, wind, flooding and dangerous mudslides the likes of which California hasn’t seen in decades. An aerial view shows damage to the pier on which the Wharf House restaurant is located. Businesses digging outAbout 5 million people were under flood watches Wednesday as yet another atmospheric river brings more rain to California. “There was water damage, but luckily our floors are concrete and easy to clean and sanitize.

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☆ A Secret Society Tied to the Underground Railroad Fights to Save Its Home
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Dodai Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

That said, “They need money,” Ms. Britt acknowledged. “They need money to deal with the house. They need money to deal with the issues with the city and the taxes. If we get weak: Look at that building. If we feel like we can’t go on anymore: Look at that building.”

☆ I started a distillery and spend a lot of time selling my spirits directly to consumers inside liquor stores. Here's what I've learned about how you buy booze.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-11 | by ( Jen Glantz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

My co-founder and I started a distillery company in 2017, to revive authentic flavor in spirits with local grains. Here are some of my biggest takeaways from spending hours getting to know shoppers inside liquor stores. My co-founder and I started Fox and Seeker Distilled Goods, a distillery company, in 2017, with the main goal of reviving authentic flavor in distilled spirits using only local grains. Since we're a relatively new brand, I spend Thursday through Saturday in different liquor stores promoting our spirits. Because I spend more than 15 hours a week inside stores, I see a lot.

☆ The new European vacation? Travelers are returning for trips that are all about food and wine
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Last year, the couple set up a tour company called Stay Awhile, which organizes trips "designed around food," according to the company's website. Guests taking part in Stay Awhile's French baking course visit the area to sample gourmet delicacies. A food tour of San SebastianPintxos are a staple in San Sebastian, one of the most popular places for foodies in Spain's Basque Country. It's not just doing a wine tour … it's a gourmet getaway," Stebbings told CNBC by phone. On a tour of the French Languedoc-Roussillon region, travelers can take a boat trip to an oyster farm off the coast of Montpellier.

☆ Lululemon's new shoes — Raleigh's hot housing market — The youngest world traveler
▼ + stars: | 2021-10-15 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Settle in and enjoy some of our best reads from the past week, including stories about wealthy parents buying homes for their adult children, Lululemon's new sneakers, and Raleigh's red-hot housing market. Jessie Casson/Getty ImagesThere's a new trend in the housing market: Wealthy parents are taking out cheap loans they don't need so they can buy homes for their adult children. Lexie Alford23-year-old Lexie Alford recently broke a Guinness World Record by becoming the youngest person to travel to every country in the world. Traveling by boat, plane, and train, Alford told us about her experiences as a solo female traveler crossing the globe. Even as the rest of the housing market shows early signs of cooling, Raleigh has stayed hot, in part because of the area's emergence as a tech hub.

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