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☆ All-you-can-eat buffets in Las Vegas are reportedly drawing up to 2-hour wait times amid a resurgence in popularity
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Haley Tenore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The resurgence of buffet-style restaurants is leading to wait times of up to two hours, NYT reports. Buffet-style restaurants in Las Vegas are now seeing wait times of up to two hours, The New York Times reports. Though these findings are significant in vacation hot spots like Las Vegas, buffets across America also are seeing a boost. The buffet affords its patrons a meal that is ready upon arrival which cuts down the wait times." Not all buffet restaurants were lucky enough to see a post-pandemic comeback — some closed down for good during the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide restrictions.

Persons: Buffets, —, There's, Lori Ford, Ford Organizations: Service, New York Times, Cosmopolitan, CNN, The New York Times, Movie, Food and Drug Administration, Tomatoes, Times Locations: Las Vegas, Vegas, Bellagio, buffets, America, Hattiesburg , Mississippi

☆ Can You Mix Booze and Exercise?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Danielle Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

You’re at brunch with friends, and mimosas are on the house. You’re tempted, but you also want to go for a run later. Despite the popularity of boozy athletic events like Craft Brew Races and Bikes and Beers, exercise physiologists and nutrition experts strongly discourage drinking alcohol before, during or after exercise. “It’s like trying to do that workout uphill.”Few rigorous clinical trials have studied the effects of alcohol on workouts, said Jennifer Sacheck-Ward, the chair of the exercise and nutrition science department at George Washington University. Still, the research that does exist indicates that mixing the two can counteract many of the health benefits of exercise — or even leave you worse off than if you didn’t exercise in the first place.

Persons: You’re, ”, Amy Stephens, “, Jennifer Sacheck Organizations: New York, George Washington University, Still Locations: New

☆ In the Kitchen, a Soulful Serving of Heritage and Tradition
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Marcus Samuelsson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

I’ve been blessed to travel the world chasing flavors, wandering through markets, dining at fancy restaurants and eating at mom-and-pop food trucks. It makes me think of a woman who inspires me like no other: the great Creole chef Leah Chase. “In my dining room, we changed the course of America over a bowl of gumbo and some fried chicken,” she once said. I turned to her legacy for inspiration, motivated by how her restaurant helped shape the civil rights movement and sustained the community. To me, this is the spirit of true American food, which is more democratic than ever.

Persons: I’ve, Leah Chase, Barack Obama, Dooky, “, Derrick Adams, Thelma Golden, Erick, Lee Anne Wong’s, —, Marcus Samuelsson Locations: Senegal, Spain, New Orleans, America, Chelsea, United States, Savannah, Chicago, Hawaii

It’s called “For a 30-Year-Old Virgin, It’s Now or Never.”The candles were lit. As we looked over the menu, he mentioned that he didn’t know what a poached egg was. And I didn’t want to die a virgin. Given how things turned out, am I upset that I lost my virginity in a rush to a guy who didn’t matter? Being a 30-year-old virgin is not normal.

Persons: I’ve, I’m Anna Martin, ” Clare Almand, hadn’t, Here’s Clare, It’s, “ I’ve, ”, gaunt, Missy Elliott’s, bloomer, it’s, pining, OkCupid, cardiologists, oregano, who’s Organizations: New York Times Locations: Los Angeles, Culver City, Brussels

☆ What Does Gay Pride Smell Like?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Madison Malone Kircher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Every year, millions of people flock to Manhattan festooned in rainbows and feathers and leather to celebrate the annual Pride March. Many of them will traipse down Christopher Street, home of the Stonewall Inn, the epicenter of the modern gay rights movement in New York. For $45, Literie is selling “Pride on Christopher Street,” a candle made in collaboration with NYC & Company, the city’s official tourism and marketing arm. All profits — about $30 per candle after production costs, according to Literie — are going to Heritage of Pride, the nonprofit behind the city’s official Pride events. It was hard to pinpoint what would Pride smell like.”

Persons: Christopher Street, Literie, Erica Werber, ” Organizations: Stonewall, Christopher, NYC & Company Locations: Manhattan, New York

☆ Pride Month in New York Is Back. Here’s How to Celebrate.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Erik Piepenburg | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New York City’s official Pride theme this year is Strength in Solidarity, an apt reminder that Pride was born as a protest movement against bigotry wherever it manifests. Also that day, Christina Aguilera headlines Pride Island, the big annual dance party, at Brooklyn Army Terminal. New York’s official Pride calendar also features a Juneteenth brunch with Black L.G.B.T.Q. chefs on June 18 and, on June 24, events centered on people of color and a Youth Pride party. The annual Dyke March — “a protest march, not a parade,” according to organizers — is June 24.

Persons: Pride, Billy Porter, Randy Wicker, Christina Aguilera, Black L.G.B.T.Q, “, — Organizations: Solidarity, ABC, Pride, Brooklyn Army Locations: Hudson, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Harlem

☆ For Diners With Deep Pockets, Dallas Is the New Dubai
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Priya Krishna | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

At this open-air shopping center in suburban Dallas, they valet-park their Porsches, sport Yves Saint Laurent handbags, flit in and out of Audemars Piguet and pause for brunch at Sadelle’s, the fancy new deli from Major Food Group in New York. Even the sugar for coffee comes to the table in tiny Le Creuset Dutch ovens. Dallas has long had a reputation for living large, an image built on oil money and the wide swaths of ranch land displayed on its namesake TV series. These companies are giving Dallas the kind of attention they’ve previously lavished on tourist playgrounds like Las Vegas and Miami. Major Food Group opened a Dallas branch of its maximalist-Italian restaurant Carbone last year, and says it has even larger ambitions in the city.

☆ This company models itself after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway. Analysts say it can beat the market too
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Founded in 1930 and with a market value today of $18 billion, Markel is first and foremost a specialty insurance company focused on niche markets like livestock and dude ranches. Some Wall Street analysts have praised Markel's recent performance against both peers and the broader market. Markel has returned 16.1% annually over the past three years while the S & P 500 has returned 12.4%, according to FactSet. "Given the favorable insurance market conditions in many of MKL's product lines, we believe the company's P/B multiple may expand if it can maintain solid profitability." Markel also has its appeal to Berkshire, which took a $600 million stake in Markel in early 2022.

☆ The countdown is on for DeSantis' presidential kickoff, just as 2024 frontrunner Trump readies powerful exit from Florida
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Polling has him second to Trump, who has been living in Florida at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. Donald Trump's permanent residence is in Palm Beach, Florida, at his Mar-a-Lago oceanside estate. New Jersey, therefore, is set to become the new go-to spot for the GOP right around the time that the DeSantis campaign kicks off. On Monday, DeSantis' political team moved to a new office in Tallahassee, NBC News reported. The DeSantis political operation declined to share details of the governor's plans, including formal rollouts and events that may come later.

Trademark Office to cancel two smaller rivals' "Taco Tuesday" trademarks in what the largest Mexican fast-food chain in the U.S. called a bid to "liberate the phrase for restaurants nationwide." Taco Bell's petitions said the trademarks, owned by Gregory's Restaurant & Bar in New Jersey and Wyoming-based Taco John's in the rest of the country, wrongly monopolize the use of the phrase in the restaurant industry. "Nobody should have exclusive rights in a common phrase," the petitions said. Representatives for Taco John's, whose "Taco Tuesday" trademark registration dates to 1989, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the petitions. The office last year cited similar reasons for rejecting a brewery's bid for a federal "Taco Tuesday" mark covering beer.

☆ Taco Bell is fighting to cancel a rival's trademark on the phrase 'Taco Tuesday,' saying nobody should have 'exclusive rights'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Taco Bell is challenging trademarks on the phrase "Taco Tuesday" in a PR blitz. "Nobody should have should have exclusive rights in a common phrase," one of Taco Bell's petitions reads. Taco John's controls a trademark for "Taco Tuesday" in 49 states, according to Nation's Restaurant News. Taco John's website on Tuesday after it released its response to Taco Bell's petitions. "Taco John's, despite all of its claims to the contrary, did not invent Taco Tuesday — nowhere even close to inventing Taco Tuesday," Arellano told Marketplace.

☆ TikTok users are fawning over dollar stores, sharing videos of shopping hauls and cheap finds from Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dollar General and Dollar Tree shoppers are posting haul videos on TikTok. On TikTok, regular shoppers at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and other dollar stores garner millions of views by posting videos of their weekly store purchases. Typical haul videos feature high-end or visually appealing products, but dollar store haul videos tend to feature household items. Compared to some of the largest accounts posting haul videos, the dollar store chains themselves have modest followings on TikTok. Dollar General had 25,200 followers as of Monday morning, while Dollar Tree had 49,600.

☆ Silky Scrambled Eggs With a Carbonara Complex
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Sam Sifton | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

My mom sure didn’t. For my kids’ mom, then, or your mom, or some other mom today: biscuits with butter and jam, French toast amandine with maple syrup and plenty of bacon, maybe these silky scrambled eggs with pancetta, pepper and pecorino (above). The heat of the pizza warms the yolk through — and there’s white and yolk in every bite. Make a big breakfast in any event, and then wind down into a celery Victor salad for dinner. That’s a very good day.

☆ Why Mother’s Day is the most hated day in the restaurant industry
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Alexandra Peers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Mother’s Day is one of the busiest days for the American restaurant industry, presenting a massive operational challenge to restaurants. In fact, if I die and go to hell, I completely expect it to be Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day presents “an operational challenge,” said Shawn Walchef, owner of five Cali BBQ eateries in the San Diego area. “Your Mother’s Day meal can’t be obnoxiously expensive,” said Derek Axelrod, co-owner of Manhattan’s Upper East Side T bar restaurant. Their Mother’s Day menu will likely be upwards of $100 person, but won’t turn much of a profit, he said.

☆ A $55,000 Fashion Education Now Means Learning to Make Chic Outfits for Roblox Avatars
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Sarah E. Needleman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

NEW YORK—Parsons School of Design student Zhenyu Yang once dreamed of crafting chic ensembles for tall and lanky fashionistas. Now, he’s learning to make attire for the truly petite—videogame avatars. Among the apparel he is designing is a sporty gladiator-style outfit draped in armor, the sort of thing a digital avatar could wear straight from the battlefield to brunch.

☆ A $55,000 Fashion Education Now Includes Learning to Design Clothes for Roblox
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Sarah E. Needleman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ An Elite Fashion Education That Includes Learning to Design Hip Clothes for Roblox
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Sarah E. Needleman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ 3 Quick Breakfast Waffles That Meet You Where You Are
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Yewande Komolafe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The savory waffle is a delightful blend of strong flavors: sesame, scallion, sharp cheese toasted until golden brown. The chocolate waffle — for true chocolate lovers — is intensified by unsweetened cocoa powder. It’s for your breakfast or brunch plate, but can double as a sweet snack with coffee or a dessert topped with whipped cream and berries. Aṣa loves making waffles but won’t eat them unless chocolate is the central ingredient. My 1-year-old, Midé, will eat anything, but what she loves most is making epic messes.

☆ Coronation travel guide: Transport advice, London hotels and where to watch
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Take the Conrad London St. James, for example, which sits between the Mall and Westminster Abbey. Most of the roads around Westminster Abbey and St. James’s Park Underground station will be blocked off. How to see the coronationCharles and Camilla will ride in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach to Westminster Abbey for the ceremony. Niklas Halle'n/AFP/Getty ImagesThe coronation itself will take place on the morning of Saturday May 6 at Westminster Abbey. Royal Windsor Racecourse, near Windsor Castle, and on the bank of the River Thames, is having a race night to celebrate the day’s public holiday.

☆ I found it stressful to work from home as a Gen Z account exec. Here's why I'll choose to work in the office every time — even if it costs more to do so.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Devin Walsh spends up to 40 minutes commuting to work at least four days each week. I live in Midtown Manhattan and take the subway to our office, which is in the Financial District. Sometimes I go into the office all five days of the week if work is busier. Another added bonus of making the trip into the office is the face-time you get to have with senior leaders. If I work from home on a Friday, I typically fill it with meetings, one-on-ones, brainstorms, and general catch-ups.

☆ I left NYC for SC and I'll probably never go back. Here's what the slower pace of life taught me about work-life balance and happiness.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Michelle Gross | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Michelle Gross and her husband left New York City after 14 years and moved to South Carolina. Here's what it's been like to leave New York City in search of a slower way of life in the South. I knew leaving New York City wouldn't be easyGross posing in front of a mini Statue of Liberty in NYC. Living and working remotely in the South has led to a better work-life balanceGross on her dock in Beaufort, South Carolina. Moving to a small town in the South Carolina Lowcountry meant I needed to alter my work and travel habits considerably.

☆ ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap: Bleed the Swede
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Noel Murray | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The trip is the first big test for Kendall and Roman, who spend the first part of this episode scrutinizing emails and complaining about keeping the numbers straight across five Waystar divisions. Gerri though, on the plane ride over, encourages her people not to be so worried about these smug Swedes. Matsson pledged to buy Waystar Royco (minus ATN) for $144 a share. In a private meeting with Matsson, Kendall casts a steely eye on him and remains unfazed even when the flighty tech billionaire makes a snide comment about Waystar’s sliding stock price. So ends Round 1 of this negotiation, with Matsson slightly ahead, if only because he asked for something Kendall and Roman were not prepared to give.

☆ Our Throuple Fell Apart. What Are the Rules of the Breakup?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Kwame Anthony Appiah | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Nearly a year ago, I began dating two friends — I’ll call them Rachel and Dave — who were already themselves in a relationship. The throuple ended fairly quickly, with no one being at fault; the other two continued to date but broke up not too long afterward. Since then, Rachel and Dave have dated on and off, Rachel and I were casually together and Dave and I have been close friends who sleep together occasionally. At times, we have all behaved badly, sleeping together behind the other’s back, knowing the knowledge would hurt the other. Do Rachel and Dave get “priority,” in that they should be together and I should not pursue either, because they dated first?

☆ Healthy breakfast ideas: Start your day with these quick meals
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Casey Barber | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Because of the versatility and hands-off aspect of the preparation, these are some of my favorite breakfast options for road trip vacations and camping adventures — but they work for busy at-home mornings, too. Overnight oats are one of the most versatile breakfast options out there — and can easily be taken on the road or enjoyed at home. NelliSyr/iStockphoto/Getty ImagesTartines, AKA open-faced sandwiches — or as I like to call them, “things on toast” — comprise a catchall category of breakfast options that can skew savory or sweet. When I have a few minutes and am feeling famished, my go-to move is to grab eggs and tortillas for breakfast tacos or burritos. Eggs and tortillas pair well in the morning to make breakfast tacos or burritos.

☆ Carnival cruise passengers said other cruisers cheered — and jeered —when their ship rescued 24 migrants adrift at sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A Carnival cruise ship rescued 24 migrants lost at sea last week, two passengers told Insider. A spokesperson for the company said cruise ships often come to the aid of boats in distress. "It makes your heart sad when you know these people are so desperate," Senn told Insider. A Carnival spokesperson told Insider that the ship's medical team found all 24 people to be in good condition. Though primarily designed as vacation vessels, large cruise ships often come to the aid of those in peril on the sea.

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