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☆ Hard Seltzers and Canned Cocktails Are Getting Boozier
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-03 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Hard seltzers, spiked seltzers, and their ilk have been marketed as lighter than traditional alcoholic beverages. In the 2010s, the hard seltzers started to pop up, with names like White Claw and Truly, both of which launched in 2016. Advertisement"During the pandemic, hard seltzers really blew up, and I think hard seltzers are one of those ones that were perceived as a little bit of a better-for-you option," said Kaleigh Theriault, an associate director of beverage-alcohol thought leadership at NIQ, a market research firm. The market got saturated, and people started to realize there could be a lot more to canned alcohol than beer and hard seltzers. "So companies are having to innovate more and more, and that has led to some higher-ABV canned cocktails."

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☆ Asia’s 50 best bars for 2024 revealed
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Hong Kong CNN —Bar Leone – an Italian cocktail spot in central Hong Kong – has been crowned the best bar in Asia. Bar LeoneBefore Bar Leone’s triumph, the top spot was held by another Hong Kong bar, mezcal-forward Coa, which spent a record three years atop the list. The list, which was first put together in 2017, added a new category this year recognizing best bar design. “Sustainability is also how we promote and preserve Korean bar culture.”Emma Sleight, head of content for 50 Best Bars and 50 Best Hotels, told CNN that Asia’s bar scene “is one of the best in the world, it’s incredibly young and dynamic and ever-changing. “Free drinks at Bar Leone for everyone tonight!” he shouted triumphantly, before leaning over to his colleagues and whispering, “The bar is closed tonight, right?”Asia’s 50 Best Bars for 20241.

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☆ I'm a trained chef working towards a hospitality career in Miami. Cooking is all about creating an experience — and faking it 'til you make it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Alyshia Hull | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Karen Rosenbloom is a trained chef who says culinary school was the best decision she's ever made. She's now studying journalism and has a goal to become a private chef who develops recipes. I applied for culinary school in 2018I was accepted and started in Johnson & Wales University's culinary arts program in Providence, Rhode Island, that August. AdvertisementI decided to try private chef workI found a private chef in the Miami area, and began to work under his mentorship in June 2020, which counted as my internship. This gave me an introduction to the world of being a private chef, and I loved it.

Persons: Karen Rosenbloom, she's, She's, —, I've, I'd, I'm, it's Organizations: Service, Food Network, Johnson & Wales, Brown University, Brown, Columbia University Locations: Miami, Johnson, Providence , Rhode Island

☆ Some people buy a car during a midlife crisis. This man bought a small-town hotel instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Marylou Costa | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Shopping in Green Lake. A small-town hotel for saleOne day while on his computer, Rogatz saw that a small hotel — the Green Lake Inn — was for sale. The Green Lake Inn. An ice sailing race on Green Lake. Source: Our Green Lake

Persons: Matt Rogatz, Rogatz, Brio, I've, it's, He's Organizations: CNBC Travel, Chicago Locations: Chicago, Green Lake , Wisconsin, Green Lake, Wisconsin, Green, Geneva

☆ Do menopause retreats work — and why are people paying $15,000 for them?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These are some of the activities that can be found at menopause retreats, a wellness trend carving a new niche in the tourism industry. Menopause retreats are tailored to help women navigate the different stages of perimenopause and menopause, and the array of symptoms that come with them — from hot flashes and night sweats to achy joints. Wellness retreats aren't new, of course, but ever since the pandemic, more resorts are promoting menopause-focused vacations — and more women are signing up for them. So instead of just going on a spa retreat, people started going on very specific purpose-driven retreats," Lisa Starr, a spa business consultant at Wynne Business Consulting and Education told CNBC Travel. Do menopause retreats help?

Persons: Lisa Starr, Emily, Starr, Combe, Heather Hirsch Mahesh Natarajan, Heather Hirsch, Hirsch, Boston's Brigham Organizations: Consumers, Wynne Business Consulting, Education, CNBC Travel, Global Wellness, Covid, Getty, CNBC, Women's Hospital Locations: Bath, England, Combe Grove's, Maldives, India, midlife, Boston's, Mumbai

☆ We’re way past hard seltzer: The spiked drinks keep coming
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

What started the spiked beverage trend? Spiked beverages have been around for a while. For decades, it was “generally frowned upon” for non-alcoholic beverage brands to enter the alcoholic beverage market, Stanford said. Hard seltzer, meanwhile, had $3.8 billion in sales over the past 12 months, a 14% decline compared to last year. The nostalgia generationEvery year, the alcoholic beverage industry gets a new class of (legal) drinkers to sell to.

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☆ In Milan, Giving the Aperitivo a New Twist
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Robert Simonson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In 2019, a space upstairs from the main bar opened as Sala Spiritello. The most popular drink there is the Compadre, made with mezcal, chinotto liqueur, agave syrup, sweet vermouth, bitters and the inevitable Campari. And soon there will be a third smaller, invitation-only space in the basement called Sala Gaspare, named after the company founder, Gaspare Campari. Architectural monuments stand next to newer construction; timeless sartorial style meets current fashion on the street each day. The aperitivo will always be king in Milan.

Persons: bartenders, mixology, Tommaso Cecca, Sala Gaspare, Gaspare Campari, they’re Organizations: Sala, New York Times, Travel Dispatch Locations: Milan

☆ Asia’s best bars for 2023 announced
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —Asia comprises about 30% of the world’s land mass. In addition to ranking the top 50, the 50 Best organization – which also rates restaurants and, soon, hotels – acknowledged “best in destination” prizes for bars that were the highest rated from their country, city or region. It was his first-ever visit to Hong Kong. 50 Best/William ReedAsia’s 50 Best Bars 20231. COA (Hong Kong)2.

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☆ Tito’s is trolling canned cocktails with a $200 empty keg
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Tito’s Handmade Vodka is elevating its war against canned cocktails. For $200, the vodka maker is selling a “Tito’s in a Big Can,” which is a 128-ounce empty mini-keg that encourages drinkers to make their own cocktails rather than giving into the “canformity” (their word) of canned cocktails. Tito's is trolling canned cocktails with an empty keg. Customers have been asking Tito’s to enter the canned cocktail space, Berry told CNN. The family-owned company doesn’t reveal sales figures, but Tito’s is the country’s top-selling vodka brand, according to third-party data.

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☆ I got tired of big cruise ships so splashed out on a small, 140-passenger cruise. Here's why it was worth the money.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Rebecca Deurlein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I was happy to avoid the massive cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers disembarking at the same time and being frog-marched to the same attractions. The entertainment on board is very pared back and simpleYou won't get Broadway-style entertainment on a small ship. I was tired of cruise food, but the gourmet small-ship options changed my mindThe food on board was a close-second favorite. It's worth the price if you can entertain yourselfMy takeaway is, if you don't need 100 activities on board, small-ship cruising is for you. Small ships don't entertain you all day long — you find and make your entertainment.

Persons: Rebecca Deurlein, Deurlein, Caroline, I'd, Calvin Dsouza, James Beard, Mount Otemanu Organizations: Windstar Cruises Locations: Tahiti, Polynesian, Bora, Bora Bora

☆ A Michigan judge tried to block an abortion rights measure. His ex-wife says he helped her get an abortion in college.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Jonathan-Allen-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Jonathan Allen | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

On May 18 that year, Jones said, Zahra drove her to the clinic and paid for her abortion. Michigan Supreme Court Justice Brian Zahra. Michigan CourtsAside from Zahra, Jones said she did not immediately tell anyone that she was pregnant in May 1983. The abortion-rights coalition sued to place it on the ballot, and the state Supreme Court ruled in favor of the coalition — ordering state officials to put the proposed amendment to voters on Nov. 8. She calculated her menstrual cycle and told Zahra she thought she might be pregnant.

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