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Recent news that eating a Mediterranean diet during pregnancy might ward off childhood allergies and asthma just adds to the list of studies suggesting this style of eating has a lot to offer.
Living longer, lower risks of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and possibly birth defects have all been linked to eating a Mediterranean Diet.
But is [...]
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Anybody who says they can’t find a good cup of coffee, has got to be crazy or not even trying. Coffee shops are everywhere. Whether it’s a Starbucks practically on every street corner these days, a McDonald’s or a Dunkin’ Donuts, coffee is literally flowing everywhere.
What’s more difficult to find is the unique cup: the single-origin [...]
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Ever wanted to rub elbows and chit-chat with your favorite chef? You could have had your chance a few weeks ago, in scenic Pebble Beach, California.
More than 3,000 people attended the four day event, paying as much as $4,750 per person to eat and meet one of 133 world’s famous chefs and sommeliers.
You could have watched [...]
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The Plaza Hotel is one of most famous hotels in the world. It’s a landmark hotel and occupies the west side of Grand Army Plaza, from which it derives its name, and extends along Central Park South in Manhattan.
The Plaza has completed a $400-million, three-year renovation to restore the hotel’s grandeur. Now tea at the Plaza [...]
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Just when you think Hollywood and our celebrities can’t get anymore ridiculous, the latest “hot item” story surfaces. And this one is all wet, literally. Introducing Bling H20, a natural spring water bottled at the source at English Mountain Spring against the exotic backdrop of Dandridge, Tennessee.
Yes, Tennessee… Not the French Alps like Evian, but Tennessee. [...]
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Thomas Keller is a world famous chef. At the age of 52-years old, the French-American chef has won countless awards. His restaurants have been top ranked in Michelin stars including the highest three stars for the French Laundry in Napa Valley, California, and the gourmet New York eatery Per Se.
Keller participated in an interview with Reuters. He spoke about his [...]
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In a study that could make marketing managers and salespeople rub their hands with glee, scientists have used brain-scanning technology to shed new light on the old adage, “You get what you pay for.”
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology and Stanford’s business school have directly seen that the sensation of pleasantness that people experience [...]
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It seems like everyday we hear about another food that is bad for us and pushing us another step closer to the grave. But wait, maybe there is a silver lining after all. As the holiday season winds down, most of us ponder all the food we devoured and notice those extra pounds around the mid-section.
We’ve all [...]
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You finally score that hard to get dinner reservation, and sit down a a lavish restaurant soaking up the ambiance. Now the difficult choice is deciding what to order from the numerous mouth watering menu choices. Why hassle? Let the head chef decide for you.
This is a growing trend in top restaurants. Tasting menus which typically [...]
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Your favorite high-end restaurant has perfect ambiance, impeccable service, and the the food is to die for. The problem is you can never get in to some of the best restaurants because they’re almost always booked well in advance.
In Napa CA., the French Laundry restaurant is booked sometimes two months in advance, making it frustrating for [...]
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