Category: SHELTER
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Top Best Restaurants in America give a new definition of fine dining
The 2013 Diners’ Choice Award winners for the Top 100 Best Restaurants in America Distinct as they are deserving, each restaurant of the Top 100 Best Restaurants in America, the annual list compiled by OpenTable, is creating one-of-a-kind dining adventures across an array of cuisines and service styles. From Thomas Keller’s legendary French Laundry to…
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Tree nuts reduce pancreatic cancer risk: study
Women’s health study: Eating tree nuts reduces pancreatic cancer risk According to a long-term women’s health study recently published, women in the study who ate a one-ounce serving of tree nuts two or more times a week had a reduced risk of pancreatic cancer compared to those studied who did not include nuts in their…
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Starwood’s first W alpine and ski retreat unveiled
W Verbier, the W Brand’s First Alpine and Ski Retreat. Starwood Hotels & Resorts luxury hospitality worldwide chain, brought its W brand to Verbier (Switzerland), one of the world’s hottest ski resorts. Owned by Swiss-based Les Trois Rocs, W Verbier and The Residences at W Verbier are part of a multi-component luxury development project situated…
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The Arctic becoming greener. The new normal in the modern-day Arctic
Arctic Report Card 2013: Melting ice, below-average snow cover, declines in wildlife population – the new normal in the modern-day Arctic. In 2013, multiple Arctic climate indicators relaxed from some of the extremes seen in 2012, but remained within the bounds of the new, warmer state seen in the past decade, according to…
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Premium tea to become the next big beverage
Tea, sodas, vermouth, sour beer and pressed juices are the beverage trends of 2014 identified by Baum + Whiteman‘s New York team of of influential restaurant consultants. Tea: With Starbucks committed to converting America to tea, look for others to amplify the attention. Teavanna opened a tea bar/cafe in Manhattan … with more to come…
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Best International Whiskey at InterWhisky 2013
Koval Distillery’s Rye Whiskey Wins “Best International Whiskey” Chicago’s KovalDistillery, one of America’s leading small-batch, independent spirit manufacturers, beat out hundreds of world-renowned whiskey brands at Europe’s largest whiskey fair, InterWhisky (Nov. 22-24, 2013). Koval was honored the coveted first place title: Best International Whiskey for its Rye Whiskey by both Der Whisky…