Eat some tapas this monsoon
This season, apart from the usual steaming hot bhajiyas and other snacks, try something different like tapas. The appetizer-size form of hot items such as shrimp, stuffed mushrooms, cured meats,...
View ArticleHilton Guests May Still Get Room Service
The demise of room service may be exaggerated. Sure, it's true that hotels appear to be scaling back or eliminating options. The New York Hilton Midtown made the news last week for its plans to...
View ArticleTravel smart: Eurail Select student pass no longer good in France
Students heading to Europe this summer might be shocked to learn that as of this year, the basic multi-country...
View ArticleAirbus smart luggage prototype offers iPhone tracking, faster check-in
Leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus wants to put an end to lost luggage with its new iPhone-enabled smart luggage. According to Australian Business Traveller, the prototype, called Bag2Go, utilizes...
View ArticleToy sellers seek to cash in at Denver show
Cliff Smith sold his father's toy motorcycle because his mother said he could. Kenneth Queen sold a doll because he found it in the dumpster. Vicky Haluza, however, didn't sell her Shirley Temple doll...
View ArticleTop Travel Apps
Next to a suitcase, the most indispensable travel accessory these days is a smartphone. Whether you embark on a business trip, a weekend getaway or an exotic overseas vacation, phone apps exist to...
View ArticleManish Arora’s ‘burning’ ode to WIFW finale
The humble main show area (MSA) of Pragati Maidan fell short of designer Manish Arora's expectations to showcase a truly 'grand' finale to the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2013....
View Article'Violet & Daisy' loses its nerve
LOS ANGELES — Of all the things I imagined Oscar-winner Geoffrey Fletcher might choose for his directing debut, "Violet & Daisy," the story of two teenage assassins on the loose in New York City,...
View ArticleMy Summer Reads
Perhaps one of the greatest pleasures of summer is lying on a beach or in the grass reading a good book (Kindle, Nook, Tablet, iPad, whatever) that is neither work-related nor serious, diving into...
View ArticleHealthy food: 20 best snacks under 100 calories
No one wants unnecessary calories that increase your waist line. Unnecessary calories also settles in different parts of the body like the arms, giving you flabby arms. Next time you crave for food,...
View ArticleImpress with olive oil - recipes
I was invited to the Morgenster olive farm recently, to witness this season’s olive harvest and oil pressing. Tasting the olive oil as it came through the press, mopped up with freshly toasted slices...
View ArticleThe Fruit Salad Epiphany
I have a confession to make: as a cook, I am much more a savory guy than a sweet guy. The origins of this may be my taste -- I lack a significant "sweet tooth" -- but I suspect innate talent (or lack...
View ArticleThat old black magic
“Summer journeys to Niagara and to other places aggravate all our cares/We’ll save our fares!/I’ve a cosy little flat in what is known as old Manhattan we’ll settle down/Right here in Town!/We’ll have...
View ArticlePlant-based Diet May Improve Mood
How does food affect mood? There are nutrients in foods that are precursors to neurotransmitters. You see drug advertisements and doctors tell the public that depression is caused by an imbalance of a...
View ArticleReview: Susan Sontag is doubled in new play homage
NEW YORK — If you recall your youthful diaries or journals as being on the shallow side, you'll really cringe when comparing them to the ambitious eloquence to be found in essayist Susan Sontag's...
View ArticleTalk Is CheapAir's Way To Book Your Next Flight
Why type to search for flights and travel dates using a tiny smartphone keyboard when you can just use your voice? That's the premise of the new, free CheapAir.com voice search app, which is available...
View ArticleNew products: Alva+ bike is a battery-powered joyride
Story Highlights Alva+ bike lets you ride without pedalingPowerTrip portable charger is solar-poweredKinivo lets you control playlists, connects to audio devices This weekly roundup takes a look at...
View ArticleAMAZON IN SMART POSITION IF ONLINE SALES TREND GROWS IN NEXT DECADE
Most companies think about what will change in the next 10 years and position their business according to their projections and expectations. The truth is that no one knows what the next 10 years will...
View ArticleAnd the Best Restaurant in the World Winner Is ...
El Celler de Can Roca. Its owners call it a free style restaurant. Mixing avant garde cuisine with recipes passed down from generations of cooking ancestors, they claim to cook meals for everyone. A...
View ArticleDim sums are soft, succulent and easy on the stomach…
When that small steamer basket arrives on your table - probably the first item on the menu you order, you wait with water in your mouth to when the waiter will grab it and put it on your dish! Ideally...
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