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Manhattan’s Cornelia Street is one of New York City’s most improbably darling little corridors. Only about a block long, it’s been home to more than its fair share of restaurants over the decades—some still standing, some long gone. It's just the hospitality way. Nothing gold, it would seem, can stay.  RECOMMENDED: Let me tell you—your favorite place is going to close, however iconic Silver Apricot is one of Cornelia’s shining newcomers. Chef Simeone Tong and sommelier Emmeline Zhao opened the New-American-Chinese restaurant and wine bar in 2020, and it’s since earned accolades in the New York Times. Now, the Silver...

Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information and offers. IHG Hotels and Resorts launched a new loyalty program named IHG One Rewards in mid-2022. One appealing aspect of this program is Milestone Rewards, which you can start earning after just 20 nights at IHG properties in a calendar year. You can choose food and beverage rewards at every Milestone Rewards tier if you wish. IHG initially only rolled out food and beverage rewards redemptions at select brands in the U.S. and Canada. But now, you can redeem food and beverage rewards at IHG hotels and...

When I was a kid, I once heard a story about hares that were driven to the top of a hill by a flood and cut off from the outside world. And about the wise owl who advised them to grow wings and fly away. And when one of the hares timidly asked how they could put the advice into practice, the owl replied that it was tactics, and its business was strategic advice.Then, many years ago, I did not fully understand the irony of this parable. Now, as an adult, and regularly confronted with all sorts of financial advice...

  TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When Yekaterina Maksimova can’t afford to be late, the journalist and activist avoid taking the Moscow subway, even though it’s probably the most efficient route. That’s because she’s been detained five times in the past year, thanks to the system’s pervasive security cameras with facial recognition. She says police would tell her the cameras “reacted” to her — although they often seemed not to understand why, and would let her go after a few hours. “It seems like I’m in some kind of a database,” says Maksimova, who was previously arrested twice: in 2019 after...

The best new summer menu updates are in. There are a lot reasons to get out of the apartment and explore the city, especially now that the warm weather is in full bloom in Hong Kong. One of those reasons is the shift to spring/summer dining from many of the city’s exceptional restaurants. To help you narrow down your dining options in this heat and humidity, we’ve rounded-up this year’s best summer menu updates. These seven restaurants all have reasons to celebrate, and they are doing so with carefully selected seasonal ingredients and courses that are sure to make for...