Thursday, October 19, 2017

@17:17, 10/17/17

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Food

Wokuni, From Japan, Opens in Murray Hill

An innovative cocktail bar heads to Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and other restaurant news.

As convenient.

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Style

I Took It With a Grain of Salt

You can hang out on a beach made of salt or lie naked in a pod. Either way, prepare to moisturize afterward.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu#Salt_trade

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargill

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzburg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_dome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_(unit)

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Travel

Skipping Turkey at Home for Thanksgiving? Consider a Hotel Stay Overseas

Hotels from Italy to Argentina to Iceland are offering savings over the long Thanksgiving weekend.

I do not have a passport.


Food

New Cooking School Offers Space for Dinner Parties, Too

Cook Space Culinary Studio in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, holds classes and rents its kitchens for food events.

A poor excuse for a school.
Food

The Pool Strives to Deal With Its Famous Dining Room

Changes to the landmark interior of the former Four Seasons create challenges for the new restaurant from Major Food Group.

As required.
Food

A Mezcal Ideal for Day of the Dead

This strong Mexican spirit from Michoacan is buried underground in a cemetery to age.

Cute but no.
Technology

Google Maps Pulls Calorie-Counting Feature After Criticism

The app told users how many calories they would burn by walking instead of driving, but was criticized as dangerous to people with eating disorders.

Silly.
Times Insider

Covering Condoms: A Notoriously Slippery Subject

Condoms are almost guaranteed giggle-inducers, so serious reporting about a new line available in 60 different sizes was a bit of a balancing act.

Accidents are failures.
Opinion

Will Pumpkin Spice Destroy Us All?

It’s odoriferous. It’s insidious. It’s America.

Fashion is a bad master.
Food

The Pool

A modern seafood restaurant in what used to be the Pool Room of the Four Seasons.

The designer misread the space.


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