Flying XL Airways to Paris and taking a value-priced flight to New Jersey on La Compagnie is one way to recover from a Paris shopping frenzy. You are a smart cookie. You know how to spot a bargain…like flying XL Airways to Paris to save money and taking a value-priced business class flight to New […]
Eating, drinking and trending: Snack Attack
If research from the Specialty Food Association and Mintel is correct, the market for a snack or more is growing (along with our waistlines). Snack Attack If research from the Specialty Food Association and Mintel is correct, the market for snacks is growing (along with our waistlines?). Sales reached $127 billion reflecting a 15 percent […]
Designers inspired at WantedDesign NYC
If you are an interior designer with a hotel focus you were at the WantedDesign show in Manhattan looking for new ideas and trends. If you are a cutting-edge manufacturer with a desire to develop trending furniture, fixtures, and jewelry – you attended the WantedDesign show, part of NYCxDesign, an annual design festival organized by […]
The difference between Blue and Yellow (Fin Tuna)
From Humdrum to Gourmet: There was a time when eating tuna fish was not considered a gourmet experience. Canned tuna was a standard luncheon selection for school children and weekend casseroles. Demand for tuna was small: In 1950, the worldwide catch totaled 660,000 tons (approximately); today the desire has increased geometrically, and the world catch recently […]
On Your Face: Eyewear for Trendy Travelers
By Dr. Elinor Garely – special to eTN – The VisionExpo recently entered New York (at Javits) with thousands of vendors displaying millions of eyewear collections. Whether you are on a budget or able to spend thousands of dollars on spectacles, doing “face” has become more important than what you wear on your feet. Eyewear covers everything for […]
On your face: Eyewear for trendy travelers
The VisionExpo recently entered New York (at Javits) with thousands of vendors displaying millions of eyewear collections. Whether you are on a budget or able to spend thousands of dollars on spectacles, doing “face” has become more important than what you wear on your feet. Eyewear covers everything for the eyes, from the correction of […]
International Restaurant & Food Service Show: 10 new products
EAT! Support the Restaurant Industry In 2017, the restaurant industry counted $799 billion in sales, and there are over 1 million restaurant locations in the USA, employing 14.7 million men and women, equal to 10 percent of the overall US workforce. As part of this important industry, over 20,000 Restaurant, Food and Beverage Managers were […]
Tequila: So many choices, so little time
There is only one country on the planet where you can legitimately make Tequila, and it is Mexico! Unlike vodka, gin, and rum that can be made anywhere, Tequila belongs to Mexico. The regions within Mexico where the product can be produced: Jalisco (includes the town of Tequila), 8 municipalities in Nayarit, 7 municipalities in […]
Morso. An East 50’s NYC Dining Option
If you live in the neighborhood and you want Italian food, family-friendly Morso (translates to Bites) is a dining option. On a recent weekend evening I walked in to the very bright and spacious dining spot between First and Sutton Place, NYC to find tables filling quickly with (what appeared to be) people from the […]
New York Philharmonic: Great music, little ambiance
I can thank Travel Zoo for the discounted ticket I recently bought for an amazing performance at Lincoln Center’s NY Philharmonic (David Geffen Hall). I am not a music critic, so beyond joining the almost sold-out audience at the Smetana, Bartok and Musorgsky performance with Bramwell Tovey (conductor) and Yefim Bronfman (piano), and offering the […]