The East: TWENTY-TWO RESTAURANTS WELL WORTH THE TRIP

Poor Richard’s, Ogunquit, Me. In a 1780 tavern on the King’s Highway, now a restaurant specializing in Yankee pot roast cooked in wine, baked lobster in wine sauce, breasts of capon and prime ribs of beef. Newfane Inn, Newfane, Vt. Built in 1787 as a stagecoach stop overlooking the common, owned since 1957 by French-born Chef Rene Chardain. Duck and trout, with quail and pheasant in the fall. Toll 0ate Lodge, Manchester, Vt.

Three Cheers for Fashion Tourism: Come to Hong Kong for the Dim Sum, Stay for the Tailored Suits

Travel Channel / Getty We love to watch Anthony Bourdain eat. For years now, on his Travel Channel series No Reservations, he’s traversed the globe in search of authentic local cuisine, giving viewers recommendations on where to find the tastiest dishes. But the big assumption behind his new, more practical travel show The Layover is that we’ll also tune in to watch Bourdain navigate mass transit, luxuriate in posh hotels — and shop.

USPS: U.S. Postal Service Hacked, Employees Affected

November 10, 2014 11:15 AM EST The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) revealed Monday that data on its employees may have been compromised in a “cyber intrusion incident.” USPS said it recently learned of a data breach affecting the names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, addresses, employment dates and emergency contact information of up to 800,000 employees. Post office customers who contacted the Postal Service Customer Care Center via telephone or e-mail between Jan.

Why Americans Are Uniquely Afraid to Grow Old

Life is arithmetic. There are only three certainties all of us face: you’re born, you live, and you die. How many years you get in that interval is something of a mortal crapshoot, but most people would agree on one thing: they’d like as many as possible. That fact is becoming more relevant than ever in the U.S., where aging Baby Boomers have now pushed the 65-and-over cohort to 56 million people, or 16.

Will and Kate Photo From The Crown Hints at the Final Season

The Crown is coming to an end. The sixth season of the wildly popular Netflix series about Queen Elizabeth II’s reign will reportedly be its final chapter. But how, exactly, creator Peter Morgan plans to wrap up that highly anticipated final season remains a mystery. But new photos released by Netflix of a teenage Prince William and Kate Middleton meeting for the first time offer some clues about the timeline for the final season.

26. The Speedo LZR Racer - Best Inventions of 2008

Ninety-four percent. That's the percentage of Olympic swimming races won in Beijing by athletes wearing the LZR, a second-skin suit that's the first to be made with ultrasonically bonded seams. The LZR, which was co-designed by nasa experts, comes with a built-in corset to improve buoyancy and is constructed with compression fabric that keeps muscles from vibrating in the water. All of which was enough to ensure victory for Michael Phelps a history-making eight times — including a 0.

5 facts about the Mona Lisa painting people are not aware of

The woman depicted in the painting is believed to be Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Florentine merchant Francesco del Giocondo. It was said that Francesco asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his wife, and that led to the creation of this famous masterpiece. The Mona Lisa's smile has been seen as one of the most mysterious in art history. The ever-changing smile was achieved through da Vinci's technique known as "

5 talking stage red flags that you should never ignore

A talking stage is a lull before the relationship becomes a committed one. You are just talking, spending time with each other, and checking each other out. What are some blatant red flags that you need to pay attention to in the talking stage? 1. They are always busy ADVERTISEMENT Even if they spend all their day saving lives, they should never be too busy for you.

A Christmas Carol: The True History Behind the Dickens Story

After a particularly bleak year, millions in the English-speaking world and beyond will seek some comfort by watching a converted miser in a nightshirt, skipping about as light as a feather. “Whoop! Hallo! …What’s to-day my fine fellow?” Published in December 1843, Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was an instant bestseller, followed by countless print, stage and screen productions. Victorians called it “a new gospel,” and reading or watching it became a sacred ritual for many, without which the Christmas season cannot materialize.

Actress Destiny Etiko continues to deny that she received a car gift from a married man

The actress is reported to have gotten her car gift from billionaire businessman Tein Jack-Rich, a claim she has denied. The movie star took to her Instagram Live late Monday, February 8, 2021, where she continued to distance herself from Jack-Rich. ADVERTISEMENT "Na car I buy, I nor kill person. I bought what I love. I love Landcruiser Prado. I bought it with my money. Yes! I work hard.