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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin After a four-year hiatus, Leinenkugel’s fans will finally get to enjoy this brand’s Sunset Wheat next week. On August 15th, liquor store shelves will have this Belgian-style witbier stocked for a limited time. Not only that, but Leinenkugel’s is going to pay one sunset seeker a $10,000 to watch a sunset accompanied by the perfect pairing of a Sunset Wheat beer in hand. Beer fans and sunset seekers have until Aug. 18 to apply for the gig, and they need to be at lest 25 years old, a U.S. resident, and they need to explain why they are the ultimate sunset drinker. One winner will receive $10,000 to watch a sunset with the cult brew, plus enjoy a Labor Day weekend getaway courtesy of the brand. The promotion was inspired by fans who have been nagging the brand about returning Sunset Wheat. One diehard fan even created a change.org petition that was signed by more than 1,500 people. “Leinenkugel’s is always listening to … [Read more...] about Enjoy A Cult Beer…And Get Paid $10,000 To Watch A Sunset With That Beer In Hand

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Cartier Cheich is as much a trophy as it is a timepiece. It was awarded to the person who won two consecutive Paris-Dakar races, in what was known as the Cartier Challenge. A feat believed to be impossible until Belgian motorcycle racer, Gaston Rahier, won the Paris-Dakar in 1984 and in 1985, making him the first and only winner of the Cartier Challenge. His reward was being the sole recipient of the uniquely designed Cartier Cheich watch celebrating his achievement. It will appear in public for the first time in 40 years as the top lot in Sotheby’s Paris Fine Watches auction . Online bidding will open September 16 with the final live sale on September 30. This hybrid bidding model has been used by the auction house since the coronavirus pandemic. Its estimate is $200,000 - $400,000. Cartier specializes in the design of watch cases and the Cartier Cheich is one of its most celebrated and unique designs. The … [Read more...] about Unique Cartier ‘Cheich’ Watch Could Fetch $400,000 In Sotheby’s Paris Auction

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin With new exciting restaurants opening almost daily, Paris is still the world’s culinary capital. However, while many do serve top-of-the-range cuisine, not every restaurant delivers. This fall, I’ve been busy trying the seven new restaurants everyone’s talking about in Paris right now to bring you the lowdown. 1. Le Camondo, a historic gem with a country club atmosphere close to Monceau Park Le Camondo restaurant, Paris Le Camondo (c) Florian Corcos Dining options in the Monceau Park neighbourhood, an area composed primarily of offices, Haussmannian townhouses and embassies, are quite limited, so when Le Camondo opened with its pretty outdoor stone terrace, it was a blessing for locals. An upscale restaurant with a décor of cool and formality in equal measures, it's designed to please a mixed crowd ranging from business types to aristocrats. The restaurant adjoins the offbeat villa museum of … [Read more...] about Where To Eat In Paris: The 7 New Restaurants Everyone’s Talking About This Fall

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin You’re certainly spoiled for choice when it comes to choosing where to eat in Paris , so you can imagine how difficult it is for me, a local for the last 11 years, to answer the unavoidable question from friends and family about the best new restaurants to try. Well, without further ado, for those of you who are wondering where to eat in Paris right now, here are 11 places that have opened or have welcomed new chefs in the last few months , each with its own spark, and where you can’t go wrong. Beefbar Paris - a historic restaurant near the Champs Elysées The Beefbar' restaurant's Art Nouveau interiors in Paris near the Champs Elysées. Beefbar Paris It’s sleek, it’s got the historic Parisian pazzazz (a jaw-dropping Art Nouveau glass ceiling inherited from its 1898 Fermette Marboeuf restaurant days), and if you're a meat fan, then it won’t let you down. In true Beefbar fashion (and those who … [Read more...] about Where to Eat in Paris: 11 Restaurants to Try Right Now

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin As with every winter, an onslaught of new restaurants have opened in the French capital, making it even harder to choose where to eat in Paris . So, to help you along, we've done the research for you by testing 20 of the most talked-about places in the city, in hope of making the process of picking a restaurant to eat in Paris on your next visit as smooth as possible. From design-forward hotspots serving up laid-back cuisine to the young chefs en route for the stars, we've got you covered. 1. Granite, A Former Chef At Anne-Sophie Pic's Who's Destined For The Stars Tucked out of sight just around the corner from the Louvre, the young crew at Granite are sure to nab themselves a few stars in the coming years for the stellar service, slick décor and magnificently crafted cuisine. Helmed by 28-year-old Tom Meyer, the young chef is no stranger to multi-Michelin-star excellence. Having created no less than an astounding 400 … [Read more...] about The 20 Restaurants To Try In Paris Right Now

If you’ve bought enough stuff on Amazon, there’s a chance you’ve been duped once or twice. That’s because fake Amazon reviews are big business . advertisement advertisement It’s also a big headache for consumers. Every time we buy a dud of a faux-five-star product, we grow more leery of buying products from Amazon in the future-even those that actually deserve high ratings. The company makes returning stuff reasonably easy, but if something conks out 31 days after you buy it, you’re often stuck dealing directly with an untrustworthy seller. While there are several ways to outwit unscrupulous sellers–searching product reviews outside of Amazon, looking into seller history, reading every word of every review from newest to oldest with a magnifying glass–it gets terribly tedious. In that spirit, here are two simple checks I leverage whenever I’m buying something on Amazon. Neither take very long and both seem to paint a reasonably clear picture of any … [Read more...] about 2 quick ways to spot dubious Amazon reviews

Actress Anne Heche is not expected to survive her injuries and currently remains on life support while doctors attempt to carry out her wishes to be an organ donor. Heche’s representative indicated that she “suffered a severe anoxic brain injury” as a result of the fiery crash Aug. 5, according to Page Six . The actress has not regained consciousness and remains in a coma on life support at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills Hospital and Medical Center in California. “It has long been her choice to donate her organs,” her representative said. The representative relayed that the focus had been shifted from recovery to Heche’s final plans, and revealed that at this time, she “is being kept on life support to determine if any are viable,” according to Page Six. Stars pay tribute to Anne Heche as family plans to take her off life support https://t.co/FMFpgBSypD pic.twitter.com/EwZcSA0mTd — New York Post (@nypost) August 12, 2022 The dire news was delivered … [Read more...] about REPORT: Anne Heche Is Kept On Life Support While Doctors Attempt To Donate Her Organs

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The British paleontologist Richard Owen is probably best known today for creating the word "dinosaurs" in 1841. But he was interested in more than just dinosaurs. He was also fascinated by the anatomy of many strange animals, such as marsupials, the giant Moa-birds from New Zealand and even sea monsters. Owen’s early years of education weren’t very promising. He completed a basic education, in which he was described as "lazy and rebellious." After only half a year at Edinburgh University, he left studies to practice as surgeon in various hospitals. He worked for a brief period as a doctor, but as skilled anatomist he soon was asked to reorganize the zoological collection of various museums. In his new role as a curator and organizer of exhibitions, he became very popular with the general public and a frequently requested expert on strange animals. He showed also an active personal interest in those topics. Between 1830 and … [Read more...] about The Man Who Named The Dinosaurs Also Debunked Tales Of Sea Serpents

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin We all have those mornings where things just start out rather haywire and we really wish we could take a martini break. Or a break altogether, followed by a martini. Of course, work (and societal judgements) would normally not allow that. However, a delicious loophole now exists and I’m very much in support of making this new lifestyle choice. Brooklyn-based New York Distilling Company recently teamed up with Fan-Fan Doughnuts to create a limited-edition Blueberry Martini Doughnut. This doughnut may sound delicious, but it also has a pretty special history behind it. It was created in tribute to Dorothy Parker on what would have been her 129th birthday. Parker was known for being a poet and satirist, but also a great lover of a good martini. Appropriately, the Blueberry Martini Doughnut is crafted with both Dorothy Parker American Gin and Dorothy Parker Rose-Petal Infused Gin. But, of course, it is a blueberry … [Read more...] about It’s Now Acceptable To Enjoy A Blueberry Martini For Breakfast