The all-inclusive resorts are happy to oblige. “Primarily, the difference is in the location, the higher level of accommodations and more personalized guest services — not to mention bragging rights,” said Mr. Fareed, the hospitality consultant. “However, it may also be found in the resort’s food and wine offerings: Think celebrity or Michelin-starred chefs, spa…
When Alia Mahmud visited Westfield Annapolis Mall in February 2022, she didn’t go to buy clothes, or to watch a movie or to even meet up with her girlfriends. She was looking for rats. A week earlier, Ms. Mahmud saw a post online about a pack of rodents at the SPCA of Anne Arundel County,…
Divai Brown, a 39-year-old lawyer from Harlem, has lived in Dublin for about 15 months, working in financial regulations, and loves it. “I don’t have any immediate plans to move back to America,” Ms. Brown said in a phone interview. “Maybe some other parts of Europe, but definitely not back to the States.” Despite all…
“When everything was shut down, I would walk on the trail most days and I just was walking around and thinking about them,” she recalled. “And I don’t know why, but I just kept being obsessed with the idea of them driving a truck full of pennies through the desert.” She sent the twins a…
In 2011 the chef Ferran Adrià stepped back and closed his avant-garde restaurant, El Bulli, to pursue a foundation dedicated to food ideas. The El Bulli Foundation, which replaced his restaurant, is now publishing more than 20 books about many aspects of gastronomy. It’s part of the Bullipedia project, encyclopedic surveys and analyses written by…
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, it’s time to ask yourself: Is the mom in your life on team waffles or pancakes? My family knows I’m a waffle mom. I can’t resist the crunchy, cuplike divots holding loads of maple syrup, the soft interior still steaming from the hot iron. And, genius that she is, here…
HILO, Hawaii — The airy Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium in Hilo, Hawaii, was silent except for bird song and the low, steady chanting of Mapuana de Silva as she sprinkled a mixture of turmeric and saltwater along the perimeter of a square stage. Ms. de Silva, a kumu hula (master hula teacher), was conducting a ceremony…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced on Monday that it would seek to require airlines to compensate passengers for extensive flight delays and cancellations. The proposed rule would require airlines to provide cash payments rather than merely refunds for significant travel disruptions that were within the airline’s control. No airline currently guarantees cash compensation for…
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Pre-departure cheers to start off the night, with three of my dear friends, all Asian-American and all absolute superstars and visionaries in their fields: film producer extraordinaire Julie Oh, innovative chef Jihan Lee (creator of Nami Nori, my all-time favorite sushi restaurant), and genius choreographer Kyle Hanagami.