dining
The Fine-Dining Etiquette of a High-Class Dutch Escort
Marike van der Velden, owner of the number-one high-class escort agency in the Netherlands, explains some of the many challenges that her employees must navigate at dinner—long before they head to the bedroom.
What It's Like to Work at a Restaurant Staffed by Deaf People
Extra mirrors, brighter lights, and a "cheat book" for customers. We asked the bartender at Signs, Canada's first restaurant where the entire staff is deaf, what it's like to work there.
Get a Taste of Space Age Optimism Through Liquid Food and Performances
The utopian idealism of the 60s becomes a multisensory art experience in Sean Rogg's 'Waldorf Project: Chapter Three / FUTURO.'
Why Do We Love to Eat Late at Night?
Ever since the Romans, humans have forgone sleep in order to pack in a midnight meal. But can we ever explain the mystery we experience by leaving our daytime comfort zone for the lawless world of the night?
Food, Wine, Theatre, and Music Combine for an Evening of Immersive Weirdness
Sean Rogg's 'The Waldorf Project - Chapter Two / Colour' merges different artistic disciplines to produce an experience like no other.
Buffets Bring Out the Best and Worst in Us All
Buffets aren't so much a cuisine as a medium, a methodology for letting customers dictate the pace and capacity of their own platefuls. And they force us to be tolerant with one another.
Your Smartphone Ruined My Dinner
We all know it's rude. But the burning desire to fiddle with your phone during a meal is more than just a dining faux pas. As we ignore our companions we're also ignoring the food itself—just mashing glass screens while we let it go cold.
I Ate Out of Dumpsters in Denmark for Two Weeks
Unless you're some kind of king who can afford to purchase food, eating "trash" out of dumpsters isn't so bad. I did it for two weeks and saved enough to pay for a month's rent.
Huang's World: Miami, Part 2
Eddie links up with 2 Live Crew rapper Uncle Luke at Club Rolexx in Opa-Locka to taste Luke's pick of the best barbecue in town. Then, they stroll to another one of Luke's hood favorites: the late-night conch truck.
The Los Angeles Food Scene Is Better Than New York's
I've lived in LA since I left the Israeli army at age 21, and have been cooking in restaurants ever since. Ten years ago, the food scene here wasn't so hot. But with the high quality produce and amazing chefs that are here now, we're inching towards...
I’m Fugly, and I Won’t Be Your Waiter Tonight
The food industry employs 10 percent of the American workforce, and many restaurants are breaking anti-discrimination laws by requiring applicants to submit head shots—which means, if you're ugly, you might not get hired.
I’m Fugly, and I Won’t Be Your Waiter Tonight
The food industry employs 10 percent of the American workforce, and many restaurants are breaking anti-discrimination laws by requiring applicants to submit head shots—which means, if you're ugly, you might not get hired.