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The video interview required me to maintain eye contact with him for about 45 minutes and to invite him to share some of his knowledge and reflection. This is the hospitality industry, so there’s a certain amount of friendliness and openness and enthusiasm that people have for their jobs. At one point, his wife ran out to get us pastries from the place down the street. So after a while, you forget that that person is “Mr. Important So-and-So.” He’s just a guy who really knows what he’s talking about, and likes talking about what he knows. … [Read more...] about The Trade Magazine Editor Who Gets to Stay in the World’s Best Hotels

I’m so annoyed I’d boycott Waitrose myself. Except I like the fact that horrible, whiny student types can’t afford to go there — which means I’m never, ever likely to bump into anyone like Selene Nelson, at least not with any luck. … [Read more...] about Delingpole: Food Magazine Editor Forced to Quit After Making Joke About Vegans

The next day is packed with local didactic must-dos. Travel + Leisure tells its readers to head to the Johnson Space Center and to make the trek to the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. No argument there, these are great educational sites. We’d also add: Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, 105 Sabine, the restored 1926 city reservoir that now offers tours and — occasionally — even art installations. Also, since Houston is home to the world’s largest medical center, a good destination for children would be the The Health Museum, 1515 Hermann, which hosts interactive learning exhibits. Your kids will learn, but let's be honest: so will you. … [Read more...] about Travel + Leisure’s Houston weekend: what the magazine got right, wrong

He's right, and to compare these to other store-bought tortillas, you'd have to re-warm (finish cooking) these on your own stove. Beggs explains when she offers a smart tip that not many H-E-B shoppers may know: They're "slightly underbaked and on the pale side because the idea is you will go home and reheat them in a hot cast-iron pan or directly over the stovetop flame." … [Read more...] about Bon Appetit magazine writes a love letter to H-E-B’s flour tortillas

Alter is far from the only media or Hollywood figure to rhapsodize about the 44th president. In 2012, Obama's reelection campaign came under fire for an ad it released with actress Lena Dunham in which the "Girls" star suggested that voting for Obama was akin to losing one's virginity. … [Read more...] about Time magazine correspondent Charlotte Alter says Obama made voting ‘an act of love’