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Burning in China: hot pot reigns supreme in Sichuan
Pleasure and Pain at a Russian Banya
Bleecker Street real estate soars
The generational clash over corporate dress
Sake Sensation
Eco Kids
Pass the prosciutto: Foodie parents attempt to raise foodie kids
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No city for country fans
Country music aficionados bond in a city that ain’t no Nashville
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By Edmund DeMarche
Cooper Boone thinks you need to come out of the closet.
Yeah, you.
You, the 30-year-old city slicker who traipses into Lincoln Center and says things like, “Isn’t the new Alice Tully Hall just marvelous?” then watches a performance of Symphony No. Whatever in B-minor until you and your little lady waltz across the street [...]
Dining»
Burning in China: hot pot reigns supreme in Sichuan (2)
Sichuan is famous for its giant pandas and for its spicy food. One of better-known dishes of the region is Sichuan hot-pot. To welcome the summer English teachers, two of the program coordinators, both Chengdu residents, generously treat us to dinner at a hot-pot restaurant
Family»
Eco Kids
Green preschools on the rise
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By Brenda Iasevoli
At first sight, Le Petit Paradis resembles many preschools. On a recent weekday, a girl in a blue smock stood at an easel, her lips pursed in concentration. She brushed broad strokes of red paint over a large white paper.
“Madame Michele!” she shouted, pointing to the painting. “Rouge!” Michele Epstein, the lead teacher [...]
Health»
Pleasure and Pain at a Russian Banya (2)
The spa is one part paradise to two parts kitsch nightmare, decorated in the faux lux style so beloved by Mafia kingpins and chain Italian restaurants: the main room, replete with large aqua pool and plastic patio furniture, is done in fake marble, its vaulted ceilings held up by fat Roman columns.
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