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I’m a vegetarian, and I used to bartend at a steakhouse in Chicago. On busy nights, we would have more than 500 guests. There was no time to think, let alone eat, during the rush. As the evening wore on, you could see the staff’s eyes following every plate of unfinished food to the dish room, as each waitress silently cursed the person who had so thoughtlessly left sirloin scraps on the table.

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The hotel bar is a magical place where anonymous locals and transient travelers congregate; where it’s acceptable, and perhaps expected, that the person who just ordered a Negroni is a solo traveler who will devote the next hour to reading 1984 in peace; and where forbidden dalliances are more inclined to erupt with the knowledge that a freestanding bathtub awaits just upstairs.

Wondrous examples are plentiful, but here are some of our favorites to frequent in the States and during European getaways. They all have the power to plunge us into elegant worlds that aren’t our own.

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Want to quickly elevate your everyday cooking without trying too hard? Make a pan sauce! Suddenly you’re not simply serving porks chops — you’re serving porks chops drizzled with a rich shallot and herb-infused sauce. It’s a fast and fancy dish that sounds like its destined for a dinner party, but you’re really just making dinner on a Wednesday night. That’s the power of a pan sauce.

Assembling one is incredibly simple. Simply cook up something tasty in a skillet — be it steak, pork, chicken, or even fish — and use the browned bits left behind in the pan as your flavor-packed base. Whisk in a few basic pantry ingredients and voila! Pan sauce. Once you’ve mastered the technique, it’s a skill to keep in your back pocket for weeknights and weekends alike. Let’s get learning!

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Steaks at home are sublime. With the right cut of steak, some salt, and a hot pan you can enjoy a flavorful steak with a thin crisp crust and a buttery, tender interior just as delicious as any steakhouse option.

I tend to think people who prefer a steakhouse steak find steak at home too fussy, but I happen to believe the opposite is true. You just have to keep it pretty simple, and that means doing far less than you’d expect. So if you’re looking for an easy way to great steak, here all the things you don’t need to do to make it absolutely mouthwatering.

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From Apartment Therapy → Genius Kitchens: Space Saving Details for Small Kitchens

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Your vocabulary may have been littered with words and phrases like “EVOO” and “food insecurity,” but they weren’t real words until today.

Merriam-Webster dictionary added more than 1,000 new words on Tuesday to its database of official words. The new words make reference to pop culture, science, foreign languages, and everything in between. A thousand words is impressive, but it pales in comparison to last year, when Merriam-Webster added more than 2,000 new words to its catalog.

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Famed cocktail author David Wondrich once said of the Martini, “Where mystique and simplicity collide, you get religion.” Such is true of this classic cocktail that requires only two ingredients, but divides families in its rules of preparation. Seemingly every Martini-lover, home bartender, and professional bartender has something to say about how Martinis should be made. If Martinis are new to you or you simply want to improve your home Martini, here are the three things you need to get started.

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You’ve heard it a million times before. Lift with your legs, not your back. But what does that mean? Let’s have an anatomy lesson today and see what the science is behind this advice.

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This Austin kitchen is a perfect example of clean and functional minimalism. There isn’t a ton going on on the walls, and that’s what makes this space so incredibly striking.

I did spot one thing on the walls, though — and it made me LOL.

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Last week, as North Dakota lawmakers debated whether or not to keep the state’s “blue laws,” a precious American meal (and an affiliated gender stereotype) was dragged into the dialogue.

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