Meet the man behind Odette — one of three restaurants in Singapore with three Michelin stars
Odette is named after a revered matriach in Chef Julien Royer’s life: his grandmother. “She is really someone very important to me, and the person that actually showed me how much passion, pleasure, happiness and emotion you can give to…
Take a tour inside a Parisian hotel suite that costs $52,000 per night
There are 78 rooms at Paris’ Hôtel de Crillon, but only two “Les Grand Appartements.” The apartments can be combined, along with an adjoining room, to make a three-bedroom mega-suite that covers 335 square meters (3,606 square feet) of the hotel’s…
Covid caused a ‘massive spike’ in yacht sales — now some of those boats are back on the market
Oleg Breslavtsev | Moment | Getty Images Some pandemic-era yacht owners are headed back for dry land. The pandemic spurred a “massive spike” in yacht sales, said Richard Allen, chief operating officer of the Hong Kong-based yachting company Simpson Marine….
New York competition, smoking, internet betting concerns roil US northeast’s gambling market
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Casinos in the northeastern U.S. are dealing with numerous challenges as they brace for the arrival of new competitors in New York City. A potential smoking ban in Atlantic City, an ongoing debate over whether internet…
Retail sales surge 0.7% in March with Americans seemingly unfazed by higher prices
Americans increased their spending pace in March at a better-than-expected pace from the previous month, underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other economic challenges By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer April 15, 2024, 8:44 AM ET •…