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Ryan McInerney Finally Gets Visa a Path Into China’s Domestic Card Market

Visa has preliminary approval to build a domestic clearing business in China. CEO Ryan McInerney enters the push after a ...
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Observer’s 2026 November Art Fair Calendar

Traditionally, November is one of the quieter stretches on the global art fair calendar, largely because its lineup is so ...
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The Hotel Breakfasts That Turn the First Meal Into the Main Event

From gold-leaf dining rooms in Paris and Champagne buffets in Ibiza to canoe deliveries in Bora Bora and giraffes at the ...
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How Masa Takayama Created a Culinary Empire on His Own Terms

At Tobi Masa, Takayama reflects on the risks, reinventions and uncompromising approach that shaped a restaurant career ...
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Artists Are Turning to Folklore to Make Sense of Technology

Myth and ritual have always helped humans navigate change, and contemporary sculptors are increasingly drawing on both to ...
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With FUZE, John Cox Is Carving Pathways Between the Caribbean’s Scenes and the Broader Art World

Now in its fourth edition, FUZE Caribbean Art Fair is helping position the Bahamas as a meeting point for the region’s ...
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Inside Dario Duran’s Initiative Connecting Iranian Artists to the Global Art World

Artist Relief for Iran” has evolved into a platform that gives international collectors, curators and institutions access to ...
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Margarita Kallas-Lee and Phillip Frankland Lee Set Their Sights on Three Michelin Stars

The Scratch Restaurants co-owners already operate 30 venues across the United States. Now, they’re gearing up to debut an inn ...
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For Rasmus Munk, Alchemist’s Intermission Is Only the Beginning

Rasmus Munk is betting that a five-month experiment away from service could be the best thing to happen to his two-Michelin-starred restaurant.
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When Did Everyone Become a Sommelier?

Tea and water specialists are borrowing wine’s most familiar title, but what “sommelier” actually means depends heavily on ...
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Chris and Harris Pappas Let Diners Land Helicopters at Pappas Bros. Until the FAA Found Out

Chris and Harris Pappas run more than 80 restaurants across eight states, and their CEO started as a college waiter. The 2026 Nightlife & Dining Power List honorees talk about putting the ...
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Carnegie Deli’s Sarri Harper Isn’t Shrinking the Sandwich

Nearly a decade after Carnegie Deli closed its original dining room, Sarri Harper has reopened it one block south, in the space Stage Deli once occupied. The 2026 Nightlife & Dining Power ...