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Miami developers have expanded the branding of their luxury condos from high-end cars and famous designers to include world-class chefs, and even posh wellness centers, to lure buyers, Side Dish has learned The city’s booming skyline, which features residential towers named for Porsche and Bentley as well as Armani/Casa, will soon be joined by a 48-story luxury building bearing the name of Michelin-starred chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Jean-Georges Miami Tropic Residences, slated to open in 2027 in the Design District, will offer condos starting at $1.6 million and feature the French legend’s renowned ABC Kitchen trilogy– ABCV, ABC Cucina and ABC Kitchen. While the restaurants will be open to the public, well-heeled residents can expect finely appointed apartments, Vongerichten has designed the kitchens — from the appliances to the pots and pans. He can even stock your fridge before you land. “A chef understands all the details that create quality, such as texture and color, so it’s natural for a chef to bring their experience into lifestyle,” Vongerichten told Side Dish during a recent visit to the Sunshine State. The property, with the motto “taste is everything, will be launched in partnership with developer David Martin of Terra and Lion Development. Before teaming with Vongerichten, Martin launched the Carbone residences , as Side Dish previously reported, in partnership with Carbone’s parent company, Major Food Group, and fellow developer One Thousand Group. The 58-story, steel-and-glass Carbone tower, known as Villa Miami, leans on celebrity chef Mario Carbone, who has also designed the kitchens and can stock the fridges and bars. The Cipriani brand is also well represented with Mr. C and the Cipriani Residences. Bringing in big-name restaurant brands to boost condo sales is nothing new. In New York, developers anchor elite buildings with private restaurants run by the likes of Daniel Boulud, and Vongerichten, who helms the kitchen at the exclusive 220 Central Park South on Billionaires’ Row. In Miami, however, partnering with chefs, restaurants and wellness centers has become the latest evolution in the residential branding revolution. This week, Martin will also launch The Well Coconut Grove Miami, Side Dish can reveal exclusively. The tower follows last December’s debut of The Well Bal Harbor Miami, which also features commercial space — some of which was recently leased by Tom Brady for his family office. An exclusive wellness club that features nutrition and medical programs, fitness classes and the latest in longevity spa treatments, the Well boasts celebrity clients including Brady, Emma Roberts,Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, Priyanks Chopra and Nick Jonas. “I think the big idea is to create environments that enhance peoples’ lives,” Martin told Side Dish. “When we start out with an idea or project, we are trying to figure out how people can improve their lives. We try to go through pretty specific processes to understand who is the owner we are designing for — with demographics and psychographics and the data informs our decisions about who our partners are.” The health spa was co-founded by Rebecca Parekh, Sarrah Hallock and Kane Sarhan, who opened The Well New York near Union Square in 2019. Membership prices for classes start at $350 a month. “So many people who come to the club in New York said they wanted to live here,” said Sarhan, adding that expanding from private clubs to residences was a natural extension of the brand. “Wellness Is a macro trend. Everyone with money is interested in longevity, fitness and weight loss. That’s what they are spending their dollars on.” The new, eight-story Coconut Grove residence will also include a full market, along with ‘on demand’ juice and snack programs, family meal prep services, and a cafe and restaurant in the building, Sarhan said. The Well also has doctors and nutritionists, along with spa treatments focusing on health, like infrared saunas, cold plunges, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, PLT light beds, and more. Buyers can also customize wellness rooms in their homes, and the kitchens come with a “healthy butler pantry,” with “healthy cooking machinery, so cooking at home is easy,” Sarhan said. At Coconut Grove, 20% of the 200 units sold during the first 48 hours, Sarhan said, and they have deals to develop new branded residences in Mexico, London and Texas: “When I look at the sub market, whether it is Coconut Grove or Bal Harbor, it is for intellectual communities of empty nesters moving from homes to buildings because they want services,” Martin added. We hear ... there’s new culinary talent in Aspen off-the-slopes this season. Cederic Vongerichten, son of Michelin-starred top chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, and his spouse, Ochi, launched Wayan Aspen this month. It’s an outpost of their popular, New York-based restaurant, Wayan , with innovative, award winning French-Indonesian cuisine, and its ‘little sister,’ Ma•dé . Wayan Aspen launched following a successful two-year pop-up at The LIttle Nell. Signature, shareable dishes include lobster noodles with black pepper butter and thai basil; Peekytoe crab fried rice with kerupuk and cilantro; along with regional favorites like Colorado lamb satay and local dry aged Ribeye served with Indonesian sauces; and desserts including pandan passion fruit custard. There’s also an Aprés Ski menu and handcrafted cocktails including the Calamansi Fizz with gin, calamansi, aquafaba and rosemary and the Devils Avocado with mezcal, avocado, cucumber and honey. In addition, Jayma Cardoso’s Snow Lodge — from the Surf Lodge in Montauk — has a new chef and culinary director: Preston Hix, who was previously at Vail’s La Tour, Miami’s Fountainebleau Hotel & Resort, La Gorce Country Club, Klaw; and Denver’s Le Bilboquet. Celebrity guests at Snow Lodge have included Anna Kendrick, Riley Keough, Heidi Klum, Ian Somerhalder, and Nacho Figueras. The “new American” menu comes with a strong Italian influence, and is already known for its salt-baked whole fish. There’s also live piano music during the week, as well as the Jade Room Caviar x Champagne lounge. Finally, top chef Sam Talbot , the original chef at Surf Lodge when Cardoso launched 16 years ago, is also the executive chef at ZigZag — from veteran New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas hospitality owner Romain Pavee and local partners/philanthropists Scott and Carly Weber. For years, Aspen cuisine was “Italian, Italian, Italian, with some sushi,” Pavee told Side Dish. “Now there’s some diversity — from Thai to French-Indonesian cuisine,” he added. Pavee describes ZigZag as a French-American bistro, “with classics from both sides of the ocean.” The name comes from Pavee’s five-year-old daughter, Juliette, who noticed that the Roaring Fork River ran ‘zig zag.’ “The name was so playful, innocent and pure, and the river couldn’t be more embedded in the community. It is also the shape of the tracks left from snowboarding. It was perfect,” Pavee said, adding that he “fell in love” with Aspen years ago, and it’s where his daughter saw her first snowfall. ZigZag has opened where Mezzaluna, an Aspen staple, stood for 37 years before closing last October. It comes with “the last, standing wood burning oven” in Aspen that was grandfathered in. “Mezzaluna was an institution, and we want to honor it. The food will be more elevated, ‘French chic,’ but it is also for everyone, in a place that is warm and gracious,” Pavee said, adding that there is a focus on local produce, which will be especially noticeable this summer — with an emphasis on the ‘garden’ section of the menu that reflects fare from places like Venice Beach, where Pavee lives, as well as a wood-fired section. “Now the land is frozen, but come summer, the bistro will be super produce-centric, and healthy. We’ll still have rich dishes, and comfort food, but we’ll also play more with farm to table,” Pavee added. All three eateries bring something new to the Aspen scene, which launched earlier than usual this year, said Cardoso, who opened Snow Lodge on Dec. 6. “The crowds have been non-stop since we opened. People want to be on the mountain early, before it gets super crowded,” Cardoso said, adding that there have also been a large number of full buy-outs from luxury brands. Snow Lodge has held exclusive invite-only dinners for brands including Gucci, Bottega Venetta, Vogue, and hotelier Steve Wynn’s newly launched Wynn Fine Art, which honored artist Connor Addison. The dinner was hosted by Winn’s stepson, Nick Hissom, director of Wynn Fine Art and partner Kameron Ramirez.
While some people are hoping for a load of presents from Santa this Christmas, others are dreaming of a load of loot courtesy of the Michigan Lottery. Macomb County residents who snapped up a Mega Millions ticket will be closely watching tonight’s drawing to see if they will be able to pay for Christmas gifts by winning a jackpot near $1 billion. The current jackpot stands at $970 million with a cash value of $439.9 million. The drawing takes place at 11 p.m. “A Michigan Lottery player could be waking up to a stocking stuffed with cash on Christmas morning with $970 million up for grabs (Tuesday) night,” Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli said in a news release. Mega Millions tickets are available at retailers and online until 10:45 p.m. Tuesday. If a player wins the jackpot, it would be the fourth Mega Millions jackpot won this year. The jackpot is the seventh largest Mega Millions jackpot ever. Tuesday’s drawing will be the 30th drawing since the jackpot was last won in September, when one ticket purchased in Texas won the $810 million jackpot. Lottery officials say since the Mega Millions jackpot run began Sept. 13, Michigan Lottery players have won nearly $5 million in base-game prizes, including two $1 million prizes. Holiday drawings have been lucky for Michigan Lottery players. On Jan. 1, 2024, The Breakfast Club lottery club won an $842.4 million Powerball jackpot. They bought the winning ticket at the Food Castle of Grand Blanc, located at 3035 East Grand Blanc Road in Grand Blanc. The Mega Millions jackpot was last won in Michigan in January 2021 by an Oakland County lottery club. The club won a $1.05 billion Mega Millions jackpot. That jackpot was the largest ever won in Michigan. In observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, the Michigan Lottery headquarters in Lansing and all Lottery regional offices located in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Livonia, Saginaw, and Sterling Heights will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 24 and 25.Patriots release starting offensive lineman after loss to Dolphins | Sporting News
Enzo Maresca has backed Manchester City to bounce back into Premier League title contention and said it is “just reality” that Chelsea are not in the hunt themselves. Maresca’s Blues host Fulham on Boxing Day lying second in the table, and are only four points adrift of leaders Liverpool, having played one match more. Advertisement City have won the league for the past four seasons but they have been cast 12 points adrift of the summit following a miserable run which has seen them lose nine times in their previous 12 outings. However, Maresca, who worked alongside Pep Guardiola at the Etihad, said: “Manchester City at the end will be there. They are in a moment that has never happened before. Advertisement “Every time they play a game, they have an injury, and they don’t have enough players in this moment. And the ones they have are not 100 per cent because they have just come back from injury, so it is a very bad situation. “We are ahead of our expectations, in terms of the way we are playing, and the points we have, but the main focus is how we can improve the players and how we can improve the team.” Maresca, who has continually played down his side’s aspirations for glory, added: “It is not about the (title) pressure for the players or for the club or for me, it is just the reality. Advertisement “I would like to have that kind of pressure and hopefully soon we can, but the reason why I said we are not there yet, is because the reality is that we are not.” Liverpool are ready to capitalise on City’s demise, while Arsenal, who are six points off top spot, are set to be without star man Bukayo Saka for a sustained period after he suffered a hamstring tear. Advertisement Asked if it was Liverpool’s title to lose, Maresca said: “No, the reality says we are second at the halfway point, so the table does reflect the teams. “But Liverpool have done a fantastic job since the first day, and the squad has lived that kind of moment, winning a trophy, which is important. Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has not played for a month (Zac Goodwin/PA) Advertisement “Last year, when Liverpool faced Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final I saw the amount of finals that Liverpool players had played in, and the number of finals Chelsea players had played in, and there was a huge difference. So it shows the experience you need, but we are happy to be where we are.” Chelsea will continue to be without winger Mykhailo Mudryk after he returned a positive drugs test. The 23-year-old Ukrainian, who has not played for a month, was spotted ringside for compatriot Oleksandr Usyk’s heavyweight title victory over Tyson Fury in Saudi Arabia at the weekend. “In this moment it is good that he can disconnect a little bit from the situation,” said Maresca. “The last time I spoke with him, we try to support him, and now we are just waiting.”
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The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more , from English to Japanese. On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens , such as last year’s . But on Christmas Eve, volunteers in Colorado Springs are fielding questions like, “When is Santa coming to my house?” and, “Am I on the naughty or nice list?” “There are screams and giggles and laughter,” said Bob Sommers, 63, a civilian contractor and NORAD volunteer. Sommers often says on the call that everyone must be asleep before Santa arrives, prompting parents to say, “Do you hear what he said? We got to go to bed early.” NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured since , predating and . The tradition continues regardless of government shutdowns, such as , and . Here’s how it began and why the phones keep ringing. It started with a child’s accidental phone call in 1955. The Colorado Springs newspaper printed a Sears advertisement that encouraged children to call Santa, listing a phone number. A boy called. But he reached the Continental Air Defense Command, now NORAD, a joint U.S. and Canadian effort to spot potential enemy attacks. Tensions were growing with the Soviet Union, along with anxieties about nuclear war. Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a Christmas wish list. “He went on a little bit, and he takes a breath, then says, ‘Hey, you’re not Santa,’” Shoup told The Associated Press in 1999. Realizing an explanation would be lost on the youngster, Shoup summoned a deep, jolly voice and replied, “Ho, ho, ho! Yes, I am Santa Claus. Have you been a good boy?” Shoup said he learned from the boy’s mother that Sears mistakenly printed the top-secret number. He hung up, but the phone soon rang again with a young girl reciting her Christmas list. Fifty calls a day followed, he said. In the pre-digital age, the agency used a 60-by-80 foot (18-by-24 meter) plexiglass map of North America to track unidentified objects. A staff member jokingly drew Santa and his sleigh over the North Pole. The tradition was born. “Note to the kiddies,” began an AP story from Colorado Springs on Dec. 23, 1955. “Santa Claus Friday was assured safe passage into the United States by the Continental Air Defense Command.” In a likely reference to the Soviets, the article noted that Santa was guarded against possible attack from “those who do not believe in Christmas.” Some grinchy journalists have nitpicked Shoup’s story, questioning whether a misprint or a misdial prompted the boy’s call. In 2014, tech news site Gizmodo from Dec. 1, 1955, about a child’s call to Shoup. Published in the Pasadena Independent, the article said the child reversed two digits in the Sears number. “When a childish voice asked COC commander Col. Harry Shoup, if there was a Santa Claus at the North Pole, he answered much more roughly than he should — considering the season: ‘There may be a guy called Santa Claus at the North Pole, but he’s not the one I worry about coming from that direction,’” Shoup said in the brief piece. In 2015, The Atlantic magazine to the secret line, while noting that Shoup had a flair for public relations. Phone calls aside, Shoup was indeed media savvy. In 1986, he told the Scripps Howard News Service that he recognized an opportunity when a staff member drew Santa on the glass map in 1955. A lieutenant colonel promised to have it erased. But Shoup said, “You leave it right there,” and summoned public affairs. Shoup wanted to boost morale for the troops and public alike. “Why, it made the military look good — like we’re not all a bunch of snobs who don’t care about Santa Claus,” he said. Shoup died in 2009. His children that it was a misprinted Sears ad that prompted the phone calls. “And later in life he got letters from all over the world,” said Terri Van Keuren, a daughter. “People saying ‘Thank you, Colonel, for having, you know, this sense of humor.’” NORAD’s tradition is one of the few modern additions to the centuries-old Santa story that have endured, according to Gerry Bowler, a Canadian historian who spoke to the AP in 2010. Ad campaigns or movies try to “kidnap” Santa for commercial purposes, said Bowler, who wrote “Santa Claus: A Biography.” NORAD, by contrast, takes an essential element of Santa’s story and views it through a technological lens. In a recent interview with the AP, Air Force Lt. Gen. Case Cunningham explained that NORAD radars in Alaska and Canada —- known as the northern warning system — are the first to detect Santa. He leaves the North Pole and typically heads for the international dateline in the Pacific Ocean. From there he moves west, following the night. “That’s when the satellite systems we use to track and identify targets of interest every single day start to kick in,” Cunningham said. “A probably little-known fact is that Rudolph’s nose that glows red emanates a lot of heat. And so those satellites track (Santa) through that heat source.” NORAD has an app and website, , that will track Santa on Christmas Eve from 4 a.m. to midnight, mountain standard time. People can call 1-877-HI-NORAD to ask live operators about Santa’s location from 6 a.m. to midnight, mountain time.
American Airlines ground stop has ripple effect at Boston's Logan Airport on Christmas EveNetflix Netflix has filed a lawsuit against Broadcom in a California federal court, accusing the chipmaker's subsidiary, VMware, of infringing on its patents related to virtual machine technology, a report has said. What the Netflix lawsuit says According to a report by news agency Reuters, the lawsuit alleges that VMware's cloud software violates five Netflix patents covering various aspects of operating virtual machines, specifically focusing on the vSphere virtualization platform used for deploying and managing these virtual machines. Netflix's lawsuit claims that VMware's technology infringes on its patents related to virtual machine communications. Virtual machines are a key component of cloud computing, allowing multiple operating systems to run on a single physical machine. “Broadcom and VMware, jointly and severally, have infringed, and continue to infringe, at least Claim 1 of the ’424 Patent, either literally or under the doctrine of equivalents, by making, using, selling, and/or offering for sale within the United States and/or importing into the United States products that are covered by at least Claim 1 of the ’424 Patent. These products include, but are not limited to VMware vSphere Foundation, VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware Cloud on AWS, Azure VMware Solution, Google Cloud VMware Engine, Oracle Cloud VMware Solution, IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions, Alibaba Cloud VMware Service, as well as any other vSphere-based products and/or services (collectively, the “’424 Accused Products”),” Netlix said in the lawsuit. Netflix is seeking unspecified monetary damages in its new lawsuit against VMware, which was acquired by Broadcom for $69 billion last year. This new legal battle adds another layer to the existing patent dispute between Netflix and Broadcom that began in 2018. In the earlier case, Broadcom accused Netflix of infringing on its patents related to video streaming technology. That case is scheduled to go to trial in June 2025.
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