NYC restaurants ditch pricey chef’s tasting menus as inflation-hammered diners seek cheaper options

NYC restaurants ditch pricey chef’s tasting menus as inflation-hammered diners seek cheaper options

Inflation-battered diners are putting aside less time and money for extravagant chefs’ tasting menus – leading many Big Apple restaurants to ditch the pricey concept in favor of a la carte options that can be shared, Side Dish has learned. Industry insiders say new restaurants are not launching tasting menus, and many who do have … Read more

Facebook seller frantically asks buyer to return wife’s pricey furniture sold for cheap amid viral restoration: ‘Plot twist’

Facebook seller frantically asks buyer to return wife’s pricey furniture sold for cheap amid viral restoration: ‘Plot twist’

If you build it, they will come … back. A vintage furniture restorer claimed that a woman who sold her a mid-century dresser on Facebook’s marketplace wanted the piece back after she had started refurbishing it for a profit. Kandra Sobel, who remodels homes and refinishes antiques for her over 11,000 TikTok followers, shared the … Read more

Dior’s new, pricey skincare line is infused with wine — and only 5 people can buy it

Dior’s new, pricey skincare line is infused with wine — and only 5 people can buy it

Dior’s new skincare line will have you aging like fine wine. The luxury house dropped their latest, and most expensive, skincare line: Dior L’Or de Vie, with wine-infused products. And it turns out wine isn’t just for drinking — there are benefits of putting it on your face. Dior dropped their latest, and most expensive, … Read more

What are ‘boo baskets’? Pricey new Halloween trend puts money strain on cash-strapped parents

What are ‘boo baskets’? Pricey new Halloween trend puts money strain on cash-strapped parents

Boo baskets are a treat for kids — but they’re a trick for parents. Exhausted moms and dads are slamming a new Halloween trend that requires them to gift a basket teeming with spooky season goodies to their offspring. While the concept of a “boo basket” originated several years ago, it’s now become a hot … Read more

Mark Zuckerberg wears pricey watch that costs as much as a Tesla Cybertruck as part of his glitzy ‘style evolution’

Mark Zuckerberg wears pricey watch that costs as much as a Tesla Cybertruck as part of his glitzy ‘style evolution’

It was about time for Mark Zuckerberg to take his style to the next level. The Meta founder and CEO appeared in a recent interview donning a flashy wrist watch with an eye-watering price tag. Watch experts tell Business Insider that the arm candy, a De Bethune DB 25 Starry Varius, costs between $90,000 and … Read more

Dear Abby: My friend keeps making me pay for her pricey dinner with multiple cocktails

Dear Abby: My friend keeps making me pay for her pricey dinner with multiple cocktails

DEAR ABBY: I’m part of a group of four girlfriends. We gather for all of our birthdays and treat the birthday girl to dinner at a restaurant of her choice. However, one girl in the group orders several expensive cocktails, and the bill comes out to be a fortune. She seems to have no regard … Read more

Pricey AI Pins are being returned quicker than they are sold: ‘It just doesn’t work’

Pricey AI Pins are being returned quicker than they are sold: ‘It just doesn’t work’

Pin this as a questionable product. A bulky, expensive piece of wearable technology is being returned faster than it can be sold. Humane’s AI Pin, which retails between $700 and $800 — plus a $24 monthly subscription for $288 annually — has seen all but about 7,000 units sent back to the company so far, … Read more

Desperate teen boys are begging for the viral ‘broccoli cut’ — and making parents pay for pricey perms

Desperate teen boys are begging for the viral ‘broccoli cut’ — and making parents pay for pricey perms

A hot new coif has cropped up on social media. Teen boys are propagating across hair salons for perms to recreate the viral “broccoli cut.” Characterized by a bounty of bouncy curls atop the noggin, TikTok’s trending ‘do is designed to resemble that of the cruciferous veggie’s frizzy florets. “I had always wanted curly hair,” … Read more

Wild, pricey popsicles are the cool new trend in NYC fine dining

Wild, pricey popsicles are the cool new trend in NYC fine dining

Fine-dining and popsicles might seem like an awkward union, but at trendy restaurants across the city, chefs are serving frozen desserts on a stick. “Everybody’s doing popsicles,” said Jing Wen Ng, the chef de cuisine at Nōksu (49 W. 32nd St., Koreatown, NoksuNYC.com), a 15-seat chef’s counter. She serves a haute pop as a palate-cleansing … Read more

Teen boys are demanding pricey chewing gum to chisel their jaws — but does it even work?

Teen boys are demanding pricey chewing gum to chisel their jaws — but does it even work?

Dr. Kavita Mariwalla was gobsmacked when her 12-year-old son asked for mastic chewing gum to chisel his jawline. “My 12-year-old asked me for it and I was like, ‘What are you even talking about?’” the dermatologist told New York Magazine’s The Cut. According to Mariwalla, her son said it would yield the same results as … Read more

Gen Z has turned on tattoos — here’s why they’re forgoing pricey ink

Gen Z has turned on tattoos — here’s why they’re forgoing pricey ink

Tattoo artists are staying afloat by the skin of their teeth, reporting a “downturn” in demand for ink. The primary culprit for the “tattoo recession,” body mod enthusiasts believe, is debt-burdened clients who cannot afford to splurge on costly art, namely Gen Z and Millennials. “Over the past year, I have observed a decrease in … Read more

Here is the cheapest time to travel to Europe’s pricey and popular cities

Here is the cheapest time to travel to Europe’s pricey and popular cities

Come summer, travel to Europe will be top of mind for plenty of Americans with vacation on the brain. But can we afford it? Summers especially can be crowded, hot and packed with tourists driving up rates as locals flee for the countryside and beaches — not really the best time to be visiting. Plus, this … Read more

Forget pricey, trendy probiotic products — this dirt cheap fruit is perfectly good for gut health

Forget pricey, trendy probiotic products — this dirt cheap fruit is perfectly good for gut health

You’ve gut to be kidding. As America cruises toward peak probiotic — oh look, another $4 can of soda on supermarket shelves! — one sensible expert is asking, are we going overboard in the quest to feed our good bacteria? Dr Emily Leeming, scientist and dietitian, dropped the tummy time bomb in a recent edition of her … Read more

Kelly Stafford’s concern for 49ers wives after pricey Super Bowl 2024 suite drama

Kelly Stafford’s concern for 49ers wives after pricey Super Bowl 2024 suite drama

The Super Bowl secret is out. The prices for suites at Allegiant Stadium for Sunday’s big game between the 49ers and Chiefs have been a hot topic in recent days after Christian McCaffrey’s mom, Lisa, said on her “Your Mom” podcast that she and her family would not be getting one because it’s too expensive. … Read more

Donna Kelce reveals how ‘pricey’ Super Bowl 2024 suites are impacting her plans

Donna Kelce reveals how ‘pricey’ Super Bowl 2024 suites are impacting her plans

Donna Kelce doesn’t seem confident she’ll be in a suite at Super Bowl 2024. The Kelce family matriarch — whose youngest son, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, is playing in the big game against the 49ers on Sunday — discussed the “pricey” box seats at Allegiant Stadium during an appearance Wednesday on the “Today” show … Read more

I found beautiful pottery in my home — it turned out to be a pricey antique

I found beautiful pottery in my home — it turned out to be a pricey antique

Well, this is jarring. A ginger jar initially dismissed as “just another piece of blue-and-white pottery” turned out to be a 300-year-old Chinese treasure. The 9-inch ceramic pot, which is missing its lid, was discovered among other pieces displayed in a farmhouse in Oxfordshire, England, SWNS reports. “I noticed a ginger jar among a collection … Read more

Is this the ‘wedding of the century?’ Mystery bride shows off pricey, one-of-a-kind Paris nuptials

Is this the ‘wedding of the century?’ Mystery bride shows off pricey, one-of-a-kind Paris nuptials

Talk about making a grand entrance. Just weeks ago, Madelaine Brockway was an internet nobody — now, the 26-year-old American bride is soaring to nuptial notoriety as videos of her posh Parisian wedding leave TikTokers around the world enthralled. Brockway, who exchanged “I dos” with now-husband Jacob LaGrone earlier this month, chose to share the … Read more

Aaron Rodgers sipped pricey bourbon, smoked cigar at Vegas lounge before Jets game

Aaron Rodgers sipped pricey bourbon, smoked cigar at Vegas lounge before Jets game

Aaron Rodgers switched it up for Week 10. The injured Jets QB, rehabbing from the torn Achilles he sustained in the season opener, hit up Eight Cigar Lounge in Las Vegas on Saturday, a day before his teammates took on the Raiders on “Sunday Night Football.” “Was a pleasure to have #8 in the building … Read more

Genius almond milk hack could save big bucks on pricey dairy-free drink

Genius almond milk hack could save big bucks on pricey dairy-free drink

If you’re an almond milk drinker, you’re going to go nuts over this hack. Consistently buying almond milk can get expensive, especially with grocery prices rising. And while you could save money on the pricey plant-based bev the hard way — allowing prepped and peeled raw almonds to soak in water for many hours and … Read more