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In today’s fame-hungry culture, not everyone seeks to be known. At least, that’s how it seems with a peculiar group of restaurants. Diverging from celebrity chef hopefuls, the people behind these restaurants don’t advertise, seek media attention, or even hang a sign.

But for some Cuban and Cuban-American voters, the candidates' immigration positions don't dim their appeal. Neither does the tone of the debate, which many consider insulting to the whole community.

Dear Ted: What's the scoop on Ashley Greene and her man Reeve Carney? My fiancé and I sat next to them at dinner the other night at NYC hot spot La Esquina. They were...

Super Bowl Sunday is a bad day to be a chicken. For some, the Super Bowl is about watching two great football teams have at it in the culmination of a terrific season. And even though Grub Street loves football — go Giants! — the fact is: The Super Bowl is really all about the food. There's no other day when it's acceptable — even expected — for people to pile their plates with wings, chili ...

Kansas City artist Peregrine Honig loves the idea of subverting this macho tradition. She’s found the perfect vehicle in the tattoo-inspired paintings on leather gloves by 1998 Kansas City Art Institute alum Ellen Greene. An exhibit of Greene’s gloves opens Friday at Birdies, Honig’s Crossroads lingerie shop.

Slip down a side alley off Tower Hamlet’s Bishopgate and you’ll find yourself outside a brightly lit, ’80s themed brunch cafe. Enter, casually, and approach the counter. When asked for your order simply state: “I’m here to see the Mayor.”

A curious mix of old and new, Santiago boasts an ultra-modern business district nicknamed "Sanhattan" with gleaming high-rises and also has quaint, tree-lined neighbourhoods that retain the warmth and colour of the city's 500-year history.

Republican candidates are swinging through Florida, dusting off the trusty ol' "Viva Cuba libre!" -- it must be election time again.