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Billund, Denmark, is the birthplace of Lego and home to an out-of-this-world creation experience at Lego House.

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The Japanese restaurant, offering kaiseki and more, brings something different to downtown Boston.

Ammos Hotel is located on a pretty stretch of sandy beach about 10 minutes outside of Chania, one of Crete’s most atmospheric cities.

I am not sure how much more one could ask of a company aiming to make up for its Nazi past, short of bowing out of business entirely.

Liakopoulos came to the US from Greece in 2015, planning to run a travel app with a friend. Instead, she became the manager of a fast-casual Back Bay restaurant, and has “dedicated my life here to Gre.Co and what it means to be Greek.”

Christopher Kimball discovers that a light touch is key to a moist and juicy patty.

In Spain, you might be served romesco sauce with seasonal vegetables at a cafe. It’s easy to make, inexpensive, a beautiful color, and delicious.

The cups come in individual papers; remove them, break the rounds into quarters, and squash them gently before adding to the batter.

Puffy and slightly charred,the Indian flatbread naan has just the right chewiness of good pizza dough and can be grilled in about two minutes.

Eating your way through literature sounds fun, but is it healthy?

Morale & Welfare employs over-proof dark rum and modifiers that run the gamut: tart lime, slightly sweeter grapefruit, zesty cinnamon, and rich mole bitters.

A new refreshing drink upcycled from fresh whey is labeled Superfrau as a shout out to the female cow.

Some of the region’s notable chefs — Andy Husbands of The Smoke Shop BBQ, Tyler Kinnett of Harvest, Daniel Gursha at Ledger, Ned Grieg from Woodman’s, and others — take turns cooking the multicourse feast using the vegetables, herbs, and fruits grown in the fields of the 120-acre, lush property.

The state’s new food labeling restrictions law will keep veggie products from being called meat, non-rice products from being described as rice, and sugar alternatives from being marketed as sugar.

Al fresco cocktails, tacos, and corn hole — it’s the consummate summertime triumvirate.

Owner Sasirat Grande first operated Tony G’s in this space, specializing in barbecue, but then switched to her native Thai food. “Thai is more exciting than barbecue,” she says.

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We need an escape and some peace and quiet. A friend recommended a resort in Cancun. Cancun? Wouldn’t that be crazy? Nope. Happy to report my friend was right.

Start with a seared strip steak and salt-crusted potatoes. Finish with maple-whiskey pudding cakes.

Generations of Newton children have come here to mark birthdays, recitals, and graduations. Now they bring their own kids.

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Bautista is excited about her return to New England as the lead in the North American tour of “Miss Saigon,” which is at the Boston Opera House June 12-30.

All of the food served in the 10,000-square-foot space will be plant-based.

The afaldine elastic silicone bands are shaped like ribbon pasta and secure opened bags of cereal, beans, or grains, or bundle vegetables.

Twist the sharp end of the sprayer into the fruit and pump a few times to dispense a spritz of citrus to enliven a salad, grilled fish and seafood, a cocktail, or really anything that benefits from a little acidity.

It’s like a grilled cheese sandwich in a snack bar.

For a golden brown glaze on the lattice top, brush the pastry with an egg wash (an egg beaten with a spoonful of water), and sprinkle with sugar.

For this dish, use small clams, such as countneck or littleneck, which are more tender than larger ones.

If you’re under the impression that a potato chip is a common snack that’s crisp and delicious, no matter what brand you buy, then you haven’t tasted chips from San Nicasio.

Named for the Russia ballerina Anna Pavlova, and first made in Australia or New Zealand (depending on whom you ask), the crisp meringue makes a beautiful dessert.

For the last five years, the brewery has been making a beer with Del’s Lemonade, the roadside summer treat made by a Cranston company since 1948. New this year is Del’s Watermelon Shandy.

To farmers, the last few weeks have been a race to get the season’s planting started, and only recent dry weather and warmth are easing their nerves.

Kane, 58, will launch Mémoire (a nightclub) and Mystique (an Asian restaurant and lounge) at Encore Boston Harbor in the coming weeks. This fall, he’ll welcome celebrity chef Guy Fieri to Boston with his Tequila Cocina next to TD Garden.

Officials from around the region are embracing the age-old stereotype that police love the breakfast treats.

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Chefs from all over the area gathered at the Cruiseport Terminal on Tuesday night for Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation fund-raiser.

Duxbury Bay provides the scenic background to this raw bar, which is essentially a giant open patio with picnic tables, a fire pit, games, and a food truck, where you order.

This summer staple can be so much more than a mix of chicken, mayonnaise, and celery.

The multiplatinum-selling band, whose members hail from Ithaca, N.Y., but now call Los Angeles home, will return to Boston to perform at Royale on June 18.

Cape Cod beach day a washout? Here’s where to hang until the sun shows up.

Over the past three years, dozens of businesses have exited Harvard Square, the most recent being John Harvard’s Brewery & Alehouse. Now, the wave of closures has some on edge.

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The Lobster Trap celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Delancey has been there since he was a college student.

Should we eat food that exists due to circumstances we find morally reprehensible?

This version of the classic dish is similar to traditional risotto but looser, more like a rice porridge, and doesn’t require quite as many additions of stock or quite so much stirring.