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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Little Pearl, a luxury DC wine bar, is closing for a month during an upcoming, rare <keyword id="1660795" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="cicada">cicada</keyword> swarm.</li><li>Trillions of "Brood X" cicadas emerge from the ground once every 17 years across the eastern US.</li><li>Little Pearl said the sound, which could be louder than a jet, would "ruin" people's dining experience.</li></ul>A luxury wine bar in <keyword id="6354998" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="washington">Washington</keyword>, DC, is closing for a month in anticipation of a giant swarm of trillions cicadas across the east coast, but other <keyword id="34615" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="restaurants">restaurants</keyword> in the area are adamant they'll stay open, according to a report by <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/05/11/cicadas-restaurant-patios/">The Washington Post</a>."We have decided to pause service at Little Pearl for 4 weeks starting May 10th in preparation for 'Cicada Season,'" Little Pearl, a wine bar in the Capitol Hill area, told a customer who tried to get a reservation at the restaurant, per The Post.Small numbers of cicadas appear in the eastern US every year - but occasionally, a giant swarm emerges from the ground. This year, cicadas known as "Brood X" are set to emerge from the soil to mate and then die across late May and early June. The happens just once every 17 years, which is the length of their lifecycle.For the five to six weeks that they're above ground, the live cicadas - and their crunchy, discarded exoskeletons - will be impossible to miss.The swarm will hit the Northeast, including DC, Maryland, and New York, alongside parts of the Midwest and West Virginia, Dr Michael Raupp, professor emeritus of entomology at the University of Maryland, told <a href="https://patch.com/maryland/baltimore/cicadas-swarm-copperheads-yes-its-thing-maryland">WJLA.</a> In some areas, there will be 1.5 million cicadas per acre emerging from the ground, he said.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/become-a-franchisee-jack-in-the-box-el-pollo-noodles-2021-4?inline-read-more">These 6 restaurant chains skyrocketed in growth during the pandemic and now are courting new franchisees. Here's what it takes to open and run an El Pollo Loco, Jack in the Box, Noodles and Company, and others.</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/17-year-cicadas-will-overrun-the-east-coast-any-day-now-2013-5">Male cicadas</a> are known for their loud buzzing noise, which they make to attract females. Gene Kritsky, a biology professor at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/17-year-cicadas-will-overrun-the-east-coast-any-day-now-2013-5">previously told Insider</a> that during the 2004 swarm a colony of Brood X cicadas made noises louder than the sound of a typical jet flying into Reagan National Airport.Little Pearl told said in the email to the customer that "we know in good faith that a single 100 decibel cicada will ruin anyone's dinner experience, a 'tsunami' of them will be impossible to control." The bar said the customer could reschedule, get a refund, or move the reservation to its sister restaurant.Little Pearl told <a href="https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/05/10/cicadas-close-michelin-starred-dc-restaurant-little-pearl-capitol-hill/">Washingtonian</a> that it was also using cicada season as an opportunity to redecorate its restaurant and get prepared to reopen at a bigger capacity. "We are closing … in order to renovate, clean, reorganize, up-train, and get all our affairs in order as the pandemic caused so many disruptions," the bar's owner Aaron Silverman told the publication."It just so happens that this period of time falls during heavy cicada season, and roughly 80% of our current seating is outdoors in a heavily vegetative area (lots of trees, plants, etc) as we are in the garden of the Hill Center. This seemed like the best window to take advantage of."Other restaurants The Post spoke to said that they weren't worried about the upcoming storm.The owner of downtown Italian restaurant i Ricchi told the publication that it wasn't "really affected" by the last storm, while L'Auberge Chez Francois's owner said that it hadn't been a "huge problem."

A luxury DC wine bar is closing ahead of a once-in-a-decade swarm of trillions of 'Brood X' cicadas, which could be louder than a jet plane

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <keyword id="11931393" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="georgia" source="Orion">Georgia</keyword> teacher whose <keyword id="11900653" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="school" source="Orion">school</keyword> district had no mask rules died of COVID, The Daily Beast reported. </li><li>Penny Gary of Statesboro High School died of complications from the virus last weekend. </li><li>The head of Bulloch County schools <a href="https://www.insider.com/georgia-covid-teachers-request-masks-school-offered-jeans-2021-8">had previously dismissed teachers' concerns about the virus</a>. </li></ul>A Georgia teacher who worked in the same school district that had offered teachers "the liberty of wearing jeans" over issuing a mask mandate died of <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword> last weekend, <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/teacher-penny-gary-dies-of-covid-in-bulloch-county-school-district-which-chose-blue-jeans-over-masks">The Daily Beast</a> reported. Penny Gary, 58, a teacher at Statesboro High School in Bulloch County, died from complications of the virus, the outlet reported. "It is with a heavy heart, that we the family and staff of Hill's Mortuary, announce the passing of Ms. Penny Gary, who departed this earthly life, Sunday, August 29, 2021, at the East Georgia Regional Medical Center," the Hill's Mortuary Inc., a local funeral home, said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=4323362751054186&amp;id=1659641601274207420">statement</a> on Monday. "We extend condolences and offer prayers to her entire family and many friends." The Daily Beast noted that it's not clear if Gary was vaccinated or teaching in person since the school year began in August. As <a href="https://www.wtoc.com/2021/08/30/statesboro-teacher-dies-after-complications-with-covid-19/">WTOC</a> reported, Gary was a cherished social studies teacher for more than a decade, and many alumni shared their condolences online. The <keyword id="11893589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news" source="Orion">news</keyword> comes as Charles Wilson, the school district superintendent, ignored teachers' request for a mask mandate amid a surge of COVID-19, as <a href="https://www.insider.com/georgia-covid-teachers-request-masks-school-offered-jeans-2021-8">Insider reported</a>, but told them in an email they can wear jeans for a month. The move received pushback from educators, and one previously told <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/georgia-school-official-responds-to-covid-crisis-with-tone-deaf-blue-jeans-proposal">The Daily Beast</a> it was "super offensive."According to the Daily Beast, citing the <a href="https://www.bulloch.k12.ga.us/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&amp;group_id=1625129202955&amp;vdid=ei214c32vyp6u2523yp6u2523">Bulloch County Schools</a>, there were 245 COVID cases last week, with 42 of those from Statesboro High. "As a school district our Human Resources and Public Relations departments have established standard protocols in reference to public statements about the medical conditions or deaths of an employee or student," a spokesperson for the school district told Insider when reached for comment."These protocols do not permit school district personnel to make public statements in these instances due to privacy and out of respect for the family."

A Georgia teacher who died of COVID worked in the same school district where an official said teachers could wear jeans instead of requiring masks

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image">Katie Warren/Business InsiderScarsdale's Murray Hill neighborhood is filled with multimillion-dollar estate-like homes.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Scarsdale, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/new-york" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York</a> is the richest town on the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/east-coast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">East Coast</a> and the <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-13/silicon-valley-suburb-snags-richest-spot-in-u-s-for-third-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">second-richest in the US</a>, according to Bloomberg.</li><li>The <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-13/silicon-valley-suburb-snags-richest-spot-in-u-s-for-third-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">average household income is </a><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-13/silicon-valley-suburb-snags-richest-spot-in-u-s-for-third-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$417,335</a>.</li><li>I spent a recent morning in Scarsdale, which is only about 35 minutes by train from <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> and is full of charming boutiques and multimillion-dollar estate-like homes.</li><li>With its quiet village atmosphere, top-rated schools, immaculate homes, and proximity to NYC, Scarsdale seems like the best of both worlds - if you can afford to live there.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit BusinessInsider.com for more stories</a>.</li></ul>Scarsdale, <a href="https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/scarsdalevillagenewyork" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a town of about 18,000 people</a> 35 minutes north of New York City, is <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-13/silicon-valley-suburb-snags-richest-spot-in-u-s-for-third-year" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the richest town on the East Coast</a> and the second-richest in the US, according to Bloomberg's 2019 Richest Places report.It's beat only by Atherton, California, a Silicon Valley town that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-inside-atherton-california-2017-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tech billionaires including Google's Eric Schmidt and Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg</a> have called home.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-inside-atherton-california-2017-9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inside the most expensive town in America, where tech moguls live in multimillion-dollar mansions and the average household income is over $450,000</a>Scarsdale's average household income jumped $30,000 from the year prior to $417,335, according to Bloomberg.The affluent community, which is both a town and a village, is located in New York's Westchester County, an area that consistently sees various towns <a href="http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/January-2019/Is-Everyone-in-Westchester-Rich/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ranked among the country's most affluent</a>.Anne Moretti, a real estate broker at Julia B. Fee Sotheby's International Realty, told me Scarsdale lures many buyers from Manhattan."Scarsdale's consistently high-ranking school district plus the easy 35-minute commute to Grand Central makes it a great place to live," she said.In 2018, the average home price in Scarsdale was $1.8 million, Moretti said. And so far in 2019, the housing market has been "very active," she says, despite high inventory levels of homes priced above $3 million."There have been bidding wars on homes in the $1 million to $1.5 million range," Moretti said.Scarsdale is known for its top-rated public schools, with <a href="https://patch.com/new-york/scarsdale/scarsdale-named-1-best-high-schools-2018-u-s-news" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scarsdale High School rated among the 100 best</a> in the country in 2018.Residents of Scarsdale tend to be "leaders in their respective fields of medicine, journalism, finance, literature, law, and technology," Moretti said.I spent a few hours walking around Scarsdale and getting a peek at some of its stately homes. Here's what it looks like.

I spent a morning in the richest town on the East Coast, a picturesque village 35 minutes north of NYC where the average household income is almost $420,000. Here's what it looks like

FED: Growth Was Moderate Across The Country Thanks To Increasing Consumer Spending In Every District

<ul class="summary-list"><li>This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter.</li></ul>Welcome back! Mondays are probably the best day to start eating healthier. (Can't start a diet on a Friday.) And whatever your goals are, protein will play a key role. A nutrition coach breaks down <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/easy-calculate-how-much-protein-coach-olympians-2024-9">how to figure out how much you need</a>.In today's big story, the stock market has officially enjoyed a bull rally for over two years. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-outlook-bull-rally-anniversary-earnings-interest-rates-sp500-2024-10">So now what</a>?What's on deck:<ul><li>Markets: Jamie Dimon's retirement <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-political-ambitions-retirement-plans-jpmorgan-3q-earnings-2024-10">doesn't mean his exit from JPMorgan</a>.</li><li>Tech: Roblox investors are <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/roblox-stock-recovers-after-short-seller-hinderberg-report-2024-10">shrugging off a short-seller's report</a>.</li><li>Business: It's the first day of work for Nike's new CEO. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nike-ceo-elliott-hill-takes-over-faces-challenges-2024-10">Here's what's at stake</a>.</li></ul>But first, time flies when you're making money.If this was forwarded to you, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today">sign up here.</a><h3 id="7fa5f018-5b05-4a37-a8dc-d3f89138bcb3">The big story</h3><h2 id="5fd547b9-ec52-41fc-8e08-4f4b27dd8097">Bullish on the bull market</h2><div type="image" title="Wall Street bull statue" height="4024" width="6048" msid="114217361" hostid="261" sizebytes="1697474"></div>Happy belated birthday to the stock market's bull rally!In case you missed it, Saturday marked two years since stocks bottomed out before going on a run. The Nasdaq 100 (88%), S&amp;P 500 (62%), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (46%) have posted strong returns in the two years since.But don't worry about missing the celebration, because the party might be going on for a while. Stock market experts who spoke with Business Insider's Matthew Fox <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-outlook-bull-rally-anniversary-earnings-interest-rates-sp500-2024-10">don't see things slowing down anytime soon</a>.In fact, the average bull market lasts longer than five years, so we might not even be halfway to the finish line. There's no consensus on exactly how the next few years will shape up, but the experts agree they don't see a market downturn in the near future.Earnings season, which is in full swing this week, will provide more color on where things are headed. <a target="_blank" href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-q3-earnings-preview-investors-themes-ai-interest-rates-2024-10">Expectations are high</a>, and for good reason. The S&amp;P 500 has enjoyed year-over-year earnings growth for four consecutive quarters.<div type="image" title="inflation dollar hovers over groceries" height="893" width="1786" msid="114217363" hostid="261" sizebytes="43390"></div>So, what's the case for the bull rally to continue?Past performance does not guarantee future results, so bull runs' history of sticking around doesn't mean this one will.But the first thing to consider is this bull market's resiliency.The past two years have seen multiple banks fail, a bond-market meltdown, and the unwinding of a trade tied to the Japanese yen that sent stocks tumbling. Interest rates also remained elevated as the economy battled high inflation.Beyond the financial markets, things haven't been much calmer. The war in Ukraine rages on, and there's arguably more violence in the Middle East than there has been in decades.Meanwhile, the run-up to the presidential election has been unprecedented. The sitting president shockingly ended his reelection campaign, and another candidate faced multiple assassination attempts.So yes, we've been through a lot, and stocks keep going up and to the right.While I can't guarantee things will calm down, there are some bright spots. There might not be more rate cuts this year, but the job market is strong and inflation is (mostly) under control. Whether we're in a soft landing or a "no landing," both situations are better than a recession, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-recession-outlook-prediction-labor-market-job-additions-interest-rates-2024-10">which seems unlikely at this point</a>.The actual stock market is healthier, too, as it's no longer reliant on the Magnificent Seven's performance. Instead, it's enjoying growth across different sectors, which gives it more immunity from industry-specific shocks.<h3 id="77f31a4c-8462-4e3d-a71f-838cb79493fb">News brief</h3><h2 id="1fcd294b-3f53-425f-9f20-4093e8623b59">Top headlines</h2><ul><li>SpaceX's Starship <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starship-fifth-flight-test-how-to-watch-2024-10">completes historic 5th flight test</a>.</li><li>'Let chaos reign': <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-players-startups-ai-inference-driving-prices-down-cheap-workload-2024-10">AI computing costs are about to plummet</a>.</li><li>The professor made porn. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/professor-porn-fired-salacious-free-speech-academic-freedom-2024-10">His firing may shape the future of free speech</a>.</li><li>Elon Musk says <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-launches-california-coastal-commission-2024-10">he will take legal action</a> after California officials cited his politics when rejecting SpaceX launches.</li><li>How Saudi Arabia could create <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-economy-saudi-arabia-oil-price-war-supply-opec-cuts-2024-10">a crisis for Russia's economy</a>.</li></ul><h2 id="8120060b-ae66-48dc-b149-f0489a30ffa2">3 things in markets</h2><div type="image" title="Photo of Jamie Dimon" height="500" width="1000" msid="114217365" hostid="261" sizebytes="20910"></div><ol><li>You can't get rid of Jamie Dimon that easily. The JPMorgan CEO has hinted at plans to step down in the not-so-distant future. But during the bank's earnings call, he also said there is an "almost nil" chance of him joining the next presidential administration as he plans to stay at JPMorgan "for a long period." <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jamie-dimon-political-ambitions-retirement-plans-jpmorgan-3q-earnings-2024-10">Here's how both things can be true</a>.</li><li>Ken Griffin knows who he's voting for, and he's not happy about it. The billionaire hedge fund manager and Republican megadonor hasn't supported either presidential candidate. The Citadel CEO said he knows who he is voting for, but "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/citadel-ken-griffin-election-taxes-florida-2024-10">it's not with a smile on my face</a>."</li><li>BlackRock wants to make alt investments not so alternative. The $11.5 trillion asset manager <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/blackrocks-next-big-bet-private-markets-2024-10">hopes to grow its private markets business</a>, which includes less liquid, more expensive investments with the potential for higher returns. It comes after securing $221 billion in net inflows last quarter, a company record.</li></ol><h2 id="f4b54806-7f81-450c-ba32-92560d4fae9b">3 things in tech</h2><div type="image" title="Augustus Doricko sits in a desk with a huge American flag on the back wall." height="3739" width="4985" msid="114217359" hostid="261" sizebytes="612242"></div><ol><li>The 24-year-old wunderkind trying to make water out of thin air. With his new company, cloud-seeding startup Rainmaker, <a target="_blank" href="http://businessinsider.com/rainmaker-augustus-doricko-cloud-seeding-el-segundo-2024-10">Augustus Doricko has launched a God-fearing, cigarette-loving tech hub</a> in El Segundo, California. "Respect to Zuck, but I certainly hope the next cohort of people that build great things do it in the real world," Doricko told BI.</li><li>Roblox took an L and bounced back. The gaming platform's stock tumbled after a prominent short-seller accused it of inflating user numbers and failing to protect children from predators. Investors appear undeterred; after the drop, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/roblox-stock-recovers-after-short-seller-hinderberg-report-2024-10">Roblox's stock rebounded</a>, with Wall Street focused on its growth potential.</li><li>Twelve AI coding startups to watch. AI coding startups are having a moment as VCs look to invest in tools that automate the boring parts of coding and let developers focus on more creative tasks. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-code-startups-that-have-raised-the-most-vcs-a16z-2024-10">These 12 startups have attracted funding</a> from VCs like a16z and Menlo Ventures.</li></ol><h2 id="9260fa45-d397-4b3c-b4f8-4bb193976216">3 things in business</h2><div type="image" title="Photo illustration of expensive Erewhon groceries, receipt, shopping cart, and payment system" height="1000" width="2000" msid="114217368" hostid="261" sizebytes="117578"></div><ol><li>I've been a very brave Gen Zer. I'd like a treat. Inflation's got nothing on Gen Z's love of bougie snacks: Young people splurge on expensive groceries more than any other generation. The reason? <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-loves-expensive-groceries-snacks-erewhon-whole-foods-2024-10">Consuming health-conscious food is a show of economic power</a> — and everything else is too expensive.</li><li>Office vacancy may deliver some housing relief. The office sector will experience a wave of distress in coming years, real estate experts told BI. That might be good news for housing supply <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/commercial-real-estate-office-outlook-fire-sales-apartment-conversions-housing-2024-10">as former offices get converted to apartments</a>.</li><li>It's Elliott Hill's first day as Nike's CEO. Can he just do it? Nike released its first-quarter fiscal 2025 earnings report on October 1, and revenue declined 10% from the previous year to $11.6 billion. Now, it's up to Hill <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nike-ceo-elliott-hill-takes-over-faces-challenges-2024-10">to lead a full-scale comeback for the brand</a>.</li></ol><h2 id="1ad7b482-3f4b-44b4-81b6-a864aa386478">In other news</h2><ul><li>How rich Americans can save on taxes by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/upstream-planning-transfers-capital-gains-tax-stock-real-estate-2024-10">giving stock and real estate to their parents</a>.</li><li>Tesla investors don't seem to trust Elon Musk like they used to. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tesla-twitter-wall-street-disappointment-self-driving-taxi-2024-10">Is that because of Twitter</a>?</li><li>Here's how natural disasters are shaping the buy-versus-rent decision <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-milton-natural-disasters-buy-rent-florida-climate-change-risks-2024-10">in vulnerable states like Florida</a>.</li><li>Warren Buffett's company website looks like a relic from the 1990s — <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-berkshire-hathaway-website-homepage-culture-values-billionaires-links-2024-10">but that's on purpose</a>.</li></ul><h2 id="9f5d80ac-3466-429f-a50a-2ffbb70c65ff">What's happening today</h2><ul><li>It's Columbus Day in the US. In some states, like New York, it's a day to celebrate Italian American culture and history.</li><li>It's also Indigenous People's Day, which some states recognize instead of, or in addition to, Columbus Day. Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia mark this holiday.</li></ul>The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York. Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York. Hallam Bullock, senior editor, in London. Milan Sehmbi, fellow, in London. Amanda Yen, fellow, in New York.

The stock market has officially enjoyed a bull rally for over two years. So now what?

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Attractions: Visit Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Cubbon Park, and explore the city's bustling food scene. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Pune, Maharashtra: Cultural and Educational Hub" comment="subhead" text="Pune, Maharashtra: Cultural and Educational Hub">Pune, Maharashtra: Cultural and Educational Hub</cmsannotation> Nestled amidst the Sahyadri mountain range, Pune enjoys a mild climate with temperatures averaging between 10°C to 35°C. The city's rich historical heritage, educational institutions, and serene surroundings attract tourists seeking a tranquil experience. Attractions: Explore Shaniwar Wada, Aga Khan Palace, and take a trip to the nearby hill stations like Lonavala and Khandala. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Chandigarh, Punjab: Planned Perfection" comment="subhead" text="Chandigarh, Punjab: Planned Perfection">Chandigarh, Punjab: Planned Perfection</cmsannotation> Chandigarh, India's first planned city, boasts a moderate climate with summers between 20°C to 37°C and winters around 5°C to 20°C. Its well-designed architecture, picturesque gardens, and vibrant culture make it a unique destination. Attractions: Visit the Rock Garden, Sukhna Lake, and experience the city's vibrant nightlife. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Mysore, Karnataka: Heritage and Temperate Climate" comment="subhead" text="Mysore, Karnataka: Heritage and Temperate Climate">Mysore, Karnataka: Heritage and Temperate Climate</cmsannotation> Renowned for its rich heritage and temperate climate, Mysore offers a comfortable climate year-round, with temperatures ranging between 15°C to 30°C. The city's palaces, art galleries, and cultural festivities attract tourists from around the world. Attractions: Explore Mysore Palace, Chamundi Hill, and indulge in the city's famous Mysore Pak sweets. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Aizawl, Mizoram: Serene Northeastern Charm" comment="subhead" text="Aizawl, Mizoram: Serene Northeastern Charm">Aizawl, Mizoram: Serene Northeastern Charm</cmsannotation> Tucked away in the northeast, Aizawl boasts a mild and pleasant climate, with temperatures averaging between 11°C to 25°C. Its lush landscapes, vibrant local culture, and picturesque views make it an ideal escape. Attractions: Visit Durtlang Hills, Reiek Tlang, and experience the local cuisine and traditional Mizo culture. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Dehradun, Uttarakhand: Gateway to the Himalayas" comment="subhead" text="Dehradun, Uttarakhand: Gateway to the Himalayas">Dehradun, Uttarakhand: Gateway to the Himalayas</cmsannotation> Surrounded by the Himalayas, Dehradun offers a temperate climate, with temperatures ranging from 5°C to 30°C. The city's natural beauty, educational institutions, and proximity to hill stations make it a serene getaway. Attractions: Explore Robber's Cave, Mindrolling Monastery, and take excursions to nearby Mussoorie and Rishikesh. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu: Tranquil Hill Station" comment="subhead" text="Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu: Tranquil Hill Station">Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu: Tranquil Hill Station</cmsannotation> Nestled in the Western Ghats, Kodaikanal's mild climate, averaging between 11°C to 20°C, offers a serene hill station experience throughout the year. Its lush forests, scenic lakes, and serene atmosphere make it an enchanting destination. Attractions: Visit Kodaikanal Lake, Coaker's Walk, and indulge in homemade chocolates and eucalyptus oil. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Ooty, Tamil Nadu: Queen of Hill Stations" comment="subhead" text="Ooty, Tamil Nadu: Queen of Hill Stations">Ooty, Tamil Nadu: Queen of Hill Stations</cmsannotation> Known as the "Queen of Hill Stations," Ooty enjoys a cool climate, with temperatures ranging from 5°C to 25°C. The city's botanical gardens, tea estates, and colonial charm make it a popular choice for nature enthusiasts. Attractions: Explore Ooty Botanical Gardens, Doddabetta Peak, and take a ride on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Tropical Paradise" comment="subhead" text="Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Tropical Paradise">Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Tropical Paradise</cmsannotation> With a tropical climate, Port Blair experiences temperatures between 20°C to 30°C. Its stunning beaches, rich marine life, and historical landmarks make it an appealing destination for nature and history lovers. Attractions: Visit Cellular Jail, Radhanagar Beach, and explore the underwater world with snorkeling and scuba diving. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="Shillong, Meghalaya: Scotland of the East" comment="subhead" text="Shillong, Meghalaya: Scotland of the East">Shillong, Meghalaya: Scotland of the East</cmsannotation> Revered for its breathtaking landscapes and <keyword id="553335" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pleasant-weather" source="Orion">pleasant weather</keyword>, Shillong enjoys a mild climate, averaging between 4°C to 25°C. The city's picturesque hills, waterfalls, and vibrant music scene make it an idyllic destination year-round. Attractions: Explore Elephant Falls, Shillong Peak, and experience the local Khasi culture and cuisine. These ten cities offer a blend of natural beauty, cultural richness, and consistently pleasant weather, making them top choices for travelers seeking an escape from extreme climates. Whether it's a serene hill station retreat or exploring vibrant city life, these destinations promise an unforgettable experience amidst favorable weather conditions year-round.

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About a month before I moved to Denver in 2018, I texted another recent transplant to ask for neighborhood suggestions. Her reply might as well have been in another language: Among the options she rattled off were RiNo, SoBo, LoDo, and the head-scratching LoHi. I couldn't find those names anywhere on the city's official maps, but the shorthand flowed freely among the youngish crowd I met there. The older real-estate types I encountered while reporting on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/moved-to-denver-colorado-and-regretted-it-2023-11">the city's housing market</a> were fond of the nicknames, too. Soon I was parroting them all.If you've relocated to an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/where-home-prices-rise-appreciate-most-next-year-cities-zillow-2024-5">up-and-coming American city</a> in the past decade, you've likely had to decipher a similar code. Developers and business associations have long slapped pithy names on fast-growing parts of town, and tenured residents have long rolled their eyes at them. But with the growing adoption of these new abbreviations, I think I'm ready to say enough is enough. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-love-is-blind-charlotte-suburban-housing-debate-walkable-density-2024-3">Charlotte, North Carolina,</a> has MoRA and LoSo; <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/falling-rent-price-locations-us-housing-market-supply-florida-texas-2024-5">Nashville's</a> got SoBro; Boston has SoWa. In Louisville, Kentucky (which also has a SoBro), you may find yourself sipping a craft beer in NuLu. My <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/austin-real-estate-housing-market-health-demand-sales-prices-projections-2024-3">hometown of Austin</a> already has SoCo, and the powers that be are trying to make "SoLa" happen. The path of progress is paved with nonsense nomenclature — or, as my editor calls them, "'Sound of Music'-ass names."These unholy mashups would be fine, I guess, if they were dumb yet harmless inventions. But they're not just silly nicknames or low-lift marketing ploys. They're the calling cards of developers and new arrivals as they try to wipe the slate clean on existing neighborhoods and remake them in their image. I'm all for building more housing — it's the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/economic-inequality-housing-shortage-causes-2023-1">only way out of our affordability crisis</a>, after all. If a goofy new name is all that's needed to convince well-off transplants to flock to glass towers in a once deserted part of town, then great! But often it's more about renaming a place where people already live in hopes that whitewashing its history will make it easier to attract wealthy people and drive up the property values — inevitably sending longtime residents packing.I worry that the pandemic reshuffling, which <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-work-home-house-prices-rent-cost-decline-cheaper-cities-2023-1">scattered white-collar workers across the country</a> in search of wide open spaces, will only encourage more of this kind of behavior. As cities bend over backward to attract a certain type of middle- and high-income worker, they often end up <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-american-cities-look-the-same-remote-work-city-authentic-2023-7">looking the same</a>. Now they're sounding the same, too. Let's at least call these two-syllable monikers what they are: cookie-cutter attempts to herd <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/henry-student-loans-six-figure-income-millennial-gen-z-retirement-2023-11">HENRYs</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/net-worth-dink-child-free-couples-win-the-economy-2023-10">DINKs</a> toward new coffee shops and studio apartments in areas they would have avoided a decade ago.It seems like every undervalued neighborhood in America is at risk of this kind of rebrand. But the SoBros and SoWas of the world are just the tip of the iceberg — the most egregious outcomes of contentious battles over neighborhoods' names and boundaries. And unless we put our collective foot down, we're bound to get a lot more of them.Gill Holland moved from New York City to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/best-things-to-do-louisville-kentucky-according-to-local-2021-9">Louisville</a> in 2005. Holland, a serial entrepreneur and real-estate developer, is a country boy at heart — he was born and raised in a small town in North Carolina — but he yearned for the kind of vibrant, walkable streets he'd come to love as a resident of Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood. He began renting office space at the edge of Louisville's downtown, in a run-down area that was home to, in his words, "lots of great, old buildings." Holland saw potential. But there was another issue. All the surrounding areas had "great brands": strong names with history behind them, like Butchertown, Smoketown, and Phoenix Hill. Holland's chosen zone, meanwhile, had no such calling card."I kept thinking, like, this part of town needs a brand," Holland told me.The local business association tried out "East Market District," which stuck for a little bit. But Holland was quietly floating another name, one that represented the "New-York-to-Louisville bridge" he was already building in his mind. When he opened an art gallery in the area, he lopped off the first syllable of each city and stitched them together. The result was NuLu.While some cities have processes for naming neighborhoods and defining their limits, most often things are more informal. Neighborhood names, as the law professors Nestor Davidson and David Fagundes noted in a 2019 paper, have long been a neat little trick of advertising devised by "real estate agents and developers, or community groups like neighborhood associations." An <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/apartment-rent-increases-landlords-antitrust-lawsuits-real-estate-software-realpage-2024-4">apartment owner </a>might come up with a catchy name in a bid to draw new tenants, new arrivals might will a neighborhood into existence merely by saying it a lot, or some communities might band together to intentionally reclaim an area.These enterprising groups understand that neighborhood "brands" play an essential role in attracting new arrivals and helping them establish their place in a city (while also luring them to spend their dollars at the shops, art galleries, and restaurants in burgeoning areas). Neighborhood names are proxies for the kind of person you are or hope to become. We choose a neighborhood that matches our sense of self, the kind of place where we can find our people. Or we latch on to a neighborhood to craft a new identity, taking on the qualities of the area in which we live.Neighborhood names are also shorthand for your <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/real-estate-renting-buying-affordability-mortgage-rates-home-prices-rent-2024-5">rent or mortgage payments</a>. A 2018 study from the online home-improvement platform Porch found that areas with "Hills," "Island," "Village," and "Oaks" tended to have the highest household incomes across the US. Areas with the Spanish words "Los" or "Las" in their names, on the other hand, were among the neighborhoods with the lowest incomes. In another 2018 study, researchers from McGill University and the University of Maryland noted that real-estate companies relied on neighborhood boundaries to compare prices across properties and that being associated with a desirable neighborhood could improve access to things like healthcare or lower mortgage rates.Neighborhood nicknames have <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-city-gaudy-gilded-age-restaurants-bars-wall-street-2024-4">a rich tradition in New York</a>: There's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/soho-nyc-neighborhood-rezoning-battle-photos-2021-4">SoHo</a>, an abbreviation for South of Houston Street (which also appears to be the inspiration for the wave of two-syllable monikers that has followed), Dumbo (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-nyc-office-buildings-towers-became-housing-2023-9">FiDi</a> (the Financial District), and Tribeca (the Triangle Below Canal Street). Landlords in the city often try to stretch the boundaries of desirable neighborhoods when advertising their properties — I've rolled my eyes at listings that claimed to be in high-demand neighborhoods like the Lower East Side or Chelsea when no reasonable local would agree. This practice isn't unique to New York. The researchers from McGill and Maryland found that affluent or otherwise desirable neighborhoods around the country appeared to be much larger in the eyes of landlords advertising their properties on Craigslist than they were according to less biased third parties like Google Maps or city planning departments. Meanwhile, landlords who advertised rental properties in areas with lower-income, nonwhite communities were less likely to include the neighborhood's name in their listings."A single neighborhood name invokes a whole lot of different connotations or feelings for people," Grant McKenzie, a geography professor at McGill who was a member of the research team, told me. Landlords are all too aware of this effect — mention a neighborhood that has a negative connotation, and "it immediately jumps out in the listing," McKenzie said. The solution? Spin up new shorthand to drum up interest in an old neighborhood. But here's where things get cringey. In 2017, real-estate brokers in the historically Black New York neighborhood of Harlem sparked backlash when they tried to rebrand its south end as SoHa. Years earlier, Hakeem Jeffries, then a Democratic lawmaker in the New York State Assembly, had proposed legislation to ban neighborhood renaming, claiming the practice artificially inflated housing prices."Neighborhoods have a history, culture, and character that should not be tossed overboard whenever a Realtor decides it would be easier to market under another name," Jeffries told The New York Times in 2011.In some cases, a new neighborhood name might signal <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/miami-climate-change-gentrification-flooding-housing-crisis-real-estate-prices-2024-4">it's already too late</a>. Davidson told me that once a neighborhood has a lot of cachet, shortening its name, á la SoHo, can be a way of formally announcing its arrival."For better or worse, and I think often worse, it is a way of signaling exclusion and signaling that a certain kind of people are living in that neighborhood," Davidson said. "That can have consequences for gentrification or displacement."The SoHa controversy isn't unique to the Big Apple — in Denver, many developers proudly tout their buildings' locations in the River North Arts District, or RiNo, without mentioning that the district is a relatively new creation overlaid on part of the historically Black neighborhood of Five Points. The South Congress strip in Austin used to be home to a brothel and porn theater; today, a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/14-best-austin-texas-neighborhoods-people-moving-2021-5">visit to SoCo</a> might include a splurge at the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hermes-gen-z-resale-birkin-bag-2024-4">Hermès store</a> or a stroll past the members-only <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-soho-house-member-club-worth-fee-2024-3">Soho House</a>. For developers, brokers, or whoever else is behind these rebrands, the abbreviations are a kind of compromise, McKenzie said. They're not total erasures, but they're clearly designed with a fresh start in mind."It's an attempt to adjust things without blatantly coming in and putting a brand-new name that has nothing to do with the region," McKenzie said. "By shortening it to this sexy acronym, you're able to sort of mask a bit of the historical name that maybe has some negative connotation."Whatever the rationale behind some of these rebrands, it's hard to argue with the results. In the case of SoCo, a thriving retail district is certainly preferable to its seedy past. Louisville's NuLu neighborhood, which eventually caught on among other residents, has received more than half a billion dollars in investment since Holland coined the term around 2006, he told me. Bob Dylan's whiskey company is opening a restaurant, bar, and live-music venue there. The times are indeed a-changin'.I'm not a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/yimbys-winning-lower-house-prices-rents-build-more-homes-neighborhoods-2023-9">NIMBY</a>. We need to build a lot more homes across all price points, and we need developers to move <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/america-build-infrastructure-transportation-housing-regulation-environment-2023-11">mountains of red tape</a> in order to make it all happen. At their best, new neighborhood names bring people together over a shared sense of pride in their little corner of the world. But at their worst, they're cynical chess moves designed to grease the wheels of gentrification.Along the way, these neighborhood names have veered into parody territory. In "How I Met Your Mother," Marshall and Lily buy an apartment in the fictional neighborhood of Dowisetrepla before realizing its name stands for Downwind of the Sewage Treatment Plant. When a "South Park" character urges his fellow citizens to revamp their town, the result is a new shopping district called SoDoSoPa. Like any good piece of satire, these names aren't too far off from their real-life inspiration. When a Redditor posts a map of Charlotte with a reference to WeLoSo (West of Lower South End), it can be hard to tell if they're kidding.But while jokes at the expense of Scrabble-tile neighborhood names have been around for years, I think we're destined to see a groundswell of new targets as pandemic-era transplants settle into their chosen <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/remote-workers-flooding-zoomtowns-causing-affordable-housing-crisis-2022-5">Zoomtowns</a>. I'm not saying that neighborhood names should be set in stone — in fact, I think it's natural for them to evolve alongside their populations. But I think our cities, and their residents, deserve better than the lazy rebrands we've seen of late.Recently, one X user wondered aloud whether a section of Brooklyn's East Williamsburg neighborhood, outlined on a map in a yellow box, was worthy of a new name given its appeal to a specific kind of tech professional. The post drew some earnest comments ("East Willy!") and plenty of backlash ("i'm begging u pls don't make this a thing"). But one reaction, from the downtown gadfly known as Nolita Dirtbag — his own moniker a reference to the neighborhood that gets its name from a mashup of North of Little Italy — asked simply for a little introspection."Listen to yourself, man."<a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/james-rodriguez">James Rodriguez</a> is a senior reporter on Business Insider's Discourse team.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Martinis have become a symbol of loud luxury in major US cities.</li><li>We tried upscale martinis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City.</li></ul>A <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/who-invented-martinis-2017-6">martini</a> is one of the simplest cocktails there is — it's just vodka or gin (depending who you ask) and vermouth — and yet <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-40-martini-is-in-and-its-giving-loud-luxury-2024-2">bars in various US cities</a> are adding their twist to it by adding foraged ingredients or serving it with a side of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-caviar-cost-where-to-source-how-to-serve-2019-12">caviar</a>, turning a classic drink that can be ordered at most local bars into a luxury experience.Martinis priced from $30 to $150 or more have been increasingly popping up on menus and are perfectly suited to the <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/loud-luxury-items-popular-designer-brands-2024-1">loud luxury</a> trend. Unlike <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/loud-budgeting-trend-backlash-against-quiet-luxury-2024-1">quiet luxury</a>, which involves being more subtle with how much you're spending, loud luxury means <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/expensive-drinks-rich-people-order-luxury-bars-bartenders-2024-8">splurging and not being afraid to show it</a>.Cue: fancy drinks served on special little trays with sides like <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-is-caviar-so-expensive-2018-2">caviar</a> that turn heads as they move through a bar or restaurant."Yes, it is a luxury martini, and what really makes it luxury is the caviar-stuffed olive on the side," Trevin Hutchins, a bar director at San Francisco's Aphotic, which sells a $30 martini and makes the cocktail tableside, told Business Insider. "Otherwise, it's a pretty classic martini."BI tried five martinis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, ranging from $30 to $52, and was surprised to find that some actually warranted the price tag.<h2 id="bc9df47d-b966-4307-9daa-cbdef0796ea7">Dante, Los Angeles: $52</h2><div type="image" title="Belini with caviar and a martini" height="2268" width="3024" msid="113365525" hostid="261" sizebytes="340448"></div>In Los Angeles, we went to the fancy side of town to try the Caviar Martini at Dante, the West Coast outpost of the long-standing New York City café and craft cocktail bar. Located on the rooftop of the Maybourne Beverly Hills Hotel, Dante is the kind of place you'd expect to get fancy cocktails.The menu description for the $52 Caviar Martini included Grey Goose, toasted rye, white peppercorn, dolin blanc, bitters, and 14 grams of <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lab-grown-caviar-meat-biotech-2023-1">caviar</a>. It was served on a pretty silver tray with a small tin of Calvisius caviar over ice and five blinis — tiny pancakes often served with caviar.Dante told BI that the martini was "based on the Russian tradition of enjoying ice-cold vodka alongside caviar."The drink tasted a little <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/kitchen/martini">sweet with a malty flavor</a>, unlike a traditional martini — but it was really good and came with a pleasantly surprising amount of delicious caviar, making the price seem justified.Overall, the drink was a genuinely fun, luxurious treat and seemed worth the price.<h2 id="3983b5ff-b98d-4e97-86f8-d80555de24d5">Saltie Girl, Los Angeles: $35</h2><div type="image" title="Martini with sidecar and a tooth pick with a pickled onion and olive with caviar on top." height="2268" width="3024" msid="113365528" hostid="261" sizebytes="397076"></div>At Saltie Girl, the Los Angeles outpost of a popular Boston seafood spot, we tried their namesake martini, the Saltie, which is listed on the menu for $35. The menu description is simple: choice of vodka or gin, Castelvetrano olive, pickled onion, and caviar.We went with gin and were served a classic martini and sidecar on a shiny silver tray and a toothpick with the olive and onion, each with tiny dollops of caviar.The martini itself was solid, but the accompaniments were a bit underwhelming. Serving the caviar on the onion and olive took away from its taste.We were also unknowingly upsold. After choosing gin, the bartender asked what kind and listed a few options, including <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/kitchen/best-gin">Monkey 47</a>, which we chose. It turned out that made the martini $47 instead of $35. It seemed strange not to have a set list of ingredients for drinks sold at that price point, which should, in theory, reflect the price of the ingredients used.All in all, this one looked a bit more luxurious than it actually was, and might not be worth it for most people. A better option would be to go for a regular martini and order the Saltie Girl caviar separately if you really wanted some, or just some tinned fish.<h2 id="5d52059e-4172-47ae-a44c-0c59820923a9">Aphotic, San Francisco: $30</h2><div type="image" title="A glass of martini with a side of caviar-stuffed olive" height="3024" width="4032" msid="113365522" hostid="261" sizebytes="441162"></div>Inside an inconspicuously marked black building in San Francisco's SoMa district is Aphotic, a <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/africas-first-caviar-won-over-michelin-starred-restaurants-2024-4">Michelin-starred</a> seafood restaurant known for its cocktail program and in-house distillery.The restaurant's eponymous martini is made with its signature seaweed gin, vermouth, and manzanilla sherry. On the side is a single olive stuffed with caviar from Tsar Nicoulai, which partnered with Aphotic, Trevin Hutchins, the restaurant's bar director, told BI.Though the ingredients stay close to the classic dry martini, it hardly tasted like one. The botanicals inside the drink gave it a lot of fragrance, and it was salty but not as briny as one would expect from a dirty martini."It has that sort of brininess but not olive brine," Hutchins said. "It's more like an ocean brine."The saltiness of the caviar-stuffed olive complemented the drink's oceanic theme well. Hutchins told BI that he likes to eat the olive as a palette cleanser midway through the drink. The martini is also made tableside for dining guests.At the end, the bartender served a small piece of lychee bon-bon, which removed all the saltiness of the drink. This was not necessary, but it was certainly appreciated.If you're looking for a straightforward martini, this isn't it. But we'd recommend it to any cocktail enthusiast or someone looking to try something different.<h2 id="d656670c-ca16-42fc-96a5-4400c648a18f">Monkey Bar, New York City: $34</h2><div type="image" title="The Monkey Bar Martini at The Monkey Bar in New York City." height="2268" width="3024" msid="113365520" hostid="261" sizebytes="321522"></div>Two blocks east of the Museum of Metropolitan Art in <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/robert-de-niro-testifies-trial-uber-martini-nobu-2023-10">Manhattan</a> is Monkey Bar, a dimly lit restaurant where bright yellow walls are adorned with paintings of primates playing cards and frolicking zebras. The establishment is connected to Hotel Elysée, a French-style hotel built in the 1920s that was once frequented by actor Marlon Brando.The restaurant offers various options — including a $74 Añejo Negroni — but we tried the $34 Monkey Bar Martini. The menu's description listed only four ingredients: Ki No Bi gin, Dolin dry vermouth, Castelvetrano olives, and a lemon twist. The olives were served in a small bowl on the side while the bartender fastened the lemon twist on the martini glass.Some gin-based cocktails have earthy flavors, but a Monkey Bar employee told BI the signature drink leaned toward floral, fragrant notes instead. After one sip, we couldn't have agreed more.The Monkey Bar Martini's floral notes were reminiscent of a garden, making it a great summer drink for gin enthusiasts. However, the martini was too dry for our tastes and the floral notes became overwhelming halfway through the cocktail.Although we wouldn't purchase the drink again, we understand how gin lovers might justify the high price point. Ki No Bi gin is a top-shelf alcohol distilled in Kyoto, Japan, where the distillery was named International Gin Producer of the Year in 2018.People who like dry martinis and are willing to pay for high-quality gin will enjoy the Monkey Bar Martini, but a single glass and four olives for $34 is a bit steep for us.<h2 id="6ea04edd-7a1f-4fca-a44b-2f8a75d4baa2">ILIS, New York City: $50</h2><div type="image" title="The Ocean Martini at ILIS is New York City." height="3024" width="3405" msid="113365530" hostid="261" sizebytes="438956"></div>Next, we traveled to <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-housing-market-prices-locked-out-renovating-rental-apartments-2024-4">Brooklyn's Greenpoint neighborhood</a> to visit ILIS, a spacious restaurant with an open firewood kitchen at the center and contemporary artwork on the walls.Since opening in October 2023, the restaurant has quickly developed a reputation in the city for its elaborate cocktails and sustainable ingredients. Earlier this year, the restaurant's Citrus Martini garnered shout-outs in major publications like Food &amp; Wine and Grub Street.We initially planned to try the viral $45 Citrus Martini but soon realized the drink was out of season and no longer on the menu. Instead, we tried ILIS's $50 Ocean Martini. The menu listed five ingredients: Ki No Bi K Edition Gin, Iichiko Frasco Shochu, Acid Sugar Kelp, Sea Bean Brine, and beachcomber produce."The Ocean Martini is somewhere between a Gibson and a dirty martini," Bobby Murphy, ILIS's Bar Director, told Business Insider.Murphy acknowledged that some people might balk at the $50 price point, but that's before they realize all the perks that come with the drink. We wholeheartedly agree.A <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/things-you-should-never-do-at-a-bar-bartender">bartender</a> served me a mammoth martini glass before pouring my cocktail tableside, which earned points in my book. The glass appeared big enough to hold at least two portions, which made me feel better about the expense.Unsurprisingly, the martini tasted like the ocean, but in the best way possible — each sip felt like soaking in the sun near the sea while a breeze flitted by. It was one of the most unique flavors we've ever encountered.The foraged ingredients accompanying the martini helped justify the price, even if we were hesitant to taste them initially. The bowl that was served on the side of the drink contained plant-based items like sea caviar, oyster leeks, cured kombu, and sea beans."One of our cooks came in, and he foraged around 10 pounds of sea beans," Murphy said. "It was like <a target="_blank" class="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-suit-judge-sackler-family-wealth-2021-5">Scrooge McDuck</a> diving into his gold and coins. I was like, 'I can't believe we have all these.'"Murphy said he was a bit nervous about releasing the Ocean Martini after the success of the Citrus martini, but he's received good feedback from customers so far. He said the restaurant has about 40 portions left after selling around 100 glasses of that cocktail."At the bare minimum, I hope you enjoy it and feel the value in it," he said. "Like, 'that was very interesting and I'm not unhappy about purchasing that.'"Ordering the Ocean Martini is an experience that invites guests to expand their pallets. Given the pour size and the snack, we'd say the price for the Ocean Martini is worth it.

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