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Following the Japanese tradition, the chef creates a daily tasting menu and diners eat whatever they are served, here in 50- or 90-minute sittings.

Midcentury design tours, locavore meals and hikes in the countryside are among the many diversions for weekend visitors.

It may be hard to imagine liking an airline enough to buy its old silverware and service carts, but at a monthly sale, lovers of Delta Air Lines snap up decommissioned items.

For women and L.G.B.T.Q. people, finding friendly medical care away from home can be a challenge. There are resources they can turn to.