Tim and Nina Zagat tell us about the 2006 edition of the Zagat Survey’s restaurant ratings and reviews. And on our weekly Please Explain feature, we’ll take a look at how cars work.
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» Make a $75 pledge today and the 2006 New York City Zagat is our gift to you.
Food, Décor, Service, and Cost
Tim and Nina Zagat preview the 2006 edition of the Zagat Survey’s New York City Restaurants. The new guide features reviews and ratings of nearly 2,000 of the best restaurants throughout all five boroughs.
Music: Jump Start and Jazz – Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis #15, 16, 17, ...
Music: Jump Start and Jazz – Two Ballets by Wynton Marsalis #15, 16, 17, ...
Please Explain: Cars
On this week’s edition of Please Explain, we attempt to demystify the automobile. We’ll find out how transmissions work, and look at why Europeans prefer manual transmissions while Americans tend to drive automatics. We’ll ask two experts--Mechanical Engineers Stephen A. Ciatti from Argonne National Laboratory, and Larry Webster from Car ...
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