November, 0002

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Naked Dining: A Different Customer Experience

Beyond Philosophy

London’s iconoclastic experience-entrepeneur and renowned pop-up bar-and-restaurant maestro Sebastian Lyall, 31, has kicked the bar of unusual dining experiences in London up a few notches lately with the announcement of his latest venue, Bunyadi. True to its name, Bunyadi – which translates from the Hindi as “fundamental” – will have a very complex, ‘unprocessed’ tasting menu with vegan and omnivore options, and will be opening in June.

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VW To Buy Back Cars And Learns Cost Of Lying

Beyond Philosophy

The latest in the “Hoaxwagen” scandal reveals the price you pay for lying to consumers. (Hint: it’s not cheap!). Volkswagen AG will buy back almost half a million cars from consumers that bought their 2.0-liter diesel cars sold in the U.S. This buyback agreement, described by Reuters as a framework deal, includes the Jetta Sedan, the Golf compact and the Audi A3 models sold since 2009.