The training at the Boston Prudential Center restaurant took place on two mornings, before the lunch rush.

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You can visit during more predictably crowd-free times, particularly between the 8 am opening and the pre-lunch rush, and after midnight until the 2 am close.

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That led to a cookbook and Frontera Grill, a Mexican eatery he and his wife, Deann, opened in Chicago's Near North neighborhood, and within a couple of years to the more upscale Topolobampo, where Bayless spends 40 minutes a day before the lunch rush tasting sauces.

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Create your own Vertical Reality at Vail's three terrain parks or get a Black Diamond Rush on the back bowls, before breaking for lunch and hot chocolate at Two Elk.

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