The monopoly tycoons of the 19th century traditionally did their wheeling and dealing at fine-dining establishments, cleverly concealing the fact that they still lived with their parents. Enjoy a unique twist on fine cuisine with today's Groupon: for $30, you get $60 worth of neo-Southern fare and wine at Stove in Portsmouth. Parties are limited to six or fewer, and guests must call ahead to make a reservation, as the dining room has only nine tables.
Chef Sydney Meers uses fresh and local meat, seafood, and produce to craft an eclectic menu of Mississippi classics with international flair. Embodying Stove's signature blend of classic and innovative elements, the large-course jumbo flounder comes atop local root vegetables, fennel, and kalamata olives abetted by a tomato, basil, and caper reduction that's been thickened with heat and positive verbal reinforcement ($25). The Pork-o-Rama barbecue features a porky foursome of Darden Farm's cured ham, sausage, house-made Smoochie Bear ham, and slow-roasted pork belly enthroned with 42-ingredient house barbecue sauce (small, $12; large, $23). The seasonally influenced Stove-o-tarian overflows with seasonal plant flesh and is as ever changing as the acceptable length for sideburns (price is based on market values).
Diners wash down fare with a bevy of wines by the bottle and the glass ($7.50–$9). Stove's artful meals rest upon white-clothed tables nestled intimately inside cool, seafoam-green walls, which sport galleries of the owner's outsider art.
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The Groupon Guide to: This Year's Coolest Gadget
Technological achievements have made gadgets more advanced than ever—the only problem is that no one knows which ones are the most must-havingest. Solve that problem with this list of the year's coolest gadgets:
- SolarScoot: This urban scooting transporter, made of imported Brazilian coacaba wood with decals designed by Tristan Cuehlo, certainly isn’t embarrassing for a full-grown adult to be riding in front of other full-grown adults.
- SongDog: Days at the dog park have never been more fun with this urban technophile's dream—a helmet that gently hypnotizes your dog into bark-singing your favorite MP3s.
- MirrorMD: Ideal for the young, health-conscious urban professional, this miraculous mirror reads your skin pallor, muscle tension, blood sugar, and retinal-reaction speed, then recommends that day's mixture of vitamins before predicting your D.O.D. (Date of Divergence).
- UrbanDogHat: Compatible with SongDog and the forthcoming SongDog Pro II, this techno-leap is another kind of hat…that dogs can wear!
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