 March 20, 2013 A European sensibility has proved extremely valuable for Union Brewery LLC, owners of Royal Oak's Bastone. So much so that the owners are opening a second Belgian-inspired eatery in their building on Main Street and Fifth Avenue. About nine years ago, when the brewery's partners first focused on Royal Oak, "there was a big void in Belgian beer," said David Ritchie, Union's operating partner. "It really hadn't been done in that area -- a brewpub making Belgian-style beers. And the restaurant really grew out of the idea of the beer and finding a menu to match." Bastone, Ritchie said, combined the classic American image of a brewpub with meals that riffed off European-style bistro classics. "It shows the Belgian influences, but brings in French and German, as well." Continue reading... | ARIANNA HUFFINGTON |  | | Mindfulness, Meditation, Wellness and Their Connection to Corporate America's Bottom Line | | On Tuesday I'll be guest-hosting CNBC's Squawk Box. As well as discussing Cyprus and a possible euro-crisis, we are going to discuss the growing trend in corporate America to take steps -- meditation, yoga, mindfulness trainings -- to reduce stress and improve health and creativity. Even a quick look at what's happening in the American workplace shows that it's a seriously split-screen world. On the one hand, there's the stressful world of quarterly earnings reports, beating growth expectations, hard-charging CEOs, and focusing on the bottom line -- the world that is the usual focus of CNBC and Squawk Box. On the other hand, there's the world populated by the growing awareness of the costs of stress, not just in the health and well-being of business leaders and employees, but on the bottom line as well. Continue reading... | | | | DEDRICK MUHAMMAD |  | | Life After Foreclosure | | Even if you're struggling to overcome a major financial crisis at the moment, remember that your transition to recovery can eventually lead to a more sustainable, financially secure future. Continue reading... | | | | CODY GOSSETT |  | | The Great American Gap Year | | Almost every person we've spoken to about our travels has told us that they're envious and want to do the same thing -- to that I always say, "You can. Just put a date on your calendar and give your jobs six weeks notice before you leave." Continue reading... | | | ANN BRENOFF |  | | How Stella Keeps Her Groove | | Life, as it always has been for her, is what you make it. If you choose to let things get you down, they will. It's all about the attitude that you bring to the table and learning to live in life's positive cracks even when they are hard to find amid the darker disappointments. Continue reading... | | 
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