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Ma watched her intently, smiled broadly and responded with his own elegant version of the same theme.

But rather than search Google for cafes near me, I threw all the dice, amped up the stakes and suggested we meet in the elegant lounge of the Culver Hotel in Culver City.

He hired engineer Gary Anderson to create the car, and he and his small team produced the Jordan 191, an elegant design now regarded as one of the most beautiful grand prix cars in history.

The gorgeous, elegant opener, “Prelude 3,” would fit comfortably on any jazz playlist of the 1950s or 1960s.

“They have more soul,” Berkofsky said of his patterned carbon-steel knives, which feature elegant handles he has sculpted in rare wood such as charred Osage orange, black ash burl and live edge double-dyed maple.