Host Annamaria Stewart breaks down four NYC bars and restaurants where you can ink and drink, fish for your dinner, kick some axe, and make some magic happen. Come for the experience, stay for the food and drinks, because these New York City watering holes are raising the bar on bar games. 1. Ink & Drink Tattoo Workshop at FIB Bar – Brooklyn, NY 2. Axe Throwing at Kick Axe – Brooklyn, NY 3. Magical Cocktail Experience and Molecular Bar at The Cauldron – Financial District, NYC 4. Fish for Your Dinner at Zauo – Chelsea, NYC This episode is currently airing on ClearVision, an innovative in-airport TV network which features the best entertainment, news, music, and sports programming for travelers.

Most New Yorkers are very familiar with the Big Apple Circus, it has come to town for the past 40 years taking over Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park, but what they aren’t familiar with is what it’s like for the 30 performers who travel with the Big Top for seven months out of the year. Host Annamaria Stewart sits down with Estefani Evans, of ‘The Flying Tunizianis’ trapeze troupe, to see what life is like when you run away and join the circus. Annamaria also takes a behind the scenes tour with Big Apple Circus Chairman, Neil Kahanovitz, to see where the performers and crew eat, sleep, and prep while on the road.

On this episode of The Takeoff, host Annamaria Stewart helps viewers find pandemic-proof Halloween fun by taking them on a test drive through some of the best drive-thru haunted houses in Los Angeles. The road trip includes Haunted Hayride’s Live Drive Up Experience, Urban Legends Haunt at the Orange County Fairgrounds, Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience, and Haunt ‘O Ween in Woodland Hills.

New York is home to some of the most extravagant and expensive dishes in the world; two of which happen to be served at Serendipity 3, the Golden Opulence Sundae coming in at $1,000 and the $300 Le Burger Extravagant. In preparation for Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, host Annamaria Stewart challenges one of the top professional eaters in the world, ‘The People’s Champ’ – Eric “Badlands” Booker, to see who can finish off $1,300 worth of food… the fastest. Annamaria also speaks to “Badlands” about his 20-year career as a competitive eater and gets the rundown on what goes into Serendipity 3’s Guinness World Record holding menu from Creative Chef Joe Calderone.

What do The Spice Girls, Kylie Jenner, and Joe Biden all have in common? They can all be found at the East Village bakery, Cupcake Market, which catapulted to viral fame for its presidential candidate and celebrity face cookies. After learning about the inspiration behind the famous edible faces, from Owner Sarah Silverman, Host Annamaria Stewart tries out their newest rendition, the custom face cookie, as one of the bake shop’s cookie artists creates a hand painted sugar cookie version of…her face.

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Volez, Voguez, Voyagez literally translated means “Fly, Sail, Travel” and that’s exactly what the 163 year old luxury brand has done. Its trunks and bags have traveled the world, and so has the exhibition, having opened at the Grand Palais in Paris, with stops in Tokyo, Seoul, and now the former American Stock Exchange Building in NYC. The exhibition explores the concept of travel as it relates to the brand’s offerings but also asks viewers to travel through time; from the brand’s humble beginnings, to the world of high-end luxury now synonymous with the French design house. Master curator and historian Olivier Saillard, along with artistic director Robert Carson, tell the story of not only the brand Louis Vuitton but the man Louis Vuitton, who at the age of 14, traveled by foot for two years to apprentice for a Parisian box maker and packer. The exhibition shows how his designs and creations have evolved to cater to different modes of evolving transportation, it’s a retrospective spanning not only 163 years of Louis Vuitton but also the art of travel. Host Annamaria Stewart takes viewers on a 10 room journey through the exhibition, exploring the milestones, founders, clients, and inventions that have defined the brand. She also gives viewers a look at the exhibition’s newest additions specific to its U.S. installation, including the “Louis Vuitton Loves America” room and the special high-tech augmented reality experiences unique to New York.

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Host Annamaria Stewart gives viewers a look behind the scenes of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade starting with the Macy’s Parade Studio; a 72,000 square foot warehouse where the creative minds behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade work year-round to conceptualize, design, and bring to life the 26 floats, 4,200 costumes, and 17 character balloons viewed by over 50 million people on Thanksgiving morning. She then heads to Balloonfest at MetLife Stadium, where all of the parade’s new Giant Character Balloons make a pit stop for a test flight alongside their flight management crews and handlers.

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In the age of Netflix, it takes more than a box of Milk Duds and a fountain soda to convince New Yorkers to leave their homes to catch a flick. Host Annamaria Stewart breaks down our picks for the coolest movie theaters in NYC, giving you four reasons to leave your bed and head to the big screen. These next level cinemas have pulled out all the stops, from sky scraping views to choreographed menus, and seatside filet. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. 1. Nitehawk Cinema 2. Metrograph 3. Rooftop Cinema Club 4. iPic Theaters This episode is currently airing on ClearVISION, an innovative in-airport TV network which features the best entertainment, news, music, and sports programming for travelers. This series is part of the Huffington Post Outspeak Network.

Every year crowds flock to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to attend the US Open. But months before the players arrive nearly 500 people swarm the courts vying for only 80 coveted spots as one of the tournament’s official ballpersons. After some inside tips from the Director of US Open Ballpersons, Tina Taps, host Annamaria Stewart goes through the rigorous tryout process with Cathie Delaney, Assistant Director of US Open Ballpersons, to see if she has what it takes to be a ballperson at the US Open.

Ballperson Credits:
Hudson Kaylie – 4 year US Open Veteran
Wesley Chu – 13 year US Open Veteran
Justin Holmes – 5 year US Open Veteran

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You’ve seen it in movies and TV shows, but 3D replication is no longer a thing of the future. Host Annamaria Stewart stops by DOOB SoHo to step into their doob-licator full-body scanner and then heads to the company’s Brooklyn production facility to watch her custom action figure come to life through 3D printing.

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