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SOCIAL MEDIA

Picture This

The Republic of Georgia’s national dish, a cheese-filled bread
called khachapuri, is on its way to Instagram superstardom. The
best seller at Supra in Washington, DC, is a version called adjaruli
that comes topped with butter and a runny egg that a waiter stirs
in tableside. “Half the table’s cameras will come out,” says owner
Jonathan Nelms, who is opening a second restaurant, Tabla,

#cheesepull

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PROTEIN

Face Time

Stepping up your beauty routine is now as easy as taking a snack break:
Collagen—a protein touted for its anti-aging benefits—
is showing up in all sorts of products:

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SkinnyPop Popcorn + Collagen
$5; Whole Foods stores nationwide

When it debuted in the United States in
1993, the Mexican chile-lime seasoning
blend called Tajín gained a loyal following.
But now there’s an all-out Tajín craze: Sales
have tripled since 2012, and 40 percent
of those sales are in the US. The mix of
dried chiles, dehydrated lime and salt adds
zing to everything it touches—fruits and
SMPL Beauty Bites vegetables, meat and fish, cocktail rims,
$48 for eight bags; getsmpl.us
ice pops, popcorn. Chefs are incorporating KHACHAPURI: ANDREW PROPP/SUPRA. CHEESE PULL: SYLVIA CHU @BELLYTHEBEAST. POPCORN, BEAUTY BITES AND OATS: RALPH SMITH. CHILES AND LIMES: GETTY IMAGES.
it into their menus, and it’s showing up in
grocery stores, too: Tyson has launched a
line of Tajín-infused chicken and sausage
products. The biggest endorsement of all,
though, came from Bruno Mars: He posted
a picture of mango slices covered in Tajín on
Instagram and scored more than 1 million
Vital Proteins Purely Elizabeth likes. We’re right there with you, Bruno.
Collagen Bar Collagen Protein Oats
$3.50; vitalproteins.com $3; purelyelizabeth.com

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