Liutauras Čeprackas
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Lithuanian chef frustrated over children in restaurants: if you have nowhere to leave them, stay at home

It is probably possible to divide all the people willing to go with children to a restaurant into several groups. Some fear that the child will cry, but still go. Others are afraid for the same reason and don’t go. There will also be those who are neither afraid or care how the child will behave. The last, and perhaps the rarest, is the group that has raised their children to behave as to not bother neither the parents nor people around them. Regardless, stories about parents and their children being asked to leave restaurants have reached public’s attention many times. So how should one pick a restaurant and which should be avoided if you plan to take your children along? […]

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LIGHT

The non-alcoholic trend – growing assortment and sales

Lithuania is witnessing a cultural shift in terms of alcohol consumption. Increasingly more of the country’s citizens opt for non-alcoholic beers, ciders or wines, as well as soft drinks. This development goes hand in hand with an ever-expanding range of non-alcoholic beverages becoming available in stores. Berta Čaikauskaitė, Head of Communications at retail chain IKI, says that the purchase of non-alcoholic alternatives is seeing a real spark: the supply of these products has increased by about five times over the past three years, a press release from the retail chain states. […]

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Lithuanian nutrition expert: if you want to lose weight, you still can eat bread

According to the nutrition expert Vaida Kurpienė, tasty, well-balanced and high-quality bread goes perfectly with a healthy diet. Contradicting the deep-rooted stereotypes, nutrition expert claims that not only can properly chosen bread enrich your diet but also it does not contradict the aim of losing weight. With that in mind, what is the right type of bread one should choose in order to keep in shape? […]

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Customers are satisfying their hunger for English books

Interest in books is on the rise, according to sales figures from Lithuanian retail chain “Maxima”. Customers purchased more than 1.2 million books in 2017, and the most intense demand for books in recent years was recorded in the first half of this year. The main reason for this trend is that books written or translated into English are immediately selling out, a press release from the retail chain states. […]

Deivydas Praspaliauskas
LIGHT

Lithuanian chef, while preparing for global challenge: we hold advantages against Western countries

On the closing night of the best Lithuanian restaurants election, Deivydas Praspaliauskas and his only one-year-old restaurant Armandus once more ranked among the best, taking an honourable seventh place. The chef himself did not appear in the joyous crowd of the event that evening; he was working in the restaurant with his team. He admits that it is pleasant to be appreciated, but it is more important to contribute in promoting Lithuania with his work. […]