Thin crackers of savory granola dipped in frozen black sesame butter melt on the tongue into a satisfying grit, and a miniature lobster roll comes on a tiny yeast-flavored meringue.

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Restaurants like R Bistro with its ever-changing seasonal menu, craft cocktail bar Ball and Biscuit, and the innovative Black Market, which serves beef tongue and burgers, are interspersed with boutiques and art galleries, offering an urban experience that rivals more tourist-heavy metropolitan areas like Los Angeles and Boston.

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It's made up of 163 pieces of plywood fit together with tongue-and-groove notches and painted black.

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When the black sleeve is unzipped, however, a chartreuse-colored sneaker with a large Jumpman logo on the tongue is revealed.

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Whenever I try to conjure up what innovation looks like, the same slideshow of images clicks across my mind: that photo of Einstein with his tongue sticking out, Edison with his light bulb, Steve Jobs onstage in his black turtleneck, introducing the latest iThing.

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