These managers trade privacy and quiet for the chance to rub elbows with the masses.

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Unlike traditional food festivals, the small size allows the no more than 80 guests to rub elbows with their instructors, including chefs, sommeliers, fine food purveyors and even farmers.

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Their boiled beef sandwiches served on crusty rolls are popular with the hordes of international art students, but you are also likely to rub elbows with locals at one of the communal tables.

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Widespread reporting--including some excellent work by, of all outlets, Fox News--uncovered that the couple has pounced upon every opportunity that's come their way to rub elbows with the Washington elite.

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To enjoy old-world elegance, or to rub elbows with the likes of German Prime Minister Angela Merkel, diplomats, socialites and C-level executives, consider the grandest grande dame in town, the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof.

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They were there to cheer, drink beer and rub elbows with the company's chief executive, Margaret C.

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Rub elbows with the other guests in the elegant public spaces, from the fireplaced library to the outdoor heated pool or the championship croquet court.

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