The safest place to sit in a restaurant right now

Until now, you've probably never thought to look around a restaurant to check out whether you're sitting next to an intake vent or an outflow vent. But if you're planning to eat in a restaurant unmasked (I don't know anyone who's figured out how to eat with a mask on yet), consider that recirculating air has been proven to carry the coronavirus from one table to another. In fact, a CDC study found that an outbreak in China started when an infected person transmitted the virus to people sitting at tables several feet away, likely because they were sitting near an AC's intake vent.

Find out why you should avoid intake vents, how to identify them and other places you should (and shouldn't) sit in a restaurant right now.

XO, Kristen

5 custom Starbucks drinks that baristas actually want you to order

Scroll through TikTok and you’ll be bombarded with sweet, fruit-forward (and often visually stunning) iced drinks that customers are asking baristas to whip up. But some of the drinks are so complicated that they’ve caused quite a stir, leading to the firing of a barista and making people wonder whether it’s rude to place such an order. But there are more reasonable drinks that baristas actually want you to order. And because there’s no better time than spring and summer to enjoy a fruity beverage, we asked baristas across the country about the drinks that’ll make everyone happy.

Proffee: Protein coffee is trendy right now, but is it actually good for you?

Once again, TikTok has introduced us to a viral coffee trend: Proffee (protein + coffee). The drink, which combines a protein shake and cold-brew coffee, has been lauded for helping Americans in their eternal quest to consume more protein. But is it good for us? And do we really need it? We talked to nutritionists to find out.

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