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Clarice Lam has not exactly taken a conventional route to becoming a renowned pastry chef. The former professional model has visited over 280 cities, suffered a near fatal accident and worked 15-hour days for the past 10 months on a fractured foot...without even knowing it. We caught up with her last week to discuss her adventurous past, opening her own online bakery and her strong thoughts regarding that “miserable” date known as Valentine’s Day.

The man behind the new book The 4-Hour Chef offers some advice about dining out at restaurants, especially some wisdom on how to receive VIP treatment without over-tipping and other out-of-pocket activities. And how did he come to these conclusions? It turns out Ferriss is a big restaurant-head, particularly in his San Francisco hometown (he’s also an investor in restaurants including Blue Bottle Coffee). We asked him about his favorite places.

Nightlife fixture Simonez Wolf is pushing a new concept at the clubs, bringing in top NYC restaurants to serve food into the wee hours. Beats, perfectly cooked meats and more info, after the jump...