How to land a deal: Take your client to Central Standard. Sit at the glistening bar, away from the hubbub of the dining room. Order one Standard Platter stocked with oysters, lobster, and clams, an order of the decadent potato bread, and two seriously boozy Salted Caramel cocktails. Clink your glasses and sign on the line. You tycoon, you.
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