Last year, 31-year-old Alek Lisefski was inspired to try to live a simpler, more sustainable lifestyle. So the Web designer built a tiny house for himself, his girlfriend Anjali, and their dog, Anya, on an 8-by-12-foot flatbed trailer.

"Without room to hoard things and hide away from the world, I’ll be forced to spend more time outdoors, in nature and engaging with my community," Lisefski explained on his blog when he first started his project. "This will foster better health and healthy relationships. With no more rent to pay, I’ll save money, allowing for a less hectic work life and more time and funds for health, leisure, and travel."

Aptly dubbed The Tiny Project, the home took Lisefski a year to put together, including seven months of construction work where he labored on the house every night and weekend.

Lisefski built his tiny house on a flatbed trailer in order to make the house mobile and avoid the minimum square footage requirements most municipalities have for permanent structures. Because the house is technically considered an RV, its height could not exceed 13.5 feet and the width could not exceed 8.5 feet. 

In total, Lisefski spent $30,000, including the money spent on the trailer, tools, supplies, and appliances. Lisefski did almost all of the labor himself, asking for advice and trouble-shooting problems online and at his The Tiny Project blog.

The couple's home is currently parked in the backyard of a home in Sebastopol, Calif. that they found on Craigslist. They do some yard work as a form of minor payment, and have access to the city’s water supply. They even built a fence around the tiny home to let their dog Anya play outside.

The house has been such a success that Lisefski created a downloadable book available on The Tiny Project website that details the entire construction process, including trailer details, wall framing, and window installation to help all those interested in building their own tiny dwelling.

This is Lisefski's tiny home, which was built on a flatbed trailer. It measures 13 feet and four inches tall, eight feet by six inches wide, and 20 feet long, and can be pulled behind a car.

Let's go inside!

The interior is light and airy, with white walls and 10 windows for optimal light.

There’s a scene in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” where a British spy outs himself simply by ordering a drink.

Without giving too much away, the spy, undercover as a German officer, orders another round of whiskey, telling the bartender, "Drei Gläser" (three glasses) and holding three fingers up — his index, middle, and ring finger.

Suddenly, the jig is up. The British spy realizes he has been outed as an imposter, and the entire bar erupts in a firefight.

A true German would have ordered "three" with the index, middle finger, and thumb extended. This is the common way that most Western Europeans (such as Germans, Austrians, Belgians, Italians, the Swiss, the Spanish, the Dutch, the Portuguese, the French, and Scandinavians) count with their fingers, and it also extends to how they order drinks, according to a 2009 study from the University of Alberta-Augustana.

When counting, the thumb is always the first digit and represents number one, followed by the index finger (2), middle finger (3), ring finger (4), and finally the pinky finger (5).English speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom typically count with the index finger as the first digit and end with the thumb to represent five.

So if you were to hold up an index finger in Western Europe to represent one, they might misunderstand and think you actually meant two. Though you probably wouldn't be murdered like the spy in "Inglourious Basterds," you might have to pay for two beers instead of just the one.

Moral of the story: The next time you’re in Germany, order your drinks the Western European way and avoid a potentially fatal mistake.

The scene in "Inglourious Basterds" starts at the 10:50 mark:

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We recently spent the better part of a week with the F12berlinetta, one of the most powerful and expensive production cars ever to come out of Ferrari's workshop.

Thanks to a naturally aspirated V12 engine that cranks out over 700 horsepower and gives you the ability to run from a standstill to 62 mph in just 3.1 seconds, anyone in their right mind would want to be behind the wheel of this beast. 

But if you wind up stuck in passenger seat purgatory, Ferrari offers a consolation prize: a second speedometer and tachometer. The narrow display lets you know exactly how fast you're going and how hard the engine is working, so you don't have to crane your head to the left to see the driver's instruments.

Depending on your love for speed, it can make a ride in the F12 a lot more exhilarating, or downright terrifying:

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The Ferrari F12berlinetta has been around since 2012, but now that the LaFerrari — the brand's fastest and most expensive production car ever — has completely sold out, it's once again the best car with the prancing horse logo money can buy.

Which is why we were pumped to spend the better part of a week with the beautiful F12, which starts for a whopping $315,888.

What do you get for that not so small fortune? Two seats, a top speed over 210 mph, a 0 to 62 mph time of 3.1 seconds, and a huge amount of fun.

And a few headaches as well.

Ferrari let us take the F12berlinetta wherever we wanted — but begged us to keep it away from potholes. It's not meant for the mean streets of New York.

So we fled Manhattan for a more fitting locale.

Connecticut.

It's the cheapest, most low-tech life hack you'll find.

Power posing: The act of taking a posture of confidence, even when you don't feel so confident, to make yourself more dominant.

Social psychologist Amy Cuddy struck a chord in the business world at TEDGlobal 2012 when she gave a talk about the scientific evidence behind power posing. Her research showed that standing or sitting a certain way, even for two minutes, raises testosterone levels and lowers the stress hormone cortisol.

These immediate changes in your body chemistry can affect the way you do your job and interact with other people. They might even have an impact on your chances of success.

First, we'll walk through the science of power posing. Then, we'll break down which pose to use in eight common situations that affect your work success.

Some of the poses have names created by Cuddy; others we came up with. We asked some of Business Insider's tech reporters to test them out.

High-power posing is about "opening up," Cuddy says. You stretch and expand your body to take up as much space as possible.

It works across the Animal Kingdom. When primates feel powerful, they puff out their chests and extend their limbs to make themselves big.

It works for humans, too. Research shows that even people born blind raise their arms in a V shape and lift their chins slightly when they win a physical competition.

Men are always trying to figure out what makes them more attractive to women. Recently, a number of studies have looked at the parts of the body women zero in on as "attractive" traits. These five features are the most prominent. Watch ...

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Symmetry, Voice, Jaws, Eyes,Height

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in the world.

With an undefeated record, he's good enough to back it up.

Unlike other super-rich athletes like Tiger Woods and Tom Brady, Floyd is not afraid to flaunt his wealth. He posts photos of himself and his money (literally, stacks of money) all the time, and they are unreal.

This feature is a part of our Most Dominant Athletes series.

He deposited a mountain of cash at the bank.

He sat in his hot tub and ate fruit and cheese with a fork.

His $6.4 million watch collection.

Starbucks is bringing back a few pastries from its old menu.

The coffee chain will begin selling slices of banana, pumpkin, and iced-lemon loaf cake in its U.S. stores this week, following customer complaints that the chain has been getting too "fancy" with its gourmet La Boulange menu, Bloomberg's Leslie Patton reports. 

"We’ve got a few products that we are going to bring back from the old menu," Starbucks' Chief Operating Officer Troy Alstead told Bloomberg. "Some customers missed a few things."

Customers have been complaining that Starbucks' newer pastries are smaller and less tasty.

Starbucks has in fact cut down on size with some pastries, in order to slash calories. The chain has also changed some of its recipes to include healthier ingredients, such as replacing the white cheddar cheese in its turkey bacon sandwich with a reduced fat version.

Not all customers want the healthier versions of their old favorites, however, as we reported last month. 

Starbucks acquired La Boulange baking company in 2012 to revamp its food offerings, as the chain faces increased coffee competition from fast food chains, such as McDonald's and Burger King.

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SodaStream helps you make seltzer water and soda right at home. It's all the rage right now, and it's supposed to be easier on the environment and better for the consumer.

What we really want to know, though, is how the taste of SodaStream sodas compares to that of brand-name products.

So we got a bunch of our co-workers  involved in a taste test comparing the SodaStream Cola against Coca-Cola.

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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has decided she doesn't like the word "bossy."

Last month, she and other prominent women, like Condoleezza Rice and Beyonce, collaborated to launch Ban Bossy, a campaign that claims the word disproportionately describes young women, damaging their confidence and desire to pursue leadership positions.

"When a little boy asserts himself, he's called a 'leader.' Yet when a little girl does the same, she risks being branded 'bossy,'" the website states. 

While Sandberg's endeavor brings up worthwhile points about sexism and the lack of powerful women in the world, it has its haters. Some question the necessity of eradicating a word and even the campaign's overall effect on feminism. Others wonder if people truly call women "bossy" more often than men. Recently, libertarian feminist Cathy Young, writing for RealClearPolitics, called the ban a "bad remedy for a fictional problem." 

Young's critique addresses some noticeable holes in the #banbossy logic, such as dubious research. But she swings and misses in one area: the gendered use of "bossy." Citing Google's analytics, she lists examples in which the word "bossy" describes both men and women. Further analysis, however, supports Sandberg's claim that women are called "bossy" much more frequently than men. 

On his blog, Nic Subtirelu, a third year Ph.D. student in applied linguistics at Georgia State University, expanded upon Young's tactics, searching Google for even more gendered phrases. He found that "bossy" refers to women about 1.5 times more frequently than men. The first chart below shows Young's search, and the second chart shows Subtirelu's. 

These search methods are hardly an exact science though. Since different combinations of words could easily shift the findings, Subtirelu moved on to other techniques. 

In further analyses, he searched Google's Ngram viewer, which shows the frequency of phrases in Google books. He also considered collocation, the idea that certain words have a higher probability of existing near other words. Both demonstrated, once again, that "bossy" describes women more often than men. 

Still, these methods have their flaws. Google can only pick up on set phrases, not the context. For example, someone could say "you're being bossy" about a man or a woman. To remedy that, Subtirelu used the Corpus of Global Web-Based English, a database of the entire English language, to determine all the instances of "bossy" as an adjective. He then read them for interpretation.

"Language isn't necessarily completely random. Certain words tend to co-occur with other words. So if we ask the corpus ... we're actually looking across this astronomical variability [in English]. And we're taking them all into consideration as opposed to picking certain ones [like Google searches]," he told Business Insider.

His initial search yielded about 400 results. And after removing outliers (like a man named Mike Bossy), 101 examples remained — an acceptable, albeit small, sample size. He found that "bossy" describes women and girls three times as often as men and boys, shown in the graph below. (You can read Subtirelu's full post here.)

On top of that, corpera actually tend to mention women less than men. For example, the Corpus of Contemporary American English lists "he" 3,304,537 times, while “she” only 1,703,886 times, according to Subtirelu. In that case, three times as likely could even underestimate the rate that "bossy" refers to women.

Without much doubt, "bossy" is a gendered word. The data supports it. But in reality, that means little for the debate about banning its use. 

"You could make an argument that any division in language that separates gender inherently reflects this ideology of sexism. Whether that's a problem or not is another question," Subtirelu said. 

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Same-sex marriage was just legalized in the UK, and that means that gay couples in England and Wales will be getting married in spades. And more weddings mean more honeymoons.

We asked travel experts to weigh in on what they think will be the hottest honeymoon destinations for newly married gay couples.

And while honeymooners may want to avoid places like Russia, there are plenty of awesome destinations that are just waiting to welcome gay newlywed couples with open arms.

Puerto Vallarta and Punta Mita, Mexico

Puerto Vallarta is a resort city on the Pacific coast of Mexico with great waves for surfing, an old Spanish feel, and a thriving LGBT scene. The city has several gay hotels, like the Hotel Mercurio.

However, Punta Mita, a quiet resort city about an hour drive from Puerto Vallarta, may be a better alternative for honeymooners, according to Ed Salvato, the editor-in-chief of gay travel magazine ManAboutWorld.

"Puerto Vallarta is extremely gay popular, but it may not be conducive to a honeymoon because you don't want your new husband to get picked up at a bar the first night," Salvato said. "Instead, couples might want to stay at a more secluded resort like the Four Seasons Punta Mita, which is right nearby."

Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Located at at the very tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown is a charming resort town that has been drawing in gay travelers for years.

"This is a gay Mecca, which makes it an obvious choice for gay honeymooners," Pauline Frommer, the publisher of Frommers.com, said. "It's famous for drag shows, restaurants, and a vibrant gay community that's been there for decades."

The town is chock-full of quaint guest houses, elegant restaurants, and has access to the incredible beaches of the Cape Cod National Seashore.

"Massachusetts was one of the first states to allow same-sex marriage in the U.S., and right away wedding bells were ringing in Provincetown," Ed Salvato, the editor-in-chief of gay travel magazine ManAboutWorld, said. "It has all the tourism infrastructure and the tolerance—no, the celebration of diversity."

There are dozens of charming gay-friendly guesthouses and inns, but the Crown Point Historic Inn & Spa and Surfside Hotel & Suites offer exclusive romance and honeymoon packages.

Tel Aviv, Israel

Tel Aviv is hands-down the most gay-friendly destination in the Middle East.  With its raging nightlife, gorgeous beaches, and cool, laid-back vibe, it's no surprise that the Israeli city is attracting gay visitors.

"Israel has a very open and large gay community," Pauline Frommer said. "If you've ever wanted to travel to the Middle East, it's a cosmopolitan, fascinating city. It has fascinating museums, extraordinary restaurants, gay clubs and gay bars. It's very warm and welcoming to gay couples."

Frommer added that gay couples may want to take a side trip to Jerusalem, but may have to keep their relationships under wraps there since the ancient city is so religious.

One of the most sought-after out-of-print books is a violent early novel by Stephen King that he removed from print because he feared it inspired kids to shoot up their schools.

Although King wrote the novel "Rage" when he was still in high school in 1965, he didn’t publish it until a decade later after his other works found success. It first appeared as a paperback under King’s pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1977 and then was published in 1985 in a collection of short novels, titled The Bachman Books.

A few years ago, I discovered "Rage" when I bought the collection at a used book store. After realizing it was out of print, I learned the story of why King grew concerned about its circulation.

"Rage" is about a psychologically troubled high school student who brings a gun to school, kills faculty members, and holds his Algebra class hostage. In a 2013 essay published as a Kindle Single, titled "Guns," King acknowledged he wrote the novel in a world very different from the present-day.

“I suppose if it had been written today, and some high school English teacher had seen it, he would have rushed the manuscript to the guidance counselor and I would have found myself in therapy posthaste,” King wrote. “But 1965 was a different world, one where you didn’t have to take off your shoes before boarding a plane and there were no metal detectors at the entrances to high schools.”

However, the world started changing after King published the book. He asked his publishers to remove "Rage" from publication after the novel was linked to four real-life school shooting incidents:

• In April 1988, a California student held his high school humanities class hostage before backing out and telling police he got the idea from "Rage."
• In September 1989, a Kentucky 17-year-old held his classmates hostage for 9 hours in an apparent attempt to act out "Rage." 
• In February 1996, a 14-year-old boy in Washington state who was apparently inspired by "Rage" shot and killed his algebra teacher and two classmates.
• In December 1997, a Kentucky 14-year-old fired on a prayer group at his school, killing three, while a copy of "Rage" was in his locker.

The collection containing four novels written under King’s Bachman pseudonym was reduced to three novels, with Rage permanently removed.

In BookFinder.com’s list of the 100 most sought-after out-of-print books of 2013, Rage is ranked higher than any other novel, at number two overall. Used copies of the first printing paperback are currently on sale online for anywhere between $700 and upwards of $2,000.

King wrote in his 2013 essay that he didn’t consider "Rage" great literature, given his young age when he wrote it. However, he called it an honest portrayal of the horrors and emotions children — including King— face in high school. “The book told unpleasant truths, and anyone who doesn’t feel a qualm of regret at throwing a blanket over the truth is an a[--]hole with no conscience,” he wrote.

Although King doesn’t believe his novel alone caused those four violent school shooting incidents, he regards "Rage" as a “possible accelerant” affecting people whose troubled backgrounds and psychological problems have already driven them to the brink.

“I pulled it because in my judgment it might be hurting people, and that made it the responsible thing to do,” King wrote. 


Some reviewers of Rage on Amazon have shared their own opinions of King’s decision.

“Stephen, I have read that you regretted writing this novel,” one customer wrote in an Amazon review shortly after King removed "Rage" from print. “Please don't. The actions of others are not in your control. I once was bitten by a rabid St. Bernard, but I don't blame you for writing 'Cujo.'”

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It's not here yet, but you can almost taste it. The sun is on your face, there's a drink in your hand, and when you look down you see an entire glorious city below. The people in it are ants and you ... you are a KING.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is New York City rooftop season. And Viceroy New York, a hotel that recently opened on West 57th Street, has come into the ring as a heavyweight.

That means a fresh, simple menu, carefully constructed cocktails, and this view.

We'll give you a moment.

Good.

The Viceroy is located right in the heart of hedge fund land, and the Masters of the Universe have already started reserving the space for private parties. But that doesn't mean the rest of us can't enjoy the breathtaking view.

In fact, we're all invited according to Scott Gerber. He's the CEO of Gerber Group, a company whose glorious purpose is to turn hotel restaurants and bars into places everyone — not just guests — wants to be. That means no velvet ropes, no stuffy dress code.

"I don't want to be the coolest kid on the block for two years," Gerber told Business Insider. "I'm very much into thanking you for spending your money."

Gerber has learned exactly how to say "thank you" over 20 years of experience turning the restaurants and bars inside hotels into destinations. He started out working for Ian Schrager, the legendary proprietor of Studio 54 in 1991. When Schrager needed someone to run The Whiskey at the Paramount Hotel, he asked Gerber.

Then came the partnership with Starwood Hotels. Starwood hired Gerber to develop The W Hotel brand at a time when hotel bars were more synonymous with lonely business travelers and tired parents after a day at Disney than they were with nightlife.

"Soon as we partnered with Starwood we realized the bar and restaurant was an amenity to the hotel guest," Gerber said.

And the guests don't just want to mingle with other guests, they want to feel like they're a part of whatever city they're in. That means attracting the locals.

In this case the locals will be attracted by Kingside Restaurant on the Viceroy's ground floor. It's spearheaded by Chef Marc Murphy, of Landmarc and Ditch Plains (and yes, TV show "Chopped") fame. Think open space and simple, New American-style fare.

Upstairs you have The Roof, which looks and feels like a floating clubhouse.

Have at it.

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Paris's Eiffel Tower gets 7 million visitors per year, but it's not the most-visited tourist attraction in the world. 

That title goes to the Las Vegas Strip, which sees almost 30 million visitors each year, who come to drink, eat, and party in the debaucherous town. 

LoveHomeSwap.com created an infographic which ranks the 50 Most Visited Tourist Attractions In The World, by how many visitors they receive each year. 

New York City takes the #2 and #3 spots on this list, with Times Square seeing 39.2 million annual visitors and Central Park seeing 37.5 million visitors.

Surprisingly, some major tourist attractions, like the Eiffel Tower (#38) and the Great Wall of China (#28) rank relatively low on the list. 

See the full infographic below for the top 50 destinations.

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Check out the Instagram feed of 27-year-old real estate mogul Tal Alexander, and you'll see him and his brother Oren throwing up peace signs on camels in Doha, Qatar.

That's the nation they recently represented in the sale of a $100 million townhouse, the most expensive ever sold in New York City.

Scoot over to 26-year-old Oren's feed, and you'll find the Alexanders — who co-founded The Alexander Team at Douglas Elliman Real Estate two years ago — out to lunch on the slopes of Aspen, Colo., while The A Team's feed includes photos of their multimillion-dollar listings in Manhattan and Miami.

"On Instagram, we've sold two properties in the last six weeks just based on brokers following us," Tal told Business Insider.

The brothers' social-media savvy is a major shift from traditional real estate sales tactics. After they sold the most expensive mansion in Miami for $47 million in 2012, they tried to capitalize on the news by spending $20,000 on ads in in-flight magazines for business and first-class travelers. They didn't get a single phone call.

Social media has become a major marketing platform for the Alexanders, whose current listings include a $95 million apartment on the Upper East Side, a $58.5 million estate in the Hamptons, and a $49 million mansion in swanky Alpine, N.J.

They have personal and business accounts on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, with a combined following of about 25,000. Just as important as the exposure is the tone it sets for the brothers: They have fun doing their work.

"It has to be fun," Tal said. "These homes are some of the biggest transactions our buyers will ever make, especially if they're accumulating multiple properties and have a lot of their portfolio in real estate. It takes the edge off if it's fun. We can make it fun."

The Alexander philosophy has always been about selling a lifestyle, not just a property. In an interview last year, Oren told Business Insider he meets many of his wealthy clients — whom he likes to call friends — by living like they do. That means spending New Year's in St. Barts, going to the clubs they frequent, and even dressing like them.

They try to be well versed in the things their clients care about, said Tal, including art, planes, yachts, cars, and, of course, real estate. It helps that the Alexanders grew up in the world of luxury real estate. Their father, Shlomi Alexander, is a major developer in South Florida.

So far their strategy is paying off. Since selling the Qatar townhouse, they've fetched the highest prices per square foot for non-penthouse units at 102 Prince St. and Time Warner Center in New York City.

The brothers have a serious work ethic and are eager to build their team, often meeting with other brokers who can give them the scoop on properties that are not publicly listed.

On a typical workday, Tal said he gets to the gym in his suit and tie by 7:15 a.m. After a workout, he walks to Balthazar, a power-breakfast spot, for meetings with developers, clients, branding and creative directors, or his brother.

Tal gets to the office at 42nd and Madison by 9 for meetings with his seven-person team. Most brokers have cubicles, but they have a private office with walls covered in news coverage of their sales and pictures of their high-profile clients, including Middle Eastern royalty and tycoons. 

Then it's off to lunch for more meetings at Hatsuhana, a Midtown sushi joint, followed by showings through the afternoon. Every night, the brothers have dinner reservations to woo a new or existing client.

"Depending on the profile of the client, there may be a night on the town after that," Tal said.

The Alexanders should be looking at a lot of nights out on the town. They plan to expand their business to Aspen and farther into the Middle East.

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We went down to the Union Square subway station in New York City and found Matt Vorzimer better known as The eCUSSIONIST. 

We strapped a GoPro to his head for a first person perspective of his amazing performance. 

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For fans and drivers of ultra-expensive cars, London's Knightsbridge area is the place to see and be seen.

So when a supercar crashes in the posh neighborhood, the cameras are immediately rolling.

For one unlucky Lamborghini owner, his moment of embarrassment, and the cause his hefty repair bill, was caught on camera this week.

His matte black Aventador is seen slamming into a turning Mazda 2 supermini and a stationary BMW 3 Series. The Aventador's right front tire climbed onto the Mazda's fender, sending the Lambo airborne and into the helpless BMW. 

According to CNBC, the occupants in all of the vehicles involved emerged unscathed, albeit a bit shocked. The Lambo was later seen leaving on the back a tow truck with significant damage to its front end. 

Located in the heart of London, Knightsbridge, along with Mayfair and Belgravia, forms what is known as the Platinum Triangle. It is home to many of world's wealthiest and a preferred place of residence for Europe's billionaires.  

The Aventador made its debut in 2011 as Lamborghini's flagship model and the successor to the company's ultra-successful Murcielago. Powered by a 6.5-liter 700-HP V-12 driving a Haldex 4-wheel-drive system, the Aventador can reach 62 mph from a standstill in 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 217 mph.

The 2014 model starts at $397,500.

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Food & Wine revealed the winners of its Best New Chefs awards for 2014 this morning in a series of selfies posted by magazine editor Dana Cowin.

For the photos, Cowin asked the 12 winners — from 10 restaurants around the U.S. — to recreate the faces they made when they found out they had been named to the prestigious list. The chefs were selected by the magazine's editors during a months-long process that included a broad call for nominations and incognito visits to their restaurants.

These are the chefs to keep an eye on this year. Texas fared particularly well on the list, while Manhattan chefs were shut out. Get to know the winners (and see their selfies) below.

Justin Yu, Oxheart, Houston

Yu's vegetable-centric Houston restaurant opened in March 2012. Both he and the restaurant were named seminfinalists at the 2013 James Beard Awards. Yu worked at *17 in Houston, Green Zebra and Spring in Chicago, and Ubuntu in Napa Valley before opening his own kitchen.

Cara Stadler, Tao Yuan, Brunswick ME

Stadler is the younger half of the mother-daughter pair at Tao Yuan, a modern Asian restaurant in Maine. She worked at Café Rouge in Berkeley, Striped Bass in Philadelphia, and at Guy Savoy and Gordon Ramsay Au Trianon Palace in Paris. She was also a 2014 James Beard semifinalist in the Rising Star Chef of the year category.

Greg Denton and Gabrielle Quinonez Denton, Ox, Portland, OR

The Dentons' Ox was inspired by the wood-fired grills of Argentina, along with the culinary heritage of Spain, France and Italy. The pair were also named 2014 James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef Pacific Northwest for the second year in a row.

Matthew Accarrino, SPQR, San Francisco

SPQR is a traditional Italian restaurant with Northern California touches. Accarrino trained in Italy and worked for boldface-named chefs like Todd English, Rick Moonen, Tom Colicchio, and Thomas Keller. Accarrino was a James Beard semifinalist for Best Chef: Pacific in 2012, and SPQR received its first Michelin star in 2013.

Paul Qui, Qui, Austin, TX

Qui has a familiar face: He was the winner of "Top Chef: Season 9," and won the 2012 James Beard award for Best New Chef in the Southwest in 2012. At Austin restaurant Qui, he serves "dishes that balance his expert Japanese cooking skills, his love for France and his Filipino heritage," according to Food & Wine.

Eli Kulp, Fork, Philadelphia

Kulp has a serious background in Italian cuisine, having trained at Torrisi Italian Specialties, Casa Lever, La Fonda del Sol, and Del Posto in New York City. He was named executive chef at Fork in the fall of 2012.

Ari Taymor, Alma, Los Angeles

Taymor is a self-taught chef and the co-owner of Alma, which started as a pop-up restaurant and is now a renowned Los Angeles eatery known for its tasting menus based on locally grown produce. He trained at flour+water, Bar Tartine, Plate Shop, and La Chassagnette.

Dave Beran, Next, Chicago

Beran works with acclaimed chef Grant Achatz to create an entirely new menu every four months. He was nominated for a James Beard Rising Star Chef of the Year award in 2012, and is an avid runner.

Matt McCallister, FT33, Dallas

Self-taught McCallister opened FT33 in October 2012, and serves "season-inspired modern cuisine," according to the restaurant's website. He has worked under famous chefs including José Andrés, Mark Vetri, Sean Brock, Grant Achatz, and Daniel Boulud, and is known for pairing unorthodox ingredients.

Walker Stern and Joe Ogrodnek, Dover, Brooklyn

The duo behind Brooklyn's Battersby opened Dover in late 2013. Stern and Ogrodnek both attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and worked under Alain Ducasse. They're known for putting a modern twist on classic dishes.

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Last month, Versity Software CEO and co-founder Bruce Gilpin and his partner, pilot Paul Moreno, sold their modern home in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood for $6.75 million.

According to Sotheby's International Realty, which handled the sale, it was the most expensive home ever sold in Noe Valley.

The four-bedroom home is ultra-modern, with incredible city panoramas, according to The Wall Street Journal.

That sale price blows past the neighborhood's average home value of just under $1.5 million, calculated by Zillow. 

Versity is a data storage software company.

The four-bedroom, six-bathroom home has a modern, angular facade.

It has nearly 6,000 square feet, coming out to a cost of about $1,138 per square foot.

A wall of windows offers sprawling views of San Francisco.