Nestling Into The Nimb

By Mark Thompson on March 13, 2019

Named for Fru Louise Nimb, the 19th-century doyenne of Copenhagen cuisine, the Nimb Hotel is nestled into Tivoli Gardens, the amusement garden that inspired Walt Disney to create his own fantastical kingdom. … Read More

Open: Seduction at Sanders Hotel

Seduction at Sanders Hotel

By Mark Thompson on March 6, 2019

Opened in 2017 by Alexander Kølpin, a former ballet dancer and director at the Royal Danish Theatre, Sanders Hotel seduces its guests with ballet theatre’s romance and grace. … Read More

John Varvatos Shares Rock-N-Roll Secrets with The Fragrance Foundation

By Mark Thompson on February 28, 2019

When Bowie’s “Rebel, Rebel” blasts from the speakers at Carnegie Hall at eight in the morning, it means fashion and fragrance iconoclast John Varvatos is in the house sharing rock-and-roll secrets. … Read More

Nocturne at A/W 19 Landeros New York

By Mark Thompson on February 11, 2019

Similar to the “nocturne” paintings of American artist J.M.W. Whistler whose moonlit compositions shimmered with fireworks and flickering lights, the A/W 19 collection titled “Nocturne” by the American fashion designer Andre Landeros Michel of Landeros New York suggested a nocturnal urban odyssey dusted with gauzy moonlight against a wine-dark sea. … Read More

Lyon Lights Up for Fête des Lumières

By Mark Thompson on December 12, 2018

Each December, nearly three million visitors arrive in Lyon for the annual light festival known as Fête des Lumières, which illuminates France’s capital of gastronomy with such brightness that French astronauts photograph it from the international space station. … Read More

Open: The Golden Age Lives in Amsterdam

The Golden Age Lives in Amsterdam

By Mark Thompson on November 28, 2018

Throughout the 17th-century Golden Age, Amsterdam was the world’s leading financial center and diamond capital, a polyglot culture of cosmopolitan merchants who transformed their city into a vibrant hub of arts and science—which is what’s happening anew in the 21st century: Amsterdam’s Golden Age Redux. … Read More

Seeking Grenache in the South of France

By Mark Thompson on November 20, 2018

Flanked by the Mediterranean and surrounded by mountains, Roussillon is a region blanketed by vineyards, which produce two dozen different grape varieties, each distinguished by Roussillon’s distinctive patchwork terroir. … Read More

Open: Eight Great Garnacha Wines

Eight Great Garnacha Wines

By Mark Thompson on November 13, 2018

During a nine-day tasting odyssey through the Wines of Garnacha region, we sampled more than 270 wines—and, in all honesty, it would be a pleasure to serve the majority of them in my own home. The eight wines listed below are but a short list of the many for which I would happily have checked my luggage. … Read More