La Bohème: West Hollywood, California
A West Hollywood institution for nearly twenty years, La Bohème is one of those iconic restaurants that help define a city. With its shimmering crystal chandeliers, glowing fireplaces, and private booths, the restaurant has been, for years, a favorite…
Lookin’ Good and Cookin’ Good at Red Rooster Harlem
Aficionados of the Harlem Renaissance might have felt themselves slipping happily back in time upon crossing the threshold of Red Rooster Harlem the other night for chef Marcus Samuelsson’s celebratory party at his uptown restaurant. Home cooking and…
“Maxim’s: Mirror of Parisian Life”
In the greatest of the world’s cities, there exist certain restaurants that become larger than life, serving as theaters for that city and its more flamboyant players. For years, supper clubs such as El Morocco and the Stork defined the joie de vivre of…
Berns Asiatiska: Stockholm, Sweden
Founded by renowed pastry chef and entrepreneur Robert Berns in 1863, the Berns Hotel has been a fixture on Berzelii Park in central Stockholm for more than a century. The hotel’s stately salon, Stora Salongen, is a stunning two-story room with multiple…
Mälarpaviljongen: Stockholm, Sweden
A stunning waterfront oasis, this floating outdoor lounge and restaurant is run by those fabulous boys who brought you riotous fun and glorious food at Torget. During the past decade, this stylish team of restaurateurs have opened a series of chic and…
Cheshire Life @ Harvey Nichols Manchester: Manchester, England
As Patsy always convinced Eddy, there’s nothing like Harvey Nichols to improve your mood – and who are we to argue with Patsy? Manchester’s Harvey Nichols is a stunning structure with soaring glass walls and panoramic city views – and the…
Ramsons Restaurant, Ramsbottom, England
In a quaintly picturesque British village called Ramsbottom, just beyond the confines of Manchester proper, there lives a man named Chris Johnson who is, quite simply, the epitome of a gourmand restaurateur. As well, Mr. Johnson is a raconteur –…
Ning Restaurant: Manchester, England
In 2006, in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, a restaurant opened that quickly became the ne plus ultra in Malaysian food in the United Kingdom. Helmed by Norman Musa, a Malaysian native and Manchester Chef of the Year finalist, Ning serves indigenous…