One of the most remarkable entrées ever presented to me was a salad composed of 100 flowers, which was created at the behest of Daniel Boulud by Italian chef Stefano Baiocco from Villa Feltrinelli in Gargnano—the memory of which enveloped me during a lunch in celebration of the recent merger between Panebianco and Colavita. … Read More
As the Hard Rock tagline has it: Love All Serve All—and everyone is winning with the brand-new $800-million expansion of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. … Read More
In celebration of Sundowner Yacht Club’s autumn 2019 opening in Tulum, restaurateur Heathe St. Clair hosted a preview evening at Manhattan Cricket Club and Burke & Wills, two Upper West Side establishments housed in the former digs of St. Clair’s The Sunburnt Calf. … Read More
So pervasive is the shade known as Provence rosé that you almost wonder if that’s what Homer had in mind when writing “rosy-fingered dawn.” Of course not, but that evocative Homeric phrase applies beautifully to the rosé wines of Provence whose pale pink rose hue has become the desirable shade for rosé throughout the world. … Read More
For many of us, Chinese cuisine has proved something of a conundrum when attempting to choose the correct wine pairings—yet, given pasta’s antecedents in China, it should come as no surprise to realize that Italian wines from the Lugana wine region pair beautifully with the seafood-rich bounty of Cantonese cuisine. … Read More
On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, the 2019 NYC Pride Rally at Stonewall National Monument featured a rainbow-brilliant roster of inspiring speakers and performers who reminded the audience that, all around the world, “We are all Stonewall” in the pursuit of equality and justice. … Read More
Bang the drums, shoot the confetti, dance in the streets, and march with Pride in honor of Stonewall 50, WorldPride 2019, and NYC Pride 2019. … Read More
As a center of viticulture since the Bronze Age, Portugal has become Europe’s fifth-largest wine-producing region, in spite of comprising only 2% of the total EU area (and about 2% of the EU population)—and of the nation’s 31 D.O.C.’s, the largest is Vinho Verde, so named for its emerald beauty. … Read More
