Desmond Tutu Center: New York, New York
Brand-new rooms—and even better—large. And best of all, carefully restored so that the spirit of the original building shines through. For example, the (non-working) fireplace in the room has the original mantel work from its days spent providing…
Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress: Orlando, Florida
Pastel and chintz—very Mario Buatta, circa 1983. And yet, even so, the décor is still effective—if you give in to it—for it’s been well cared for and well preserved, and in some ways, the rooms are evocative of the bedrooms of certain Southampton…
6 Columbus: New York, New York
Due to a missing window lever that had broken the window’s seal and exposed the room to the city’s incessant cacophony, we were very quickly offered our choice of either a similar room at the hotel’s rear—or a high-floor suite facing the street. Was…
Nizza Restaurant: New York, New York
Before you indulge at the latest Mediterranean outpost from the folks who brought you Marseille and Nice-Matin (amongst other French bistros scattered around town which constitute the Tour de France Restaurant Group), there are two words you should…
The Sagamore Hotel: Miami Beach, Florida
Rooms at the Sagamore are more accurately, suites—or rather, apartments. Our city view suite (of which there are eight) measured 550 square feet—indeed, nearly twice the size of some Manhattan apartments we’ve frequented. The ample living room includes…
The Blue Door @ The Delano: Miami Beach, Florida
Upon first consideration, the cuisines of Brazil and France might not seem the most harmonic combination—and yet, in South Beach, at the Blue Door at the Delano, they marry beautifully: the tropical sensuality of South America balanced by the refinement…
Fratelli La Bufala (FLB): Miami Beach, Florida
It’s one of those strange twists of fate that you spend nearly twenty days in Italy, wandering through Napoli, Sicily, Roma, and Venice in search of a good pie, a good slice—only to come home and find the best pie within easy walking distance. Of…
The Restaurant at the Setai: Miami Beach, Florida
First of all, have the car drive you around to the 20th Street entrance, back by the cul de sac near the ocean—so that you enter on the residential side of the Setai complex, the side with the 40-story tower—whereupon you’ll proceed through a somewhat…