The rooms at Maximilian Hotel are nicely proportioned and designed in a combination of Modernism and contemporary, with an abundance of wood, glass, and chrome. Think elegant clean lines with soundproofed windows, wall-length framed mirrors in both the bedroom and … Read More
If at first you’re looking out onto the roof of a neighboring building, and your view is of a generator, then try again. Keep changing rooms until you get a view of William Penn. That’s the whole point of Philadelphia. … Read More
One redeeming joy of a hyper New York life is the discovery of an oasis of serenity amidst the maelstrom. Located at one of those threatening five-way intersections, and cater-cornered from Eighth Street, oft-referred to as Shoe Row, Gobo is … Read More
Some restaurants have such protocol that, for the uninitiated, the whole experience might be off-putting and overwhelming. Joe’s Stone Crab has a reputation. By now, most everyone in the Western world knows about the sweet stone crabs of Joe’s – … Read More
What exactly does it foretell when a striking new hotel and its in-house restaurant employ a jellyfish as their graphic symbol? Such is the query one might ponder upon entering the stunning Victor Hotel on Ocean Drive and its equally … Read More
With a name like Nonna, a restaurant sets up certain expectations, and even before you walk in the door, you might envision your grandmother’s kitchen. Fortunately, Nonna delivers in ways that your grandmother did – if you were lucky, that … Read More
Some dining rooms in Manhattan are like a Broadway theatre with a new production opening every season. Bobby Flay’s latest New York restaurant, Bar Americain, has taken over the space which once housed JUdson Grill, and before that, Sam’s. With … Read More
On a block of Greenwich Avenue heavy on painted storefronts, their window displays oozing charm, you might mistake the exterior of Gusto Ristorante as just one more quaint spot, best saved for another day. That would be a mistake. Once … Read More
