400 Years of Swedish Design at Stockholm’s Royal Palace
If you’ve ever been curious about the antecedents of the global preeminence of Swedish design, then you might consider a wander through Stockholm’s Royal Palace. A repository of Swedish art from the Middle Ages to the present, the Royal…
Dark and Delicious with Blood Concept B
One winter, due to the abrupt loss of a godparent and the subsequent discovery of a gift from a well-known oenophile, we sat in the library of my godfather and drank from a bottle of 1906 Chateau Margaux. It was a ceremonial occasion, filled with a kind…
Stockholm Sojourn
Life is a journey and how better to celebrate a new chapter, a newlywed life, than with an Homeric odyssey into the Swedish archipelago.
Nutcracker Rouge’s Baroque Burlesque Yuletide
If you didn’t know before, it’s the pole-dancing Dewdrop that makes it abundantly clear that this is not your conventional sugarplum Nutcracker. Imagine instead that Marie Antoinette is throwing a bash at Le Petit Trianon – with Sally Rand and Gypsy Rose…
Red Hot Romance at Stockholm’s Brasserie le Rouge
Just because New Nordic cuisine has conquered the world doesn’t mean that you want to eat Scandinavian food every night – and particularly if you live in Stockholm. Some nights in Sweden you want to be transported to the Left Bank in Paris;…
Jul et Mad’s Fragrance Love Story
Everyone loves a love story – or, as the French say, “une histoire d’amour.” From the first chance encounter to the mishaps and mistakes and the distances bridged and the obstacles overcome, we hold our collective breath hoping…
The Panoramic View From Stockholm’s Fotografiska
At Stockholm‘s Fotografiska, you go for the photography – but equally compelling are the panoramic views from the museum’s second-floor bistro. What was once Stockholm‘s original customs house on the docks of Stadsgården was…
Hit the Holidays with Ventev Mobile Accessories
The truth is, the biggest nightmare of frequent travelers and road warriors isn’t inclement weather or a cancelled flight. Nope, it’s a dead battery and a briefcase of uncharged tech toys – and not a charger or outlet in sight.…