Hotel Crystal: Nancy, France
Any real estate maven will tell you that location is everything – and at the Hotel Crystal, you are steps away from Printemps, one of France’s leading department stores, as well as a few minutes’ walk from the beautiful Stanislas Square. Nearly…
Nancy, France
The city of Nancy in northeastern France has one of the best claims to macaroon supremacy with a story that includes a pair of defiant 18th-century Benedictine nuns going into hiding at a local doctor's home and baking macaroons on the sly.
La Villa 1901: Nancy, France
You know you’re in the right establishment when your hotel room is on the cover of one of France’s leading design magazines. The recent opening of La Villa 1901 has generated much buzz and stellar press, including a recent multi-page pictorial in…
A Nancy Macaroon Weekend
Macaroons are the cupcakes of France: they’re everywhere – and all through France, claims are made as to which “macarons” are the ones with pedigree or the royal stamp or the best-loved by the locals. The city of Nancy in northeastern…
A Green Sanctuary at Element Times Square
Back in the old days, when recycling was first introduced as a national objective, my mother eschewed holiday gift wrap and, instead, insisted that every member of her family wrap their gifts in newspaper. “Why not aluminum foil?” asked my…
The Bounty of Loudoun County: Virginia Viticulture at NY’s Per Se
Twenty-five years ago, the idea that the Commonwealth of Virginia might rival some of the more established wine regions of the United States would have seemed laughable – to most. Most, but not all – for the 20th-century winemakers who…
Reims, France: Bubbles and More
The next time you're thinking of a week in Paris, think about spending a weekend in nearby Reims, the center of the Champagne region and home to one of the three most beautiful Gothic cathedrals in the world (the other two being Chartres and Amiens).
Champagne Weekend in Reims, France
By now you’re savvy enough to know: true Champagne can only come from the Champagne region of France. Hence the uppercase. If the word “champagne” is in lower case or accompanied by the words “méthode traditionnelle,” then you’re looking at sparking wine…