The first time I went to Paris without a chaperone, I wandered the Left Bank, clutching a dog-eared copy of Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast” in one hand, a baguette in the other. I was a walking cliché of an American student in Paris. Trooping back and forth over the bridges spanning the Seine, I stayed…
Ideally situated at the edge of the Marais on the tree-lined Boulevard Richard Lenoir, the Marais Bastille is within easy walking distance of the Bastille Opera House and the Picasso Museum. A three-star establishment with four-star service and hospitality, this sleek and stylish hotel is a member of the world’s largest hotel chain, but you’d…
As Hemingway wrote, “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”
Remember when Dorothy doused the Wicked Witch? “I’m melting! Melting!” Isn’t that the refrain on everyone’s lips? The August heat has you melting in your apartment and melting on the train – and then freezing in the office where the A/C is blasting full-tilt boogie. Meanwhile, your skin is a schizophrenic mess, schvitzing and glistening…
As Patsy always convinced Eddy, there’s nothing like Harvey Nichols to improve your mood – and who are we to argue with Patsy? Manchester’s Harvey Nichols is a stunning structure with soaring glass walls and panoramic city views – and the restaurant is perfectly situated to cosset you with bubbles and more than 400 wines…
Remember when you turned 21? Neither do we. But still, there’s something resonant about that age – as if the world suddenly opens a door for you. And guess who’s turning 21 this year? None other than Manchester Pride. You know, Manchester, as in “Queer as Folk,” the original series. Manchester, the hometown of Morrissey,…
In a quaintly picturesque British village called Ramsbottom, just beyond the confines of Manchester proper, there lives a man named Chris Johnson who is, quite simply, the epitome of a gourmand restaurateur. As well, Mr. Johnson is a raconteur – and to dine at Ramsons Restaurant, Mr. Johnson’s gourmet restaurant, is to experience an amalgam…
In 2006, in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, a restaurant opened that quickly became the ne plus ultra in Malaysian food in the United Kingdom. Helmed by Norman Musa, a Malaysian native and Manchester Chef of the Year finalist, Ning serves indigenous Malaysian cuisine taught to Mr. Musa by his mother in their hometown of…