Islands generate interiority – and so perhaps it’s not surprising that once-remote isles have been discovered through literature. Published in 1947, James Michener’s Tales of the South Pacific turned the Solomon Islands into a Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical, and … Read More
During the Seventies, when there were very few international travelers wandering through Chile, Pedro Ibanez roamed his native country, traveling to destinations that were both remote and beautiful. These early explorations inculcated in Ibanez an appreciation of the journey itself … Read More
Located more than two thousand miles from the American continent, Rapa Nui (created three million years ago from three volcanoes) is the easternmost point of the so-called Polynesian triangle, formed with New Zealand and Hawaii. … Read More
Before there was Alexander McQueen, there was Lucile, the first British fashion designer to achieve international renown. It was Lucile who introduced the “mannequin parade,” which is what we call a fashion show – or else ballroom culture – depending … Read More
“April showers bring May flowers” – which sounds promising. But then there’s also “April is the cruelest month” – which sounds less so. What a quandary is the month of April. You’re ready for spring fever, but suddenly, it snows. You’re imagining your … Read More
Back in the Eighties, a little known Austrian-American chef opened a restaurant on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, serving a concept called “California cuisine,” which, at the time, seemed an oxymoron to many food snobs. Yet, Wolfgang Puck was … Read More
For twenty-six years, Chef Georges Perrier has been Philadelphia’s premier five-star chef. A native of Lyons, Chef Perrier opened Le Bec Fin in 1970 as a small, thirty-five seat restaurant on Spruce Street. By 1983, Le Bec Fin was so … Read More
It’s likely that more song lyrics have been written about spring than any other season. Just think of the numerous standards waxing poetic about spring: “Spring Is Here,” “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most,” “It Might As Well … Read More
