If you wonder where those who sit front row for Fashion Week in Paris gather for a nibble, the answer is unequivocally Baronne. It all makes sense, as in a way — it’s like the French society coming full circle. Baronne is set in the Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild. As its name implies; Baronne is a former home of the Rothschild family. And it doesn’t disappoint— Baronne is as grand Belle Époque dining as it gets in Paris. We would…
There are restaurants you go to for the food, and there are restaurants you go to for the scene. Lafayette’s, tucked into the Marquis de Lafayette’s former private mansion on Rue d’Anjou, firmly belongs to the second category. And deservedly so, it makes no apologies for it. If you want to have a guaranteed glamorous night out in Paris, 99.99% of the time Lafayette’s will deliver. Atmosphere This is the reason to book a table. The 18th-century mansion once belonged…
I don’t remember a world without handrolls, and thank goodness — now I don’t have to. The East Village has never lacked handroll bars, but Nori Shinn arrived this spring with a compelling pedigree. Nori Shinn is from the same team behind Thirteen Water and Shinn East, two of the neighborhood’s most reliable under-$100 omakase spots. It’s walk-in only, no tipping, and handrolls made to order at a center bar. I went in expecting a quick, casual bite. What I…
Some things come full circle, and not just the team that is behind the Esmero popup by the Alinea team in Chicago. In lieu of hosting Esmero in their compound in the West Loop, Alinea chose one of the most iconic spots in Chicago. There is exactly one address in Chicago dining that comes loaded with this much history — and that’s 816 W. Armitage Avenue. Real foodies know Chef Charlie Trotter, the OG of Michelin celebrity chefs before it…
Did you know that Texas was once its own country? No, this isn’t a joke, but a fun fact — that Texas used to be even recognized by England and France as an independent country. So what does this have to do with the Hotel 1, Place Vendôme in Paris? The answer is: everything, as the building once served as the Embassy of Texas. Fast forward to today, to a faded plaque designating the Texas embassy, the building has its…
There are some places that are effortlessly and unapologetically themselves. That is certainly the case with Keepers, the new West Village pizza and Negroni tavern. After all, when you serve your food on paper plates and kitsch is the theme of your decor, you have to have a certain confidence. In New York City, you also need to back that up with what’s in the kitchen if you have a shot at making the sky-high rents in the West Village…
The Upper East Side has been described as many things, but only recently has “cool” been added to the list of adjectives. We’ve said it before: it’s like Uptown is the new Downtown with the level of restaurants opening north of 60th Street. So, when Dear Margo arrived, we had high hopes of a Motek-level restaurant in our back pocket on the Upper East. Because every neighborhood needs a restaurant like Dear Margo — the kind of place you can…
Padel has officially gone global. As the world’s fastest growing sport, now played in more than 90 countries, it has grown far beyond local clubs to become part of the luxury travel experience. From Caribbean hideaways to Scottish estates and Mediterranean escapes, these hotels prove that a great padel court can be just as good a reason to book a trip as the beach, the spa or the ski slopes. These are the hotels with the best padel courts. Photo…
There are dog-friendly hotels, and then there are hotels where your dog may have a better vacation than you will. A bowl in the room and access to the service elevator no longer cut it. The best properties offer canine room-service menus, massages, custom accessories and, in at least one case, an actual dog butler. From urban hotspots to sprawling ranches, these hotels understand a simple truth: dogs aren’t accessories to a family vacation. They’re guests. And like any discerning…
Every August, celebrity hotel choices during the US Open become almost as fascinating as what happens on the courts. The tournament descends on the city like a second Fashion Week (which, not coincidentally, overlaps with it). And for two weeks, the question isn’t just who’s winning on the courts at Flushing Meadows. It’s who’s sitting in the box seats and who’s in the hotel lobby. The tournament itself draws the kind of crowd that defies easy categorization. Tennis, with its…
