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A New Hotel in Greece – The Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino

If you think that you missed your chance at summer in Greece, well the season is just all a technicality. The weather has never been better, the crowds have cleared and now is the time to get the real essence of why Greece is so many people’s happy place. And there’s a new hotel in Greece – the Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino. We can personally confirm that it’s more than a good reason to hightail it to Greece this early…

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New York City

Brasserie Fouquet’s in NYC

It’s nice when you go into a restaurant, and you know that it’s not their first rodeo. In the case of the iconic Fouquet’s in Paris, they’ve been to rodeos in the most glamorous places in the world. The latest location in NYC somehow balances the elegance of a Parisian Grande Dame and the effortless chic of New York. This is the review. Overview Brasserie Fouquet’s in NYC has landed in the trendy Tribeca neighborhood, and it turns out this…

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Home Design

Hotels That Sell Home Goods and Furniture

Invention is often the mother of necessity. Such is the case of these hotels that finally had to start shipping their hotel goods because people were “accidentally” taking them home anyway. So, now you too, can legitimately own not only the coveted fluffy bathrobes but pretty much everything that is and isn’t bolted down. There are hotels where you walk in and want your house to look like that. Of course, a vacation offers a needed break from the everyday.…

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Celebrity Travel

Robert De Niro’s Hotels and Restaurants

A shout-out to Robert De Niro who shows that at any age you can have game. We’re not talking about his Golden Globe or Oscar-winning movies, or that he bros down with Leo. We’re not even talking about how he’s a Dad again at 80. Instead, we’re talking about his hotel portfolio, which is at an impressive 18+ and growing. So, wherever you go, you can add Bobby’s hotels to your list. If he didn’t become famous or rich enough…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

Six Luxury Trains Around the World

There was a time when traveling to a destination was as special as the destination itself. Whether by plane or train, the champagne flowed and you were welcomed aboard like a civilized human being. Meals were an exquisite occasion, and your sleeper cars were jewel boxes of luxury to tour the world. In a nutshell, travel was just plain glamorous. Well, you can have that again now, and perhaps better, on these luxury trains around the world. Because why not…

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Best Of The Best

Top Hotel Cooking Schools Around the World

You know they say when you feed a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. You teach him how to fish, and you feed him for life. This is just our way of saying that these hotels, in some pretty kick a— destinations, have the best cooking schools in the world. So, whether you can’t boil an egg (which is actually an art, by the way), or you’re on the next Top Chef, this is where to…

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New York City

Maki Kosaka

Unlike everything else in this issue, there’s a place in NYC that won’t break the bank. The sister restaurant of omakase spot Kosaka (which may break the bank), Maki Kosaka is the more casual temaki restaurant. What this means for you is that you get the same quality fish, but not the same price tag. This is how it stacks up. Overview Maki Kosaka is the sister restaurant of Kosaka, the Michelin-starred restaurant in the West Village. Kosaka is part…

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Best Of The Best

World’s Most Expensive Drinks

Maybe you just closed a big deal. Or you just got that well-deserved promotion. Or maybe, you just want a darned good cocktail. Whatever the reason, there are nights where you want to go big, because you’re not going home. When the occasion calls for it, these are the places, and the cocktails, that are worth the celebration. We get that “stealth-wealth” is in. But we’re always going to love some good, old-fashioned hedonism. The fun kind, of course– like…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

Destinations with the Most

We know you’ve sat around wondering which city has the most Michelin-starred restaurants in the world. Or maybe you want to know which city has the most luxurious hotels. Then there’s the fun fodder of the smallest town in the world, and the surprise that it has a 3-star Michelin restaurant. Turns out that when you uncover places that are the most of something in their field, you have yourself quite the travel list. So, without further ado, these are…

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Celebrity

Celebrity Liquor Brands

It seems that to be a celeb nowadays, your resume must have “liquor brand owner trying to sell a company for $1 billion” on it, a la George Clooney. Because, like, who doesn’t want a billion dollars? The answer is no one, especially celebs. So, these are the celebs with noteworthy liquor brands, and some of them are actually pretty good. Clearly, there is a coin to be made in celebrity liquor brands; just ask George Clooney. Since his billion-dollar…

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