Tag: Food & Drink

Meal Plan

A 3-Day Foodie Guide to Downtown New York City

A good plan is the most important part of any foodie adventure. Steven Lawrence, food writer and culinary guide, prepares an attainable itinerary for your next food-focused visit to New York.

Rare Form

The Curious Case of the Restaurant Hotel

Hotel restaurants are commonplace. Restaurant hotels, however, are another thing entirely. They’re a total rarity. And rarer still: restaurants with hotels good enough to be in our selection.

Agriturismo!

The Farmhouse Hotels of Southern Italy

Agricultural tourism is a major travel trend in Italy. Aiding in the appeal is the masseria, a type of farmhouse hotel found mostly in the country’s southern region of Puglia.

Mansion on the Hill

The Madrona Is an Aesthetic Success in Sonoma

A Victorian mansion in the California wine country is now the Madrona, an uncompromising hotel that owes its brash design to the rebellious Aesthetic Movement of the late 19th century. Oscar Wilde would be proud.

Craft Work

Experimental Has Come a Long Way Since Cocktails

The highway of history is littered with the carcasses of irrational confidence. Experimental was confident they could go from craft cocktail bars to iconic boutique hotels. They were right.

Untouchable

The Nobu Empire Goes Where No Other Has

There’s no precedent for Nobu, with its Michelin-worthy empire of restaurants and hotels. And it all started with an offer from Robert DeNiro that couldn’t be refused — eventually.