Rory McIlroy nearly choked away the Masters in three different stretches on Sunday alone. Yet I think about the second shot on the par-5 15th, and I can’t access the part of my brain that dispenses snark. “He didn’t even make the eagle putt that shot set up!” you may crack. “He still nearly blew…
With the cost of hotel stays generally trending upward — 2024 saw the highest recorded average daily rates in the U.S., for starters — the luxury hospitality world may not seem the most fertile bargain-hunting ground. But you can still find deals, and they go well beyond those you can obtain by converting your credit…
Restaurants: love ‘em, obviously. But grocery stores … those are my happy places. And when a grocery store’s got prepared food that beats anything? I’m moving in. Last year, my colleague Tanya Sichynsky did a great installment of the newsletter about grocery stores with excellent food, so consider this a sequel. With park picnic season…
With its copper bar and brass-rail-backed banquettes, Lazare evokes a traditional Parisian brasserie, but registers as modern with its exposed ductwork overhead and wall units filled with stacked white plates, pitchers, vases and other objects. Similarly, the stylish comfort-food menu includes Normandy oysters, onion soup and roasted sausage with buttery potato purée, as well as…
One of the most delightful shows in Paris wasn’t a show at all. It was a — what? Exhibition? Career retrospective? Opportunity to snack on gossip along with some croissants? Officially it was the Loewe Fall 2025 men’s and women’s wear presentation, held in the ornate halls of the 18th century Pozzo di Borgo, the…
