The hot markets will always include Belair and Fifth Avenue, but high-end real estate is also appreciating in less common regions. Finding a swanky penthouse in the Upper East Side is likely out of reach for most, but plunking down a couple million for a penthouse in Wayzata Minnesota may be feasible. “The hot luxury…
Market Bags by Jaye Hersh City Totes are here to save the day — in high style! Perfect for do-gooders with pure hearts and up market aspirations, Market Bags are the country cousins to the big bucks line GOYARD. Saavy marketer Jaye Hersh started ShopIntuition to pay for her children’s education (“into-tution”….get it?) and once…
If you’ve always loved the Napa Valley lifestyle… the warm days that nestle the wine grapes on the vine… the cool nights… the air of upscale luxury living, now you can buy into it. The Westin Verasa Napa, the valley’s first four-star condo-hotel, is now offering suites from the mid-$400,000s and up. Here, you can…
1. Lock Stop For anyone who has ever suffered from flatmates, offspring or undeserving partners guzzling their fine wine, the Lock Stop is a combination lock guaranteed to keep them all out. www.drinkstuff.com 2. Red wine breather To fully appreciatered wine, it should be allowed to breathe before drinking for up to four hours. If…
The deluxe hotel is situated in the medieval village of Megalohori, on the legendary Greek Island of Santorini – a remnant of a mythological past. Just seven kilometers from Fira, the capital of the Island, the resort overlooks rolling vineyards, the Aegean sea, and beyond to beautiful sunsets. Exclusive Getaways – 2007 Summer (May to…
No one parties like New Orleans parties! They plan to pour more than 15,000 glasses of wine from 1,000 wines and over 200 winemakers from across the globle at the 16th Annual New Orleans Wine & Food Experience, from May 23-27. You’ll enjoy wine, food, and generous portions of jazz and zydeco music, as well…
The Hyatt at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco recently completed a $6 million renovation. The hotel’s 313 guest rooms were refurbished, the lobby redesigned and the Stay Fit @ Hyatt Fitness Center was expanded. All guest rooms are now “contemporary residential” in feel and much more chic than the previous rooms. Accommodations include the Hyatt…
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This week, we’re celebrating our second birthday. Quite a bit has changed in the past 24 months. We’ve grown from Ava, Branden and Gil to a worldwide group of contributors. • We’ve now posted over 1,800 articles and comments in these four areas: Food, Shopping, Travel and Wine. • Our traffic has doubled in the…
Dream Theme, Dream Team, Dream Location! I’m off to New York in a few days for a fabulous Girlfriend-Getaway Week featuring great theatre, food and shopping. I still haven’t decided on where to stay (Don’t know if there’s a big convention in town or what, but WOW- my fav hotels are simply NOT offering any…
You would probably recognize some of their duds if you watch Ugly Betty, Days of our Lives or Desperate Housewives. It’s online presence is ranked amongst the top 5 sites on StyleHive.com. You relish the tales your belongings tell and delight in the unique aura they cast around you. If someone toured your home, they…
London Chocolatier Thorntons invited passers-by to tuck into the 14.5ft by 9.5ft (4.4m by 2.9m) edible billboard in Covent Garden, London. The Easter creation, a world first, was made of (860lb) of pure chocolate including 10 chocolate bunnies, 72 giant chocolate eggs and 128 chocolate panels, each weighing 2kg. It was eaten in just three…