Our Fave Activites: 1. Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens: One stop shopping for all your cultural needs. You can easily spend the whole day here exploring the stellar European art collection, strolling through the dozen gardens sprawled out over 120 acres. Choices include a zen Japanese Garden, the multihued Rose Garden, the Garden…
Question: When does anything these days exceed your expectations? Well, this grand Dame sure did. The hotel literally blew us away. With a 35 million dollar face lift (that buys a whole lot of Botox) the hotel had just finished freshening up its’ previously somewhat staid interior with several dramatic but pleasing make-over’s. The impeccably…
Early this month, during a familial conference call, my NYC sis started whining, “It’s so wet and monsoonish here on the East Coast.” Then mom chimed in, “Try living in Seattle, my dear. It’s cold and dreary and totally depressing. I’d love some sun.” I was then commanded to come up with a getaway plan….
Marriage, the most special occasion for a woman becomes more special with a spectacular diamond studded wedding gown. The famed jewelry designer Martin Katz gave this dream the shape of reality in collaboration with the dress designer Renee Strauss. The stunning wedding gown studded with 150-carat diamonds came to the spotlight as the most expensive…
This Sunday forgo the usual “all- you- can- drink Bloody Mary Brunch” and hop over to Pier 94 in Manhattan. Sip good wines, taste from a number of the Big Apple’s best resto’s ( Buddakan, Illili, Centrico, Kittichai, ) sample from gourmet food folk like Murray’s Cheese and Bella Cucina, while viewing some amazing party…
I’ve had the pleasure of flying Cathay Pacific Airways a few times over my decades of travel, but being pampered by one of the world’s most highly acclaimed carriers takes service to a decidedly higher level.
The Mirage is a fantastic hotel. Located in the middle of the strip, it’s within walking distance of the Bellagio, Paris and Caesars. The rooms are wonderful, admittedly the bathrooms are on the small size, but they have everything you could need, with snazzy toiletries. Even though it’s a huge hotel, the layout of the…
Lambert Bridge That evening, as I drove cross the old trestle bridge and caught my first glimpse of the winery nestled into the hillside, it’s stone and rough wood lodge-like tasting room surrounded by an old-fashioned wrap-around porch (a perfect spot for sipping the afternoon away) it brought to mind a Rockefeller Great House. Two…
A few weeks ago I received the following invitation from a friend of mine, Tony Giovanzana (the Director of Retail Operations at Dry Creek’s Lambert Bridge Winery): I would like you to be our guest at a very special, once-in-a-lifetime dinner that we are hosting here at the winery. We have partnered with Paula Le…
Firstly the layout of the theatre is great; the audience sits all around the stage and as a result you really feel part of the action. Obviously the Beatles music speaks for itself, but the visual interpretation of the songs is fantastic. The dancers, acrobats, effects and sound were also outstanding. The colors, the costumes,…
Time for a Spa break: After a day of power-shopping, museuming it or just wandering through the different nabes, a little R & R at either of these spas should prove a welcome break. Oasis Day Spa To find the hidden Oasis Day Spa at 1 Park Ave. you first descend down a flight of…
Come de-stress while helping those in distress. Healing Arts for Haiti will be held on February 12th at the Grand Hyatt, NYC where caring citizens can receive services from the healing arts community with donations to help Haiti. This brilliant idea was hatched by none other than Oasis Day Spa’s Bruce Schoenberg, who generously organized…