The New York Times
Chocolate — like fashion, wine and finance — has become a complex cultural phenomenon. There is basic chocolate for the masses, artisanal chocolate for purists and avant-garde creations for connoisseurs.
Daily News
As we pass around reading lists and take (small) comfort in the fact that one perk of being a shut-in is having time to crack open a few books, let us remember: bookstores need us.
The New York Times
The French have elevated many things to high art: fashion, flirting, foie gras. Chocolate is no exception. With boutiques that display truffles as rapturously as diamonds, the experience of visiting a Parisian chocolatier can be sublime.
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Travel + Leisure
While there’s no shortage of hotel options in the City of Light, most are found in central quartiers, like Saint-Germain-des-Près and l’Opera, which are typically trafficked more by tourists than locals. For a more authentic Parisian experience, it pays to climb into a double-digit arrondissement.
Hartford Magazine
Paris in the springtime. Is there anything more lovely and romantic? What, then, do you do when that trip to Paris includes children?
Saveur
Persian cuisine is notoriously hard to pin down. Once a vast empire that spanned the Middle East, now when we talk about Persia, we’re usually talking about Iran, a large, diverse country with a rich culinary tradition.
SilverKris Magazine
A new chapter for Manhattan’s MoMA reveals an evolving art scene across the city.
National Geographic
A dusty gray C-130 rolled to a stop just as the sun was going down over the tarmac of the Air National Guard Station at the Groton-New London Airport in Connecticut on Friday. The plane wasn’t carrying its usual haul of utility helicopters or jeeps.
Travel + Leisure
Sonoma Valley. Just the name suggests natural decadence and glorious beauty. Which makes natural disasters, like the recent Kincade Fire, all the more devastating.
T Magazine
Julien David apprenticed with Narciso Rodriguez and Ralph Lauren in New York, but when the 31-year-old French designer ventured out on his own, he went back to Square 1: the scarf.
The New York Times
Dan Giusti, who headed the kitchen at Noma in Denmark, has replaced prefab food with freshly made fare. But he still struggles to find skilled help and change students’ tastes.
EveryDay With Rachael Ray
These sweet, almond-laced French delicacies are having a real U.S. moment. We break down why they’re worth it.
National Geographic Traveler
Parsnip soup, sole meunière, plum clafouti—as souvenirs go, these are more original than an Eiffel Tower tchotchke. Tastier, too.
Hartford Magazine
They’re an American icon, a symbol of appreciation, and are said to keep the doctor away. But what do we really know about apples?
Travel + Leisure
Whether a long-planned holiday or spontaneous weekend trip, your first time or fifteenth, an important question before traveling to Paris is: where should I stay?
The New York Times
Classic architecture, international cuisine, adventurous activities and serious art: This Western New York city is blossoming.
SilverKris Magazine
Known for their sprawling resorts half a century ago, the Catskills in upstate New York are now attracting city slickers with refurbished boutique hotels and back-to-nature experiences
Travel + Leisure
Brooklyn, New York. 71 square miles. 2.6 million people. It’s big, daunting, and anyway, do you really need to peel yourself away from Manhattan to visit it? In short, yes.
The New York Times
Scribner’s Catskill Lodge has a contemporary look (and cuisine) and an ideal location for Hunter Mountain skiing.
The New York Times
Sipping wine only scratches the surface of what California’s big-sky country has to offer.
