When our family is in New York and we want to celebrate something big we go to lunch at Le Bernardin. In a perfect world we visit MoMA beforehand (Robert Rauschenberg retrospective, anyone?). Then we walk around the corner for one of the best meals we’ll have all year.
Read MoreA few bars and restaurants—because they’re so singular or have been around for so long—enter the popular imagination. The 21 Club, which was both, announced that it will not open its doors after the pandemic. 21 was connected to the history of New York and to the people who made this city great.
Read MoreLyle Railsback is a man you want to know. He’s worked at Kermit Lynch, a legend in the wine world, for over a decade. In that time he’s traveled widely to vineyards and, for those of you who care about such things, somehow managed to build a very impressive tailored wardrobe. He and his brother Eric also make their own wine in California under the name Railsback Frères.
Read MoreHow does a place become beloved? Well if it’s a bar, an area I consider myself a minor expert in having a spent an unusual amount of time in them, they have to be easy. If I’m going there a lot I don’t want to concentrate too much. It should be not be full every night, so you can talk with somebody or keep to yourself. It shouldn’t be too big, too loud or have a drink list that’s more than one page.
Read MoreI discovered Upstream Wines in Livingston Manor, on my way to fish in the Catskills. (Anglers should note that Dette, the legendary fly shop, has relocated there.) It’s a delightful space on Main Street, that opened in the summer 2017 by Meg McNeill.
Read MoreEverybody remain calm, it’s just a friendly addition to the internet. The world might not need another website, but we do need a place to talk about where to buy a first suit, where to drink in Japan and where to bonefish in the Bahamas. Curious people on the hunt are always looking for insight and intelligence.
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