Posts Tagged ‘winter’
Urban Outdoor Luxury Begins with the Right Grill
Summer is made for al fresco dining and lazy afternoons relaxing on a deck or patio. A change in cooler temperatures doesn’t need to restrict the great pleasure of outdoor grilling. In fact, during football season, your patio can be turned into a luxurious apartment tailgate space while watching the game with family and friends.…
Read MoreFly Private to Squaw Valley This Ski Season
Fly Private to Squaw Valley This Ski Season Wheels Up, a membership-based private aviation company, wants your vacation to start as soon as you step onto your plane, rather than as soon as you arrive at your destination. Not something most people would usually consider, but Wheels Up promises to not only make your…
Read MoreThe Art of a Vermont Winter
In 1928, Nobel Prize-winning author Sinclair Lewis and his famed journalist wife, Dorothy Thompson, purchased a farm in the hinterlands of Vermont. It wasn’t long before the newlyweds realized they had found their perfect home on a 300-acre property beset with rolling hills, orchards and picturesque views in every direction—all for just $10,000. Over the…
Read MoreAlpine Adventure: Heli-skiing the Rockies
By Ted Christodulidis For some, a holiday mountainside retreat is an established tradition. To breathe a different air and see a different sky, and for most, to seek out the freshest powder no cannon or resort could offer. Skiing, as we know it today, experienced its beginnings in Scandinavia and was practiced as long ago…
Read MoreCultivating Cocktail Culture with Carlos Ruiz
Over the last decade, the methods of cocktail-making have transformed tenfold. Drop into any high-end bar or restaurant along the Hudson, and chances are there’s a few house-made cocktails on the menu, and I’m not talking about the Cosmopolitans and Manhattans our parents drank. Similar to the way chefs have put the spotlight on incorporating…
Read MoreStyle Roundup: NYFW Fall/Winter 2016
Heavily influenced by music, pop culture, and 70’s style, the Fall/Winter collections of New York Fashion Week 2016 were full of striking color, heavy layering, and dense prints. Elongated sleeves, boxy tailoring, and metallic palettes stole almost every show, while in the world of menswear, uniformity and leisure wear were key elements. Bringing forward designers…
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