It’s found around the corner from the city’s most famous shopping streets and just steps away from the Spanish Steps, yet Casa Howard remains one of Rome’s hidden gems. It’s a townhouse with five uniquely decorated bedrooms, from the White Room with French antique furnishings to the Chinese Room filled with silks. They are the [...]

Miami has some of the most fabulous hotels of any American city, particularly the Shore Club and the Delano. Now you can add another one to that list, which is not exactly just one more boutique hotel but really a “boutique resort.” EPIC HOTELincludes a private marina, lush gardens, and a fantastic poolside deck, while [...]

It was awarded a Michelin Star last October, but Charlie Restaurant in Las Vegas’ Palazzo remains a place to discover in Sin City among all the new star chef restaurants in town. The star behind this one is Charlie Trotter whose Chicago restaurant has been a success story for over two decades.
The menu focuses on [...]

After almost a decade as head chef at the world’s best restaurant (that’s “El Bulli” not far from Barcelona, in case you’ve one of the very few who’ve never heard of it), Albert Raurich felt it was time to open his own business. The result is Dos Palillos, an Asian-inspired tapas bar-restaurant in the [...]

The multiple-award-winning Hotel di Principe Di Savoia in Milan was recently renovated but has kept its regal, opulent look filled with belle époque glamour. It’s one of Milan’s most attractive hotels throughout the year, but especially in the sunnier summer months, with its cool garden which can be admired from your dining table at [...]

You can add this to our recent Milan design guide: The just-opened Design Supermarket. It’s found in the upscale La Rinascente department store, in a minimalist space designed by Claudio Silvestrin. It presents Italian design and well-known brands like Nespresso and Kartell, but not necessarily at prices that most can’t afford, with many [...]

The Paris-based contemporary furniture retailer Silvera has a new address. It is now also found on Avenue Wagram (at number 41), covering a space of 500 square meters. The very first showroom opened in 1991 and the Silvera name has since then become synonymous with design innovation. With five different showrooms in the [...]

There are private clubs and members-only bars, and then there’s the new Grey Goose Bar in Brussels’ Barcardi-Martini headquarters. Officially open to employees only, it has also unofficially been adopted by a lucky few of the city’s most sophisticated crowds as a favorite hotspot. While the drinks and exclusivity are the most obvious [...]

When Venice’s Palazzo Grassi was beautifully renovated in 2006, it became a space for temporary art exhibitions and the home of François Pinault’s personal art collection. But the French entrepreneur now has a second home in the most romantic of all Italian cities, found right at the entrance to the Grand Canal. The [...]