Summer has arrived and there is nothing better than a picnic lunch overlooking a lake or other outdoor landscape. We suggest you make a simple meal with cold cucumber soup (a soup that most people never tried) and the latest “IT” food avocado toast. A chilled soup is one of the rewards of midsummer. Serve […]
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Recently, while staying with artist friends in their loft in Bushwick, Brooklyn NYC, I decided to host a dinner party for several of their friends as a return favor for my accommodations and they told me that many of their friends were vegan. I had personally never created an All-Vegan-Dinner-Party before, so the meal turned […]
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The Van Gogh Museum is an art museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands dedicated to the works of Vincent van Gogh and his contemporaries. The museum is located at the Museum Square in the borough Amsterdam South, close to the Stedelijk Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Concertgebouw. The museum’s collection is the largest collection of Van Gogh’s paintings and drawings in the world. The museum opened […]
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There are few meals as luxurious as lobster-based dishes. We recently made our lobster salad as a light lunch for old friends who were visiting. Ingredients: 2 lbs of freshly cooked lobster meat 3-4 tablespoons of mayonnaise 1 stick of salted butter Split top New England Lobster Roll Buns (or any classic hot dog buns) Fresh […]
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The mega-international-art-fair “The Armory Show” returned to its sprawling location on the West Side piers this year, creating its own designated week in New York City called Armory Arts Week. Many satellite art fairs and special gallery exhibitions and museum shows revolve around the throngs of art lovers and collectors The Armory Show attracts. For 2018 the Armory […]
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In a wonderful collaboration between photographer Sandro Miller and actor John Malkovich the team has created a “Homage to Photographic Masters”. In 2013 photographer Sandro Miller decided to do a project honoring the men and women who had influenced his photographic career. After selection thirty-five images to emulate, Sandro contacted actor John Malkovich, who agreed to […]
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Gerrit Thomas Rietveld was a Dutch architect and furniture designer born on June 24, 1888 and died on June 25, 1964. He was a principal member of the Dutch artistic movement “DeStijl”. Rietveld’s most famous design is his “Red and Blue Chair” pictured below. Rietveld was born in Utrecht Holand, in 1888, the son of a joiner (woodworker). He left […]
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There may be no better way to truly soak up this summer than by lazily lounging at the edge of a beautiful infinity pool. Let’s look at some fantasy pools, for your dream home. trivago.com has supplied us with eight examples of their best choices of hotel infinity pools. The combination of stark white buildings and […]
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By Miranda Hutchens The Kobe Meriken Park Oriental Resort Hotel is surrounded by ocean on three sides. Guests enjoy quintessential Kobe scenes as the harbor, Kobe Port Tower, and Kobe Maritime Museum stretch out beneath your eyes. Each guest room has a balcony so that you can enjoy the glittering ocean and urban nightscape, which change […]
Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday of May would, from that time forward, be Mother’s Day. A special day dedicated to recognizing the important contribution mothers bring to our society. Few things are as pampering as breakfast in bed. First, we recommend you include, as a gift, bed tray […]