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The Rhubarb Tart at Zum See

We’ve just returned from a week of skiing in the Alps and the highlight, in addition to the incredible scenery, was the food. Unlike in the US, mountain restaurants are individually owned and operated and in Zermatt in particular the little restaurants in historic farmhouses and barns are incredible. No […]

Food

Chocolate Bread at Liberté

I must admit, I didn’t always understand chocolate bread. When I would see it in bakeries in the US, nestled next to savory rosemary olive loaves and breakfast sweets like cinnamon rolls and croissants it seemed like a bland choice, almost like a treat for someone who doesn’t have much […]

Hotels

Hotel Dispatch: The Sparrows

The 20-room Sparrows hotel in Palm Springs feels delightfully un-retro but owner Doug Smith says it is a throwback to another time “It’s like you’re staying in an old family camp in the desert 60 years ago.” Similar to the architecture at famed Smoke Tree Ranch, a historic enclave of […]

Hotels

Hotel Dispatch: Ace Hotel London

The Ace Hotel London opened in September 2013 in the trendy Shoreditch neighborhood and it has all the fun, quirky touches you expect to find at an Ace and then some like a photo booth, a flower shop and a juice bar. Located in a former Crowne Plaza Hotel, the […]

Food

Eclairs at L’Eclair de Genie

Seeing as it was my birthday yesterday, I decided to treat myself to an eclair (okay two) from L’Eclair de Genie, a creative eclair shop in the Marais that happens to be dangerously close to my apartment. Eclairs are giving macarons a run for their money as the city’s treat […]