Author: kristyalpert

HiLuxury: Porto Perfection

Porto Perfection by Kristy Alpert Portugal’s second-largest city is Europe’s last undiscovered gem. With a generous pour of port in my hand, a salty breeze lightly brushing through my hair, and a sunset on my horizon, I found myself slipping into a blissful daze where it seemed only fitting to close…

Hemispheres magazine

  This Month’s Hottest Hotels Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Tokyo Design Notes Opened last June on the top six floors of Tokyo’s 52-story Toranomon Hills tower, these 164 rooms comprise Japan’s biggest Andaz and the first hotel project by legendary designer Shinichiro Ogata. With the help of New York–based interior designer…

Food & Wine magazine

TRAVEL GUIDE A Chef’s Guide to Eating and Drinking in Prague BY KRISTY ALPERT | POSTED MAY 29, 2015 AT 10:04AM EDT Prague With its portfolio of incredible architecture, Prague is well-known for being gorgeous. Chef Oldřich Sahajdák would like to make the case that it’s also delicious. Sahajdák is credited with…

Drive the District: Savory Sips

The Most Savory Sips in Dallas Ditch the appletinis and daiquiris for a new kind of cocktail. Kristy Alpert | April 22, 2015 When it comes to the latest cocktail craze in Dallas, bartenders across the city are done sugarcoating their creations. Hot on the bar menu? Savory cocktails. These flavorful drinks…

Drive the District: Behind the Beard

Behind the Beard: Talking Business and Facial Hair with Beard Supply The Dallas-based business is taming beards, one hand-crafted oil at a time. Kristy Alpert | March 3, 2015 The friendship shared by Beard Supply co-owners Cody Murphey and John Read has made it through the awkward stages of youth and grown into a…