The Powerful Ways Chefs Are Pairing Food and Art As art programs get slashed and AI increasingly devalues artists, the restaurant industry is rallying around artists more than ever. By Kristy Alpert Expat artists Megan Boon Siegl and Ruth Watson-Blumenfeld have painted in cafés all around their adopted home of Paris, creating their…
This Paris Nightclub Has a No Men Policy – and Dinner and Drinks Are Included The promise of dinner and being done before midnight — without any men on the dance floor — is selling out. By Kristy Alpert I wasn’t even the first in line when I arrived as the…
There’s a Hidden Club on This Massive Cruise Ship…and It’s Invite Only Don’t worry, I crossed my fingers when they told me not to talk about it. By Kristy Alpert There’s a saying on large cruise ships that goes, “Once you know your way around the ship well enough, it’s time to go…
How Rolle Became the Secret Grape of Provençal Rosés This Mediterranean-grown white grape produces fresh, pale pink rosé wines. By Kristy Alpert There are some people who say you can never judge a rosé by its color, but you won’t find those people in the south of France. In Provence, specifically along the…
The Most Exciting Restaurant in Paris Right Now Is a Bar The zero-ice establishment is serving a cacao-free chocolate truffle made from beer waste. By Kristy Alpert Fine dining in Paris generally comes with very few surprises. A smirk when presented with a riff on a classic dish, sure; an impressed…
Paris Is Having a Breakfast Awakening Weekend brunch has become fashionable in the pastry paradise. By Kristy Alpert It wasn’t all that long ago when one of the only ways to get a complete American-style breakfast (eggs, pancakes, bacon, even granola) in Paris was to eat whatever continental situation was being…
This Postcard-Worthy Port in Italy Promises Seafood, Pasta, and Focaccia Find plenty of love and pasta in Portofino. By Kristy Alpert Protected from the wind and the sea inside a secluded sandstone-sheltered cove, this little Ligurian fishing village is every bit as charming as it appears from its postcard-perfect shoreline. Historic…
The Most Romantic Places to Sip and Dine on Italy’s Isola d’Elba The Mediterranean island has has its own famous DOCG wine and plenty of handmade pasta. By Kristy Alpert Embraced by the warm, crystalline waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, just off the west coast of Italy’s Tuscan shoreline, Isola d’Elba…
Look for This Label for Authentic Fare at Restaurants in Nice, France Indulge in ravioli, risotto, and gelato in the French Riviera’s dream destination that marries flavors from the Mediterranean border of France and Italy. By Kristy Alpert Even among the most enchanting of villages in the French Riviera, Nice sparkles…
Here’s How Gen Z Is Changing High Tea Afternoon tea is actually exciting now — and these are the tea rooms leading the change. By Kristy Alpert The tradition of afternoon tea has long attracted the rule followers and the etiquette adherent among us. It’s a formal tradition that doesn’t lend…
