Experience
The Art of Gentlemanliness
Thomas Pink rolls out a finishing school for grooms.
Sophisticated style takes more than tailored clothing. It’s about understanding everything from shirt and tie pairings to champagne pairings. And at no point in a man’s life is it more important to look and act sharp than at his wedding.
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Preview: Luxury Tribeca Bathhouse
A visit to Aire Ancient Baths in Tribeca is an otherworldly experience.
Opening any day now, Aire Ancient Baths is a 16,000-square-foot multilevel bathhouse in Tribeca that takes the ancient wellness concept to new heights. The space was painstakingly restored to its original 1883 form and then built out under the... READ MORE
Artist to Know: Max Ferguson
Capturing city life as it was, with an eye toward preservation and a style that brings the work to life.
As a fourth-generation New Yorker, hyperrealist painter Max Ferguson has a deep familiarity with the city that comes through in the photolike quality of his work. The everyday scenes he depicts don’t idealize the city or turn it into an abstraction... READ MORE
Delicious Drive Destinations
Elegant inns with equally elegant dining—all within three hours of the city.
La Maison Blanche, Shelter Island
This breezy boutique hotel in a big old white house with a wraparound porch, revamped last year by a former Andre Balazs partner, has eight luxurious but homey rooms (plus lovely gardens, a great bar, and two... READ MORE
Artists to Know: Les Lalanne
Paul Kasmin Gallery offers an intimate look into the world of this unusual French duo.
French husband-and-wife artists Claude Lalanne and the late François-Xavier Lalanne, who have exhibited together since the 1960s under the joint name Les Lalanne, have had memorable appearances in such august settings as the Christie’s sale of the... READ MORE
Great Find: Local Gin
New York Distilling Company is making waves in a world of gin.
Craft distilleries are still scarce in NYC, but in what many are calling a second golden age of cocktail culture, there has been a rediscovery of vintage-y spirits. And the spirit of the moment is gin. To seize that moment, Allen Katz, Bob Potter,... READ MORE
Master the Art of Japanese Cuisine
Japanese culinary aces teach their craft to the public in the Bouley Test Kitchen.
David Bouley’s Tribeca kaiseki restaurant, Brushstroke, has been refining New Yorkers’ definitions of Japanese cuisine since it opened in 2011. Now Bouley is taking things a step further by offering a 12-course series of classes, titled Mastering... READ MORE
