Chefs Answer the Common Question: Why Do So Many of Them Have Tattoos?
Knives and needles.
In the microcosm of a single kitchen, a larger sense of kinship can be felt. And for many chefs, tattoos are permanent markers of that identity.
Autumn 2021
The Call of the Void
Why do we feel the urge to jump from high places?
Why do we feel the urge to jump from high places?
Elisa C-Rossow Designs for Timelessness, not Trends
Classic designs, minimal shapes.
“Trends give me anxiety. They come and go so fast, and finally always come back a few decades later.”
CheckMate Artisanal Winery Offers Remarkable Chardonnay and Merlot
A winning move on the Okanagan Valley landscape.
CheckMate wines are made from only two varieties: chardonnay and merlot, an odd combination.
Audrey Nuna’s Quarantine EP Highlights a Sense of Lost Youth
Growing pains.
“I think that being young is just being the closest to God. You don’t worry about anything, you’re happy for no reason, you’re fascinated by everything. That’s the purest form of human. My goal in life is to try and stay as close to that as I can. I think as you grow and as you go through the world, it’s impossible to fully retain it.”
Sundays Furniture Teams Up With Scott Sueme
Woven wonder.
Woven wonder.
Vancouver artist Scott Sueme teams up with Sundays, a furniture company that recently went from being online-only to having physical locations.
An Apothecary Founded by Dominican Friars Offers Gilded Colognes in Florence
Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella
The Officina Santa Maria Novella story officially begins in 1612. But like many Old World stories, especially those tied to the church, its origins predate that. The history of the apothecary dates back to the 13th century when it was a monastic laboratory—Dominican friars began concocting herbal remedies in the convent’s infirmary in the time of Giotto and Dante.
MAR by Maria Karimi
So haute.
In 2020, when the pandemic hit, Karimi took a moment to seize a new opportunity and launched a ready-to-wear collection. She focused on sustainable ethically made clothes that evoke a timeless elegance.
Borgo Santo Pietro: A Bucolic Home Away From Home in the Tuscan Countryside
Focus beyond the horizon.
Borgo, as it’s called for short, certainly feels like paradise. And not just for the luxurious accommodations, which consist of 22 spacious rooms and suites in a soothing palette of neutrals and greens and travertine floors.