The Sophisticated Subtlety of K House in Madrid
Soft minimalism.
The house features the circular shapes of ultra-modern design usually associated with the ostentatious mansions of Los Angeles but with softer wooden accents.
Madrid
Bocadillo de Jamón y Champán, Madrid
Serious sandwiches.
Perhaps one of the only places in the world where you can shamelessly pair a foot-long ham sandwich with fine champagne.
The Wall House, Kuwait City
A modern family home.
Built by AGi Architects, the Wall House on the edge of Kuwait City masks a concealed world where its inhabitants live free from prying eyes.
The Oldest Restaurant in the World
Restaurante Sobrino de Botín.
Restaurante Sobrino de Botín has seen it all. Having opened its doors in 1725, the oldest restaurant in the world has witnessed the Age of Enlightenment, the Spanish Civil War, the joining of the European Union, ten Real Madrid European Cup Champions League titles, and more.
Valencia and Madrid
Architecture and aperitifs.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: “Wine,” wrote Ernest Hemingway, “is one of the most civilized things in the world.” He spent a good portion of four decades, from the 1920s through the ’50s, living and writing in Spain; it’s easy to guess the origin of his choice elixirs. Whatever Hemingway was drinking, I’m channelling his sentiment while sipping a cocktail mixed with cava in Valencia, the country’s third-largest city.
