Poor planning and crazy expensive airfare out of Boston led us to re-route through New York City on way to St. Barts. A night in New York is always time well spent and a visit to the Michelin-starred “tiki bar meets Hemingway’s Cuba” little gem of a place known as ZZ’s Clam Bar was just plain inspired….
Bars
Recipe: The Original Bloody Mary
The Bloody Mary was created at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City back in 1934 at the infamous King Cole bar. To make it more acceptable to the young ladies it was called the Red Snapper back then. Yes – this recipe was included with the King Cole Bar and Astor Court post…
NYC: St Regis – King Cole Bar and Astor Court
The King Cole Bar is tucked into the back of the St. Regis hotel which we made home during a quick trip to New York City. The St. Regis hotel is seeped in history. It was built by Colonial John Jacobs Astor in 1905 and, at the time, was the tallest building in New York…
Boston: Gordon’s in DTX & jm Curley
Have to shout out a great new wine store in Boston. After attending an open house of a “modernized” brownstone in Beacon Hill, we wandered into Gordon’s in Downtown Crossing on Temple Place yesterday and fell in love. The space is beautiful. The folks that renovated the property in Beacon Hill should have given Gordon’s…
Paris: George V
After a truly wonderful lunch at Prémices, we headed to the Musee Carnavalet which is located in Le Marias and dedicated to the history of Paris. There is a large sculpture of of Louis XIV the Sun King in the courtyard which seemed to be mocking our gluttony to date 🙂 It was a very interesting…