October 2019

Treasuring life

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“…Though we offer high-end auctions,” says Katie Banser-Whittle, regional director of Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers, which has a new office in White Plains, “we also consider things in all price points that people don’t have an outlet for.”

Off the grid

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Painter Agnes Martin created a serene body of work that reflected a Zen philosophy despite – or maybe because of – the difficult circumstances she contended with in her long life.

Chocolate obsession

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Kelly Dantas’ new Chocoylatte café offers high quality goodies – along with lunch fare – in a manner that lets you indulge without too much guilt.

Sips from Austria

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Making wine in Austria’s ravishingly rocky Wachau region is a bit like planting vineyards on Manhattan isle. But Domäne Wachau has managed to produce some very gneiss, er, nice wines.