Roger and out?
Well, no sooner did Andy Murray hoist the trophy at Wimbledon then the media, blogosphere and twitterati went into overdrive. You would’ve thought that…
The Serpent’s Tooth
I saw the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival’s “King Lear” in previews recently, and I was reminded once again of how rich Shakespeare’s characterizations are,…
Beyond V8
Photographs by Bob Rozycki Kylie Cappelli’s Lilli Pilli Health Bar in White Plains takes its name and spirit from the Australian Outback, where she…
Pasta master
Photographs by Bob Rozycki In a career that has taken him from olive oil to rice to pasta and both sides of the Atlantic,…
Sons (and daughters) of ‘The Sheik’
The phrase “hot tomato” may have applied to the crimson-lipped flappers who raised their hemlines and lowered their guard in the Roaring ’20s. But…
The fruit – er, vegetable – of duality
“You like potato and I like potahto. You like tomato and I like tomahto. Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto: Let’s call the whole thing off.”…
EDITOR’S LETTER – JULY 2013
I have the kind of relationship to food that I think many people might identify with: I love to eat. But cooking, meh, not…
Beauty in the Beast
Summer in the city is not everyone’s cup of iced tea, but it’s a great time to catch up on what you’ve been missing,…
How It Began
Bless their hearts at the New-York Historical Society. The curators there have taken on a topic many would not touch in the good old…
A touchdown for the sightless
My Aunt Mary – rest her – always said you could tell a lot about a man by the way he treated children and…
Another opening, another show
First, The Lionheart Gallery in Pound Ridge has a reception for “The Eye of Klemantaski: Historic Motor Racing Photography” June 8 from 4 to…
A good “Gatsby”
We wonder what all the fuss is about. By that we mean the negative press. From the early reviews, you would think that Baz…
Red, hot and Bloomie’s
We were swooning with distress when we heard that Nacho Figueras – Argentine polo star, Ralph Lauren Polo spokes-model and all-around nice guy –…
Road warrior
Capt. Harry Wales came to America in May, and like many soldiers traditionally have done, he paid his respects to comrades-in-arms, serenaded a pretty…
‘Oscar’ night
Photographs by 5th Avenue Digital The star of White Plains Hospital’s 120th anniversary gala wasn’t in attendance. But his presence was felt in every…
Traveling in comfort and style
Photographs by Bob Rozycki There’s a terrific moment in “Pride and Prejudice” – not the one with Keira Knightley but the definitive version with…
One Lionheart-ed lady
Susan D. Grissom, director of the recently renovated Lionheart Gallery in Pound Ridge, savors her small-town life, with its regular forays into New York…
Zen and the art of innkeeping
Photographs by Guy van Grinsven There’s a peacefulness that descends on the Bedford Post Inn in the early spring. You can hear it in…
Songs of a wayfarer
With the exception of those in the travel industry, few know more about being “on the road” than opera singers. That’s because opera companies…
A book for your left and right brain
Not every journey is outward bound. Some of the greatest chart a course across the interior landscape. That’s what British philosopher Charles Hampden-Turner did…