Hunter’s stew
INGREDIENTS: 1 ½ pounds veal tips 1 pound boneless chicken thighs 4 sweet fennel sausages 2 pieces of rolled beef braciole 1 quart of…
February 2016
Trans-Port-ed by an after-dinner wine
In the last couple of years I have had the good fortune of being invited to two epic vertical wine experiences in New York…
Chinese gets an update
Nouvelle restaurant Wuji gives you a reason to leave home for Chinese. With beautifully presented food, modern décor and signature dishes, this growing restaurant…
Life lessons, Krav Maga style
Krav Maga — the very name suggests something that Gerard Butler should be doing in the movie “300.” Something strong, athletic, powerful. Something that…
Pucillo’s hearty outcomes
It was the Thursday before Labor Day in 2004 when Dr. Anthony Pucillo — whose practice deals primarily with coronary artery disease and peripheral…
Stay heart healthy
As a former WWE professional wrestler with the moniker “Romeo,” you might expect me to give you some advice on love and romance for…
The romantic traveler
The trouble with romance — commercialized, sanitized and wrapped in absorbent cotton for Feb. 14 — is that it’s desperately unromantic. The candlelit dinner,…
Fresh face
When it comes to skin care and men, it’s no longer a brave new world. “Men are paying more attention to their skin,” says…
Chic choices
ART [1] If someone you know has always had that unfulfilled wish to explore his or her creativity, there’s a solution at the ready. Look…
Life and loss
In the introduction to “Lee” — Lee Radziwill’s charming new memoir (Assouline, 186 pages, 250 illustrations, $50) — longtime friend and Departures magazine Editor-in-Chief…
King of hearts
Tiffany is one company that doesn’t mind wearing its heart on its sleeve. And with good reason. The luxe jeweler’s open heart pendant has to be…
Soleil Toile: a local hotspot for lingerie and swimwear
Modern lingerie may be associated with sheer, lacy fabrics and figure-enhancing frames. But at Soleil Toile, fit comes before style. “If you have something…
Audrius Krulis’ jewelry: sculptures on a microscopic scale
For Audrius Krulis, art is his muse. As the founder of an eponymous jewelry company, Audrius describes his creations as “sculptures on a microscopic scale.”…
Neiman Marcus Westchester welcomes Brunello Cucinelli and Prada
The third floor of Neiman Marcus Westchester recently underwent a facelift. It was an exciting transformation earmarked for designers Brunello Cucinelli and Prada. In…
Saks Fifth Avenue Greenwich to expand
Opening around the corner on East Elm Street in autumn is the 14,000-square-foot 10022-SHOE, named for the Manhattan flagship’s shoe salon, which, the saying…
Dawn Upshaw: with a song in her heart
Einstein said that “the definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple.” So it is no surprise that Dawn Upshaw was…
Waterside havens in Westchester County
The love of water — and luxe waterfront property — dominates Greenhaven, a coastal community of some 200 homes in Rye Neck whose residents have the…
By the sea in Fairfield County
Fortunately, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty counts many waterfront properties in its Nutmeg State portfolio. Like the one on Westport’s Canfield Island, an oasis on…
Mary Jane Denzer: a granddaughter remembers
Written by Haley Jakobson “Today I am wearing the necklace my grandmother gave me for my 22nd birthday, a replica of the one she…
Where love and luxury meet history
A blend of modern and historic, casual and luxurious, the sprawling shoreline property features an array of more than 100 distinct, intimate villas, guesthouses,…
Simon Pearce preserves an ancient tradition
Simon Pearce wished to preserve the craft of glassblowing. And his business, with locations in Connecticut, has done so for more than 30 years….
Bouncing back on pointe
Few people have many memories at the age of 4, let alone know what they want to do for the rest of their lives….
The modest music maestro
Story by Laura Cacace. Phil Ciganer didn’t always dream of opening a music venue as unique as the Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon —…
A florist with century-old roots
No request is impossible for Blossom Flower Shops, a family-owned business with roots going back nearly a century, threading four generations. “We have a…
Ang Lee’s sense and sensibility
Story written by Laura Cacace. The auditorium at Mamaroneck High School is filling up, the room buzzing in anticipation as one man walks…
Gilded Age glories
For those fascinated by the opulence of the Gilded Age in New York, a visit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art is most certainly…
Elisabeth Vigée Lebrun at The Met
When Ann Sutherland Harris and Linda Nochlin created their landmark exhibit “Women Artists: 1550-1950” in 1976, they included the 18th-century French portraitist Elisabeth Vigée…
Sex and the single Chinese woman
After Confucianism made the inequality between the sexes fundamental to political philosophy in China for 2,000 years, it’s not surprising that women — a…
For love of money
Poor money. It’s having a rough time of late. Baby New Year was barely born when the national and international markets landed with a…
Crazy love
What causes someone to become obsessed with another person or to think that person is secretly in love with him — or her —…
Makeup and hair tips from Rosamaria Brown
Photographs by John Rizzo EYES Prep your peepers for the day by preventing eyeliner smudge. Select a powder eye shadow – in a shade…
Second-act success
When others his age were exploring retirement, Stephen J. Friedman took on a new — unexpected — challenge. “I spent most of my career as…