EDITOR’S LETTER
In this a year with a double number, we present our first double issue, “Visionary Journeys,” combining June’s traditional journeys with July’s hospitality.
June-July 2020
Marsalis, and all that jazz
Wynton Marsalis may be the best jazz musician of his generation, but he’s as down to earth as they come.
WHAT’S TRENDING
‘Fab’ for Dad This Father’s Day (June 21), why not treat dad to a cutting board or grazing platter that will have him splicing…
Reinventing our year of magical thinking
2020 was going to be the year of magical thinking. How’s that working for you?
The ‘Passages’ of his life
Norwalk artist Thomas S. Berntsen finds the center to the labyrinth of his life in his sculptures.
Seniors strong
As her travel agency pivots during and post-COVID-19, The Upper Class’ Brooke Lawer draws strength from the senior citizens she serves.
‘Arabian Nights’ in Bridgeport
Phil Hall travels back in time to P.T. Barnum’s lost, legendary, Orientalist estate – Iranistan.
An appetite for travel
Travel the world in your kitchen with Naya Traveler’s online recipe book.
Hiking smooth and rocky trails
A rough start in life gave Carly Fisher the impetus for a career as a food and travel writer, one whose new book centers on the Hudson Valley and the Catskills.
Like grandmother, like granddaughter
Nobody knows the importance of a wise grandmother – or a blowout – quite like Bess Kalb
Healing others – and himself
As a top neurosurgeon in the metropolitan area, Ezriel E. Kornel, M.D. has not been on the frontlines of the battle against the coronavirus the way emergency room physicians, epidemiologists and virologists have. But that did not prevent his own brush with COVID-19.
Weaving a good yarn
The click-clack of needles is a force for good at The Ethelridge Road Knitting Salon.
Still riding the big one
In “Wave Woman,” surfing champion Vicky Heldreich Durand pays tribute to the sport, Hawaii and her mother, surfing champion Betty Pembroke Heldreich Winstedt.
‘Love’ story
Linda Lavin, theater and TV star, says making records, like her new album “Love Notes,” is “the most creative I know how to be without writing. I use what other people have written to explain how I feel or what I’ve been through or what I hope for.”
Modern beauty in mid-country
Modernism comes to Winding Lane in this exquisitely updated 3,966-square-foot colonial.
Getting her goat (in the best possible way)
Growing up in Crestwood, Meagan Frederick wanted to be Snow White and surround herself with woodland creatures. She got her wish, so to speak.
Playing armchair traveler in the time of corona
Around the world without leaving your armchair – and learning at the same time.
Travel treats for yourself
While you are sheltering in place, here are some travel treats to make being at home all the more fun.
Another day in paradise
Wanderer Barbara Barton Sloane spends time under starry morns and sharp twilights amid the equine and mountainous splendors of Wyoming’s Paradise Ranch.
Cooking with ‘Verve’
Jacquie Lewis, Jules Vertrees and Sarah Laping Garland are three women with verve — Verve Culture, that is.
Creating a dream house/vacation
So what do we do now that we are hunkering down? How do you get a vacation experience at home? Plan a renovation.
Creating a spa at home
Skincare specialist Vicki Morav takes a philosophical approach to her work and life in the time of the coronavirus.
An egg dish that’s hard to ‘beet’
Eggs and beets? What’s Cooking columnist Rajni Menon says it’s a winning combo.
A primer on Scotch whiskey, er, whisky
Our resident Dionysus, Wine & Dine columnist Doug Paulding, gets creative with an exploration of malt whiskeys at Total Wines in Nowalk.
Coping with the pandemic and its aftermath
Practical psychological tips on how you can survive and thrive in the time of the coronavirus and its aftermath.
Yo, Rocky
Like a certain Sylvester Stallone character, this Rocky has the spirit to overcome hard times.
Swoon for June
June – a month for brides and their fathers, or any father, along with flags and summer sun.
The American dream
WAG Wellness guru Giovanni Roselli pays tribute to his father, Vincenzo Roselli, the quintessential American success story, for Father’s Day.