Get them while they’re hot. Some of Chicago’s most talented chefs are whipping up cookies for a good cause this holiday season. The American Institute of Wine and Food (founded by Julia Child and Robert… [Continue Reading]
The Drake Sells Celebrity Chef Cookies
New Luxury Hotel Comes To Haiti In 2014
As a massive earthquake razed buildings and killed thousands throughout Haiti in January 2010, the shockwaves took much of the Caribbean country’s infrastructure with them — including hotel rooms. Foreign aid and investments continue to… [Continue Reading]
Two Truths And A Lie: The Little Nell
With its fabulous location at the base of Aspen Mountain, The Little Nell is a winter wonderland with some of the most unique adventure activities in the book. To prove to you how startling these… [Continue Reading]
Live Like This: The Greenbrier
[slideshow] Vibrant colors, floral patterns, large prints and neo-baroque style drench the vast Greenbrier resort (with more than 3.5 miles of hallways) in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. In fact, the bright, bold design by… [Continue Reading]
Lucky Dogs: Hotels With Luxe Pet Perks
Let your pets get in on the Five-Star experience. At these three luxurious hotels, your dogs will sit in the lap of luxury, and they don’t even have to be lap dogs. These bark-worthy amenities… [Continue Reading]
Cozy Inns To Put On Your Travel Radar
[slideshow] Cicero once said, “There’s no place more delightful than one’s own fireplace.” Things have changed a bit in the last 2,000 years — namely the plenitude of luxuriously cozy inns with roaring fireplaces. I… [Continue Reading]
Vacation On Ice: Five Hotels With Ice Skating Rinks
If your winter getaway isn’t complete without a spin around the rink, consider booking a hotel where you won’t even need to leave the property to lace up your skates. Here are five hotels where… [Continue Reading]
Four Seasons Opens New Outpost In Baltimore
You don’t have to worry about finding luxury accommodations in Baltimore any longer: the Four Seasons has (finally) come to town. Opened in November, the waterside Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore is in the trendy Harbor… [Continue Reading]
The Peninsula Hotels Ban Shark Fin Soup
Shark fin soup, a traditional Chinese delicacy, will no longer be served at The Peninsula Hotels as of January 1, 2012. According to USA Today, The Peninsula Hotel chain—with hotels in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo,… [Continue Reading]
Five Things You Should Know About Montage Beverly Hills
What you should know first and foremost about Montage Beverly Hills is that the hotel offers one of the most luxurious overnight experiences you’ll find anywhere. To make the most of your stay at the… [Continue Reading]
Live Out Your 'Twilight' Fantasy In Brazil
[slideshow] If you’ve seen the most recent Twilight film, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, you’ll recognize the paradisiacal house where Edward Cullen and Bella Swan spent their honeymoon in Brazil. And for the right… [Continue Reading]
The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Features an Art-Centric Design
From the moment you step inside The Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas, you’ll feel like you’re somewhere else (New York or London perhaps?). Take a walk through the lobby’s digital art installation by Digital Kitchen and Rockwell Group LAB — it’s made up of eight columns that showcase LCD displays of trippy colorful art, from ocean life to seasonal backgrounds, and changes every few minutes.