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For the past 23 years, Royal Wine Corp. has hosted the Kosher Food & Wine Experience (KFWE) bringing together an exceptional portfolio of food and wine. For KFWE 2026, there were 81 wineries from around the world including Argentina, Australia, France, Hungary, Israel, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, and the United States who brought hundreds of wines with them for invited guests to sample, as well as products from 19 spirit vendors from France, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Panama, and …

Chef Alessandra Ciuffo dazzled her audience with her Culinary Demo of Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice during The Sun Wine & Food Fest 2026, Grand Tasting at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. If you have never had the opportunity to watch Chef Alessandra Ciuffo in action, she is a dynamo of a chef and one that you want to watch. Given only 30 minutes to prepare a dish for a live audience, Chef Alessandra explained the components of making Spicy Tuna …

With a winter storm approaching the following day, we headed to Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Saturday, January 24, 2026, to attend the Grand Tasting – Day Two, part of their annual 4-day gastronomy festival called The Sun Wine & Food Fest. A plethora of food, wine, beer, cider, and alcohol available to sample, along with 11 top Food Network celebrity chef demos by Shawn Osbey, Alessandra Ciuffo, Michele Ragussis, Robert Irvine, Chef Plum, Maneet Chauhan, Rocco DiSpirito, Marc …

When automotive manufacturer, visionary, and entrepreneur Carroll Shelby (1923-2012) created the eponymous Shelby GT500 Mustang in 1967, he set car enthusiasts and race car drivers’ hearts on fire with the sleek, sexy, and bold design. Legendary New York watchmaker Bulova has also excited their clientele since their inception in 1875 and celebrated its 150th anniversary by collaborating with Carroll Shelby Licensing, Inc. to create a Limited-Edition Bulova x Shelby Racing Chronograph, which celebrates two iconic companies that continue to be …

Looking for something different and interesting for your restaurant or home bar? Orchard Grove Orange Aperitif Wine from Provence, France is perfect to serve chilled as an aperitif wine, to serve on the rocks, or use it in cocktail and culinary recipes. Luxury Experience had fun creating two tasty cocktails and a dessert recipe with this French charmer that is imported to the United States by Crillon Importers, LTD. Santé! Orchard Grove Orange Aperitif Wine Information Grapes: Rosé wine infused …

Bourbon lovers are in for a treat with the award-winning Litchfield Distillery 6-Year Double Barreled Bourbon Whiskey made in Litchfield, Connecticut from locally grown grains. Smooth and delicious, this bourbon starts out as their Straight Bourbon, then gets a special treatment to bring out its character and delivers perfection on the palate. We tried it served neat, over ice, and crafted two inspired cocktail recipes with it, Luxury Experience – Bourbon Snowball, and Luxury Experience – Perseverance, and created a …

When The Pierre opened in New York in 1930, the legendary French Chef Auguste Escoffier was the Executive Chef, so it was only fitting that for The Pierre, New York, A Taj Hotel’s Red Diamond 95th Anniversary held on November 20, 2025, that the Disciples Escoffier had the official opening of the very first New York Chapter and inducted The Pierre’s General Manager Spiridon Sarantopoulos and Executive Chef Vincenzo Garafalo into the prestigious culinary organization before the gala began. Over …

We love the flowers in our garden, and found that deer do, too. After they ate our oriental lilies, stargazer lilies, gladioli, pansies, tulips, and other tasty flowers, we decided it was time to call in the experts at Colorblends® Wholesale Flowerbulbs located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. They have a wonderful and wide variety of bulbs, many of which are deer and rodent resistant. There is nothing as gratifying as looking out the window and seeing your garden bursting with beautiful …

It is not every day that one celebrates a 95th anniversary, and for the legendary icon, The Pierre, New York, A Taj Hotel’s Red Diamond Anniversary Gala, 600 of the glitterati of New York society adorned the red carpet on November 20, 2025, to pay homage to this stunning beacon of luxurious grandeur. The champagne flowed, the crystal chandeliers and the patrons’ diamonds sparkled, and the cuisine made famous by Auguste Escoffier reigned supreme for an evening of elegance befitting the …

Greenwich, Connecticut has a sensational art space and store, Greenwich Art + Design located on East Putnum Avenue. Owned by renowned muralist and decorative painter Suzanne Bellehumeur, the two-floor gallery and luxury shop opened in September to enormous success. The shop is gorgeous with Suzanne’s murals gracing the walls, with interesting gifts, jewelry, clothing, and art available. On Saturday, November 16, 2025, we attended the reception, BACKBEAT – The Lost Photography of Michael Friedman, direct from The Rock ‘n’ Roll …