Edward F. Nesta

Blues singer, songwriter, guitarist Chris Bergson hits it out of the ball park with his latest release, Chris Bergson Band Live at Jazz Standard. The 15-track album is Chris Bergson at his best and includes new music as well as a few choice cuts off of old favorites from previous releases, Imitate the Sun, Fall Changes, and Another Day. The great vibe of being recorded live over 2-nights at the intimate Jazz Standard club in New York, along with the …

We attended the opening night of the Noël Coward play, A Song at Twilight at the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, Connecticut. The play directed by Mark Lamos, starring Broadway Veterans Mia Dillon, Brian Murray, and Gordana Rashovich, with Yale School of Drama Graduate Nicholas Carrière runs until May 17, 2014. The 2014 season, which marks the 84th season of performances at the Westport Country Playhouse, looks to be another stellar season of solid line-ups with plays A Song at …

Finn & Co. American Beauty Black Sand and Finn & Co. American Beauty White Sand are classic luxury fragrance oils designed by owner Meg Spencer that are sexy, sensuous, and sporty roll-on fragrances that are perfect for travel. As a frequent air traveler, size does matter when packing and I found that both of these lovely fragrance oils handily fit the bill of having a convenient size as well as a desirable scent. Containing 10 ml (0.34 fl. oz.) of …

Alejandro Escovedo and The Sensitive Boys rocked the Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne  in  Fairfield, Connecticut to a most appreciative audience. The first time that we heard Alejandro Escovedo was several years ago on WFUV radio 90.7 FM  out of New York City, and we remembered thinking what a cool name he has, that it just rolled off the tongue, and thought wow, not only a cool name, but that guy can play. When we finally had the opportunity to hear him play live at StageOne, …

Cooking with Chef André Soltner, Dean of The International Culinary Center, and former Chef-Owner of the legendary New York French restaurant, Lutèce during the 2014 New York Culinary Experience hosted by New York magazine culinary editor Gillian Duffy and International Culinary Center CEO and founder Dorothy Cann Hamilton was a most memorable culinary highpoint for me. Chef André Soltner graciously shares a delicious taste from the class with his recipe for Tartare de Saumon with Sauce Gribiche.

The Delamar Southport located in Southport, Connecticut has all the bells and whistles that one expects of a luxury hotel: a gracious welcome, an attentive staff, elegantly appointed public spaces, luxurious guestrooms, spa services, a fitness center, and the excellent Artisan Restaurant, Tavern & Garden where Chef Frederic Kieffer is the talent in the kitchen. For a small boutique hotel with 44 stunning guestrooms and suites individually designed with handcrafted furnishings, it has a lot to offer both the business …

The Artisan Restaurant, Tavern & Garden located at the Delamar Southport, a 44-room luxury boutique hotel in Southport, Connecticut features the inspired cuisine of Chef/Partner Frederic Kieffer, where the restaurant’s focus is, "New England inspired cuisine influenced by the rhythm of the seasons and farmstead offering. Eat well. Bon Appetit!"

Designer Katya Leonovich Spring 2014 Womenswear Collection is feminine, flirty, with a sexy edge. Luxury Experience brings you a few of the highlights of her collection that we saw during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center in New York.

Love to cook? Join Luxury Experience on April 5-6, 2014 at the New York Culinary Experience 2014 – "A Fantasy Camp for Foodies" hosted by New York magazine and the International Culinary Center in New York City cooking alongside top toques. Begin each day with breakfast, take a morning class cooking with one of your favorite chefs, have lunch, followed by an afternoon cooking class. At the end of each day, join fellow NYCE students and chefs at a reception. …

It was a memorable evening at the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut of World Blues featuring Taj Mahal (Folk Blues), Vusi Mahlasela (South African Soulful Blues), and Deva Mahal and Steph Brown of Fredericks Brown a New Zealand based band (Rock & Roll perspective Blues).