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Whether you are a professional chef or a home cook, one of the most essential elements in a kitchen is a good set of knives. After trying many knives throughout the years, what we especially like about ERGO CHEF Knives is that they were designed by a chef for chefs. The knives have a curved handle to better fit your hand, reduce stress, and also have a nice heft to them that just feels right. When you spend hours working …

The latest release from Nicholas Payton – Nicholas Payton – TRIUNE is not your typical Jazz release as it is a reunion of musicians, esperanza spalding and Kariem Riggins, from their 2010 ensemble, and their individual jazz chops infuse the tracks with a unique fusion of sound.  The seven track release shines as it covers five original tracks from Nicholas Payton and two covers by Geri Allen. TRIUNE: Unconditional Love, Ultraviolet, Jazz is a Four Letter Word, Let it Ride, …

Give yourself a little treat for the holidays and take your palate on a trip to the Island of Saint Lucia with the award-winning Saint Lucia Distillers Chairman’s Reserve Finest Selection Original Rum. Imported by SPIRIBAM in Miami, Florida, this is a gorgeous rum perfect as a sipping rum or used in inspired cocktail and culinary recipes. We had fun creating three seasonal cocktails to celebrate the nuances of this delicious rum. Cheers, it’s cocktail time! Bottle Notes: “Chairman’s Reserve …

The J House Spa nestled inside the luxury boutique hotel, The J House Greenwich, is a bijou of a Spa located in Greenwich, Connecticut. While small in stature, the J House Spa menu features a diverse and well-curated selection of luxury treatments that include extensive facial treatments, HydraFacial treatments, diverse massage and alternative massage treatments, energy treatments, holistic therapies, body treatments, treatments for gentlemen, signature rituals, waxing and eyebrow services, private sound healing, and much more. As you prepare for …

All aboard for the 34th annual New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) Holiday Train Show® 2025 in Bronx, New York. For the past eight years, Luxury Experience has made the NYBG Holiday Train Show® a part of our holiday tradition. Opening on November 15, 2025, and running until January 11, 2026, the show is a beloved part of many families’ holiday traditions. Each year that we have attended, the show has always been magical, however the Holiday Train Show® 2025 is …

St. Mazie Bar & Supper Club in Brooklyn, New York, with its vintage New Orleans vibe complete with Jazz Music by The Alex Simon Duo, was the perfect venue for An Evening with “The Green Fairy,” Absente Absinthe Refined Dinner and Cocktail Pairing hosted by Crillon Importers, Ltd. on November 5, 2025. Beginning with an inspired cocktail reception featuring Absente Absinthe cocktails at the bar, followed by a three-course cocktail pairing dinner In the Speakeasy, invited guests had the opportunity …

It was a sensational evening of Jazz with 2025 GRAMMY® Nominee Christie Dashiell and her Quartet at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York. If you have never been to Caramoor, it is worth a trip from anywhere to visit there, and for the opportunity to experience Christie Dashiell in concert in such a magnificent setting, made for a most memorable and magical evening of music. Once the magnificent home of Walter and Lucie Rosen, Caramoor …

I grew up baking with my mother, which is what attracted me to the beautiful award-winning cookbook, German Heritage Baking Time Volume I: Honored Recipes, Traditional Techniques, and Culinary Secrets by Heidrun Metzler, as she also learned from her mother, as well as from her aunts and grandmother, all very accomplished bakers. It is important to note that Heidrun’s recipes are easy to follow whether you are an experienced baker or a novice, and the photos are mouthwatering stunning. The …

Giving Advent calendars are a tradition in our family, with the recipient opening a numbered “door” on the calendar to reveal a small chocolate each day beginning on December 1 and running through the Christmas holiday season with the last door to be opened on December 24. It is always fun and provides something for the recipient to look forward to each day during the hectic holiday season. As tea drinkers, we were excited about Tea Forté Limited Edition Warming …

WhistlePig, based in Quechee, Vermont has established itself as a renowned Rye house specializing in experimental and aged Rye. Each year they craft an incredibly special Rye for collectors, and new this year is WhistlePig The Boss Hog XII Feather & Flame Straight Rye Whiskey aged in new American oak and Pulque Curado de Cacao barrels. The impressive gift box tells the story behind the limited edition and has an inspired design that opens to reveal the stunning collector bottle …