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The New Café Beaujolais Cookbook – Recipes from the Iconic Mendocino Restaurant by Julian Lopez with Foreword & Select Recipes by Margaret S. Fox provides a delectable introduction to the iconic and historic California French restaurant, Café Beaujolais located in Northern California. It is a gorgeous cookbook that celebrates the cuisine of this famous restaurant with its longstanding tradition of excellence through its mouthwatering recipes, photographs, and illustrations. Julian Lopez and his parents, Peter and Melissa Lopez, purchased the restaurant …

With Winter’s freezing temperatures in the Northeast, we have enjoyed discovering the rich nuances of Torres Brandy 20 Hors D’Age, Superior Brandy, from Vilafranca Del Penedès, Barcelona, Spain. Torres Brandy has been making exceptional brandy since 1928, and their consistently award-winning Torres Brandy 20 Hors D’Age is definitely something to celebrate. This aged beauty made with Parellada and Ugni Blanc grapes, is a work of art that begins with its impressive, faceted glass bottle design and large stopper, and continues …

2026 marks the 23rd year of The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in Bronx, New York, and what makes the show always so interesting for annual visitors is that the theme and designer change each year. New for 2026, Mr. Flower Fantastic’s Concrete Jungle is a luscious love letter to New York where floral artist and designer Mr. Flower Fantastic transforms the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into poignant vignettes celebrating everyday slices of New York life …

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 …

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 …

As someone who has light eyes, I wear sunglasses everyday whether it is sunny, cloudy, or gray out, year-round, to protect my eyes. Edward and I just returned from the gorgeous beach of Praia de Itamambuca in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, where beach wear is an art form, and I fell in love with wearing the stunning sunglasses from Tony Brown Design – “Revolutionizing the Way You See The World”. Whether at the beach or in town, I …

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 …