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View AllMy Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
A layered new work from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author. There isn’t a lot of action in this latest novel from Elizabeth Strout, who won the Pulitzer for Olive Kitteridge in 2009. But there is such depth of feeling that of nearly everything I read this year, it has stayed with me the most. My Name […]
By Emily DeNitto
December 20, 2016Max Beckmann in New York at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York The long underrated painter gets the show he deserves. German Expressionist Max Beckmann fled that country in 1937, soon after his work was labeled “degenerate” by the Nazis. He ended up in New York, where he spent the last years of his life until he suffered a fatal heart attack one day in […]
By Emily DeNitto
December 20, 2016Clos Pegase 2013 Hommage Chardonnay
Calistoga, Calif. A reason to choose chardonnay. A little bored, I had stayed away from oaky, buttery chardonnays for a while when I tried this delicious Napa offering, and it changed my attitude immediately. Clos Pegase’s 2013 Hommage has complex flavors, including a welcome fruitiness combined with great umami. And it’s proof that you don’t […]
By Emily DeNitto
December 20, 2016Louis XIII de Remy Martin at Four Seasons Hotel New York
The ultimate way to enjoy a special drink. Louis XIII is hardly new: A blend of 1,200 eaux de vie between 40 and 100 years old, each decanter of the cognac takes four generations of cellar masters more than a century to craft. But a new promotion from Four Seasons Hotel New York presents the […]
By Emily DeNitto
December 20, 2016Kyu
MIAMI Asian flavors meet Miami heat Chef Michael Lewis and his partner Steven Haigh recruited local artists to help design Kyu, located in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood. And the city’s art dealers, fashion designers, models and entrepreneurs have been drawn to the restaurant’s look: dusky colors and lighting that embrace the space’s cracks and imperfections. But […]
By Emily DeNitto
October 28, 2016South City Kitchen Buckhead
ATLANTA A new outpost for the Southern food movement Fried green tomatoes. Geechee pork stew. Shrimp and Red Mule grits. South City Kitchen Buckhead offers classic Southern fare with a focus on local flavors and seasonal ingredients. This is the third outpost of the popular South City, which debuted in midtown two decades ago, then […]
By Emily DeNitto
October 28, 2016Shaya
NEW ORLEANS Beyond Creole traditions New Orleans is known for the Creole and Cajun culinary traditions represented by grande dame restaurants like Commander’s Palace, which first opened its doors in 1880. But one of the city’s hottest spots is also one of its newest: Shaya, which serves Israeli cuisine and illustrates the diverse influences on […]
By Emily DeNitto
October 28, 2016Duke’s La Jolla
LA JOLLA, CALIF. A long-dormant prime location is reinvigorated Duke’s La Jolla—named for the Olympic champion and Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku—has pride of place in San Diego’s restaurant scene. Overlooking La Jolla Cove, the space sat empty for eight years after a previous restaurant closed before TS Restaurants of Hawaii and California opened Duke’s […]
By Emily DeNitto
October 28, 2016Nazca Mohica
WASHINGTON, D.C. A window on Peruvian cuisine in the nation’s capital Peruvian cuisine is having an extended moment, and now D.C.’s power set has a compelling spot to enjoy the fare right in Dupont Circle. Housed in a two-story space with a ceviche lounge (Mochica) downstairs and a sparely furnished restaurant (Nazca) upstairs, Nazca Mochica […]
By Emily DeNitto
October 28, 2016The Independent Bar & Kitchen
DALLAS Scotch eggs and music history As this city’s business leaders can well attest, Dallas is about more than 10-gallon hats and monster steaks. Deep Ellum, a neighborhood known in the 1920s for hosting blues greats like Lead Belly and Bessie Smith, is home to this hot new restaurant that reflects the city’s broader interests. […]
By Emily DeNitto
October 28, 2016Butcher & Bee
NASHVILLE, TENN. Southern roots with global reach This new outpost of a Charleston, S.C., favorite speaks to Nashville’s laid-back business vibe. Housed in an industrial space in artsy East Nashville, Butcher & Bee is luring leaders of the city’s music, design, media and real estate scenes. There are terrific sandwiches, from braised brisket with house […]
By Emily DeNitto
October 28, 2016Prime & Provisions
CHICAGO An impressive new steakhouse for a classic meat town The Windy City has a dynamic and varied culinary scene, but does anything say power lunch quite as forcefully as a Chicago steakhouse? Located on the border of River North and the Loop, the 12,000-square-foot Prime & Provisions is bringing in the city’s business, political […]