Alejandro Benes

The Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Virginia

If you've been looking for something to complement that extra special cigar you've been saving, try dinner at The Inn at Little Washington. Whatever...more

Posted: August 1, 1999 By Alejandro Benes

Mar/Apr 99 Issue : News & Features

Growing Nicaragua

Despite Dictators, Revolution, War and, Last Fall, Hurricane Mitch, Tobacco Men in Nicaragua Keep Planting and Rolling

Posted: April 1, 1999 By Alejandro Benes

Sep/Oct 98 Issue : News & Features

Beaver Club, Montreal, Canada

Not that there's anything wrong with France, but Montreal is not Paris and so much the better. If you want to get away for a weekend, or even a...more

Posted: October 1, 1998 By Alejandro Benes

Jul/Aug 98 Issue : News & Features

The Heathman Hotel, Portland, Oregon

If El Niño does to you what the 1996 floods did to many residents of Portland, Oregon, you would do well to find shelter at The Heathman Hotel....more

Posted: August 1, 1998 By Alejandro Benes

May/Jun 98 Issue : News & Features

Havana Club, Baltimore

More than a year after the remodeling and opening of the third floor, patrons of Ruth's Chris Steak House in Baltimore can still go up the small...more

Posted: May 1, 1998 By Alejandro Benes

Mar/Apr 98 Issue : News & Features

Hamiltons, New York-New York Hotel And Casino, Las Vegas

If, for some reason, you have to be in Las Vegas, be glad that George Hamilton had the foresight to create a getaway. He could have called it "Escape...more

Posted: March 1, 1998 By Alejandro Benes

Mar/Apr 98 Issue : News & Features

Shelley's Back Room, Washington, D.C.

If Sheldon Jacobs has his way, the "civilized cigar parlor" he created will soon undergo a metamorphosis. Jacobs, a world-renowned cigar connoisseur,...more

Posted: March 1, 1998 By Alejandro Benes

Jan/Feb 98 Issue : News & Features

El Gaucho, Seattle

Walk into El Gaucho and you are transformed. The restaurant bills itself as Seattle's "premier steak house," but evokes more a feeling of elegant...more

Posted: January 1, 1998 By Alejandro Benes

Jan/Feb 98 Issue : News & Features