James Suckling
Cuban Davidoffs
Last September, Edward Sahakian, the owner of Davidoff of London, received an inquiry from a local accountant on behalf of his Hong Kong client for a...more
Posted: September 1, 1993 By James Suckling
Summer 93 Issue : The Good Life
Arpege, Paris
At about 4 p.m. owner Alain Passard sat at a table in his restaurant, Arpege, smoking a Rafael Gonzalez Lonsdale and sipping a 100-year-old Malvasia...more
Posted: June 1, 1993 By James Suckling
Hotel Nacional, Havana
Posted: June 1, 1993 By James Suckling
The Montecristo War
Members of Spain's political elite might be in for a surprise the next time they ask for the humidor at one of their preferred Madrid restaurants...more
Posted: June 1, 1993 By James Suckling
Spring 93 Issue : The Good Life
Yuca, Miami
You have to wonder after eating at Yuca in Miami what would have become of the great kitchens of Havana if their chefs had not given up their toques...more
Posted: March 1, 1993 By James Suckling
Spring 93 Issue : News & Features
A Glorified Smoke: Ernesto Carrillo and El Credito Cigars
"A corpadito for me and my friend," says Ernesto Carillo as he strolls up to the Cafeteria San José with a chunky, pyramid-shaped cigar dangling...more
Posted: March 1, 1993 By James Suckling
Autumn 92 Issue : The Good Life
The Lanesborough, London
"No" is not a word in the vocabulary at The Lanesborough. Whatever the wish or whim, the staff tries to satisfy at this new ultra-deluxe hotel in...more
Posted: September 1, 1992 By James Suckling
Autumn 92 Issue : The Good Life
Graycliff, Nassau, Bahamas
In Nassau, legends are part of the appeal of the Graycliff Inn. Captain John Howard Graysmith originally built on the property and used it as a...more
Posted: September 1, 1992 By James Suckling
Melia Varadero, Varadero, Cuba
Posted: September 1, 1992 By James Suckling
Cuba's Cohiba
It might have been a scene out of Bizet's Carmen. Dozens of women sat in rows of brown, oily, wooden desks in small, dark, musty rooms in the El...more
Posted: September 1, 1992 By James Suckling
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