The Good Life
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Printer's Row, Chicago, Illinois
As a young Chicago chef, Michael Foley opened his first restaurant in 1981, striking out in a neighborhood where few thought he could survive....more
Posted: December 1, 1998 By Daren Fonda
Hotel Vernet, Paris, France
A boutique hotel, or hôtel de charme as the French say, the Hôtel Vernet looks like a fine private town house. Less than a block from the Place de...more
Posted: December 1, 1998 By Marc Wortman
Fourways, Paget, Bermuda
When John Harvey, of the Bristol Cream family, built Fourways in 1727, his Bermuda home quickly gained a reputation for extravagant dinner parties,...more
Posted: November 1, 1997 By Jack Bettridge
Highlands Inn, Carmel, California
Just outside Monterey, that feeling sets in. Maybe it's the converging smells of sea and pine, or coming around a curve and seeing that long ribbon...more
Posted: November 1, 1997 By Paul Chutkow
Hotel Claris, Barcelona, Spain
In any other city, the neoclassic facade of this former royal palace would stop you like a heart attack. But this is Barcelona, where buildings by...more
Posted: November 1, 1997 By Brendan Vaughan
City Wine & Cigar Co., New York City
Down a seemingly deserted street in Tribeca, a block from the Holland Tunnel, lies an oasis. The lower Manhattan building is large but inconspicuous....more
Posted: November 1, 1997 By Shandana A. Durrani
Sam & Harry's, Washington, D.C.
Do not call to make a reservation and then ask if Sam or Harry will be in that night. They are present every night, in a painting of jazz musicians...more
Posted: September 1, 1997 By Alejandro Benes
Hotel Excelsior, Florence, Italy
Florence offers its visitors great art, great shopping, great vistas and great food. And it boasts at least one great hotel--the Hotel Excelsior. At...more
Posted: September 1, 1997 By Joshua Shapiro
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort, San Antonio, Texas
Out of the car's rear-view mirror, the tall buildings of San Antonio's downtown fade into the dusk and the neon glows from malls and shopping centers...more
Posted: September 1, 1997 By Gordon Mott
The Wild Boar, Nashville
When you walk through the door of The Wild Boar, your first impression is that of a museum. An eclectic collection of items, such as...more
Posted: September 1, 1997 By Thayer Wine
Puro Chile, Santiago, Chile
By now, just about everybody has heard that Chile is the success story of Latin America. Its economy has been in continuous boom for a dozen years....more
Posted: September 1, 1997 By Jonathan Kandell
Delano, Miami Beach, Florida
I've seen it all," says Matthew Green, an assistant manager at the Delano hotel on Miami's South Beach. "Oprah, Madonna, Calvin Klein, you name it."...more
Posted: July 1, 1997 By Ted Loos
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