The Good Life
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The Colony, Longboat Key, Florida
It is possible sometimes to find cigar friendly venues in unlikely places. A tennis resort, for instance, doesn't readily spring to mind when you're...more
Posted: March 1, 1996 By Gordon Mott
Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles
In the early part of this century, the hilly area of Los Angeles that is now Bel-Air was just a real estate developer's dream. In 1922, Alonzo E....more
Posted: March 1, 1996 By Jean T. Barrett
Bordeaux's Finest
There Has Never Been a Better Time To Buy, Enjoy and Cellar Wines from France's Premier Red Wine Region
Posted: December 1, 1995 By James Suckling
Locke-Ober, Boston
You travel back in time when you walk into Locke-Ober. This venerable Boston landmark has maintained a reputation for elegant continental cuisine and...more
Posted: December 1, 1995 By Mat Schaffer
The Capital Grille, Washington, D.C.
When The Capital Grille opened its thick, bevel-edged glass doors last November, the Republicans were reclaiming Congress for the first time in...more
Posted: December 1, 1995 By Ben Giliberti
The Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, Florida
The Biltmore Hotel rises from the verdant flames of Coral Gables like a mirage, a towering fortress standing firm against the hurrying subtropical...more
Posted: December 1, 1995 By Jeff Williams
Le Grand V'efour, Paris
It is perhaps the most beautiful restaurant in Paris; it is also one of the oldest. Napoleon dined there with his Josephine, Jean-Paul Sartre with...more
Posted: December 1, 1995 By Mervyn Rothstein
Hotel Bela Vista, Macau
For the two centuries before the British set foot in Asia, the Portuguese colony of Macau was Europe's gateway to China. But with the establishment...more
Posted: December 1, 1995 By Marc A. Thiessen
Fairmont Hotel, Chicago
Good hotels convey a distinctive character to their guests. Some have Old World charm. Some are homey. Some project a twenty-first century, hi-tech...more
Posted: December 1, 1995 By Gordon Mott
La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocca
Any property that welcomed Winston Churchill as a cherished guest has to appreciate the cigar smoker. La Mamounia in Marrakech, the jewel in the...more
Posted: September 1, 1995 By Florence Fabricant
Havana '59, Richmond, Virginia
It's not an exaggeration to say that Havana '59 is a revolutionary restaurant. Its atmosphere recalls and celebrates the heady first year of the...more
Posted: September 1, 1995 By Jody Rathgeb
The Dorchester, London
All luxury hotels have luxury in common. Where they differ is in their style. The Dorchester, built in the 1930s at the lower end of Park Lane, is a...more
Posted: September 1, 1995 By Stephen Brook
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