LIFESTYLE

Unmatched Waterfront Dining at The Pridwin Hotel

By Rachel Bosworth
July 21, 2017

From the shores of the North Fork or from a boat traveling the Peconic River from the bay to the sound, a grand white structure sits peacefully atop a hill for all to see that pass by. A steep and lush green lawn spans the front of the building, while large trees shroud the surrounding property. It’s hidden away and protected by the ...

Marais Modern

By HRES Staff
July 21, 2017

August is an underrated time to visit Paris. In that month, it seems as though half the city has decamped to the beach. The streets are quiet, the blare of traffic having given way to a kind of Sunday-morning hush. And speaking of mornings, one of the nicest ways to spend it is with a stroll around the Marais in the third and fourth arrondissements...

Avant-Garde Cuisine Goes Casual

By showcasepubs
June 28, 2017

The South Fork of Long Island is no mecca of avant-gardae cuisine. Like most summer resorts, classics and old time favorites trump innovation. And why shouldn’t they? At the end of a day at the beach, people want good-tasting wine and...

Brits Gone Wild

By HRES Staff
March 16, 2017

London’s restaurant scene has undergone many changes in the last decade, all of them to the better. But the real sea change came about in 2012, when the global financial crisis triggered an improbably wonderful shift in the city’s restaurant culture...

Where to eat in Paris now

By HRES Staff
February 14, 2017

Not so long ago, Paris had a reputation as being a city in gastronomic decline, one whose hallowed culinary traditions have been overshadowed by new ones created by inventive upstarts in Barcelona and Denmark. But that’s not the case...

Paris is your Oyster

By HRES Staff
February 14, 2017

Luxury comes at a price, and nowhere is the old chestnut more true than in the rarified world of Paris boutique hotels. But between the weak euro and the strong dollar, the city‘s most delightful indulgences have suddenly become a lot more affordable...

Winter Eats

By HRES Staff
December 8, 2016

We are fortunate that more and more popular summer restaurants are serving up their fare all year long. Here is a trio of new eateries that have kept their doors open this season....

Zen in the Berkshires

By HRES Staff
December 8, 2016

I confess. I ate a packet of Dunkin’ Donuts Munchkins en route to my weekend getaway at Canyon Ranch. Not exactly a promising portent for visiting this almost three-decade old temple of wellness tucked into the Berkshires...

Tranquility in Tulum

By Grace Alexander
December 8, 2016

After a series of poses we landed for a few breaths in downward dog as the welcome warmth of the equatorial sun peeked through openings in our thatched-roof yoga palapa. Perched on stilts 30 feet above the beach, we could see the vibrant turquoise of the Caribbean Sea through the palm fronds that fluttered at eye level, the sea breeze caressing us...

Prague Palace Turned Hotel

By HRES Staff
December 8, 2016

Dating from the Middle Ages, Prague seems to have come to life straight from a fairytale. Known as the “city of a hundred spires,” the silhouettes of castles, palaces and churches are strikingly painted against the sky...