You might not recognize Anthony Bombaci if you see him around Dallas. That’s because his notoriety comes from being behind-the-scenes as the Executive Chef at the premiere restaurant Nana inside the Hilton-Anatole hotel. Raised in Winsoncin, Bombaci studied at the Culinary Insiture of America in Hyde Park, New York before his stints in Memphis, San […]

Emmanuel Nony was raised in the French countryside. He often accompanied his parents to open-air markets and dairy farms, which profoundly influenced his taste and career path. After attending culinary school, he fixed his sights on the front of the house. After moving up in the ranks with the Chefs de France (Orlando, FL) in […]

After landing a position as a spokesmodel for Eastman Kodak in her early 20s, Anicia Bragg moved to New York City to expand her knowledge of the arts, television, film and design, eventually also working with Barbizon Modeling School and teaching thousands of high school students how to “dress for success.” Her eye for fashion, […]

Alberto Lombardi is the Don Corleone of the Dallas restaurant scene. An Italian native, the Dallas-based restaurateur once had restaurants in all US time zones before coming back to the Big D to expand his empire of fine eateries. His seven local restaurants run the gamut from French bistro Toulouse to the Northern Italian Cibus […]

Zayan Ghandour has a lot of responsibilities being the co-owner, creative director, and head buyer of homegrown fashion and lifestyle boutique, S*uce. It has now developed into one of the UAE’s popular fashion boutiques. Growing from a small high-end retail destination in the Village Mall in 2004, it is now in five locations in the […]

With a colorful culinary repertoire under his toque – and a knack for technical perfection – Executive Chef Dan Tucker is part of the extraordinary team at SUSHISAMBA rio. A member of the restaurant industry since his teenage years, he was drawn to the creative freedom of the culinary world and the satisfaction of executing […]

As the Director of Public Relations for the Four Seasons Hualalai and Bora Bora, Brad Packer splits his time jetting between his West Hollywood base, the Big Island of Hawaii, and Bora Bora for work among other places for pleasure. Packer’s passion is all things travel. And, considering Hawaii as his second home, he’s an […]

One of Dubai’s most stylish personalities, Rosemin Manji runs her own consultancy business RR & Co. Bespoke Luxury Management and is also Resident Style Expert on Dubai One TV’s Studio One (catch her on Thursdays at 7:30pm). A graduate of London College of Fashion/University of Arts with a BA in Fashion Management in Luxury Goods, […]

Tony DiSalvo, the executive chef of Whist, inside the Viceroy hotel in Santa Monica, California. He has turned Whist’s into one of the most renowned Mediterranean influenced restaurants in the nation. Before his time at the Viceroy he spent seven years at Jean Georges, from 1997 to 2004, working from a line cook to the […]