If you are looking for a unique escape to an uncongested area complete with seaside beauty, luxury accommodations and an abundance of things to do, a visit to Old Saybrook, Connecticut is a must this summer.

The well known hospitality developer is the brains behind some of Boston’s top restaurants (the Fort Point Channel’s French bistro Bastille Kitchen, the Financial District’s Italian restaurant Serafina and the upscale French South End hot spot Mistral). He’s also a partner in the Ames Hotel and owns Espace in New York.

No one knows luxury better than Mandarin Oriental Hotels and the Boston property is no exception. The Back Bay property has recently introduced a new spa treatment, a celebrated burger and will be debuting Linda Meredith Skincare at the spa along with two new treatments in the fall.

Everyone knows the “Mad Fisherman” for his fishing show “Charlie Moore Outdoors” shown on New England Sports Network (NESN) each week.

Transformation. It’s a word that the Boston Park Plaza Hotel knows all too well. After all, the property has just completed the first two phases of a massive three-phase $100 million renovation, thanks to Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., which purchased the property in 2013.

Saguaro cacti, adobe casitas and a desert view, there’s not much more you could ask for that Scottsdale, Arizona doesn’t provide. With more than 300 days of sun each year, this desert paradise is the Aruba of the United States, the place to go for nearly guaranteed amazing weather any time of year.

We recently caught up with Jill Burkhart to discuss what she loves most about Nantucket and Boston.

After much success serving tacos at the Rattlesnake, game meats at The Tip Tap Room and pub food at Bukowski Tavern in Inman Square, the newly branded restaurant focuses on Portuguese style piri piri spiced up chicken.

After its long awaited arrival, Committee has finally opened on Boston’s Fan Pier in the Seaport District. Why has it been so anticipated? Because, simply stated, there is nothing quite like it here.