Famed Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie CBE who has thrice won the British Olympic Association’s Athlete of the Year Trophy for Sailing will be attending the Salon QP’s opening champagne reception which will be taking place this coming Thursday. Corum, the Swiss haute horlogerie brand founded in 1955 by watchmaker René Bannwart and his uncle Gaston […]

This month, New York’s Museum of Modern Art welcomed one of the world’s most recognized and celebrated works of art. Beginning October 24, Norwegian artist Edvard Munch’s work The Scream will be on view for six months. Between 1893 and 1910, Munch created four versions of the iconic Scream as part of his epic Frieze of Life […]

Three months ago, the Waldorf Astoria put out a call for the return of items which had been secreted out of the hotel throughout the years. Since that time, the hotel has received a deluge of packages in the mail, each containing an item which had been a memento of a special trip. In a recent interview with As […]

There are few names guaranteed to whip a crowd of fashionistas into a frenzy the way Nicholas Kirkwood’s name does. The London-based shoe designer has inspired a cult following of his eponymous collection, a favorite amongst industry insiders and celebrities. Kirkwood’s creations are instantly recognizable for their architectural design; footwear that could easily double for art. […]

This week, Florida will welcome one of the most chic brands in eyewear via the Edward Beiner boutique in Aventura. On October 24th, Edward Beiner will officially inaugurate the launch of Miu Miu eyewear at the company’s Aventura Mall boutique. The haute couture line, which is owned by Prada and bears head designer Miuccia Prada’s nickname, is frequently […]

This week, Lacoste officially unveiled its highly-anticipated Miami Flagship store on Lincoln Road with a grand opening party that fêted the city’s unique flavor, complete with real live, crocodiles! Industry tastemakers & trendsetters (including Lacoste CEO Steve Birkhold, publisher Courtland Lantaff and TV personality Jonathan Cheban) sipped on “croc-tails” by Stoli and snapped shots in the Miami-themed […]

Looking for a dinner party that combines your interests in gourmet food, amazing wine, fabulous art and even better company? Well, you’re going to love Art Dinners. Art group Debut Contemporary have paired with Shelley Taylor (of Nomad Chef Secret Restaurant and FAIR Spirits) to throw a monthly invitation-only gourmet dinner to bring together intellectual […]

When you want the best, you go to the experts. So who better to reinvent the very concept of the Food Hall than the experts in luxury at New York’s Plaza Hotel? Three years ago, The Plaza undertook an expansion of their food hall, with the goal of bringing stateside the luxurious European model found in […]

Miami’s midtown neighborhood has welcomed the Machiya Ramen Noodle House as its newest culinary hotspot. The gourmet eatery, which opened this week on on the ground floor of Mid Block East inside the Shops at Midtown Miami, Machiya specializes in Japanese comfort food. As fans of the restaurant will already know, the name Machiya refers to the […]