LUXE Link Roundup: A Noma cookbook, swish Japanese ryokan, and BA’s dreamy shoe closet
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We’ve just located paradise and it goes by the name of Umbria, Italy…
Welcome back to our weekly LUXE Links, in which we source some of the week’s best reads from around the web and around the world. Get clickin’, chickens!
Tokyo trips: a trad Japanese ryokan gets a swish spruce (hello, in-house hot springs!) [Wallpaper]
One for the wishlist - Noma chef René Redzepi’s upcoming 3-volume cookbook and journal [Eater]
Three words – Brian Atwood’s closet. Need we say more? Behold, stiletto heaven [The Coveteur]
One of our fave LA hangs, the Trails Cafe in Griffith Park, with fab perch for pooches too [The Selby]
Italy’s Castello di Reschio is what the doc ordered for ultimate Umbrian opulence [The Coolhunter]
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Steph’s sassy little sis [Photo: Thrillist]
Little Goat may be younger sis to Top Chef alum Stephanie Izard’s smash hit Girl and the Goat, but that’s precisely where the ‘little’ ends. Clocking in at an impressive 8,200 sq ft, and boasting a covers-all-bases credo, the not-so-small Chicago venue incorporates a retro diner serving classic-with-a-twist Americana plates, coffee shop, artisan bread store filled with baker Greg Wade’s heavenly sourdough, private dining area and cooking school. And if that weren’t enough, the diner ramps up after dark with sixteen rotating taps serving local craft beer, plus solid wine and party-starting cocktail lists. Go big, go Goat!
820 W. Randolph, Chicago. T. +1 312 492 6262. W: littlegoatchicago.com
For more Windy City sup spots check out our saucy LUXE Chicago guide!
Where old meets new
Shanghai’s Bund district has no shortage of historically significant buildings, but the oldest of them all is the 160 years young Qing Dynasty relic 19 Fuzhou Lu, where you’ll find the city’s newest oenophile playground, Choir Wine Bar & Kitchen. Set amidst granite arches, and packing both atmosphere and character in spades, the sultry interior is a feast of brick, stone and raw timber vintage redux architecture, while the 2000+ bottle-strong, in-house glass cellar fuels a wine list boasting more than 300 Old and New World names. Add in a solid classic cocktail selection and chef Danny Lu’s internationally-inflected tapas menu, and you’ve got a pitch-perfect recipe for hitting your high note. 5, 6, 7, 8…
19 Fuzhou Lu. T: +86 21 6321 2336.
LUXE Link Roundup: Hot Global Openings and Re-Openings from Venice to Tokyo
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Gorgeously Gritti
Welcome back to our weekly LUXE Links, in which we source some of the week’s best reads from around the web and around the world. Get clickin’, chickens!
The truly majestic, luxury-with-a-capital-L Gritti Palace in Venice, after her extensive facelift [AD]
A first look at the staggering collection of art to be housed in the Louvre Abu Dhabi [CN Traveler]
Our all-in-one NYC shop, sup, and cut spot Freemans Sporting Club opens a branch in Tokyo [FSC]
At long last, Amsterdam’s (and the country’s) grand dame Rikjsmuseum is complete [Superfuture]
Iconic, Art Deco train Orient-Express makes its maiden journey into Scandinavia – all aboard! [DA]
Heaving hole-in-the-wall [Photo: Brianne Jang/RŌNIN]
The trendy team from nose-to-tail chicken nirvana Yardbird is back, with their intimate sophomore offering RŌNIN having opened quietly last month on Hong Kong’s On Wo Lane. Gone are the humble chook and notorious no-reservation policy, and in their place is flip-fresh seafood and 14 coveted counter seats bookable 7 days in advance. Joy! Chef Matt Abergel’s daily-changing menu lists 10 cold and 10 hot dishes, with Ebisu rock oysters, Saba mackerel sashimi, deep-fried karaage and melt-in-your-mouth A5 Kagoshima beef just a few of the regulars. Dining at the bar also affords a front-row view of the impressive lineup of Japanese whiskeys, with over 50 varieties from 10 distilleries sitting alongside sake, shochu, Hitachino White Nest Ale on tap, and a lengthy craft cocktail list. Here fishy, fishy.
8 On Wo Lane, Central, Hong Kong. T: +852 2547 5263. W: roninhk.com
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LUXE Link Roundup: Pacific Travel Inspiration, Loewe’s Design DNA, and C. Bradshaw’s Stillies
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Anantara’s Xishuangbanna Resort & Spa, Yunnan, China
Welcome back to our weekly LUXE Links, in which we source some of the week’s best reads from around the web and around the world. Get clickin’, chickens!
‘Master of leather, bold Spanish passion’, and more behind the scenes at Loewe Madrid [The Selby]
Spring travel inspiration: exploring New Zealand’s natural beauty from North tip to South [Tablet]
New China? Forget Beijing, the serene southwest province of Yunnan beckons [How To Spend It]
Sex and the City fans, here’s your rare chance to walk a mile in Carrie Bradshaw’s stillies [NYDN]
Future astronaut: what you could be upon entering KLM’s crazy spaceflight competition [Jaunted]
Aladdin’s (accessories) cave
Though the sock suspenders, trouser braces, tie pins and boutonnieres of yesteryear’s well-dressed buck for a long time seemed all but lost on the casual Friday generation of today, a resurgence of nostalgia-inspiring entertainment (Mad Men), food & beverage (speakeasies, speakeasies and more speakeasies) and fashion have thankfully brought suits and square jaws back en vogue. NYC accessories treasure chest Fine and Dandy is one of our favourite old-school accoutrement peddlers to recently set up shop, literally overflowing with sartorial necessities from assorted own-brand pocket squares and ties, to cummerbunds, cigarette cases, shirt garters and arm bands, plus collar stays, Hawleywoods hair pomade, hip flasks, wallets, boaters and fedoras. Hello, Don Draper!
Starck-chic
Paris, Marseille, Lyon, and… Istanbul? Flirty French hotel group Mama Shelter has ventured east and opened a fabulous outpost in stylish Beyoglu, where it occupies the top 3 floors of retail central Istiklal Caddesi mall. Like its sisters, MS Istanbul is a Philippe Starck-designed vision of cool white and bright pops of colour, with 81 signature eclectic-chic rooms all wired to the nines, and many also boasting terraces with chic city views. Come to mama…
What a Gass!
Seeking chic, independent respite in chain store-choked London? Then remember the name Sophie Gass, for this clever gal has gone and combined a few of our favourite things in one ab-fab Holland Park boutique – namely precision mani/pedis, fresh flowers, stylish womenswear and one-off accessories. Flick through your personal iPad while being pampered tip to toe, then spy the well-curated edit of snuggly knits, floaty camis and gorgeous sparklers Gass handpicks for sale. Finally, treat yourself to some pretty blooms by Galton Flowers before reemerging, ready to paint the town glam. Just add bubbles, darling.
Spain via Surry Hills
Good news Sydney-siders. Gone are the days when you’d need to hop a flight south to get your hands (and mouths) on Frank Camorra and Andy McMahon’s MoVida goodies. The Span-tastic duo set up shop in Surry Hills late last year, and the little sis of their famed Melbourne-based brand stable is certainly living up to the family name. Grab a seat at the buzzy bar or in the wood-and-brick dining room (though you’ll likely have to queue), and take your pick of lush signature tapas plates including crunchy salt cod fritters, grilled chorizo sandwiches, bacon-dusted patatas bravas, and enough charcuterie to sink an armada. Rustic, raucous and ruling the Emerald City, this is one southern invasion we’ll gladly surrender to. Jamon!
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