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In the heart of Vienna, a restaurant of quiet ambition looks not to the past, but to the soil beneath its feet. Heinz Reitbauer’s temple of modern Austrian cuisine is a study in rigorous provenance and serene execution.
CigarsIn a world of ever-stronger cigars, this venerable robusto offers a compelling counter-narrative of subtlety and grace. It is a quiet lesson in the virtues of nuance, delivered with a gentle voice.
EscapesOn the shores of Lake Como, a sixteenth-century cardinal's summer villa turned grand hotel continues to define the very essence of civilized leisure. It is a place not of fleeting trends, but of deep, reassuring continuity.
MotoringWoking has spent fifteen years being correct. At Monterey it finally did something interesting instead — and gave Bruce McLaren's unfinished road car a third pedal.
Grand HotelsIn the elegant spa town of Baden-Baden, a certain grand hotel on the Lichtentaler Allee has cultivated a unique equilibrium of restorative calm and quiet consequence for more than 150 years.
GastronomyIn Midtown Manhattan, Eric Ripert’s temple to the sea continues to operate on a plane of its own, quietly asserting that the most profound statements are often the most direct.
MotoringAs the final evolution of the storied 250 GT platform, the Lusso was never a racing car. It was something more refined: a masterpiece of automotive sculpture and a definitive statement on the art of the grand tour.
Palaces, palazzos, and pied-à-terres.
horologyMechanical poetry on the wrist.
motoringCoachbuilt classics and modern grand tourers.
gastronomyContinental restaurants worth a detour.
cigarsThe rituals of smoke and amber.
escapesQuiet corners of the old continent.
dissentWhere I push back against the direction of things.
Chet Baker · 1954
The most persuasive argument ever made for doing absolutely nothing before dinner.
Soundtrack To…: Soundtrack to a Weekend in Lake Como
The Sunday Night FilmThe most beautiful film ever made about wanting to be somebody else.
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
The greatest novel ever written about a class watching its own sun go down.
The Old Man and the Sea — Ernest Hemingway
The Master and Margarita — Mikhail Bulgakov
Casino Royale — Ian Fleming
The Great Gatsby — F. Scott Fitzgerald