It's officially time to change out your crystal. Nowadays, spirits and even beer are being served in improved barware. At Tørst, a high-end Brooklyn beer bar brews come in modern goblets. "You can drink beer out of a pint glass, but you won't get the same flavor," co-owner Jeppe ... More

Nicole Polizzi is a lot of things to a lot of different people—partier on the Jersey Shore and Snooki and JWOWW, dance partner on Dancing With the Stars, author of A Shore Thing, mom of two, and wife. Now, the pint-sized small screen persona adds interior decorator to that list. Tomorrow, Polizzi and her ... More

There are few things more rewarding than a crisp beer or a glass of hot glühwein after a long day on the slopes—because we all know that going on a ski vacation isn’t just about the skiing, it’s also about the aprés-ski scene. And the Swiss certainly have ... More

Presenting… the ContenderBy Alyssa Giacobbe The rumor—at least here around Whistler Blackcomb, where I’ve been at-large all week—is that Aspen has been dethroned as the king of winter playgrounds. No one will come right out and say it, of course—Canadians are far too polite for that—but ... More

Earlier this week NBC hosted their much-anticipated Friends reunion special, a nostalgic reprieve from the stream of presidential debates clogging the airwaves lately. The reunion was a little grassy knoll in the desert of election season, and we couldn’t help but think how much better all this would be if ... More

Opening a pricey bottle of wine usually requires drinking the entire bottle in one sitting—otherwise, leftovers are subject to the funky aftertaste that results from the wine mixing with oxygen. But a new wine preservation system is about to change that. The Coravin Model Eight Wine System lets wine connoisseurs ... More

The VIP tent at the White Turf festival in St. Moritz feels a bit like the capitol in The Hunger Games: decadent with a hint of the obscene. It’s the dead of winter and while it may be snowing outside, it’s practically balmy in here. Sixty handsome waiters tend to ... More

At age 65, Maurice Hennessy is the face, name and 8th generation ambassador to the house of Hennessy, which celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2015. While he spends most of his time tending to vineyards in his native France, he visited Aspen recently where we sipped a sampling of his Hennessy ... More

In the good old days, back before things got weird, businesses usually tried to attract customers. A clothing boutique might have, say, mannequins and pay a premium for storefront windows. A restaurant might have a big neon sign that reads, "Eat at Joe's" or, perhaps simply, "Restaurant & Bar." But ... More

Chef Jeremiah Langhorne’s The Dabney is one of the hottest spots in modern-day D.C., but it takes inspiration from the past. The Shaw neighborhood eatery boasts tabletops made by local millworkers and windows salvaged from old row houses to add charm to the dining room. One ... More