Alinea 1723 North Halsted Streetalinearestaurant.com Founded by Chef Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas in 2005, Alinea features a seasonal tasting menu that offers between 18 and 22 courses. Be sure to make a reservation for this Michelin three-star restaurant—the tables fill up quickly! Ampersand ... More

Amen Wardy 520 East Durant Avenue amenwardy.com The perfect place for gifts, this shop stocks everything from candles to napkin rings. Your friends and family back at home will love the local snacks and jarred foods. Brunello Cucinelli
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Anyone who has ever found the words, “I don’t like you, but I love you,” spinning like a record through their mind probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear Smokey Robinson say, “I write poetry all the time.” Credited with penning more than 4,000 songs, Robinson, 74,  is undeniably one of ... More

Youth today doesn’t look quite like it did in 1982. But that’s easy enough to forget during This Is Our Youth, now open on Broadway and starring Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin and impressive teenager ne plus ultra Tavi Gevinson. The show, penned by Kenneth Lonergan, follows a set of Upper West ... More

This month, take a trip around Vienna's Ringstrasse with travel filmmakers Jungles in Paris.  Visitors to central Vienna’s Am Hof square will see genteel lemon-cream facades and hear the clip-clop of hooves on cobblestones. More than other European cities, the Austrian capital—particularly the well-preserved nucleus ... More

On a warm summer day, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine set out to walk 87 blocks along his town’s famous sand. Taking the place of his regular morning jog, the five-hour feat was a personal thank you to Ocean Rescue lifeguards, whom he greeted in their pastel-painted stands along his ... More

Moderne Barn 430 Bedford Road, Armonk modernebarn.com Moderne Barn has joined the locavore trend with a rooftop garden—where the harvest includes beets, radishes, spinach, eggplant and more. Its chef, Ethan Kostbar, focuses on American fare with Mediterranean influences, utilizing produce from its garden. The Inn at ... More

It's difficult to think of a location more heavily influenced by outside culture than New York City. As the historical immigrant entry point to America, our art, architecture, style, cuisine and identity as a whole has been shaped by the huddled masses that now call this city home. And this ... More

Jamie Bissonnette’s not your average chef, so it’s not too surprising that his first cookbook, The Charcuterie Cookbook: Exceptional Cured Meats to Make and Serve at Home, isn’t so run of the mill either. What Bissonnette, the peripatetic chef at Toro (New York and Boston) and Coppa (Boston), is offering readers ... More

Band of Outsiders and its creative director Scott Sternberg are celebrating the brand's 10th anniversary this year. And what better time to open a New York City flagship in Soho? Designed in collaboration with LOT-EK (also the firm that designed the brand's Tokyo store), the 2,400-square-foot Wooster Street boutique stocks ... More