The Business of Keeping a French Château Alive, Beyond the Fantasy

Behind the romance of château ownership lies a constant negotiation between preservation, regulation, modernization and the money required to keep the estate going.

READ MORE

Twenty Years After Opening, Mauro Colagreco’s Mirazur and Menton Have Grown Together

As Mirazur marks two decades, Colagreco reflects on the local growers, regenerative gardens and town identity that shaped both the restaurant and Menton's rise as a culinary destination.

READ MORE

How Bars Are Building Cocktail Menus Around Art Collections

Art is moving beyond the walls and into the drinks list, as bartenders use collections and artist archives as a framework for entire menus.

READ MORE

The French Watchmakers Every Collector Should Know

Some design in Paris and build in Switzerland, others assemble internationally sourced components at home and still others develop their own mechanisms in complex cross-border arrangements. Our guide to French makers, from Breguet to Depancel, maps the many forms the country’s horological brilliance takes.

READ MORE

See the Fair. Sleep Somewhere Else.

Acqualina sits on the sand in Sunny Isles Beach, far enough north of Art Basel Miami Beach that the after-parties stay where they belong. Its 99 rooms and suites come with private terraces over the Atlantic, dinner at Il Mulino New York or Avra, and a 20,000-square-foot spa for recovering between previews. The fair is the reason to come to Miami in December; this is the reason to stay through the weekend.

BOOK NOW