Month: April 2016

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Professional Clothing for Women From the Comfort of Your Desk

I’ve always thought men had it much easier when it came to professional clothing. Suit, shirt, tie… done. Sure, perhaps more casual work wardrobes can add a bit of a snag.  It might be tough to understand which types of slacks work for which occasion.  Or how to mix a sports coat or sweater into…

Why Do You Travel?

Why Do You Travel?

Why do you travel? Its a question I’m sometimes asked – by neighborss, by friends, by strangers sitting next to me on airplanes, by the man across from the table from me on a first date.. Why do you travel? It seems like such an easy question to answer – and yet one that I have…

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Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller – By Land or By Sea, Part III: The Verdict

I’ve recently experienced Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller at both the land-based Yountville restaurant and on the luxury cruise line Seabourn.  The Ad Hoc concept has been a long-favorite of mine when visiting the Napa Valley but I wanted to understand how the current concepts stacked up against one another. You can read Part I:…

Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller – By Land or By Sea, Part II: By Sea
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Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller – By Land or By Sea, Part II: By Sea

Last night I had the opportunity to review Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller as executed on Seabourn Quest.  Yesterday I reviewed my experience at the land-based Ad Hoc in Yountville, California and also discussed the new Seabourn partnership with Thomas Keller. Much of the Ad Hoc experience appeals to the farm-to-table aesthetic that has been…

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Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller – By Land or By Sea, Part I: By Land

Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller has long been one of my favorite Napa Valley haunts. The casual eatery was originally designed as a temporary pop-up while Keller prepared a new casual concept but proved to be so popular that it has become a Yountville mainstay serving rotating family-style dinners five nights a week.  In the…