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GLORIA GUINNESS IN ACAPULCO “While protocol in other winter retreats for the rich may designate designer dress and Lloyd’s of London–insured jewels, in Mexico’s premier resort, status means stripping down to the bare essentials,” T&C wrote of Acapulco, the ne plus ultra of jetsetter havens in the 1960s and ’70s. No one embodied this better than Gloria Guinness, who took over as the destination’s chief arbiter of taste after former titleholder Merle Oberon moved back to L.A. in the early ’70s. We sent Slim Aarons down to capture the grande dame in her hilltop villa, which she had filled with handwoven grass carpets and made-to-order wicker from Mexico City and which was surrounded by acres of exotic flora. “Only in Acapulco can you live like this,” she said.…
It usually happens the Friday of Memorial Day weekend: my first lunch at Duryea’s Orient Point, at the far end of Long Island’s North Fork, where my family has had a house for decades (once you pass local favorite Hellenic you’ll probably figure out what drew us here). We sometimes order the infamous lobster Cobb, but I actually prefer the lobster pasta, and inevitably we decide that the only way to mark the turn of the season is with a 1 p.m. glass of rosé. Ordering that first summer wine with lunch feels defiant, a stake in the ground in pursuit of the increasingly elusive carefree summer. The feeling generally lasts only until Tuesday morning. Summer is busy at T&C. We have an excellent digital issue launching in late June…
WHERE ARE WE GOING? Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, and Miles Davis are among the greats who have headlined the Montreux Jazz Festival, the music extravaganza that takes place on the shore of Lake Geneva every summer. (Since the ’70s it has welcomed icons of all genres; Prince and Bob Dylan were regulars.) This year Chaka Khan is opening the festival with a tribute to the late Quincy Jones. JULY 4–19, MONTREUXJAZZFESTIVAL.COM WHAT ARE WE WEARING? In jazz, perfect harmony is a seventh chord. In watchmaking, it’s the Royal Oak. Introduced in 1972, Audemars Piguet’s crown jewel has repeatedly evolved with the times. More than 500 iterations have been born since, including designs in navy ceramic and rainbow gemstones. The first yellow gold Royal Oak was made in 1977. This is…
As a middle-seat passenger on a recent flight from Los Angeles to New York, I thought I had hit the jackpot: The aisle seat next to me appeared to be empty. But then, as the last passengers trickled onto the plane, I discovered that the seat would be filled by not only a passenger but also her dog. And I hate dogs. Yes, you read that correctly. But before you decide I’m a psychopath—and I very well may be, but mostly for other reasons—I had a traumatic experience with a dog when I was a kid. Consequently, for most of my childhood I would cross to the other side of the street when I saw one. Playdates? It was like the Secret Service sweeping a restaurant ahead of a presidential…
SIT & STAY Unless your dog is an honest-to-goodness service animal, keep him on the floor and in his carrier during your flight. SHAKE If you sign a form saying your pooch is indeed in service, you’d better mean it—lying can come with fines and penalties. HEEL When a fellow passenger or flight attendant asks you to stow your schnoodle, do it. This isn’t the time or place for anyone to be barking.…
Yountville, California It’s open for lunch just three days a week, and only between Memorial and Labor days. A collection of picnic tables set up behind Ad Hoc, the temporary-turned-permanent restaurant opened by Thomas Keller in 2006, Addendum serves three mains: buttermilk fried chicken, fried chicken sandwiches, and pulled pork sandwiches, along with wine and beer. But it’s one of Napa Valley’s favorite spots for a weekend meal. Wine world luminaries settle in next to contractors cooling down after work next to line chefs from nearby restaurants. “It was just kind of leftover space,” Keller said about its inception. “We had an old garden shack out back and turned it into a place where you could order food and get your beverages. ”People wander around, some with dogs and kids…
