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Despite its small size, Israel has always punched far above its weight when it comes to innovative interior design--especially in the restaurant arena. And the new pan-Asian eatery Taizu Asiaterranean [...]

Perfectly positioned between midtown and downtown, the Flatiron District was an ideal location for the second branch of Brio, an iconic, 23-year-old regional Italian restaurant on New York's Upper East [...]

Anyone familiar with Manhattan's fine-dining scene is probably familiar with Sheldon Fireman, the developer of high-wattage eateries such as the Brooklyn Diner, Trattoria Dell'Arte, and Shelly's. What most epicureans probably [...]

Just 18 months after wowing the design and culinary worlds with the Richard Meier-designed restaurant 66, celebrity chef Jean-George Vongerichten has thrust another high concept dining spot into the spotlight: [...]

Features the top ten new resort restaurants that offer spectacular dishes worldwide. Hotel Caruso in Ravello, Italy; Eden Rock in Saint Barthelemy; Pousada Maravilha in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil.

Features San Juan, Puerto Rico as an ideal place to go for travellers. Description of the architecture of the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico; Presentation of restaurants offering great service and value in the Old San Juan; Citation of the best hotels to stay for the tourists.

The article discloses the old and new establishments located in Harlem, New York. Various jazz and cocktail bars are presented including Lenox Lounge and 67 Orange Street. Restaurants and bakeries are also presented in Harlem including Hudson River Cafe, Red Rooster Harlem, and Levain Bakery. Cultural places are also presented, which are the Studio Museum in Harlem and Museum for Africa Art.

Details the interior design of the Bradley Ogden restaurant at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reason of contractor Engstrom Design Group for installing wooden furnishings; Materials used to create a soundproofing space from the casino; Motif of the wall coverings.

The article discusses the architectural design and interior decoration of Tori Tori, a sushi restaurant in Mexico City, Mexico designed by the architectural firm Rojkind Arquitectos and industrial designer Hector Esrawe.

The article evaluates the architectural design of the Black + Blue restaurant located in Vancouver, British Columbia that was designed by Ted Murray Architect.

The article reviews the architectural design of the restaurant Boards at Asbury Park in New Jersey.

The article focuses on a lighting design done by Peter Maradudin, principal of San Francisco, California based company, Light and Truth, of Las Vegas Crustacean Restaurant and Prana Lounge. Maradudin uses color and brilliance for immediate and lasting impact, illuminating a monumental, 40-foot facade mural. The next memorable lighting solution occurs in the space serving as both dining room and deep red bamboo dance floor. Its central feature is a massive, custom-designed fiberglass chandelier, crafted from numerous card-like panels and shaped like an inverted teardrop. Designed by a cinema veteran named Bill Kreysler, the lamp begins the night emitting a warm yellow glow, but later seems to burst with a riot of computer-controlled, colored light beams. Maradudin also sheds light on a collection of fine Asian art and artifacts to underscore their importance as they're presented throughout the restaurant. The restaurant is like an elegant dark ride, with a sequence of intriguing experiences as one passes from one room to another, transforming itself from a very tightly controlled palette into a dramatic and colorful nightclub.

Within the shell of a Manhattan computer shop, New York-based architect Tony Chi has installed one of his more holistic projects, a 2,000-square-foot vegan restaurant called Gobo. What he wanted, in fact, was the interior-design equivalent of a communal sentiment, which he felt was prevalent in the surrounding Greenwich Village neighborhood during his youth in the 1960s. Wood, specifically antique chestnut and bleached oak, is the dominant material in play: the former is implemented in the floors and walls, the latter used to create chairs, banquettes, doors, and cabinets.

This article reports that for New York-based Wendy Evans Joseph, recently commissioned to install a new hotel and restaurant in the legendary Price Tower Arts Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with just one previous hotel to her credit, the experience of updating a hotel by designer Frank Lloyd Wright proved inspiring, not intimidating. She was charged with creating the new six-floor, 21-room Inn at Price Tower and its rooftop bar/restaurant called Copper.

The article presents travel tips from various individuals about experiencing hip-hop culture in New York City. Individuals such as Wes Jackson, executive director of the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, rapper Jasmine Solano, and editor Jordan Sommers offer information on their favorite theaters, restaurants, and nightclubs such as Mo's, Pastis, and Ms. Lily's.

The author reports on the opening of the restaurants David Myers Café and SOLA in Tokyo, Japan, by chef David Myers. Topics discussed in the article include the way in which the restaurants combine American and Japanese cooking, Myers' experiences as a chef and the way in which Myers uses fresh ingredients in his cooking.

The article features several tourist attractions and destinations in Anguilla island. The Mediterranean-style Malliouhana Hotel and Spa features chef Michel Rostang's French restaurant and a 25,000-bottle wine cellar. The Temenos Resort and Residences will open the first of 115 villas and estates. The Tamarind Tree Bar and Restaurant serves sliced roasted pork rubbed in lemon and lime.

The article features several hotels, restaurants, and resorts in Caribbean. The Mount Hartman Estate has 12-room private compound which has a sleek infinity pool with amenities like jet skis and a helipad in Grenada. The Paradise Bay has 9 villa resort which features a French restaurant "Aloe Vera" in Grenada. The Casa Colonial has a stylish beachfront hotel with spa in Dominican Republic.

The article discusses restaurateurs and entrepreneurs, brothers Max and Benjamin Goldberg, with information on the efforts of their Strategic Hospitality company to import and develop elite restaurants in Nashville, Tennessee, such as the speakeasy-inspired Patterson House and the Southern cooking restaurant The Catbird Seat

The article offers information on the favorite spots of chef Marcus Samuelsson in Harlem, New York City, where he opened his restaurant Red Rooster, including the II Caffe Latte for his breakfast, Amor Cubano for his lunch, and 5 & Diamond for his dinner.

The article presents a travel guide to Johannesburg, South Africa. Airlines that are offering flights to Johannesburg include South African Airways (SAA) and Delta Air Lines. Accommodations and dining establishments include the Saxon, a 24-suite former private estate, the Assaggi restaurant, owned and operated by Italian chef Luciana Righi, and the Troyeville Hotel.

The article offers travel information about the city of Fez in Morocco as of May 2010. The Riad Numero 9 hotel and restaurant in the city is a former courtyard home in the late 18th century. A historical museum located in the Rome antiquities site Volubilis features artifacts from the site itself. The Attarine Madrasah or Medersa el-Attarine is one establishment that depicts Islamic culture.

The article presents reviews of three restaurants in Chicago, Illinois including L20, Mercat a la Planxa, and Terzo Piano.

The article looks at tourism and tourist attractions in Bogotá, Colombia. The author recommends that visitors stay at the Hotel de la Opera and visit the Cerro do Monserrate church and monastery. The Teatro Colon performance venue is also recommended. Restaurants mentioned include Club Colombia and Xoco Puro Chocolate.

This article comments on the trendy transformation of Boston, Massachusetts following the completion of its Big Dig construction project. It discusses new fashion boutiques, local art galleries, and upscale restaurants and bars in Boston neighborhoods, including Beacon Hill, the former warehouse district, and the South End.

The article features the tourist attractions in Tel Aviv, Israel. The Hotel Montefiore, the first boutique property of the city, will be opened in the White City district in April. Deca serves haute kosher dishes such as spicy whitefish falafel, sea bass with Jerusalem artchoke. The Olio boutique stocks sourced products including olive tapenade infused with Parmesan cheese.

A review is offered for La Bipolar restaurant, located in Coyoacán, Mexico.

Recommends hotels and restaurants in San Francisco, California. Four Seasons San Francisco; W San Francisco; Slanted Door restaurant; Boulette's Larder restaurat.

Examines the travel industry in San Francisco, California. Hotels; Restaurants; Holiday highlights; Shopping.

Reports on the dishes offered by Cyprus-born chef Christoforos Peskias at the 48 The Restaurant in Athens, Greece. Reworking of the traditional sheftalia as an accessory to suckling pig; Turning of halvah into ice cream for dessert.

Provides a basic description of Dakar in Senegal. Presentation of the Parisian-style restaurants; Variety of housewares at Artefact; Hotel amenities.

Features several restaurants in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Specialty foods; Cost per servings; Ambiance of the restaurants.

Evaluates several hotel bars in key cities around the world. Setting of the Village Bar & Lounge at the New York Palace in New York City; Interior decoration of the Atwood Cafe bar at the Hotel Burnham in Chicago, Illinois; Signature drink at New York Bar at the Park Hyatt Tokyo in Japan.

The article reports that Manhattan's Sheldon Fireman is the developer of high-wattage eateries such as the Brooklyn Diner, Trattoria Dell'Arte and Shelly's. His latest project, Bond 45 is an expansive new Italian restaurant in the heart of Time Square's theater district. Set in a building that has housed a theater and department store during its 90-odd years, Fireman has created from the ground up, an Old World Italian ambiance that feels as if it has been around for decades. Fireman takes a rather unorthodox approach to developing all of his restaurants' internal aesthetics. At Bond 45, fireman took this approach literally, bringing in Broadway set designer John Lee Beatty to help realize his vision for the 5,000-square-foot space. The main space is covered with wooden panels stained a dark brown rising above aged tiled floors and leading to Deco-styled chandeliers that hang above diners. Other key elements include a kitchen opening onto the street and a 42-foot bar, whose backside Fireman found while initially excavating the space.

Just 18 months after wowing the design and culinary worlds with designer Richard Meier-designed restaurant 66, celebrity chef Jean-George Vongerichten has thrust another high-concept dining spot into the spotlight. Vongerichten teams up with Paris-based architect Jacques Garcia, whose work includes Paris' Hotel Costes, to transform a former warehouse into a sexy, split-level dining space upstairs, and lounge and VIP salons down below. Centered on a pan-Asian "street food" menu, interiors evoke the sultry colors and textures of India, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Downstairs, the mood is more vibrant, with Chinese porcelain garden stools, the building's original wooden beams clad in colored tiles, and a quartet of long cylindrical light fixtures dripping Swarovski crystals and draped in what looks like lace lingerie. For Garcia, the most compelling components of Spice Market are its elaborate antiques collection, most of which was secured during a marathon, three-day shopping expedition to Rajasthan, India. Once a consistent aesthetic was established, Garcia could then add on flourishes such as embroidered curtains made of Lelievre fabric from France, and custom-mixed "ambient" music to give Spice Market a low-key lounge vibe to balance the restaurant's strong visuals and bracing flavors.

This article focuses on the restaurant One & Only Le Touessrok in Mauritius, a paradise-like resort perched on a string of tiny islands set in idyllic isolation in the Indian Ocean. It has won Gold Key Awards sponsored by the periodical "Hospitality Design." This year Le Touessrok is back, and nominated for its formal, stylish, 56-seat restaurant Safran. Like the resort itself, Safran is the work of Atlanta-based Hirsch Bedner Associates, which oversaw the creation and execution of the project, a full two-days' flight-time from their home base.