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When I was young, it seemed like summer break lasted forever. By the time that early fall rolled around, I had my fill of chlorine and sunscreen, and given the luxury of long stretches of agenda-free days, I was ready for the return of the structure that the school year provided I still can ’ t discern if times have changed that much or I’m just waxing nostalgic, but as I write this, barely two weeks since the final school bell sounded, my daughter, a rising senior, is knee-deep in an internship and pre-season prep for the fall sports season, leaving little time for the idyll that I so fondly remember. Her shrunken summer has the effect of making me feel as though we are approaching the end of her high school years at warp speed
Each passing day intensifies my angst over wondering if I’ve fully prepared her for what lies beyond the comforts of home This has played out in a discernable (and in my daughter’s eyes laughable) uptick in seizing on every teachable moment that presents itself I often find myself distilling words of wisdom into cliché catchphrases–the kind that when written in cursive suddenly seem suitable for framing by big box retailers. Eat well, travel often! Be Nice! Work Hard! As silly as it seems sometimes, I hope I have at least earned an “A” for effort.
For this month’s home feature, we visited with Louisvillians Rick and Mo Mitchell high above the shores of Lake Toxaway in North Carolina’s Mountain Region Their gracious offer of hospitality was extended to my parents and my daughter, who were thrilled to accompany me for a long weekend getaway. I camped in and around this area frequently with my family when I was a child, so it was exciting to be able to simultaneously share the specialness of this region with my own daughter for the first time while reminiscing with my parents. The natural beauty of this area cannot be overstated, and in a just few short days, we packed in our fair share of adventure, captured for posterity by my father, who happily served as our own personal paparazzi.
My daughter is equipped with substantial smarts and savvy, so I capitalized on our waterfall hikes to help bolster the moxie I thinks she needs to maximize her potential. With a little assist from Mother Nature, we slid down slippery rocks into swirling pools of ice-cold water and challenged our fear of heights by jumping off of boulders into emerald green waters, thereby putting into action one of my favorite mantras, the popular saying that life begins at the end of your comfort zone. I even found myself on the receiving end of parental guidance at one point, when my father felt I was getting too close for comfort to the edge of one particularly raucous waterfall. “That’s far enough young lady,” he said firmly enough to draw me back and make me smile. No matter my age or how smart I think I may be, my parents still always seem to know what’s best for me, and in this case, it was nice to be reminded that a little common sense must coincide with challenging the boundaries of a comfort zone. Lesson learned.
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Park City, Utah, is in the middle of a whiteout, being born again beneath a blanket of 12 inches of fluffy, fresh powder. It’s been a record-breaking season for snow, one that has already seen more than 365 inches accumulate by the end of February. But this morning clouds are scarce, the sun is out, and it’s a comfortable 30 degrees for spring skiing—and the natives are restless, eager to hit the mountain and make the first tracks in the snow.
Our basecamp is the Washington School House, Park City’s only mountainside luxury hotel adjacent to the largest single ski and snowboard playground in the United States: Park City Mountain Resort. Offering more than 7,300 acres of skiable terrain, the mountain is truly epic—and mere steps from the
hotel’s back door. Proximity is definitely a perk, but that’s not why guests of the Washington School House return season after season. They come for the understated charm and designer details. They come for the quaint confines that only a 12-suite property can offer. They come for first-rate services like fireside gear fittings and private chef-prepared dinners that have earned the hotel spots on Travel + Leisure’s “It List” and Forbes’ “Top 10 Luxury Hotels.” And, yes, the fact that the Washington School House also happens to be the boutique hotel that Netflix buys out annually for the Sundance Film Festival, not to mention a respite of choice for snow-loving celebs like Robert Redford, Elijah Wood and Chelsea Handler, admittedly adds to its cachet, too.
But above all, guests of the Washington School House come to be a part of history. Built in 1889, the property was a schoolhouse for miners’ children until 1931, when it shuttered after the Great Depression laid waste to Summit County’s labor jobs prospecting silver and lead ore. After a stint as a VFW hall, followed by decades of abandonment, the building was turned into a bed and breakfast during the late 1980s that served its patrons well for 26 years (wood panelling, floral drapes et al). But the Washington School House’s most stylish incarnation was completed in 2011 by its current owners who enlisted Paul Allen Design for the four-story overhaul. The schoolhouse’s solid bones were left intact, including its limestone facade and original bell tower, but the rest was a total gut job to make way for 16-foot-high ceilings, reclaimed barnwood floors, Carrara marble-topped built-ins, a subterranean ski lounge, a heated pool, and rooms and suites that boast a balanced mix of Gustavian antiques, fine art and modern alpine touches like antler chandeliers dipped in glossy white lacquer. For the San Diego-based design firm’s first foray into hotel design, they knocked it out of the park (pun intended), partly because they approached it like a residential project. The result? A cool and clean redesign that respects the building’s historical integrity, garnering the hotel nods from Architectural Digest and Elle Decor
My king room faces west overlooking the 20-foot plunge pool that’s terraced into the hillside, dappled with blue spruce and aspen trees and bearing as its crown jewel a torch from the 2002 Winter Olympics that has been fashioned into a fire pit. The window well, where I choose to enjoy my morning French press
coffee (brought in from beloved local beanery Pink Elephant), is appointed with two Victorian-style armchairs and farmhouse sconces. The stately wrought iron bed’s mattress boasts both a pillow top and a feather bed, all ensconced in Pratesi linens for maximum comfort. As for the en suite bath, it’s a study in white porcelain and marble, the only pop of color being a mix of Molton Brown bath goods that fill the air with bergamot and orange while I wrestle into my ski gear.
True, it’s about a three-minute downhill walk to the Town Lift that whisks skiers and snowboarders to the base of Park City Mountain. But chauffeur privileges are part of the package at the Washington School House, an extension of the hotel’s Ski Valet services. You can literally pick your starting point from two base villages and they’ll shuttle you there in moments in a white SUV with lift ticket in tow so you can skip the lines, click in and go. Since Vail Resorts bought and combined Park City Mountain and Canyons Resort into a mega-resort in 2015, the mountain has been running like a well-oiled machine courtesy of a $50 million renovation and operating budget that has been put toward the addition of the Quicksilver Gondola (linking Park City Mountain to Canyons), the widening of multiple trails, the revamping of Miners Camp (a massive new mid-mountain bar and restaurant for brews and bites between runs) and more. Talk to anyone who skis Park City regularly and they’ll tell you that the flow and connectivity from ridge to ridge has been significantly improved. After an afternoon of off-trail powder skiing spanning 5,000-plus acres, I can vouch that the diversity of terrain is divine.
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While at Old Town Cellars in Old Town Park City, we stumbled upon a Cotopaxi pop-up shop. The outdoor brand’s mantra, “Gear for Good,” isn’t just lip service: two percent of all of Cotopaxi’s revenue provides grants to nonprofits that have demonstrated outstanding impact, agility and persistence toward alleviating poverty around the world. Our current covetable carryall is the Uyuni 46L Duffel ($80), a colorful, go-anywhere cross-body made from material scraps from bigname outfitters like Patagonia and The North Face. A good cause and great mountain style? Done and done. cotopaxi.com
Après-ski is a communal part of the Park City lifestyle, and options abound along Main Street. But for savory spreads culled from Utahan charcuteries and cheesemongers, house-made sweets and wines that have been blended and bottled in town, a cozy corner by the fire in the grand living room back at the Washington School House can’t be beat. You see, another ace the hotel has up its sleeve is the culinary trifecta of chefs Ernesto Rocha (executive breakfast chef), Callie Varner (pastry chef and après-ski fare artist) and Kyle Hirsch (on-call private dinner chef). Rocha’s hearty mountain breakfast menu is served each morning, with Varner’s daily après-ski eats set out every afternoon starting at 4PM. And with 24 hours notice, Hirsch can curate a private dinner for groups large or small that’ll knock your ski socks off. Ours boasted a bellywarming carrot ginger bisque made with coconut milk and cilantro, a baby arugula salad with cucumber ribbon, candied walnuts, sweet pickled parsnip, Gold Creek feta and a honey pear vinaigrette, and a perfectly seared bone-in filet mignon with a mustard bourbon demi-glace served with Yukon potato au gratin and heirloom carrots. (Hirsch’s menus change frequently depending on what’s in season and can be customized around any dietary restrictions.)
Exploring Park City’s growing culinary scene is part of the fun, and the 24-hour concierge at Washington School House is happy to dole out dining recommendations. For lunch on the mountain, we liked The Farm, a slope-side restaurant at Canyons Village where one can fuel up on bison chili and organic winter lettuces and herbs in a heated yurt overlooking the Red Pine Gondola. If snowshoeing Wasatch Mountain State Park followed by an afternoon of shopping Main Street is more your speed, break up the day by
popping into Riverhorse Provisions’ noshery for a bowl of healthy grains and kale or house-made soups. Park City’s restaurant with the biggest buzz right now is Handle, helmed by award-winning chef Briar Handley. Its menu of creative yet comforting American cuisine (think buttermilk fried chicken and roasted sunchoke risotto) and shareable small plates (try the smoked Idaho trout and buffalo cauliflower) is driven by the seasons, and Handley prides himself on sourcing local and regional ingredients at the height of freshness. The bar’s rustic-chic vibe and ruggedly inventive cocktails like the Rattlesnake—a stiff pour of High West double rye with absinthe and egg-white foam that’s branded with an “H” drawn in Angostura bitters—are added incentives for a visit.
Speaking of libations, Park City’s cocktail culture has significantly matured over the last few years. New on the scene is Old Town Cellars, a private label winery that sources fine wines from top wine growing regions around the world and then blends and bottles on site. (Washington School House is a fan and always has its seasonal varietals in rotation at the hotel.) And High West Saloon, located next to the Town Lift base—the only ski-in gastro-distillery in the world—is a local gem just a stone’s throw from the hotel. Doctor’s orders: Request one (or two) of the house’s signature Dead Man’s Boots cocktail—Rendezvous rye, reposado tequila, fresh-squeezed lime juice, simple syrup and Fever Tree ginger beer over chipped ice—and you’ll forget about the residual pain in your shins from hours of powering through fresh powder. Sleep, ski and repeat. sl
Instantly smitten with a picturesque Napa Valley property she spied in 1900, Fernande de Latour convinced her husband Georges to purchase a four-acre ranch she’d dubbed “beau lieu”, or “beautiful place.” In short order, Georges sold his successful cream of tartar business, acquired the land, and founded Beaulieu Vineyard with the intent of making fine wines to rival those of his native France. Today, the property encompasses more than 1,100 acres of estate vineyards.
To realize his goal, Georges started out by importing phylloxera-resistant rootstock from Europe to revive a fledging California wine industry that had been ravaged by the disease. During prohibition, when many wineries were shuttered, Beaulieu actually increased its business fourfold by selling sacramental wine to the Catholic Church. After the repeal, Georges refocused his efforts on crafting world-class wines, traveling to France in 1938 to meet and subsequently hire the famed Russian-born viticulturist and enologist André Tchelistcheff, who instituted a culture of continuous innovation that continues today. A memorable growing season in 1936 produced the inaugural vintage of the Georges de Latour Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, which was released in 1940 and went on to become Napa Valley’s first “cult” Cabernet.
In 1989, current winemaker Jeffrey Stambor was hired to succeed Tchelistcheff, who’d come to be known as “The
Maestro” in Napa during his forty-year career at Beaulieu. Legendary winemaker Michel Rolland joined Beaulieu as a blending consultant on their reserve wines in 2010.
Beaulieu recently made waves in the wine world when it announced the release of Rarity 2013, the fifth-ever vintage bottling of its Rarities Collection. Produced only in remarkable vintage years, Rarity was first crafted by Tchelistcheff in 1968 to showcase the distinctive, opulent expression of an extraordinarily high-quality vintage; prior to 2013, the most recent vintage to produce a Rarity bottling was 1990. The decision to declare 2013 a vintage worthy of the Rarities Collection was made by Stambor, who selected the finest barrellots of Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot to lend Rarity 2013 a powerful, complex character.
For the blend, Stambor selected grapes from some of Beaulieu’s oldest vineyards, sourcing from heritage sites on BV Ranches No. 1 and 2 as well as their Hewitt Estate Vineyard and a neighboring small vineyard at the base of the Mayacamas Mountains. The vines, with the majority planted in the 1980s, were grafted to clones that yield small, intensely flavored grapes. All four vineyards are deeply rooted in welldraining, alluvial fan soils on the western bench-lands of Napa Valley’s Rutherford AVA, often recognized as the most coveted California terroir.
“This limited release wine celebrates the rarity granted to us by Mother Nature,” noted Stambor. “2013 was a spectacular vintage, with the earliest onset to harvest that I recall in my 28 years of winemaking at Beaulieu, and gave us some truly special Cabernet Sauvignon. By bottling Rarity only in magnums, we better ensure that this magnificent wine can reach its full potential with bottle aging and can be enjoyed for decades to come.”
While Napa Valley winemakers heralded the 2012 vintage as outstanding, the 2013 vintage was truly magnificent, with an unusually warm and dry winter promoting early budbreak, which gave the vines an early start to the 2013 growing season. Ideal conditions prevailed through flowering, fruit set and ripening, with low rainfall keeping the grapes desirably small. While harvest was early, the bloom-to-harvest span was not compressed; thus, the Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot grapes benefited from adequate hang-time to develop exceptionally ripe, balanced flavors.
The process of making Rarity 2013 began with handsorting the grape clusters and then the destemmed grapes to retain only the highest quality fruit. For early integration of oak character and to enhance the supple mouthfeel, over half of the Rarity components were barrel-fermented, with the balance in stainless steel and wood tanks. During fermentation in barrel, Beaulieu Vineyard’s cellar team rotated the barrels
four times daily to fully extract phenolic concentration and build complexity. After a month of maceration followed by gentle pressing, the wine was returned to barrels for malolactic fermentation and aging. To balance the tremendous intensity of dark fruit character, Stambor chose to age this wine in 100% new French and Russian oak barrels. To add even more structure and layers of flavor complexity to the Cabernet Sauvignon, the blend was complemented with 10% Petit Verdot from BV Ranch No.1.
Rated at 99 points by Robert Parker in The Wine Advocate, 2013 Rarity delivers massive power and weight, yet with uncommon elegance and suppleness. The wine’s profuse aromas of blackberry, cassis, dark chocolate and violet are mirrored in the opulent flavors that explode on the palate. Seamlessly integrated vanilla and oak spice nuances, from barrel fermentation and aging in entirely new barrels, add even more complexity. “Rutherford Dust” tannins contribute texture, while bright acidity keeps its fresh, purity of focus. This is a wine that will age for decades.
Only 1,500 bottles of Rarity 2013 have been produced. The limited-edition magnum bottles, each numbered and presented in a commemorative box, are available for $1,000 at select fine wine purveyors and by personal inquiry through the winery at rarity@bvwines.com. sl
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Michael Jung, 34, made history in late April when he became the first rider in the 39-year history of the Kentucky ThreeDay Event, presented by Land Rover, to win three years in a row. The ultimate test of horse and rider, the Three-Day event is comprised of dressage, cross-country and jumping tests. Aboard FischerRocana FST for a third year, the German duo lowered one rail in show jumping to finish on 42.7 penalties, just ahead of France’s Maxime Livio and Qalao Des Mers in second (44.6) and England’s Zara Tindall and High Kingdom in third (46.6).
“Without the horse, you are just walking people, I’m not sure how you say that in English,” said Jung with a laugh following the win. “This is a very wonderful horse, she is absolutely a top horse,
and she is always fighting for me. We have a partnership, I know everything that she needs for me to motivate her. But she was perfect. I am so thankful for my whole team and my horse.”
Livio is the only competitor in recent memory to have bested Jung, and the 29-year-old Frenchman's powerful doubleclean round put the pressure on the eventual champion as he cantered out of the ring in front of 24,159 fans in Rolex Stadium on the final day of competition. “There is always a little pressure in the ring, especially at a four-star with all the top riders,” Livio said. “With my horse, I just have to stick to him and stick to my ride, and if I do that the pressure goes down. I know if I’m very focused on my riding, the horse will do his
best. But, of course there is pressure because I want to be good enough for my horse, and after that it’s good for me to start to put pressure on (Jung). I think to try to beat such a rider you have to be 100 percent all the time. All this week my horse was 100 percent, but I was maybe only 90 percent in dressage. But after that I have no regrets.”
Third-place finisher Tindall, 35, of Gloucestershire, England, came into the 2017 event with expectations in check following a trying trip two years ago when an injury in the stable prevented her from even starting the competition. “I’m obviously very lucky to come back and very thankful to my owner and to Land Rover and Rolex to be able to come back,” she said. “It’s great to be
sitting up here with these guys. My horse was fantastic all the way through the competition –he jumped great today.
The Kentucky Three-Day Event is the nation’s premier Three-Day Event and one of the most prestigious equestrian competitions in the world. The International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the world’s governing body of equestrian sports, has designated the Kentucky Three-Day Event as a ‘Four Star’ eventing competition, the highest designation, which is given only to the Olympic Games, World Championships, and six annual events around the world. “Rolex Kentucky” is the only Four-Star event in the Western Hemisphere and is part of the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing. sl
Most notable among the innovations found in the mid-cycle update throughout the Mercedes-Benz S-Class range, which made its world premiere at the Shangai Auto Show this past April, is the extended suite of Intelligent Drive features that continue forward momentum on the march towards autonomous driving. Tweaks to the front fascia, rear bumper exhaust pipes and wheel designs, as well as an LED Intelligent Light System are a few of the segment-wide upgrades common among each rendition of the Mercedes-Benz flagship model, which was the top-selling luxury sedan in the world in 2016.
New badges serve to indicate changes that have taken place under the hood. The S550 has been replaced by the S560, and is powered by a twinturbocharged 4.0-liter V8 producing 463 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque. The base model S-Class comes equipped with a 3.0-liter V-6 engine. At the top of the range, the Maybach retains its V12, while the Mercedes-AMG S63 has a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 with an output of 603 hp and 664 lb-ft of torque. The sprint from zero to 60 mph takes just 3.4 seconds, faster than any other performance luxury sedan, and the electronically-limited top speed is 186 mph. The 4Matic all-wheel-drive variant of the S63 AMG is paired with a new ninespeed automatic transmission for the first time, while the top-of-the-range rear-wheel drive S65 retains its proven twin-turbocharged V12 with 7G-Tronic transmission boasting 621 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque.
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Inside the cabin, the new S-Class is characterized by two new highresolution displays, each with a screen diagonal of 12.3 inches. The pair is housed under a single pane of glass, which lends the impression of a widescreen cockpit and emphasizes the horizontal orientation of the interior design. Virtual instruments are displayed in the direct field of vision of the driver as well as a central display above the center console. With the fully digital cockpit, the driver can choose from three different display styles (Classic, Sport and Progressive) and configure the information and views relevant to them.
Touch Control Buttons on the steering wheel respond to swiping motions like the screen of a smartphone and enable the driver to control the entire multimedia system without having to take their hands off the steering wheel. The multimedia system can also be operated via touchpad with controller in the center console and by Voice Control. The operation of Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC or standard cruise control is managed via steering wheel-mounted controls.
Enhanced Level 2 autonomous driving functions, including Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC and Active Steering Assist, provide even more comfortable support for the driver to keep a safe distance and stay in their lane. Speed is adjusted automatically ahead of curves or intersections, which is complemented by a considerably improved Active Lane Change Assist and additional functions of Active Emergency Stop Assist. For the first time, map and navigation data are used to calculate driving behavior. At one glance, an "Assistance Graphics" menu on the instrument panel shows the driver which assistance functions are selected and to what situations the systems are currently responding to.
The optional ENERGIZING Comfort system is a world-first entering series production. This feature links various comfort systems in the vehicle together, such as climate control, ambient lighting and massage functions, into a ten-minute “wellness” setup. Owners can choose from Freshness, Warmth, Vitality, Joy, and Comfort programs to configure a specific wellness program to suit their current mood.
A pair of new natural grain ash wood trims are available for 2018, as well as revised cabin materials and colorways, including Silk Beige/Deep Sea Blue, Magma Gray/Espresso Brown, and Mahogany/Silk Beige. Among the available AMG options are a choice of forged 20-inch wheels, AMG Performance Studio options, and an AMG Ceramic Composite Braking system.
"The development of the new S-Class was extremely extensive. With a whole series of new features and functions, the S-Class remains a technological pioneer," says Ola Källenius, Member of the Board of Management responsible for Group Research and Mercedes-Benz Cars Development.
Pricing for the 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class will be announced closer to its on-sale at US dealers in late 2017. sl
COUTURE Las Vegas, held annually at the Wynn Resort, is arguably the most exclusive destination for the luxury jewelry and timepiece market, drawing 4,000 top-tier buyers from highly distinguished retailers, along with editors from 100 of the world’s most recognized luxury consumer and trade media (including Sophisticated Living). A highlight of the event is the annual COUTURE Design Awards, presented this year at the Encore Theatre in the Wynn Resort before an audience of nearly 1,000 designers, editors and retailers from the COUTURE community.
“Tonight is when we celebrate the incredible artists who labor an entire year to create these works of art, and showcase their hearts and souls within their salons,” COUTURE’s Director, Gannon Brousseau explained from the stage. He then went on to thank this year’s panel of judges–Melissa Geiser from Stanley Korshak, Julie Thom from Von Bargen’s, Daisy Shaw
from Vanity Fair, Katerina Perez of Katerina Perez, and designer Yossi Harari–for lending their expertise in selecting the winning designs and finalists.
Furrer Jacot, who won the inaugural Best in Men’s Jewelry Award thanked the designer who has been with him for 30 years, saying that he “didn’t want to do another men’s piece - he wanted to do something great.” The winner of the Best in Diamonds Above $20,000, Fernando Jorge, enthused from the stage, "This was my first adventure with diamonds and therefore I feel very, very honored to receive this award."
A touching highlight of the evening was the presentation of the Cindy Edelstein Award by Cindy’s daughter, Remy, to designer Stephen Webster. A video tribute showcased the designer’s passionate support of the industry, commitment to ethical sourcing and design practices and philanthropic endeavors.
I arrived in Paris 96 years and 29 days after Ernest Hemingway and his new bride Hadley, who were somewhat unprepared for the dreariness of winter in the city. During those first few months, Hemingway wrote to his colleague, American novelist Sherwood Anderson, remarking about the cold and his low spirits saying, “I do not know what I thought Paris would be like but it was not that way.” Indeed, it is easy to love Paris in the springtime, but I find it even more beguiling in the winter, when its soul is laid as bare as the leafless trees that line the banks of the Seine. Admiring the architecture of naked branches reaching out in all directions, I am reminded of the decorative iron railings that adorn the famous façades of Baron Haussmann buildings lining the boulevards.
With no indoor plumbing, the Hemingway’s first apartment at 74 rue Cardinal Lemoine in the 5th arrondissement was less-than-ideal. In spite of the primitive conditions, the couple embraced their bohemian lifestyle, buoyed by a strong US dollar and an influx of stellar literary and artistic luminaries that made the 1920s a great time to be a writer in Paris. Capitalizing on
convivial connections and the pervading creative atmosphere, Hemingway was soon on a path to infamy. I know I’m not alone in my romanticized and heavily rose-colored view of the people and places of this era (perpetuated even further by the Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris), so for my most recent trip to the City of Lights, we made it our mission to tread the timeworn footsteps of literary legends.
Eschewing the traditional hotel route, we opted instead for a more “authentic” Parisian experience by renting an apartment through Paris Perfect (parisperfect.com), a company founded more than 20 years ago by a former French cardiac surgeon and his American investment banker wife. Working with the Paris Perfect team to whittle down the available properties–ranging in size from a studio unit to a sprawling five-bedroom villa, based on our likes, dislikes and intended activities–we were able to find an ideal match. And ideal it was, as our “Champagne” apartment, located on the Left Bank in the heart or the 7th arrondissement (from $435/night), was a far cry from the squalor of Hemingway’s first abode.
Although we were aware of the apartment’s straight-on, postcard-perfect view of the Eiffel Tower from its wraparound balcony, as well as the living and dining rooms and the kitchen, it was truly something else to behold in person. The experience of starting and ending the day in the midst of such a global icon was simply magical. Our one-bedroom, 590 square-foot apartment was fully equipped for a comfortable home-away-from-home stay, including a modern kitchen with granite countertops, a petite dining area perfect for candlelight dinners, and a spacious living area outfitted in classic Parisian style.
Outside of the mesmerizing view, what I loved most about renting through Paris Perfect was the comprehensive neighborhood and visitor guide (more than 40 pages in total) that was provided to us digitally prior to arrival and in hard copy form in the apartment. Chock-full of insider information that would take the occasional Paris tourist years to acquire, it allowed us to easily plot out where to dine and what to see, and even more helpful, what places to avoid based on client and staff feedback.
The neighborhood surrounding our chosen apartment is wellknown for its street markets (including the Rue Cler food market and Ront de l’Alma open market), and we had grand plans to visit the butcher, baker, and macaroon maker in order to create a locally-
sourced feast, but with a vast array of enticing dining options ranging from charming family-owned bistros to extravagant Michelin-star dining within walking distance, we opted to leave the cooking to the experts.
Paris Perfect offers scores of walking tours and itinerary planning services tailored to an array of interests, from art to wine and everything in between. As this was only our second time in Paris and our time was limited, we opted to book a private, customized tour with Michael Osman, an American who has called the city home for the past 15 years. Affable and energetic, with a background in fine art and a deep love of his adopted city, he seized on our ambitious itinerary with aplomb. We managed to ogle the greatest hits at the Louvre, treasure hunt at the Les Puces flea market and visit several of his key “must see” stops, all before dinner.
Though we regrettably had Michael to guide the way only for a single day, he did provide us with a wealth of information to craft a self-guided literary tour, focused on the cafés and watering holes frequented by Hemingway and his contemporaries. Hemingway was known to be a keen people watcher, and then, as now, one of the best places to take in the ebb and flow of street life in Paris is at a sidewalk café. At Brasserie Lipp (151 Boulevard Saint-Germain; brasserie-lipp.com), you can still partake of
an Alsatian meal a la Hemingway–beer, pommes à l’huile and sausage–albeit at a far higher fare than Hem paid in his day.
Hemingway often drank with fellow writer F. Scott Fitzgerald at the Hôtel Ritz Paris (15 Place Vendôme; ritzparis. com). In 1944, Hemingway “liberated” the bar from the Nazis in cahoots with a group of displaced soldiers, ordering a round of champagne for every patron and thereby prompting the spot to henceforth be known as Bar Hemingway. Fresh off of a fouryear, $400 million property-wide renovation, the revamped bar is helmed by the charming duo of Colin Field and Roman Devaux. Popular among Americans, the atmosphere is courteous and lively, and ladies’ drinks are presented with a delicate white rose balanced on the rim of the glass.
Opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1911, Harry’s New York bar claims to be the birthplace of the Bloody Mary in 1921. A popular hangout for “Lost Generation” writers of the 1920s, George Gershwin is purported to have composed An American In Paris there. The mahogany bar and wall paneling are original; the latter is now plastered with pennants hailing from American colleges and universities.
Given my affinity for Midnight in Paris, we included a dinner at Maxim’s on our itinerary even though it isn’t known as a
Hemingway haunt. Although the food didn’t knock our socks off, the service was outstanding and the ambiance in the Art Nouveau institution, founded as a bistro in 1893 by Maxime Gaillard, and since frequented by countless celebrities and royals, made it a worthwhile stop.
Other stops of note for the literary-minded traveler include Café le Dome (108 Boulevard du Montparnasse); Closerie des Lilas (171 Boulevard du Montparnasse); Café de Flore (172 Boulevard Saint-Germain), one of the oldest coffeehouses in Paris; and Les Deux Magots (6 place Saint-Germain-des-Pres), which opened in 1875 and was a favorite of American artists for decades. One of the best places for people watching, the café’s terrace overlooks the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, founded in the 6th century.
After spending a few short days and nights eating and drinking our way around the City of Lights, it became that much easier to understand the affectionate nostalgia pervading Hemingway’s posthumously published memoir about being a struggling young expatriate journalist and writer in Paris. ”If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” sl
Written by Andre James
Pagani’s Huayra Coupe ushered in a new era of hypercars when it was unveiled to the public at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. An alluring combination of speed and spellbinding aesthetics, the Huayra Coupe, named after Huayra-tata, the “Father of Wind” in Incan culture, raised the bar for a performance-based technology mated with a lightweight build, resulting in the highest lateral acceleration ever seen on a car with road tires. The company launched a Huayra Roadster project in 2010 with the simple intent of creating a Huayra Coupe with a removable roof and conventional doors, as they did for their Zonda Roadster in 2003. Three years into the project, the design was scrapped in favor of creating a car independent of its predecessor and a standout in its own right. “If we think of the Huayra Coupe as a personification of elegance and timeless lines, the Huayra Roadster was to be the rebellious sister, shapely and beautiful, but with a sharp edge for
those who are careless,” said Horacio Pagani, the Argentine-born founder of Pagani Automobili S.p.A., which is based in San Cesario sul Panaro, near Modena, Italy.
Formally unveiled this past February at the Geneva Motor Show, every detail of the Coupe has been developed from the ground up with its own unique design language and in direct symmetry with aerodynamic requirements to create a work of art on wheels. The cars skeletal composition, meaning that nearly every mechanical part is visible, sets it apart from most modern supercars, and ensures that even the smallest working component has been designed to be both beautiful and functional.
Two options replace the fixed roof: one is crafted from carbon fiber with a central glass panel to mimic the look of a coupe with the freedom of a convertible, the other is a fabric soft top able to be stored inside the Roadster and installed in “just a few simple steps”.
Traditionally, convertible versions of sports cars are heavier and slightly slower, so creating a Roadster that was lighter than its corresponding Coupe was an ambitious goal for Pagani from the outset of the project. To achieve this, the Pagani engineering team refined the development of carbo-titanium and combined it with Carbo-Triax HP52, a new form of composite material developed specifically for the Huayra Roadster. The result is a 176-pound weight reduction over the Huayra Coupe, and an increase in the frame’s torsional rigidity, which is a significant factor in improving the handling necessary for precise operation of a hypercar such as this. “Engaging in such a challenge, to make just 100 cars, has meant an impressive effort for a company like ours, from a technical, human, and economic point of view,” Pagani stated.
A 12-cylinder Mercedes-AMG M158 engine built specifically for Pagani delivers 754 horsepower at 5500 RPM. Although the company has yet to release an official 0-60mph time, it has been widely reported to be just under three seconds, with a top speed around 230mph, placing the Roadster squarely among the world’s fastest cars. Turbines have been developed to provide an immediate throttle response with no delay, providing the driver
with full control of the vehicle. Power and torque are regulated by a new seven-speed AMT gearbox that incorporates a hydraulic and electronic activation system combined with new carbon synchronizers to deliver seamless, precision shifting. The electronic differential facilitates adaption to all possible driving conditions.
Since the release of Zonda F in 2006, Pagani cars, in partnership with Brembo, have attained some of the shortest recorded stopping distances for 100-0 and 200-0. For the Huayra Roadster, Brembo developed 380mm ventilated carbonceramic rotors that are gripped by six-piston calipers in front and four-pistons at the rear. To house the brakes, Pagani teamed up with another motoring industry titan–Pirelli–to design and sculpt a specific rubber for the Huayra Roadster tires. The new Pirelli PZero Corsa tires measure 21-inches at the rear and 20-inches up front, and are capable of (according to Pagani) enabling 1.80g of lateral grip. Developed along with Horacio Pagani, the tire displays an “HP” logo on its shoulder.
It seems that even with a base price of approximately $2.5 million, getting your hands on a Huayra Roadster means acting as quick as the car is fast; as of press time all 100 cars scheduled to be built have been spoken for. sl
Written by Bridget Williams / Photography by Tony Bailey
Well-heeled travelers, including the likes of George Vanderbilt, “discovered” North Carolina’s Appalachian Mountain region at the height of the Gilded Age. Vanderbilt, who first visited Asheville in 1888, was so taken with both the scenery and the favorable climate that he purchased 125,000-acres and commissioned construction of Biltmore House, which remains the largest privately-owned home in the United States. A little over an hour away via twisty mountain roads, Louisvillians Rick and Mo Mitchell staked a claim on their own piece of mountain paradise high above the shores of Lake Toxaway and nestled up to the Pisgah National Forest. While considerably smaller than the 250-room manse to the north, the Mitchell’s home is a gracious expression of traditional mountain architecture infused with a distinct aura of Southern gentility.
Expansion of the Southern Railway from Asheville into nearby rural and mountainous Transylvania County in the 1800s (the steepest railroad system in the United States), enabled wider access to a region deemed the “Switzerland of America”. Tourism infrastructure in the area was pioneered by E.H. Jennings, who in 1902 created Lake Toxaway, the first artificial lake in the Appalachian Mountains. Jennings constructed several resorts, including the five-story Toxaway Inn, opened in 1903, which boasted the most up-to-date modern conveniences and a going rate starting at $17.50/week.
Calamity struck the region in 1916, when the lake’s dam gave way after 24 inches of rain fell in 24 hours, sending fivebillion gallons of water crashing over the 60-foot-tall dam and into Toxaway Falls, draining the lake and subsequently the region’s tourism economy. The Toxaway Inn survived but stood empty for 33 years until it was demolished in 1947.
In 1960, a group of investors, led by Reg Heinitsh, Sr. from Columbia, South Carolina, spearheaded the renaissance of the area by purchasing a 9,000-acre tract of land where the original resort once stood and reestablishing the Lake Toxaway Company. They rebuilt the dam and restored the 640-acre lake and its 14 miles of shoreline, making it the largest private lake in North Carolina. The original golf course and the Lake Toxaway Country Club opened in 1963; a $9 million facelift of the course by noted architect Kris Spence was completed in 2008. The Lake Toxaway Country Club is in the final stages of a $5 million renovation of their clubhouse and plans are currently being finalized for construction of “The Lake Club”, a new family-friendly venue.
Rick was long familiar with the area, now branded as the “Land of Waterfalls”, and vowed to have a home there someday. Mo’s enthusiasm took some coaxing, but after acquiescing to Rick’s dream, she has since come to embrace the rural mountain lifestyle, which provided a great source of comfort and solace following the death of both of her parents within the span of a year. “I never really believed that I could be happy here, but now I love it,” she said.
Part of her joy comes from watching their three dogs scamper freely on the four-acres that surround their home, prominently sited at an elevation that allows for panoramic lake and mountain views. The most recent addition to their canine brood, Biscuit, came into their lives by happenstance, covered in fleas and of unknown progeny. Although he is a rescue that has experienced his fair share of trying moments, including surviving a Timber Rattlesnake bite, Mo is quick to point out that in many ways he rescued them. “He’s the best dog we’ve ever had,” she said, a sentiment that draws a quick nod of agreement from Rick.
Reclaimed building materials are prominent architectural features inside and out, a design element instituted by the original builder and continued by Rick and Mo as they have nearly doubled the home’s original footprint over time. Mushroom board, sometimes referred to as reclaimed hemlock, is found on the vaulted ceiling in the open concept living/ kitchen and dining rooms and in the guest bedrooms. “It has an interesting raised grain and an intriguing history,” commented Rick. Reclaimed timber beams are used inside and out, and their hand-hewn characteristics lend a feeling of instant antiquity to the newly constructed spaces.
The portion of the renovation that caused the most trepidation was converting what had been an enclosed porch into a dining area and adding a new covered porch on the side of the home that overlooks the lake. “I was so worried we were going to mess up the existing view; you cannot imagine my relief the first time I saw the finished space,” said Mo. For the interior design, the couple relied on their own stylish sensibilities to create inviting spaces that are elegant, yet still reflect the more rustic and casual aspect of a rural mountain lifestyle. Fine antiques, both family pieces and those the couple sourced from frequent travels to Charleston, soften the edges of the reclaimed materials; varied patterns in the upholstery and rugs add just the right amount of panache.
At some point on most days, you can find the couple outside on the covered porch surveying the silhouetted mountaintops that seem to stretch on forever. The subtropical highland climate endemic to this region means that summers
are warm, but cooler than at lower elevations, and winters are milder. “From here you can watch as the weather changes all day,” explained Mo. The unique microclimate and frequent rainfall produce an abundance of flora and fauna. “There’s always something in bloom,” said Rick.
Along with the plants and people comes the wildlife, and Mo devised an ingenious way to keep the black bears from raiding their garbage area after losing more than one set of custom doors that concealed their trash receptacles and finding that other traditional repellent methods were ineffective. She purchased a motion-activated Halloween decoration – a skull that opens and closes its mouth as it makes scary sounds–and the bears haven’t bothered them since, and local stores quickly sold out of the décor item as news spread of its effectiveness. It has since been given a coat of matte black paint so that it blends in with the rest of the home’s exterior. “I guess you can say that living here has made us nature nerds,” Mo said with a laugh. sl
For neighborhood preservationists, the slow decline of the handsome Hilltop Theatre building on Frankfort Avenue in Clifton was a painful thing to behold. Fortunately, the tale of this historic movie house has a happy ending. The familiar marquee is once again illuminated and a red carpet laid out beneath ushers patrons into the freshly renovated space to take in a different type of show, one that involves craft cocktails and elevated bar food over moving pictures.
The building’s owner, local businessman Mo Deljoo, spent three years and more than $1million renovating the structure. The sum seems even more substantial when one considers that the theatre’s reported building cost when it opened in January of 1915 was a mere $25,000.
For several years Deljoo had conferred with restaurant consultant and Master Sommelier Brett Davis regarding multiple concepts that had been pitched for the space. Not finding the perfect fit from the outside, Davis suggested he and Deljoo partner to develop an upscale cocktail lounge. “I’d been kicking around the idea of opening a cocktail concept for a long time,” explained Davis.
From the get-go, Davis was determined to make his concept as unique as the building it is housed in, beginning with setting up the business as B-Corporation. In layman’s terms, according to the website of the nonprofit B Lab organization, a “B Corp is to business what Fair Trade certification is to coffee or USDA Organic certification is to milk”. As a certified B Corp, Red Herring has met B Lab’s rigorous standards related to social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. “It’s all about stakeholders over stockholders and making the neighborhood better than it was before we arrived,” explained Davis. An automatic gratuity of 20 percent is added to each bill (an optional charge), which then makes it legal to divvy the pot among all members of the staff equally. “Every staff member is part of backbone of the place, so it’s really all about providing livable wages for every member of the team. Happy employees equal a better guest experience,” he added.
When it came time to turn his attention to the interior design, Davis delved into the Mid-Century Modern era for inspiration, which also happens to coincide with the tail end of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Deljoo took great care to restore the original ticket booth, along with intricate sculpted plaster moldings that adorn the ceiling and grace several windows on the second floor. Tempering the ornateness, Davis added Eames-inspired touches, prompting him to define the resulting look as “halfway between baroque and industrial”. Exposed brick walls are complemented by Edison pendant lights suspended from the double-height ceiling over the main seating area on the first floor. Bookending the space are two distinct murals hand-painted by local artist Monica Mahoney that are based on vintage wallpaper designs from the 1950s.
While the first-floor bar is a popular hub of activity, open seats are often hard to come by on the newly added outdoor patio area when the weather is favorable. Still somewhat of a well-kept secret, the second-floor balcony lounge is a comfortable and colorful place to enjoy a cocktail and watch all of the goings on downstairs. Orange pendant lights hanging above a low-slung lime green banquette present an orderly composition on one side of the room; on an adjacent wall, armless cushy lipstick-red daybed-style sofas with triangular bolsters face one another in-between sets of windows.
As a Master Sommelier, Davis is required to possess a mastery of “all things beverages”, down to knowing the sodium and mineral content of European bottled water. His expertise, combined with that of bar manager Clay Livingston, who won a 2009 Most Inspired Bartender competition sponsored by Bombay Sapphire and GQ Magazine, has resulted in a beverage menu of epic proportions. In addition to a half-dozen signature cocktails, starting at $6, the backside of drink menu lists a dizzying selection of 100 cocktails, from the familiar to the foreign, along with a selection of wines, regional beers and a “drunken” milkshake (decadently blended with donuts from the nearby Clifton Donut Shop).
The succinct food menu, under the direction of executive chef Jacob Coronado, is designed to complement the drink lineup. Savory dishes play prominently, and Davis points out that salt is a well-known tool for enhancing the flavor of beverages. Davis has nothing but high praise for Coronado, who was most recently the executive chef at 8UP Elevated Drinkery and Kitchen, and who had to expand his culinary repertoire to overcome a number of challenges related to the kitchen configuration. “Jacob is the real deal; he’s on par with great local chefs like Bobby Benjamin at Butchertown Grocery. I knew he was the perfect fit for what we were trying to accomplish after spending a few days with him,” he said.
Coronado’s affinity for making as much as possible from scratch takes what would otherwise be standard bar food and elevates it to another plane. For instance, the bun, pickles and ketchup for the Black Hawk Farm burger were all made in-house. Things not made from scratch are sourced as locally as possible, like the Kenny’s Farmhouse cheese used for the gorgeously gooey grilled cheese sandwich. Other unique menu items include crispy chicken skins (which Davis refers to as “Southern Calamari”), poached halibut cheeks, and house-made mozzarella, accompanied by flatbread, shaved radishes and olive oil artfully suspended in a dewdrop-shaped edible clear encasement.
The term “Red Herring” is associated with something that serves as a distraction from an important issue. In the case of this Red Herring, I prefer to think of it more as a delightful diversion. sl
July
3-4 Crescent Hill 4th of July Festival, Peterson-Dumesnil House; crescenthill.us
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12 Light the Night Walk Kickoff Lunch, 11:30am, Slugger Field; daly.muller@lls.org
13 The Power of One Pajama Party with Jennifer Lawrence, 7pm, Frazier History Museum; fraziermuseum.org/power-of-one-pj-party
13 Leadership Louisville Center Ignite the Night, 5pm, Rooftop Sky Park at 800 Tower City Apartments; leadershiplouisville.org
13-16 Keeneland Concours d’Elegance; keenelandconcours.com
14 The Power of One Gala, 7pm, Frazier History Museum; fraziermuseum.org/Jennifer-lawrence-foundation-benefit-tickets 14-16 Forecastle Festival; forecastlefest.com/tickets
15-16 28th annual Brightside Volleyball Classic, Baxter Jacks; baxterjacks.com
22 Southern Sounds: Women in Contemporary Southern Music, 1pm, Speed Art Museum; speedmuseum.org
22 Louisville Grows Garden Gala, 6pm, KY Center for African American Heritage; louisvillegrows.org
25 Brewing Boldness to benefit Girls on the Run, 5:30pm, MileWide Beer Co.; gotrlouisville.org
27 Misters for MS, 6pm, Louisville Water Tower; facebook.com/mistersforms/
August
5 Tuxes and Tails Gala for the KY Humane Society, 6pm, Louisville Marriott East; kyhumane.org 11 The 168th Annual St. Joe’s Picnic, St. Joseph Children’s Home; sjkids.org 11-12 Derby City Jazz Festival, Churchill Downs; derbycityjazzfest.com
12 Louisville AIDS Walk, Iroquois Park; kyaids.org/walk
19 4th Annual Bourbon Mixer, 6:30pm, Henry Clay; bourbonmixer.com
20-21 Varanese 10th anniversary retrospective dinners; varanese.com
22 Leadership Louisville Luncheon, Galt House Hotel; leadershiplouisville.org
25 Frankfort Avenue Trolley Hop; frankfortave.com/trolley-hop
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Individual artists and arts organizations from a variety of creative disciplines that inspire Greater Louisville and the nation through their craft were honored as part of the second annual Awards in the Arts, presented by Delta Dental of Kentucky and Joy Mangano. Fund for the Arts, the Jennifer Lawrence Foundation and Churchill Downs co-hosted the awards program. Each award winner took home an original statue created by local artist Brook White along with a cash grant.
With presenting support from Brown-Forman, Boys & Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana hosted “The Big Event – Club Gatsby: A Night in the Roaring 20s” at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. Proceeds will help the organization continue to provide positive, empowering and educational out-of-school time activities for children ages 6-18.
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A sold-out event to benefit the Academy of Music Production and Development, proceeds from the Dream Maker Awards will help the organization continue to provide free programs aimed at providing a safe environment for youth to explore their creativity through music.
Vegas headliner Mac King was the star attraction at the annual Night of a thousand Laughs to benefit Gilda’s Club Louisville. He was joined on stage at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts by Debra Clary, Lee Davis, Ankur Gopal, Mark Kull and Stephanie Von Trapp.
The UK round of Maserati’s International Polo Tour saw a thrilling match for the second year running at the Gloucestershire-based Beaufort Polo Club. HRH The Duke of Cambridge played on the Maserati team alongside England International star player, Malcolm Borwick, as well as Bruce Merivale-Austin and Henry Porter. His Royal Highness took part in the game in aid of the charities Child Bereavement UK and Fields in Trust, of which he is a patron. Playing on the opposing Dhamani 1969 team was HH The Maharaja of Jaipur, Karan Thapar, Nina Clarkin and Olly Tuthill. The victory was secured by Dhamani 1969, whose powerful performance saw a final score of 7-6½. After an impressive showing, the Maserati Most Valuable Player prize was presented to Henry Porter. 2017 is the fourth year Maserati and its polo apparel partner, La Martina, have hosted a global polo tour, with the UK match being the third of five matches on the calendar. The 2017 season spans nine months, covering two global continents.
Now in its 16th year, the kick-off dinner and auction for the Porcini/Oxmoor Auto Group charity golf outing was held at Porcini Restaurant. Proceeds from both events benefit the Porcini/Farmer Children’s Foundation, which has raised and distributed nearly $2million to support local children’s programs throughout Kentuckiana since it was founded in 2001.
Landscape paintings by Louisville artist Anne McCracken Borders were the focus of the latest installment in the Visiting Artist series at Lenihan Sotheby’s International Realty. An opening reception at their Brownsboro Road office was presented by USI Kentucky and MainSource Bank in affiliation
The 143rd running of the Kentucky Oaks will be remembered as being unseasonably cold and insufferably soggy, but that did little to dim the spirits of those who participated in the breast cancer survivor’s parade, part of the Oaks Day Pink Out celebration.
Photography by Tony Bailey
Presented by the Friends of the Louisville Zoo, the ZooFari gala is the Zoo’s largest annual fundraising event. For its 37th edition, guests were treated to up-close animal encounters, a gourmet sit-down dinner and specialty cocktails, and the opportunity adopt an animal as part of the live auction.
Whitehall House & Gardens honored Sandra Frazier as part of its 7th annual Summer Celebration. The evening's agenda included special programming staged throughout the estate's 10-acre grounds, which includes an arboretum with more than 200 trees. Proceeds from the event will be used to help the Historic Homes Foundation maintain the 1850s-era mansion.
