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best restaurants in luxury retail: palette at bergdorf’s

Can a restaurant in a luxury retail store ever live up to the best standalone fine dining establishments in the world? We decided to find out. In our ongoing series, Retail Restaurants, we go in search of the best restaurants in luxury retail stores in cities around the world. In this edition, we get a taste of Palette at Bergdorf Goodman’s in New York. It’s the “other” Bergdorf restaurant, in the basement of the iconic retailer.

fresh fun new ways to give flowers for valentine’s day

A gift of flowers is de rigueur for Valentine’s Day. And a red rose is traditionally the go-to bloom. Why give red roses on Valentine’s Day? Well, no sweetheart would be disappointed with a dozen long-stemmed red roses. It’s a very safe choice. But what if you want to do something new? Something bold, different, creative and more personal? We asked our expert ace floral artist Miko Akasaka for help. And she’s given us some fresh fun new ways to give flowers for Valentine’s Day this year. There are, in fact, beautiful and romantic alternatives to roses!

fine food and fine art at the whitney in new york

Can a museum restaurant ever live up to its surroundings? We decided to find out. In our ongoing series, Fine Food, Fine Art, we go in search of the best restaurants at museums in glittering cosmopolitan cities all around the world. In this edition, we explore Untitled at the Whitney. It’s one of the best restaurants we’ve visited at a museum in New York City.

a world of fine food and fine art at the modern at moma

Can a museum restaurant ever live up to its surroundings? We decided to find out. In our ongoing series, Fine Food, Fine Art, we go in search of the best restaurants in art museums in glittering cosmopolitan cities all around the world. In this edition, we explore The Modern at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. It’s definitely one of the best restaurants in any art museum we’ve visited.