All posts tagged: ARTISANAL LUXURY

What is the Best Online Gourmet Thanksgiving Food?

Published by Jillian Tangen

Hosting Thanksgiving at your house? Or spending the day at someone else’s home, but need a side dish or a dessert to contribute to the feast? Or perhaps you have a vegan or vegetarian guest and you want to serve them something they’ll love, but don’t have the skills/time/cookware/patience to make it yourself? No worries. Here are the best places to order gourmet mail-order Thanksgiving food online this year, including appetizers, turkeys, side dishes and desserts. And no, it’s not cheating. These are so good, your fellow guests will be forever thankful to you for not trying to make them yourself.

The Luxury Gift Guide: the best Unique Bespoke and Tailor-made

The Luxury Gift Guide: the best Bespoke this year

Published by Julie Murphy

Looking for a knockout gift? Why not bestow a luxury customized one-of-a-kind gift precisely tailored to the personality, experiences and aesthetic of your recipient? Our correspondent Julie Chang Murphy has developed a luxury gift guide of unique, bespoke, custom tailor-made presents. You’ll have the fun of knowing that no one else in the world has exactly the same item as your gift recipient. And they’ll know it, too. And that’s some serious luxury, dear reader. 

See the Stunning New Textile Art Exhibit at the MoMA. Photo Credit: Dandelion Chandelier.

See the Stunning New Textile Art Exhibit at the MoMA

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

New York City is coming back to life this fall after a brutal spell of loss and lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The surest sign that there is reason for hope? Our favorite museums are open again! We recently visited the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and discovered a marvelous new textile art exhibit called Taking a Thread for a Walk. We love art museum exhibits devoted to textiles and weaving, and this one doesn’t disappoint. It’s a fascinating look at gender, race and class in the arts – and an uplifting vision of how a simple thread could connect all of humanity.

What are the Best Luxury Brands of Jam to Buy Right Now?

What are the Best Luxury Brands of Jam to Buy Right Now?

Published by Abbie Martin Greenbaum

In the array of micro-luxuries that can brighten even the dullest day, a really good pot of jam has to be right up there. Like the iconic 1964 tune by the Newbeats declares: “I like bread and butter, I like toast and jam.” Like, who doesn’t? With that in mind, our correspondent Abbie Martin Greenbaum has curated a list of what to buy when you’re seeking the best luxury brands of sweet and savory gourmet artisanal jam. A really delicious helping of jam may not solve everything – but it might just help make peak 2020 a tiny bit sweeter.

The best luxury birthday gifts of the October birthstones tourmaline and opal

The Best Luxury Birthday Gifts with the October Birthstones

Published by Pamela Thomas-Graham

Seeking a perfect luxury gift for someone with an October birthday? You can’t go wrong with a lovely piece of jewelry in honor of the month of their birth. So, what are the best luxury gifts of the October birthstones – tourmaline and opal – in fine and fashion jewelry right now? Here’s our edit of the best tourmaline and opal cocktail rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces and more that would be perfect sparkling gifts for your October baby.