By: Laurie Jo Miller Farr At the intersection of cable cars and Provençal scents, beauty and well-being have found a new home high atop San Francisco’s Nob Hill. The Ritz-Carlton landmark luxury hotel opens a new Spa L’OCCITANE, a sanctuary of rejuvenation for visitors and residents in the City by the Bay. What’s your favorite…
“Brilliant!” “I wish I thought of that!” Those are the few positive expletives that Alison Bernstein receives when people learn about the incredible service she created while pregnant and in graduate school at Columbia. It helps that Alison is super smart and driven. How smart? One of her first careers was working in investment banking for…
A few French winemakers are taking note of an incredibly surreal and otherworldly tasting room that has just opened at la Maison in the Burgundy village of Vougeot. The tasting room is a first for the region, a short hop from the Château du Clos Vougeot in the home village of the Boisset family. Here, they have created the…
With a name like Stolen Fruit, it sounds like the makes run into vineyards in the middle of the night and steal the fruit they use to create their delicious cocktail mixers. Actually, it is the complete opposite! The non-alcoholic mixers are made using three ingredients that most likely go to waste during the…
I am always in awe of the flawless glowing skin of cover models and celebrities. It is understood that many have had work done but there are those who have opted for non-invasive methods. The miracle of makeup is definitely more affordable than injections or surgery and can achieve equal results. Thanks to creative cosmetic…
The recent headlines make you think twice when leaving home for early morning run or a shopping errand. We naively think we are safe. I am always touting my street smarts having grown up in inner city Baltimore as do my good friends from big city New York. We tell ourselves that we are too…
I often share with close friends and Tango Diva followers that one does not need to go overseas to find a unique pampered travel experience. European-style luxury may be only a short domestic flight away. When asked for a recommendation, the Fairmont Grand Del Mar Resort is always top of my mind. The resort is…