Things to Do in the Inner Sunset
The San Francisco Botanical Garden is the Inner Sunset's portal into Golden Gate Park. ( Alejandro Cartagena
Modern Guide to the Inner Sunset: Think local + eat global in this park-adjacent neighborhood
Fredric Hamber
Raised in Napa and San Francisco.
I write about offbeat travel, men's lifestyle, and interesting people with idiosyncratic obsessions.
Hunter Glenn Winery: Strong Roots
On an oak and manzanita dotted hillside vineyard ranch in Napa, Jeffrey Shifflett and his sister Caroline are bringing fresh energy to a 120-acre property that has been in their family for four generations. ..
Auberge Mauna Lani
"Activities are at the core of Auberge Resorts’ culture. During a sunrise outrigger canoe paddle, a native guide blows a conch shell and chants to invoke one’s ancestors.
The sports program is overseen by pro surfer Bullet Obra..."
The Francis House, Calistoga
"I arrived about 4pm, as the sun was beginning to throw the façade into silhouette. The French Empire stone house is gated for privacy and one enters via a gravel courtyard..."
Hotel du Vin, Glasgow | Cigar Aficionado
"It's easy to imagine someone going to Hotel du Vin & Bistro One Devonshire Gardens for a drink and deciding to stay for dinner, or going for dinner and deciding to stay the night, the way one might do at the home of a convivial old friend with rooms to spare..."
Chablé Resort & Spa by Fredric Hamber
A Gentleman's Guide to the Wine Country Town of Yountville
The Napa Valley town of Yountville isn't big but packs a punch for an excellent Northern California weekend getaway. Here are some of the top treats.
At most hotels, within arm's reach of the bathtub there's a towel rack. In your room at Villagio, when you reach out from your tub you'll find a wine bucket on a pedestal. There's a pool table in the lobby bar. While you're there, try the Napa Sour made with Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Zinfandel syrup.
You know the sort of winery that caters to gro
Taylor Stitch Launches Ultra-Cool Hand-Dyed Indigo Collection
If the sight of deep elemental blue gets you thinking "let’s dive in," then you’ll want to take a running jump into the latest collection from Taylor Stitch...
This Coffee Aged in Spirits Barrels Is Sublime
The Morning Dram is a new lifestyle brand that’s hit it out of the ballpark with their first launch: coffee beans that have been aged in spirits barrels prior to roasting. Founder Tommy Tardie is owner of a couple of NYC restaurants including The Flatiron Room which was awarded "2021 Best Bar in America" by Whisky Magazine...
Cheers To Your Health • The Nob Hill Gazette
With a surge in both popularity and options, nonalcoholic cocktails are a wellness movement earning prime real estate on the menu.
The Ranch at Rock Creek
Surf Artist Mac Hillenbrand | Stabmag
“I figured that if the old guys pre-70’s could be tough enough to surf through the winter and just stand by trash can fires afterwards, I should be able to do the same, even though these days it’s harder to find a good 50-gallon trash can fire.” – Mac Hillenbrand
Ted Turner's Vermejo Park Ranch | Gentry Destinations magazine
"For much of its history Vermejo Park Ranch was beloved by partiers from Hollywood and Southern California. Los Angeles Times publisher Harry Chandler was an officer of the Vermejo Club, a hunting and fishing organization that owned the property in the late 1920s. In the 1970s John Wayne put in a bid on the property but was aced out by the Pennzoil Corporation..."
Profile: Robert Mailer Anderson | Gentry Magazine
"We’ve barely sat down at Caffe Trieste in San Francisco’s North Beach when he begins sharing reflections, personal and cultural, about having lived in an SRO apartment above Trieste while finishing his first novel, Boonville. The café had served as his de facto living room..."
A Gentleman's Guide to San José del Cabo
There’s a time and place for everything, but let’s face it, the only time for Señor Frog’s in Cabo San Lucas is spring break. When you’re ready for a more grown-up Baja experience, instead head twenty miles up the coast to San José del Cabo (a different beach town entirely) with its Spanish Colonial architecture and community of makers and artisans. Here are a few to-do’s:
Acre is an expansive garden property with a restaurant and tree-house hotel. They have an on-site mezcal educator, and it’s
Le Toiny, St. Barth | Gentry magazine
"The horizon of pool, sea and sky that dominates the view from this privileged hillside spot was an inspiration for British designer..."
Five Top Tequilas To Tipple On Cinco De Mayo
A rowdy fiesta with your amigos or even a restaurant night out may not be in the cards this Cinco de Mayo. But you can still toast the holiday in style with tequila, sipped from a small glass, or mixed into a cocktail. This is a perfect time to dress up your bar cart with something new.
Profile: Kevin Kincade | Gentry Magazine
On a memorably wretched winter day in late 2009, 27-year-old
Marine Captain Kevin Kinkade was leading a mission in a Taliban-
controlled area of southern Afghanistan as part of Operation
Cobra’s Anger...
This Milan Hotel Is Overflowing With Panache
In any other city, the eclectic clutter that decorates the public areas of The Yard Milano hotel would seem like someone was trying too hard: vintage bowling pins, bound volumes of Field & Stream, photos of a young Mick Jagger, 17th century framed architectural engravings and a genealogical tree of the kings of Savoy....
UMÉ Studio Reimagines the Soap Bar
We all know that cleanliness has taken on a new degree of significance lately. If you’re tired of reaching for the plastic soap bottle on your bathroom sink for your washing routine, UMÉ Studio in Northern California has cleverly reimagined the soap bar, and the result is a sculptural beauty...
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