Dear Peter - I know you're a professional art dealer and connoisseur. You've been around the block. And I also know that, like me, you had a poster of Van Gogh's Starry Night on your bedroom wall when you were in high school. Who didn't have a crush on Vincent? We all...

Carmel without fog, exciting new opera, and a dinner of sophisticated comfort food. What an afternoon! Thanks to the innovative Days and Nights Festival that is one of the West Coast laboratories for friends and colleagues of composer Philip Glass (image: Chad...

Living large isn't really a choice in Manhattan—it's the law! Especially where food is concerned. From the reliable Pain Quotidien to the Michelin-starred Modern—with bagels, macchiati, gelato, and a few memorable cocktails in between—we sampled with gusto last week...

As distinct as night and day are the electrifying Hamilton, and the bittersweet The Band's Visit. Both deservedly showered with Tony awards, and utterly compelling in utterly different ways. How could the sweet, short, and succinct tale of a hapless Egyptian band,...

I went to New York for business, and what I found was pleasure. Exhibitions, food, people, theater, Central Park, bagels, Saks, espresso—everything won me over. And that includes the antics happening on Times Square far below my hotel window on the 40th floor. Three...