Discovering good bourbon is like striking gold. Or double gold, in the case of Larceny Kentucky Straight Bourbon. THE NAME OF THIS AWARD-WINNING SPIRIT CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION, BUT IT WAS ITS STORY WHAT GOT US REALLY INTERESTED. Its name hails from historical ties to the Old Fitzgerald brand. It was long...
You probably know him from the hit TV show and, if you're like most of my friends, you're counting the days to meet this real estate menace. One of the most fun stories of young success in the Big Apple, Luis Ortiz from Million Dollar Listing has not only made...
Tell an out-of-towner you’re from Texas. He or she will more than likely think up an image of a cowboy on a horse. In life, as in legend, the horse is central to what defines Texas as a state, and before it was a state, as it’s own Republic. However,...
Our friend and top chef, Carlos La Cruz, was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, but truly thrived and made a name for himself in New York City. The chef honed his career as manager in some pretty hip restaurants such as Rancho Cafe, Virgil BBQ in Times Square, Times...
There are two things you have to learn from Brian Massie. One: time is of the essence. Two: there’s no such thing as opening too many restaurants. You will not believe the tremendous run this superstar chef has had over the last decade...
Though young and fresh-faced, Chef Makoto Okuwa brings over twenty years of experience in traditional Japanese style cooking to his sushi bar, but also combines some pretty innovative techniques. Raised in Nagoya, Japan, Makoto’s innate passion for food was evident as early as age 3, when he tried to make his first...
As a Zilker resident, I'm one of those looking forward to what's coming to town. A developer with vision, Greystar, selected two thoughtful architecture firms for the massive Lamar Union on Treadwell and S Lamar, Boka Powell as executive architect and master planner, with Michael Hsu Office of Architecture as...
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As Chief Editor of VETTA Magazine (back in the summer of 2014), I made an extraordinary effort not to fall prey to styling cliches and tired fashion stories for my Texas market. I wanted to break into the fashion editorial landscape with something impactful and beautiful, but not give in...
“Interest rates are rising—get your money out of bonds!” “Start investing now in Frontier Markets!” “Inflation will be out of control—trade your US dollars for gold coins!” You probably come across headlines like these on any given week. We are inundated daily with news on the economy, the performance of...
If you had tried to explain this to anyone 50 years ago, our undeniable Internet dependency and the tremendous amount of information transmitted on any given day over the worldwide web would have seemed as plausible to them as walking on Jupiter. As complex social creatures and responsive products of...
Wilderness, history and unexpected luxury; we found this and much more on our journey through Northern Territory, a region where the variety of natural wonders is only matched by the area’s timeless charm. Named one of National Geographic’s top destinations for 2014, Northern Territory is a place wealthy in aboriginal...
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