Cozy in the Cotswolds

By Mark Thompson on July 24, 2018

Beloved for its honey-colored stone villages set amidst an undulating verdant landscape, the Cotswolds is home to numerous stately homes and historic gardens, including the country house hotel The Lygon Arms. … Read More

Open: The Art of Life in Lisbon

The Art of Life in Lisbon

By Mark Thompson on July 16, 2018

Lisbon is the kind of city where the men’s room at Sky Bar atop Tivoli Avenida Liberdade is housed in a site-specific art installation of shipping containers piled atop the roof—with a vertiginous view overlooking the city’s fabled seven hills all the way down to the Tagus River. Water metaphors welcomed. … Read More

Denino’s Pizzeria & Tavern Serves Manhattan’s Best Pie

By Mark Thompson on July 9, 2018

Pizza is as partisan as politics—with a tribal loyalty similar to professional sports. From thin crust to deep dish, wood-fired to hand-tossed, everyone has an opinion—and a favorite. For many in metropolitan New York, that pizza comes from Denino’s Pizzeria & Tavern, which has been feeding the faithful since 1937. … Read More

Crave Fishbar Fuels New York’s Oyster Renaissance

By Mark Thompson on July 2, 2018

Long before New York became the Big Apple, the city was known for the oyster. New York was so oyster crazy that the city remained the undisputed oyster capital of the world throughout the 19th century. More than a century later, Manhattan’s oyster renaissance is fully apparent at Crave Fishbar. … Read More

Families Belong Together March in NYC

By Mark Thompson on June 30, 2018

Marching in support of the more than 2,300 children separated from their families at the United States border, more than 600 marches occurred in all 50 states—and in New York, more than 30,000 people marched over the Brooklyn Bridge, which was built by immigrants. … Read More

NYC Pride March Celebrates Defiantly Different

By Mark Thompson on June 25, 2018

Marching behind the theme “Defiantly Different,” NYC Pride March 2018 was a testament to the beauty of difference and the import of defiance in the face of injustice. … Read More

The Center Welcomes Pride at 35th Annual Garden Party

By Mark Thompson on June 20, 2018

At this year’s 35th annual Garden Party hosted by The Center, the seasonal smorgasbord included such summer pleasures as spicy caramel peanut bacon, Canarian ceviche, Brazilian cheese breads, summer corn with chipotle, Nutella-stuffed churros, salty hazelnut ice cream, blueberry Pavlova, and ooey gooey butter cake. Seconds, anyone? … Read More

Guzzling with Pride at the Center’s 35th Annual Garden Party

By Mark Thompson on June 19, 2018

Way back in 1984, amidst the AIDS crisis in New York, the city’s newborn LGBT Center hosted a fundraising buffet at its home on West 13th Street in Manhattan. More than thirty years later, The Center’s Garden Party has become the city’s most celebrated LGBTQ food festival. … Read More