NetJets US Winter 2021

WINTER WONDERS 

Latest developments 

on the slopes 

STRAIGHT HITTING 

Jordan Spieth’s very 

personal quest 

TASTE OF LONDON 

Rebooting the city’s 

restaurant scene 

WATER WORKS 

Hot and cold 

hydrotherapy cures 

MAN ON A MISSION 

Marc Randolph’s endless 

well of fresh ideas

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TAKING OFF 

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN extraordinarily uncommon in so many ways. Not the least 

of which has been the resounding return to travel that so many of you have 

taken. After more than a year of at-home confinement, the rediscovery of our 

favorite places feels like an awakening. 

In this issue, our Editors bring you a world of possibility, whether you are 

eager to hit the slopes for an exhilarating ski holiday, or tuck in for a feast at one of London’s 

newest culinary havens. If you can’t get enough of the cold this winter, we take the plunge for 

our wellness feature and discover the health benefits of hydrotherapy. 

For an escape of a different sort, we catch a glimpse of entrepreneur Marc Randolph, and hear 

from our own team members about this unique time in aviation. 

As we welcome the promise of a new year, we hope it is one filled with adventure, reflection, 

and new memories. 

Only NetJets! 

Adam Johnson 

Chairman and CEO 

C O N T R I B U T O R S 

FARHAD HEYDARI 

The fields and 

fairways of France 

hold a special 

attraction for our 

Editor, who discovers 

Old Meets New 

in the Loire (page 

48), when sampling 

the delights of Les 

Bordes, where the 

latest course lives 

up to a very grand 

reputation. 

PETER SWAIN 

The veteran golf 

writer gets a 

glimpse beyond the 

greens for Heart 

of Texas (page 

10), examining the 

remarkable work of 

The Jordan Spieth 

Family Foundation, 

which supports so 

many good causes 

in the Lone Star 

state and beyond. 

PETRA DUFKOVA 

Czech-born, Munichbased, 

the illustrator 

specializes in using 

ink and watercolor 

over sketches to 

produce evocative 

fashion and beauty 

images—as shown 

in The Art of 

Jewels (page 60), 

which showcases 

this season’s most 

desirable gems. 

ALEXANDER LOBRANO 

A tale of exceptional 

hospitality, daring 

art, and great 

food led to the 

Paris-based writer 

crossing the border 

to explore Geneva’s 

Ascendance (page 

18), where he found 

a city that is at once 

both truly Swiss 

and intriguingly 

international. 

BRIAN NOONE 

As a lover of art 

in all its forms, 

our Senior Editor 

is captivated by 

Philadelphia’s 

Barnes Collection, 

whose blend of 

Impressionist, 

Post-Impressionist, 

Old Masters, and 

more is celebrated 

in A Very Modern 

Legacy (page 74). 

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CONTENTS 


HOUSE OF TREASURES 

The Barnes Collection 

building, page 74. 

42 52 

64 

OUT OF THE ROUGH 

The Jordan Spieth Family 

Foundation shows altruistic 

spirit at its best 

pages 10-13 

IN THE NEWS 

A Napa Valley sanctuary, 

off-road titans, desirable 

drinks, and more 

pages 14-31 

NETJETS UPDATE 

Racing events, cybersecurity, 

staff in profi le, and 

gastronomy on board 

pages 32-36 

HIGH-ALTITUDE HAPPENINGS 

North America’s premier 

ski resorts are transforming 

with bold new offerings 

pages 42-47 

GALLIC CHARM 

Both challenging golf and 

French hospitality are on 

the card at Les Bordes 

pages 48-51 

HOT AND COLD 

A thorough guide to 

hydrotherapy, from heated 

spas to chilling experiences 

pages 52-59 

GEM OF A DRAW 

A curated collection of 

alluring jewelry against an 

illustrated backdrop 

pages 60-63 

GOURMET CAPITAL 

London defi es the odds with 

a restaurant and bar scene 

that is constantly evolving 

pages 64-73 

PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM 

The Barnes Collection is 

a striking array of art with 

one-of-a-kind curation 

pages 74-81 

MICHAEL PEREZ, ©VAIL RESORTS, NATHANIEL ATAKORA, DAVID LOFTUS 

ENTREPRENEUR IN ACTION 

Beyond Netflix, Marc 

Randolph is man full of 

exceptional ideas 

pages 38-41 

THE LAST WORD 

Golfer Patrick Cantlay on 

how he enjoys life away 

from the course 

page 82 

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Heart of Texas 

The Jordan Spieth Family Foundation benefits from the 

golfer’s global success—but it also plays a significant part 

in his daily journey. // By Peter Swain 

JORDAN SPIETH IS USED TO overcoming adversity. 

On the 13th hole of Sunday’s final round at 

Royal Birkdale in 2017, his chances of winning 

the British Open were hanging by a thread. A 

horribly sliced tee shot saw his ball land behind 

a monstrous sand dune, buried in the heavy 

rough—a double bogey beckoned. After an 

escape act Tiger Woods, or maybe even Harry 

Houdini, would be proud of, he dropped just one 

shot on the hole and went on to win by three. 

The triple major champion is blessed with 

extraordinary golfing ability. But it’s his steely 

determination to surmount life’s obstacles 

that sets him apart, and which makes The 

Jordan Spieth Family Foundation (JSFF) 

so remarkable. For the amiable Texan, the 

inspiration for his off-course charitable work 

is personal. “My younger sister Ellie was born 

with a neurological disorder, and my family’s 

focus has always prioritized her needs. My 

passion for supporting individuals with special 

needs is because of her role in my life, and the 

perspective she allows me to have.” 

Founded in 2014 and based in the Dallas- 

Fort Worth neighborhood that Jordan and wife 

Annie call home, “the Foundation provides 

financial support for the four philanthropic areas 

that mean a great deal to us: individuals with 

special needs, junior golf, military families and 

veterans, and pediatric cancer,” Spieth says. 

“Ellie and her friends have struggles 

and joys that are so different, and it’s very 

ALL-ROUND EFFORTS 

The hard work Jordan Spieth puts in 

to his success on the golf course is 

mirrored in his Foundation’s efforts. 


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“To be able to see, visit, and know 

the teams and their impact is really 

important to us.” 

© JSFF 

grounding in light of what we do for a living. 

Junior golf provided me with incredible 

experiences and propelled my career. I’ve 

always considered myself patriotic and felt 

the military members were some of the most 

selfless people. And our final pillar, pediatric 

cancer, was chosen because of Annie and 

I knowing and watching childhood friends 

who battled cancer and seeing the great toll 

it has on families.” 

To name a few of the 100-plus unique 

charities to have benefited directly: the 1 

Million 4 Anna Foundation College Scholarship 

program that supports and honors young adults 

who fought Ewing sarcoma; RISE Adaptive Sports, 

a program that assists people with physical 

challenges, from amputees to those with spinalcord 

injuries, by offering adaptive recreational 

sports programs; Families for Effective Autism 

Treatment; and many, many more. 

“While we welcome grant applications and 

partners from any part of the country, there is 

a heavy focus on the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas 

area,” says Spieth. “This is where Annie and I 

grew up, so to be able to see, visit, and know the 

teams and their impact is really important to us.” 

Like the Ryder and Presidents Cups in which 

Spieth has excelled, the Foundation relies on 

LOOKING UP 

JSFF supports RISE Adaptive 

Sports, which assists people 

with physical challenges to 

recover, inspire, succeed, and 

empower themselves. 

© JSFF 


teamwork. “Because of the nature of my job, 

I travel often, but Annie graciously lends quite 

a bit of time and efforts to our Foundation. 

We are also so fortunate to have an excellent 

team, including a board of directors and 

family members, who contribute to the vision 

and support of the JSFF.” 

One of the highlights of the Foundation’s 

year is the annual Spieth & Friends 

fundraising event. “On our first night this year, 

Annie and I welcomed guests into our home 

to thank sponsors and showcase the work 

of our Foundation grant partners throughout 

2021.” The following evening’s event, at 

Topgolf in The Colony, featured an awesome 

night of golf, food, and fun, with the highlight 

being a concert from the country singer Lee 

Brice. “We shifted to two evenings because 

it’s important to us to spend time with those 

who support us year-long, but also welcome 

a wider group of friends to participate and 

learn about the Foundation’s work. We’re 

impact driven and every dollar we raise at 

Spieth & Friends is committed directly to our 

community partners.” 

As well as his regular sponsors, including 

NetJets, Under Armour, AT&T, Titleist, 

and Rolex, these events are supported by 

Spieth’s golfing buddies and the wider PGA 

community. 

With 15 international professional wins 

and counting, the game has been good to the 

Texan, but, as any golfer knows, the key to 

continued success lies between the ears. In 

Spieth’s case, there can be little doubt that 

his family and Foundation play a crucial part 

in that story. As his mother, Chris, told ESPN, 

“Jordan wouldn’t be where he is today if he 

hadn’t grown up with Ellie.” The player himself 

credits his sister with “keeping [me] grounded 

and focused as well as keeping the game of 

golf in perspective.” 

In November, the Spieth family celebrated 

a new arrival as Annie gave birth to their 

first child, a beautiful bouncing boy. Family, 

golf, caring for those in the community facing 

adversity: It’s all about perspective. Whatever the 

challenges ahead, Jordan Spieth has the right 

clubs in his personal armory to win by three. 

jordanspiethgolf.com/foundation 

© JSFF 

PAR FOR THE COURSE 

On the driving range at the Spieth 

& Friends fundraising event, 

above; the golfer at the Tesori 

Family Foundation All-Star Kids 

Clinic for Special Needs Golfers, 

left. 


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THE SMART GUIDE 

An escape to wine country, Swiss attractions, 

exceptional home accessories, distinctive spirits, 

eye-catching vehicles, and more—herewith the 

best, newest, boldest, and brightest. 

GRAPES AND 

GRANDEUR 

THE JEWEL-BOX TOWN of Calistoga—a 

portmanteau of California and Saratoga, 

home to the legendary New York hot-springs 

resort—has been drawing revelers since 

the late 19th century, lured by its enophilic 

bounty, its healing mineral-water springs, and 

charming historic main street. Now, the new 

Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa 

Valley is ushering in the next chapter for the 

storied retreat. 

With just 85 rooms and suites, outfitted 

in soothing neutral tones, the feted marque’s 

Napa Valley debut is cosily intimate, but the 

scope of offerings—from the steam decks and 

signature mud treatments at Spa Talisa to 

Michelin-minted chef Erik Anderson’s menu 

of gussied-up comfort food at the in-house 

TRUSS eatery—are larger than life. 

Still, as befitting its setting in America’s 

viticultural epicenter, wine remains the 

property’s raison d’être. In fact, the hotel 

resides not near, but within a working 

vineyard: Thomas Rivers Brown’s awardwinning 

Elusa Winery, famed for its 

cabernet sauvignon varieties (with the 

warmest microclimate in Napa Valley, the 

grapes thrive here). 

The grape-to-glass experience begins 

among vines. Under the watchful gaze of 

experienced vintners, guests are enlisted to 

help harvesting and sorting, followed by a 

hands-on tutorial on blending and aging— 

hard work best rewarded with an educational 

and delicious wine-tasting session. 

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CALIFORNIA DREAM 

Clockwise, from 

above: A lounge at 

Four Seasons Napa 

Valley; the surrounding 

vineyards; a welcoming 

terrace with fire pit; 

the resort’s façade. 

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How to Tame 

the Desert 

Two American motor industry 

giants have set their sights on 

tackling the toughest of terrains. 

THE DESIRE TO EXPLORE and push boundaries is a challenge 

taken up by two of the biggest names in the U.S. car industry 

with their latest offerings. Ford (ford.com) resurrected its iconic 

Bronco SUV this year and has upped the ante with the Bronco 

DR (Desert Racer). Primed for competing in the legendary 

Mexican off-road race Baja 1000, the Bronco DR features a 

Ford Coyote 5.0-liter V8 engine, a Multimatic safety cage, 

37-inch BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 all-season tires and 

beadlock wheels and will be produced in a limited run of just 

50 vehicles. If Ford is releasing a real monster on the market, 

Chevrolet (chevrolet.com) truly plans to unleash the Beast— 

at least in concept form for the moment. The Chevy Beast is 

powered by a Chevrolet Performance LT4 650-horsepower 

supercharged crate engine and is also conceived with off-road 

desert driving in mind. For all its functional, raw power, the 

minimalist interior still exudes a certain sense of style with a 

quartet of Recaro performance seats and has a technological 

bent thanks to two 7-inch screens monitoring vehicle functions 

and performance data. Suddenly, the desert seems more of an 

oasis of opportunities for motoring experiences. 

OFF-ROAD HONORS 

The Ford Bronco DR, 

top, and Chevy Beast 

redefine traveling into 

the desert. 

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GENEVA’S ASCENDANCE 

Indulgence is paired with consummate style at the Swiss 

city’s new standout hotel, The Woodward, which reflects 

the booming city itself. // By Alexander Lobrano 

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A TRULY GREAT HOTEL not only offers a definitive expression of the 

place where it’s located but invites you to see it differently. In 

Geneva, the recently opened, 26 suites-only Woodward Hotel 

(oetkercollection.com) has ticked both of these boxes with such 

charm, authority, and sophistication that it already has the aura 

of a deeply rooted and respected local institution. 

Like the city itself, the Woodward is elegant, gracious, and 

worldly, with a discretion that politely teases at its bon vivant 

personality. The hotel occupies a handsome Belle Époque-style 

1901 building with a wedding-cake façade by French architect 

François Durel, and it has been completely renovated and 

redesigned by renowned Paris-based interior architect Pierre-Yves 

Rochon. Located on the edge of Lac Léman, just across the way 

from Les Bains de Pâquis—a swimming pier, sports club, and 

restaurant that’s a beloved local institution—the Woodward purrs 

with chic modern luxuries, including a Guerlain spa with an 

indoor pool and two superb restaurants, L’Atelier Robuchon and 

Le Jardinier, the Swiss branch of the Michelin-starred New York 

restaurant of the same name. Both tables are run by talented chef 

Olivier Jean, and they’re outstanding. 

Heading upstairs in an elevator lined with tooled red leather, 

the suites are individually decorated with plush furniture and heavy 

brocade curtains in schemes of champagne, oyster and cream with 

powder blue, celadon, and rose accents, beautiful hand-inlaid oak 

parquet floors, crystal chandeliers, contemporary art, crown molding 

and wainscoting, and built-in bars. Bathrooms are faced with white 

marble and come with soaking tubs and separate showers, and 

spacious walk-in closets are fitted with built-in wardrobes. 

Many rooms also come with dining/meeting tables, powder 

rooms, working gas fireplaces and private Juliet balconies 

overlooking the often sailboat-dotted lake with the majestic 

snow-mantled Mont Blanc on the horizon. All guests receive 

complimentary airport or train station transfers and daily breakfast 

in Le Jardinier, but perhaps the hotel’s best amenity is the 

exceptionally warm, alert, and professional hospitality offered by 

everyone who works here. 

The impressive contemporary art in the rooms at the Woodward 

nods to the fact that Geneva has recently emerged as an important 

art-market venue with many superb galleries in the Quartier des 

Bains, the city’s own little SoHo. When Gagosian (gagosian.com) 


SWISS TREATS 

Clockwise from right: Comédie de 

Genève; local artist Philippe Cramer; a 

Michel Roth creation from Bayview. 

Facing page: The Woodward 

Hotel on Lac Léman. 

© BAYVIEW 

RÉGIS GOLAY 

opened in Geneva in 2016, it was a signal to the world’s collectors 

that it had become an international center of contemporary art, 

but many of the city’s most interesting galleries are decidedly local. 

Skopia (skopia.ch) specializes in emerging artists, mostly Swiss and 

European, while Galerie Laurence Bernard (galerielaurencebernard. 

ch) showcases Swiss and international contemporaries with 

recognized and daring multidisciplinary practices. 

THE LOCAL ARTIST not to miss is Geneva native Philippe Cramer, 

whose furniture, jewelry, porcelain, silverware, and crystal is 

displayed at Cramer + Cramer (philippecramer.com). Cramer’s 

signature is a style that brings together hand-crafted objects 

with industrial techniques and traditional materials with the 

latest technology. 

The world-class excellence of the cultural scene in Geneva 

continues to expand, too, with the August 2021 opening of 

Comédie de Genève (comedie.ch), a dramatically modern new 

performance space, and the ever-growing reputation of the 

strikingly renovated Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève (ville-ge. 

ch/meg), locally known as the MEG. The MEG has one of the 

richest ethnological collections in Europe, including everything 

from Japanese samurai armor to a breadfruit-wood slit drum 

from Vanuatu—many of the objects on display were donated by 

diplomats posted to Geneva, local missionaries returning from 

overseas tours, or local merchants and bankers with foreign 

offices. The Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (mamco.ch), 

Switzerland’s largest contemporary art museum, is located in the 

Quartier des Bains neighborhood, too. Film buffs might want to 

catch a flick at nearby Spoutnik (spoutnik.info), Geneva’s premier 

art-house cinema, which is housed in a former gold-processing 

factory on the banks of the Rhone that once supplied local 

watchmakers such as Patek Philippe. 

Be sure and make time for a visit to the fascinating Patek 

Philippe Museum (patekmuseum.com), which not only features 

one of the world’s great collections of watches, timepieces, and 

enamels, but also timelines and exhibits that explain the history 

of watchmaking in Geneva and how humanity’s conception of 

time—both how it’s measured and how it’s valued—has evolved 

through the centuries. 

NICOLAS TOSI 


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REMEMBERING THE PAST 

Musée d’Ethnographie 

de Genève. 

When it’s time for a meal, Geneva not only reveals how 

cosmopolitan it is, but just how avidly it loves great food and 

excellent wine. These credentials are very much on display at 

Alma (alma-geneve.com), a popular address among trendy young 

Genevans who love swapping the Alps for the Andes while enjoying 

meals of ceviches, empanadas, tiraditos, and other excellent 

Peruvian specialities. Italian food just may be the city’s favorite 

foreign kitchen, and the city’s best trans-Alpine table is Tosca (toscageneva.ch), 

a Michelin one-star restaurant with freshly made 

pastas and a superb list of Tuscan wines. 

In a city that’s Francophone and guardedly Francophile, 

most of the best restaurants are French. They range from 

Bayview (restaurantbayview.com), where Michel Roth, who 

cooked impeccable Escoffier-inspired dishes when he ran 

the kitchens at the Hotel Ritz in Paris, has won a Michelin 

star for the technically flawless cooking served in an elegant 

dining room with lake views to relaxed bistros like the Café 

des Banques (cafedesbanques.com), in the city’s old banking 

quarter, to the stylish Le Bologne (lebologne.com), and the 

very popular Café de la Paix (cafe-delapaix.ch), a brasserie 

with a locavore menu featuring seasonal French produce. 

Several other Genevan institutions not to miss include the 

Café Papon (cafepapon.com), a café-restaurant that can trace 

its roots back to 1808 and is located in a beautiful stone cellar 

in the middle of the Old Town next to the Town Hall, as well as 

Restaurant Le 15 (restaurant-le-15.ch) across the Arve River in 

the Quartier des Arts, a contemporary bistro popular with gallery 

owners, museum curators, and artists for the excellent modern 

European market-driven cooking of chef Jacques Modena, with 

dishes like cream of Jerusalem artichoke soup and lamb shank 

braised in port. 

Au Vieux Carouge (41 223 426 498) in the lively Carouge 

district is the best address for anyone hankering for a first-rate 

fondue, and it also serves excellent rösti (a Swiss comfortfood 

favorite of crispy cakes of grated potatoes with different 

garnishes). Service here is ornery in a good-natured way, and 

whatever you do, wear clothing that’s easily washed, because 

you’ll emerge from a meal at this small crowded place sporting a 

potent lactic perfume of melted cheese. 

FOR A REVIVING STOP while shopping or gallery hopping, stop by La 

Vouivre (tearoomlavouivre.ch), Geneva’s most eclectic tearoom, 

which has a memorable decor of purple silks and antique 

chandeliers. In addition to Viennese-style coffees, tea, and freshly 

pressed juices, there are delicious sandwiches, pastries, and 

homey desserts like plum crumble. 

Attractive, compact, and walkable, Geneva is a shopper’s 

delight for watches—most of the major Swiss watchmakers have 

boutiques in the city—but the place to go for a comprehensive 

selection of different brands and excellent service is Les 

Ambassadeurs (lesambassadeurs.ch), which attracts a discerning 

international clientele, including many collectors. 

Another destination shop is Les Illuminés Design 

(lesilluminesdesign.ch), a gallery-like store that specializes in 

pedigreed 20th-century design, including furniture by Romeo 

Rega and Gianfranco Frattini, chandeliers by Gianfranco Sarfatti, 

and 1950s vintage Vallauris ceramics by Robert Picault. 

Take a really savvy cold-weather gear tip from a knowing local: 

Geneva native Marc Denton, general manager of the Fife Arms Hotel 

in Braemar, Scotland, who rightly recommends Coup de Chapeau 

(chapeaux.ch) for its spectacular selection of hats, from straw 

boaters to handmade felt broad brims, gloves, and other accessories. 

For cutting-edge women’s clothing, including smart French labels 

like Isabel Marant and A.P.C., stop by L’Adresse (ladress.ch). 

A little bit of Geneva can come home with you by picking 

up a couple of bags of freshly grated fondue mix from Au 

Gruyère (augruyere.ch), a venerable local cheese shop that 

opened in 1952. (These mixes freeze well, and other famous 

local cheeses, like the shop’s namesake gruyère, can be 

vacuum-packed for travel.) And because every good trip should 

have a sweet ending, join the Genevois in their fetish for 

highest quality chocolates at Auer Chocolatier (chocolat-auer. 

ch), which sells some of the best—a fittingly sweet souvenir of 

a city in full bloom. 

DANIEL STAUCH 

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Spirit Journey 

A curated selection of the finest elixirs 

to tickle the taste buds this season. 

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1 ABERFELDY 12 YEAR OLD Mellowed for a dozen years in handmade oak casks and presented in a gold box, this sweet dram from the Perthshire distillery also has an 

environmental role to play as part of the brand’s “Barrel and Bees” preservation project. aberfeldy.com // 

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YEAR OLD Legends old and new are embraced by Islay’s innovative distillery. The Scottish Isle’s folklore is celebrated in the collaboration between graphic artist Frank 

Quitely and Bowmore’s master blender Ron Welsh in 23- and 32-year-old iterations, which capture the tale of the devil escaping the island on a boat full of Bowmore casks. 

More conventional transport is celebrated with a second partnership, this time with Aston Martin, which has produced a typically sophisticated spirit. bowmore.com // 4 

THE DALMORE 30 YEAR OLD 2021 EDITION Aged in rare tawny port pipes from the renowned Porto winemaker Graham’s, just 1,318 bottles of this mellow whisky will be 

released globally. thedalmore.com // 5 HIGHLAND PARK VIKING HEART Stored in a remarkable bottle created by Wade Ceramics, a firm based in the heart of England’s 

pottery country, striking Norse images encase the aromatic peat flavor of a 15-year-old whisky from master distiller Gordon Motion. highlandparkwhisky.com // 6 YAMAZAKI 

55 For the first time, the famed Japanese distillery is releasing a limited edition of its blend of precious single malts, with donations from each bottle sold going to The 

White Oak Initiative, a group committed to the long-term sustainability of America’s white oak forests. whisky.suntory.com // 7, 8 & 9 THE MACALLAN: THE HARMONY 

COLLECTION RICH CACAO WHISKY/ A NIGHT ON EARTH IN SCOTLAND/ DOUBLE CASK 30 YEARS OLD The prolific Speyside distillery presents a trio of new bottlings: The 

Harmony Collection brings together the worlds of Michelin-starred cuisine and high-class chocolate—chef Jordi Roca and master chocolatier Damian Allsop team up with 

The Macallan whiskymaker Polly Logan to create an indulgent single malt; A Night on Earth in Scotland captures the joy of Hogmanay in limited-edition packaging created by 

illustrator Erica Dorn; the latest in its Double Cask range has been matured for 30 years in sherry-seasoned American and European oak casks for a sweeter, warmer taste, 

and character. themacallan.com 

A FIEND IN NEED 

Quirky Scottish whiskymaker Compass Box 

has released its magnificent Peat Monster 

in gift-set form for Christmas. Alongside a 

bottle of the smoky blend, packaged in a box 

celebrating icons from Compass Box’s past, 

come two glasses, which are laser-etched 

with the emblematic monster character. 

compassboxwhisky.com 

MARKING TIME To celebrate master distiller Dennis Malcolm’s six 

decades of service, The Glen Grant has released a limited-edition 

60 Year Old single malt scotch, in a distinctive bottle and case, each 

signed by the venerable craftsman. glengrant.com 


Bottled Charm 

Finishing Touch 

1 

3 

2 

1 BOATYARD SLOE BOAT GIN With plentiful wild-harvested sloe berries, the Irish 

distillery has produced a rich and intense spirit that can be drunk neat or in a variety 

of cocktails. boatyarddistillery.com // 2 SALCOMBE SEAMIST LIQUID GARNISH The 

finishing touch to an ideal Seamist gin and tonic is presented in a refined cut crystal 

atomizer. salcombegin.com // 3 X MUSE VODKA Inspired by Greek mythology, the “tenth 

muse” symbolizes harmony and perfection and is created from two types of Scottish 

barley and the purest of water. xmusevodka.com 

Reaching Out 

1 

4 

3 

Italian Masterclass 

Refined in barrels that have previously been used to make 

the renowned red wine Amarone della Valpolicella, this 

18-year-old brandy is the latest from Vecchia Romagna, 

whose work stretches back to 1820. The smooth and 

sophisticated taste of Riserva 18 is matched by the iconic 

triangular bottle, which stands for the three principles 

of the brand: mastery, perfection, and craftsmanship. 

vecchiaromagna.it 

2 

1 CABAL NO. 1513 This blend of rums from Caribbean locales is a fitting totem for 

Cabal’s association with The Explorers Club—Great Britain and Ireland Chapter. 

cabalrum.com // 2 PIRATE’S GROG REAPER Dubbed the hottest rum in the world, the 

latest from the London-based boutique spirits firm is infused with three of the most 

fiery chili peppers on the planet. piratesgrogrum.com // 3 SUNCAMINO Infused with 

hibiscus, honeybush, and orange blossom, the world’s first floral rum combines premium 

aged spirit and natural ingredients. suncaminorum.com // 4 H by HINE x THE ROYAL 

COLLEGE OF ART A limited-edition cognac housed in a case designed by 2020 Hine 

Royal College of Art Painting Prize-winner, Sasha Ferré. hinecognac.com 

Port of Call 

Collected after a summer of idyllic warm, sunny days 

and cool nights, the harvest of 1994 was a bumper one 

for the port producers of the Douro Valley. Leading firm 

Symington Family Estates is recognizing this with a 

release of three vintages from its major brands, Dow’s, 

Graham’s and Warre’s, to mark 25 years since their 

bottling. symington.com 


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A HEADY MIX 

The world of mixology is an ever-inventive one, whether it is giving 

a new twist to classic cocktails or creating unique concoctions to 

sate a thirst. From ground level to high in the skies, there’s plenty 

to celebrate as we head into the festive season. 

COCKTAIL PARTY 

Clockwise from left: 

Mexico City’s Licorería 

Limantour; an Old 

Fashioned from Dante in 

New York City; Buffalo Trace 

Kentucky Straight Bourbon. 

© BUFFALO TRACE 

LUIS GALLARDO 

IN THE AIR 

Like choosing a fine wine on board, there is an 

art to selecting the perfect cocktail for flying. 

Experts suggest that strong flavors such as 

tomato juice and citrus are the ingredients that 

maximise tastes. Available onboard NetJets 

flights, the aptly named Aviation American 

Gin (aviationgin.com) takes pride of place in a 

standout recipe for a Bloody Mary (including 

two tablespoons of grated horseradish), which 

will put a spring on your step, just as it will in a 

classic G&T, with lime or lemon wheels to taste. 

STAR BAR 

A regular in the list of the best bars in the 

world, Dante (dante-nyc.com) has established 

a reputation as a must-visit destination in New 

York. Famed for its range of negronis, the bar 

has drawn on its recent experience of serving 

only outdoor customers to produce a range of 

hot cocktails to get through the winter months. 

Chief among these is the Hot Smoked Toddy, 

featuring cacao-washed Johnnie Walker Black, 

Lagavulin 8 Year Old, and Lapsang souchong. 

UPDATING THE CLASSICS 

At another one of the most celebrated hostelries 

on the planet, Licorería Limantour (limantour.tv) 

in Mexico City, lead bartender José Luis León has 

won himself a wide following for his creativity, yet 

his twist on a classic Margarita al Pastor, involving 

a “taco mix”, is perhaps his most inspired recipe 

to spice up the season. For a true retro experience, 

Buffalo Trace (buffalotracedistillery.com), also 

available on NetJets flights, produces an Old 

Fashioned Mix that can be enjoyed in the comfort 

of your own home. 

A TIME TO CELEBRATE 

There’s no better way to toast the moment 

than with champagne. Try Moët Champagne 

O’Clock—a combination of Moët & Chandon 

Impérial Brut, Hennessy Cognac and a dash 

of bitters. 

STEVE FREIHON 


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PRIVATE ESCAPE 

IN GREECE 

Nested on a gorgeous private sandy beach, Porto Zante Villas & Spa on 

the Greek Island of Zakynthos is an award-winning hideaway of worldclass 

villas, considered to be the most private beach resort in Europe at the 

moment and offering unique experiences for families and couples alike. 

Porto Zante Villas & Spa 

Selected as one of the 24 Ultraluxe Resorts in the World by Virtuoso for 

2020 and one of the World’s Best Hotels & Resorts for 2020 by Condé 

Nast Traveller’s Gold List, Porto Zante Villas & Spa is a wonderfully discreet 

hideaway, choice of famous clientele from all over the world. A member of 

the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, this private beachfront paradise, located 

on the magical Greek Island of Zakynthos, has perfected the merging of royal 

personal services, exclusive facilities and bespoke activities, satisfying even the 

most discerning guest. Escape to one of its nine world-class beachfront villas. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 

Call +30 210 8218640 or +44 (0)20 8882 6767, email reservations@portozante.com or visit portozante.com

HOW TO REACH 

Escape to Porto Zante Villas & Spa in under 

two hours from most major European cities 

either by private jet or via one of the direct 

non-stop flights to the island during the 

summer. 

WORLD-CLASS VILLAS 

Imagine your own beachfront estate, 

nestled between the magnificent natural 

beauty of lush tropical gardens, azure skies 

and set on a picture-perfect turquoise sea. 

Nine stunning world-class villas are built 

amphitheatrically over a secluded sandy 

beach and boast private heated pools and 

stunning views of the Ionian Sea, creating an 

escape in the truest sense of the word. Inside 

these super-luxe havens, selected Armani/ 

Casa and Kettal/Gervasoni furniture add 

to the laidback glamorous aesthetic; the 

divine marble bathrooms are equipped with 

Bulgari guest amenities, while cutting-edge 

technology is represented by Bang & Olufsen 

entertainment systems and iMac desktops. 

BESPOKE EXPERIENCES 

In case you wish to emerge from your private cocoon 

and the 24-hour in-villa dining service – ideally 

complementing the Club House Greek & Mediterranean 

Restaurant and the Maya Contemporary Asian 

Restaurant – an array of luxury experiences and fun 

activities awaits. Delicious dining in one of the resort’s 

open-air restaurants, private training in the resorts’ Gym 

by Technogym, yoga sessions on the tip of the water, both 

motorised and non-motorised water sports for all ages, 

private yacht excursions, to the famed Navagio beach, 

Marathonisi, or local landscapes like Ancient Olympia, 

birthplace of Olympic Games, sample fine wines at 

the local vineyard, or – naturally – a signature zen spa 

treatment. Awarded Greece’s Leading Hotel Spa, the 

Waterfront Spa is situated in front of the cobalt waters of 

the Ionian Sea and excels in over 20 therapies inspired 

by Greek nature. And while parents unwind under the 

care of experienced therapists, the staff at the Kids’ Club 

oversees children’s entertainment and organises fun 

activities. It is all dedicated to fun!


AUTO LUXE 

A Certain Sound 

JBL SKEWS RETRO THIS YEAR with a pair of 1970s-inspired speakers that deliver 

pitch-perfect audio via the California-based brand’s cutting-edge acoustic 

technologies and look remarkably handsome while doing so. Outfitted in slick 

walnut-wood veneer cabinets and Quadrex foam grilles, both models make a 

striking impression on any room. The L52 Classic is a 5.25-inch, wall-mountable 

two-way loudspeaker with a high-frequency-level attenuator, while the L75ms 

Music System tabletop speaker, a reimagining of an old-school hifi system, 

impresses with wireless network audio capabilities and selectable sound-field 

expander and bass contour controls. jblsynthesis.com 

Rolls-Royce has buttressed 

its Connoisseur’s Collection 

of luxury collectibles with 

a new cigar and whisky 

chest. The Cellarette comes 

complete with a svelte 

leather-lined aluminum 

bottle holder and obsidian 

tray, as well as a Spanishcedarwood-lined 

humidor 

and S.T. Dupont cigar 

cutter—all chicly cradled 

in a polished aluminum 

chassis that fits perfectly in 

the rear of your Rolls. 

rolls-roycemotorcars.com 

HEALTHY OUTLOOK 

Swiss wellness authority Clinique La Prairie 

has applied its 90 years of lifestyle-science 

research to its pioneering line of supplements, 

Holistic Health. Four routines—Age-Defy, 

Balance, Energy, and Purity—harness the 

power of potent compounds to boost immunity 

and cellular longevity, as well as to reduce 

symptoms of stress and inflammation. 

cliniquelaprairie.com 


TIMELESS QUALITY 

STORING A PRECIOUS TIMEPIECE can be done in an ever-more stylish manner 

thanks to watch rolls from a duo of renowned British firms. Bennett Winch 

(bennettwinch.com) has conceived such a product, above, made of Tuscan 

leather panels cut from hand-selected hides, with a flexible Kevlar core and a 

cushioned Alcantara suede lining, suitable for the latest timepiece on the market 

or a cherished family heirloom. Fellow London leather-goods purveyor Ettinger’s 

(ettinger.co.uk) Capra cases, below, are equally gentle cradles for your most 

valuable possessions, each shrouded in supple goat leather and lined with 

butter-soft pig suede. The Capra Large zip box, ideal for both home use and 

on the go, boasts a protective cushion pad that holds anything from your pens 

and glasses to cufflinks and wristwatches in place and comes in a range of five 

colors, including bordeaux, forest green and marine blue. 

ALL IMAGES COURTESY THE COMPANIES 

EASTERN 

EXCELLENCE 

Tadao Ando, SANAA, Shigeru 

Ban, Kengo Kuma, and more— 

the names behind Japan’s 

architectural mastery, its unique 

style, and 55 exceptional 

examples are profiled in Philip 

Jodidio’s comprehensive, 

heavyweight tome. taschen.com 

LIVING IN 

THE MOMENT 

TAKE IT AS RED 

Italian firm FAS Pendezza is raising the bars for foosball 

tables with its latest models ranging from the lightweight 

Apollo 20 (above) to the sculptural Ciclope —each one 

created as a true study in scarlet. faspendezza.it 

“Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” 

by Katsushika Hokusai (1760– 

1849) brings together some 

of the renowned printmaker’s 

quintessential work of “ukiyo-e”— 

woodblocks and paintings that 

encapsulated life in 19th-century 

Japan with the grand mountain 

as a backdrop. taschen.com 


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Bedding Down 

in Madrid 

There have never been more luxe beds in the Spanish capital, thanks to 

a handful of standout hotels. // By Jeremy Wayne 

SPANISH DREAM 

A refined suite at the 

Four Seasons Madrid. 

© FOUR SEASONS 

In Madrid—newly vitalized 

after a prolonged pandemic 

lockdown—five new and 

nearly-new hotels are 

clamoring for attention. 

All are situated in superb 

locations and boast at 

least one restaurant, a 

fabulous bar and statement 

swimming pool—which 

is frankly a must after 

sightseeing or shopping if you 

visit the Spanish capital in 

the warmer months. 

MANDARIN ORIENTAL 

RITZ, MADRID 

The covers are finally off at 

the Ritz—the smartest hotel 

address in the city—after 

its years-long renovation. 

Now renamed as a Mandarin 

Oriental, the hotel’s Palm 

Court, with its jaw-dropping 

glass ceiling, is looking 

resplendent and the guest 

rooms have been redone in 

their original Belle Époque 

style. There’s no spot in 

the city more magical 

than the Ritz garden: 

its an absolute oasis. 

mandarinoriental.com 

FOUR SEASONS MADRID 

Constructed from seven 

historic buildings just steps 

away from Puerta del Sol, 

the heart of Madrid, the new 

Four Seasons Madrid is, 

perhaps surprisingly, a first 

property for the luxury brand 

in Spain. With an impressive 

atrium—stained-glass skylight 

ceiling, marble, and gilt 


MADRID’S 

TOP FIVE 

G&Ts 

Our quintet of hotels all 

serve a particular take on 

the classic gin and tonic: 

columns—it’s a jazzy number, 

although the generously sized, 

beautifully appointed rooms are 

relatively restrained. Service 

is legendary Four Seasons: 

diligent, informed, and friendly. 

fourseasons.com 

PALACIO DE LOS DUQUES 

Just off the Gran Vía and a 

stone’s throw from the Teatro 

Real and the Royal Palace, 

the ancestral home of the 

Dukes of Granada de Ega 

and Villahermosa is now the 

flagship hotel for Gran Meliá 

in Madrid. Giant replicas of 

Velázquez’s works animate the 

oversized rooms; the Coroa bar 

(which leads to a large formal 

garden) is busy all day; and the 

Dos Cielos restaurant is a real 

humdinger. melia.com 

PESTANA PLAZA MAYOR 

With a superb location on 

Plaza Mayor, Madrid’s most 

beautiful square, the Pestana 

has it all, from a wonderfully 

grand staircase and gorgeous 

azulejo tiling to original antique 

floors and exquisite stained 

glass. The entire property 

(part of which was formerly 

a fire station) is swathed 

in rich fabrics inspired by 

CULTURAL ESCAPE 

A replica of “Rokeby Venus” 

by Velázquez hangs in the 

lobby of Gran Meliá, above; 

the terrace at the Mandarin 

Oriental Ritz, below. 

© GRAN MELIA 

the colors of Velázquez and 

Goya, but Pestana is no old 

master—it’s bang up to date 

with a basement pool, the latest 

in-room technology and a sexy 

rooftop bar where el todo Madrid 

meets. pestanacollection.com 

COOLROOMS ATOCHA 

From its top hat and tailcoated 

doormen and women, to its 

sumptuous guest rooms, vibrant 

murals, antique statuary, and 

gorgeous pool in an exotic 

plant-filled garden, CoolRooms 

is well…very cool. Located in a 

sensitively converted, mid-19thcentury 

palace, this Madrid 

newbie exudes charm by the 

bucketload, and the young staff 

seems to know what you want 

before you do. coolrooms.com 

MANOLO YLLERA 

Pictura Bar at Mandarin 

Oriental Ritz, Madrid 

Hendrick’s gin and Fever-Tree 

tonic, with your choice of a 

lemon or lime twist. Served 

with a bowl of bergamotscented 

almonds, tasting 

weirdly of aftershave. 

Four Seasons Madrid 

A vast slug of Beefeater 

mixed with Fever-Tree tonic, 

served in a large wine goblet 

with big ice cubes the size of 

shoeboxes. 

Palacio de los Duques 

Sipsmith is the default gin at 

the hotel’s Coroa bar, poured 

with either Fever-Tree or 

Royal Bliss tonic and served 

in a chilled glass with a slice 

of lime. 

Pestana Plaza Mayor 

The bartender at the rooftop 

bar mixes Seagram’s Gin with 

London Essence tonic, as he 

pushes some salty snacks, 

such as house-made potato 

chips and corn chips, in your 

direction. 

CoolRooms Atocha 

In the cool bar, house 

brand Gin Mare (distilled 

in Barcelona) is mixed with 

Schweppes tonic water and 

served with a salted snack 

and tapas, according to the 

time of day. 

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NOTES FROM NETJETS 

Latest events, onboard updates, 

and companywide news and profiles. 

FIRST PRIZE 

Echo Zulu ridden by Joel Rosario 

won the Netjets Breeders’ Cup 

Juvenile Fillies race 

TIM SUDDUTH/ECLIPSE SPORTSWIRE/BREEDERS’ CUP 

BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD 

CHAMPIONSHIPS 

NetJets has solidified a two-year partnership with the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, the year-end 

culmination of the equestrian season. This year, the event was held at Del Mar racetrack in Del Mar, California, 

and will return to Lexington, Kentucky, in 2022. As the Official Private Aviation Partner of the Breeders’ 

Cup World Championships and Challenge Series, NetJets sponsored our own race—the NetJets Breeders’ 

Cup Juvenile Fillies—as well as three areas dedicated to hosting NetJets Owners and guests. We welcomed 

a concierge at L’Auberge hotel, where most U.S. horse owners stayed, a suite area at Del Mar, and the 

Champions Terrace presented by NetJets, a private area where winners and guests celebrated their victories. 


JULIAN RENTZSCH 

NETJETS BY THE NUMBERS 

GLOBAL 

CYBERSECURITY 

24/7/365 

Cybersecurity monitoring and response 

(Protecting Owner data with industry-standard 

encryption and data-loss prevention) 

INSIDE TRACK 

DOUG 

HENNEBERRY 

Executive Vice President, 

Aircraft Asset Management 

WHEN DID YOU START AT NETJETS? 

I started as a part-time weekend receptionist 

in June 1994. Back then, we had around 

25 planes and fewer than 200 employees. 

I was introduced to the company by a 

handwritten fl yer that caught my eye while 

I was at OSU working towards my BS in 

aviation. After graduating in 1995, I became 

a full-time dispatcher and held multiple roles 

with increased responsibility. 

WHAT DOES YOUR NORMAL DAY 

CONSIST OF? I am always thinking about 

strategy and innovation within the company. 

For me it’s twofold: Trying to fi gure out the 

best airplanes to enhance our corporate 

goals while maintaining our industryleading 

fl eet, and growing QS Partners 

to be the most respected and largest 

aircraft broker. This requires a tremendous 

amount of collaboration within NetJets and 

with our OEM (original equipment 

manufacturers) partners. 

810 ADVANCED 

Industry-leading advanced cybersecurity rating 

(The highest of any private aviation provider) 

DAILY PHISHING TESTS 

Consistent and persistent employee testing 

(Every NetJets employee must recognize phishing 

attempts) 

6,500+ EMPLOYEES 

Trained in cybersecurity best practices 

(This includes all employees of NetJets Inc., 

including subsidiaries) 

ZERO MISHAPS 

Our goal, with safety as our first and highest 

priority (We view data protection as a core 

component of safety.) 

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE 

YOU FACE IN YOUR ROLE? The most 

diffi cult challenge is acquiring additional 

aircraft because of the expansive growth 

cycle we are experiencing. Secondly, 

keeping our standardized fl eet like new 

and specifi cally up to date with the rapid 

technology refresh. This allows NetJets to 

concentrate efforts on the in-fl ight experience 

of our aircraft and to deliver the right aircraft 

in the right place at the right time. 

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Owners can now select and savor in-flight meals on departures from the 

New York metro area created exclusively for NetJets by two renowned 

restaurants from Major Food Group, Sadelle’s and Parm, and critically 

acclaimed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. 

AN IN-FLIGHT 

DINING EVOLUTION 

© MFG 

NOAH FECKS 

NEW YORK FAVORITES 

FROM MAJOR FOOD GROUP 

Celebrated for its sense of taste and unparalleled execution, Major Food Group (MFG) is the creative force 

behind a multitude of hit restaurants, including Carbone, the elegant Italian-American restaurant. Now, 

NetJets is bringing two of its most beloved concepts to the skies: Sadelle’s and Parm. Every MFG item is 

prepared with the same fresh ingredients and attention to detail that have made its restaurants into icons. 

Sadelle’s offers reinvented New York City classics, from showstopping bagels and smoked fish to delectable 

salads. Parm delivers timeless Italian-American soul food prepared by Michelin-starred chefs, creating some 

of the best hero sandwiches in the world, along with decadent antipasti platters and salads. Selections are 

available on all aircraft. Orders must be placed 24 hours prior to scheduled departure. 


FRANCESCO TONELLI 

DINNER 

REINVENTED FROM 

JEAN-GEORGES 

French-born Jean-Georges Vongerichten operates 43 

successful restaurants across the globe. A worldfamous 

author and culinary artist, he brings his skills 

and passions together in an inspired menu from 

ABC Restaurants designed to offer a unique in-flight 

dining experience that only NetJets can provide. 

Enjoy award-winning cuisine, curated in alignment 

with the farm-to-table movement, all naturally and 

humanely sourced from regional farmers and fair-trade 

cooperatives. Selections available on attended aircraft 

only. Flight attendants will heat, plate, and serve 

these selections. Orders must be placed 24 hours 

prior to scheduled departure. 

Browse the menus on the NetJets Owner Portal for 

selections available on flights departing from Teterboro 

(TEB) and the surrounding New York metro area. 

GASTRONOMY AT 

ITS FINEST 

In addition to recently announcing our in-flight 

dining partnership with three New York City 

restaurants, we are excited to share another 

exquisite culinary opportunity created specifically 

for our Owners. After many years of coordinating 

this unique experience, we hosted an elite 

gastronomic gallery featuring custom dishes from 

the world’s most celebrated chefs in Dallas, Atlanta, 

Boston, Detroit, and Nashville. 

Owners and their guests enjoyed multicourse 

meals carefully curated and prepared by James 

Beard Award-winning chefs with an impressive 

collection of Michelin stars. To complement the 

dishes, a preferred vintner from the NetJets Vintner 

Circle artfully paired one of their premium wines 

with each meal. In between courses, both the chefs 

and vintners engaged in conversation with guests. 

This was an exciting new way for NetJets to provide 

Owners with a once-in-a-lifetime evening filled with 

divine delicacies. 

Interested to learn about future dining 

opportunities like this? Please reach out to your 

Events Team for details. 

FRANCESCO TONELLI 

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work at NetJets, I jumped on it. The owner of 

the greeting card company fl ies with Executive 

Jet Management, and I always enjoy seeing him 

and his wife when they travel through Teterboro. 

THE ONE DAY AT NETJETS I WON’T FORGET 

IS … any time departments come together as a 

team and show our Owners how much we truly 

care about them and their families. When an 

Owner has an urgent travel need, we will move 

Heaven and Earth to get them where they need 

to be––and that is where we truly shine. 

CREWMEMBERS IN PROFILE 

EILEEN O’BRIEN 

NetJets Service Representative 

MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO AVIATION WAS … 

growing up in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, 

which is the next town over from Teterboro. Our 

two towns are very connected and to honor 

aviation all of our athletic teams in Hasbrouck 

Heights—from grade school through high 

school—were named the “Aviators”. 

THE BEST PART OF BEING A SERVICE 

REPRESENTATIVE IS … building relationships 

with not only our Owners and their families but 

also our Crewmembers. We really do become 

family, and I love that. When I see an Owner or 

Crewmember get as excited to see me as I do 

them––especially after the last year and a half–– 

it truly makes my day. 

BEFORE JOINING THE NETJETS TEAM, I WAS 

… an accounting clerk for a company that made 

holiday and greeting cards for large businesses. 

I enjoyed the work but felt that my strengths 

would be benefi cial in a service-focused 

profession. When there was an opportunity to 

ONE THING OWNERS PROBABLY WOULDN’T 

GUESS ABOUT ME IS … I am a huge murdermystery 

novel and podcast lover––the more plot 

twists, the better. I am truly impressed by any 

author who can craft an unpredictable story. I 

am a huge fan of James Patterson. 

ON MY DAYS OFF … I spend time with family 

and friends––it is my top priority. I also spend 

a lot of time outdoors exercising and enjoying 

nature. I look forward to when we can start 

doing 5K races again in person. Over the past 

fi ve years, I have combined my love of running 

with raising money for the causes that I care 

about most. These include the Breast Cancer 

Research Foundation, American Cancer Society, 

National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Angel 

Flight Northeast. 

WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, I WOULD 

LIKE TO … strengthen my public speaking 

skills and broaden the subjects that I present 

in my role as Training Coordinator. I would also 

like to mentor and pass along my knowledge to 

the next generation of Service Representatives. 

At the same time, I would like to fi nd my next 

challenge at NetJets that will enable me to grow 

professionally within the company. 

MY BEST ADVICE FOR STAYING SANE IN 

THESE HIGH-VOLUME ACTIVITY DAYS IS … 

stay hydrated. Find time to eat. And make sure 

you are getting in your workouts during your 

off time––it will give you the mental clarity and 

physical strength you need to take on the day. 


FROM THE 

WORLD’S MOST 

AWARD-WINNING 

DISTILLERY 

Enjoy neat, on the rocks or in the air. 

Buffalo Trace is proud to be the official Bourbon 

on all NetJets flights. To learn more about us, 

visit the historic Buffalo Trace Distillery in 

Frankfort, KY or check out: 

www.buffalotracedistillery.com. 

Distilled and bottled by Buffalo Trace Distillery, Frankfort, KY. 45% ALC/VOL (90 proof) buffalotracedistillery.com. 1-800-654-8471. Please Drink Responsibly.

OWNER’S PROFILE 

PERPETUAL 

MOTION 

Co-founder of Netflix Marc Randolph may have reached the 

pinnacle of entrepreneurship, but he remains very much 

grounded in the moment. // By Josh Sims 

MARC RANDOLPH RECENTLY WENT over his 

handlebars. “I’m limping right now. But 

listen, at my age, if I’m still doing that 

kind of thing I’m not complaining,” he 

laughs. Indeed, Randolph, 63, is a great 

outdoorsman, often found up alpine passes, 

along wild rivers—and occasionally falling 

off mountain bikes. It’s a bug he caught 

as a teenager with the National Outdoor 

Leadership School, an organization whose 

board of trustees he now chairs. 

“I think you’re incredibly lucky if at some 

point in your life you work out what really 

makes you happy, and I’ve always loved 

what you might call ‘Type 2’ fun—the kind 

that you think of as fun retrospectively, 

when at the time you’re cold, hungry, and 

miserable,” he says. “But [all that] was 

teaching me leadership skills from the 

age of 14, when I got to lead a group and 

had the chance to make decisions with 

real consequences. Almost everything I 

learned [of use in] business I learned with a 

backpack on.” 

While the serial entrepreneur has many 

successes to his name—most recently 

mentoring the rise of Looker Data Sciences, 

which was sold to Google for $2.6B—he’s 

best known as the co-founder, with Reed 

Hastings in 1997, of Netflix. That’s the 

subscription DVD provider turned movie 

streamer and, finally, film and series 

production powerhouse. 

“The great irony of my [working] life is 

that Netflix puts so many people in front 

of a screen,” he chuckles, “though I was 

pleased to receive so many messages 

saying what a lifesaver it had been over 

the last 18 months [of the COVID-19 

pandemic]. I wasn’t even a film buff 

when we created Netflix, not at all. Both 

of us had little kids so it was more about 

watching “The Lion King” over and over. 

[For us] it was all about looking for a startup 

idea, not to build on something we were 

already passionate about.” 

Out then went his idea for 

personalized shampoo, and for custommade 

dog food—both businesses 

that others have since brought into 

being. Randolph pitched all manner of 

things to Hastings, who had acquired 

a software start-up from him before a 

takeover looked likely to make them both 

unemployed. But it was Netflix that stuck 

and not least because Randolph’s wife, 

Lorraine, really wasn’t impressed. 

“The joke is that she’s like my negative 

indicator for ideas that could work,” 

Randolph laughs. “But then every idea 

is really a bad idea to start with. That’s 

the nature of doing things that haven’t 

been done before. Almost inevitably a 

new idea won’t work [as you imagine]. 

So if someone says it won’t, well, they’re 

probably right. The entrepreneurial process 

is all about trying it anyway, learning what 

didn’t work, and using that to inform the 

next thing you try.” 

It’s just such a lesson that Randolph 

has tried to impart to the entrepreneurs 

behind many start-ups over the almost 

20 years since he left Netflix—having 

concluded his skills lay in launching 

businesses rather than scaling them and 

culminating in the aptly titled book “That 

Will Never Work,” the story of how Netflix 

got going. More unusually, it’s also led 

to a podcast series of the same name. 

Each episode sees Randolph—who has a 

great voice for audio—riffing off the cuff 

on possible next steps for all manner of 

business ventures. 

One notion he’s keen to dispel for any 

fledgling entrepreneur is that you need a 

great idea before you get started. Sure, 

Randolph says, the idea of the eureka 

moment—oft-repeated stories of how “you 

can’t get a cab on New Year’s Eve and so, 

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MOVING ON 

Marc Randolph has embraced 

many different projects since 

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paying late return fees on rental VHS tapes and so, 

boom! There’s Netflix”—makes for a great story. 

And, since his great-uncle was Edward Bernays, 

widely considered to be the father of public 

relations (making Randolph a distant relative of 

Sigmund Freud, too) perhaps that’s not surprising. 

“Edward didn’t exactly ever sit me on his knee 

and tell me it was all about the art of persuasion, 

but I do wonder if it was total chance that I had a 

career in marketing,” Randolph muses. 

But, he stresses, the problem with the lore of 

epiphanies is that it places too much emphasis on 

the idea and not enough on the action. “The skill 

really is not in coming up with ideas. Ideas count 

for shit. It’s about how quickly and cheaply you 

can test them, which is so much easier to do now,” 

he says. The lore too belies “the many dead-ends 

and experiments required [of a start-up], the very 

messy full story that nobody wants.” And it creates 

a mythology that dissuades many people from 

getting going at all. 

THAT’S BAD ENOUGH, without the many other 

reasons people find not to break ground. “And 

I’ve heard every possible reason why people 

don’t do something with the idea that they 

have—that they need to do more research, or 

quit their job, or raise money, none of which are 

genuine to me,” says Randolph. 

“The reason people don’t start is that they 

can’t accept the risk. They want to look around 

the next corner, without actually getting to the 

corner first,” he adds. “You can’t learn a language 

from a book, either. At some point you have to go 

out and speak it, be a 40-year-old feeling like a 

four-year-old making an ass of yourself.” 

Netflix, Randolph notes, started by testing 

whether a DVD could be posted locally without 

damage. It could be, but then they realised that 

posting between U.S. states typically meant 

much rougher handling. So they pressed on and 

adapted. There was the necessarily mad rush to 

decide on a name—TakeOne and NowShowing 

were rejected—and Netflix was opted for despite 

deep misgivings that it sounded slightly dodgy. 

“If you remember the ’70s you know that 

pornographic films were ‘skin flix,’ with an X, 

and anything with an X seemed a scary choice 

to us then,” says Randolph, “and it still sounds 

vaguely porny.” 

And then, after over 1,000 invitations to 

invest were declined, there was the small 

matter that, two years in, the business was 

hemorrhaging money, such that at one point 

they approached the then daddy of VHS rental, 

Blockbuster, to see if it would buy their idea of 

renting videos by mail. Blockbuster, echoing 

Decca’s fateful decision to turn down The 

Beatles, said no. Surely Randolph must look 

back on this, given Netflix’s now $20B-plus 

annual revenues, with a touch of glee? 

“Actually, I think of that now more as having 

dodged a bullet,” he explains. “At the time we 

were very invested in a deal as being a way 

out of desperate straits, with zero hope of 

venture money. When Blockbuster essentially 

laughed at our $50M price tag there was just 

terror: They weren’t just not going to save us, 

they were going to compete with us. It was a 

sombre ride home. But I still don’t get any joy 

from seeing another business go down because 

of our efforts.” 

Indeed, the moment arguably prompted 

a refocusing on the element that really made 

Netflix work, turning it into a subscription 

service—and since Randolph started out in 

direct marketing and mail ordering and later 

founded the US version of MacUser magazine, 

he still can’t quite believe this didn’t occur 

to him much earlier. Subscription services, 

powered by the internet, have, of course, since 

become a benchmark model for countless 

businesses. 

“The thrill has to be in trying to solve 

these complex puzzles day to day.” 


COURTESY MARC RANDOLPH 

Perhaps the greatest lesson Randolph 

might impart though—refreshingly, since it 

also speaks to non-entrepreneurial people—is 

that building businesses may be lauded in 

contemporary culture, but nonetheless isn’t the 

be all and end all. 

Yes, it’s better to have more money than less 

money, Randolph concedes. But the notion that 

success in business means “something special 

will happen in your life is wrong, because you 

get to the summit, and all you find out is that 

it’s a false summit and that there’s another one 

ahead of you,” he says, employing a suitably 

outdoorsy metaphor. “Netflix’s first aspiration 

was to be the size of one Blockbuster store, 

and then, before you know it, it was to be 

Blockbuster—it never stops. The thrill has to 

be in trying to solve these complex puzzles [of 

business] day to day.” 

That’s what drove Randolph to launch all 

manner of proto-businesses as a kid, encouraged 

by his easy-going and open-minded parents, 

his father a nuclear engineer turned banker, his 

mother running her own real estate business. “If 

the precursor to being a serial killer is torturing 

small animals, then for entrepreneurs it’s starting 

lots of clubs,” he quips. 

But, while perhaps it’s a cliche, it’s 

nonetheless true that he counts his greatest 

achievement as having built businesses while 

maintaining his marriage of three decades—too 

many entrepreneurs have as many ex-wives 

as they do start-ups under their belts, he’s 

noted—“while bringing up kids who, as far as I 

know, like me.” 

“Having a balanced life is just the hardest 

thing. Start-ups are 24-hours-a-day things and I 

think it’s terrible to see entrepreneurs sacrificing 

their private life to them. That understanding 

came late to me: It wasn’t until I was 30 that 

I realised I was on a bad track and working 

too hard,” says Randolph, who consequently 

instigated an inviolable, weekly date night with 

his wife. 

HE RECALLS a period during the early days of 

Netflix when he was flying four days a week, 

feverishly running for planes all the time. He 

may not believe in epiphanies when it comes to 

business ideas but he certainly had one when it 

came to how he wanted to live. 

“About half the time the plane had already 

gone [by the time I got to the gate], about 49% 

of the time it was still just sitting there and I got 

on board all panting and sweaty, and I think in 

only one percent of cases did getting the plane, 

or not getting it, actually matter,” Randolph 

explains. “I vowed then that I wouldn’t run for a 

plane again. 

“That’s a metaphor for what goes on in 

business too—that misleading idea that you 

have to make every decision, that you have to 

oversee everything,” he adds. “[People who do 

that are] running for planes, when 99% of the 

time it just doesn’t make any difference.” 

There’s a pause, and a smile, maybe in 

recognition that, all the same, he made it— 

and made it big. “Now, of course,” he says, “I 

literally don’t have to run for planes for a whole 

other reason.” 

MARC OF ALL TRADES 

Randolph has expounded on his 

ideas on entrepreneurship via a 

book and a weekly podcast, which 

can be found at MarcRandolph.com 

and all good podcast hosts. 


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SKI CENTRAL 

ON 

THE 

SLOPES 

REUBEN KRABBE 

After two pandemic-impacted seasons, major resorts across 

North America are rolling out an impressive slate of new luxury 

hotels, infrastructure improvements, terrain expansions, and 

delectable dining. // By Larry Olmsted 


GETTING AN UPGRADE 

Located in Banff, Canada’s oldest National Park, Lake 

Louise is known as one of the world’s most scenic 

and naturally stunning ski resorts. It is also home to 

the biggest recent terrain expansion in North America 

with the new West Bowl, 480 acres of glades, steep 

tree runs, and wide-open powder. Served by the 

new high-speed Summit Quad Chair, the West Bowl 

immediately becomes some of the best advancedintermediate 

and expert terrain at the resort, featuring a 

wilderness backcountry aesthetic, yet easily accessible 

in-bounds. The mountain is served by two luxe hotels, 

the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise (fairmont.com) and 

gourmet-centric The Post Hotel: Lake Louise Hotel & 

Spa (posthotel.com), a Relais & Châteaux standout. 

South of the border, the main event this winter— 

and for years to come—is Montana’s Big Sky, the 

second-largest ski resort in the United States at nearly 

5,800 acres, served by 38 lifts. The resort is in the 

midst of a massive, decade-long redevelopment, 

Vision 2025, which already includes a nearly new 

base village with several new restaurants and bars, 

an eight-passenger chair that launched two years ago, 

POWDER POWER 

On the slopes at 

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and for this winter, the new Swift Current 6, the nation’s fastest 

six-skier chair. Both new lifts are heated and covered, increasing 

uphill capacity from the base by 50%. This is important because 

Big Sky is also debuting three new hotel properties this winter 

(see below), plus many more upgrades in the next four years, 

including a new two-stage gondola. 

The biggest terrain expansion in the U.S. is McCoy Park at 

Colorado’s Beaver Creek, where all accommodations at the resort 

are ski-in/ski-out, including lavish rental homes and two top-tier 

hotels, The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch (ritzcarlton.com) and 

Park Hyatt Beaver Creek (hyatt.com). Beaver Creek’s last major 

terrain expansion added the experts-only Stone Creek Chutes, a 

taste of backcountry skiing within the resort. This time they are 

taking a completely opposite tack, and McCoy Park is a new 250- 

acre zone dedicated to beginners, intermediates, and instruction, 

free from high-speed advanced skiers, with 17 blue and green 

trails, including rare entry-level tree skiing in “groomable glades.” 

It is served by two new high-speed quad chairlifts, which 

uniquely also access an on-mountain Nordic center with crosscountry 

and snowshoe trails. 

Telluride is famous for having extensive terrain for every ability, 

including a large advanced-intermediate zone and steeps and 

chutes to challenge any expert. This winter the Colorado destination 

is increasing its already ample beginner and intermediate offerings 

with 40 acres of new trails in a previously closed area. The 

mountain is also substantially increasing its snowmaking coverage 

to provide reliable conditions across more trails, especially in the 

early holiday season. Also in Colorado, Copper Mountain, the 

closest big resort (140 trails and 24 lifts) to Denver, is opening 

phase one of its new Western Territory, a beginners area with two 

new family friendly adventure zones designed for learning and three 

new trails. A high-speed chairlift is being built in this new section 

of the mountain for the following winter. 

Travelers planning a ski trip to the Lake Tahoe region will 

not find many new infrastructure improvements this winter, but 

they may find confusion—the area’s largest resort (and largest 

in California) just completed a year-long search for a new name, 

and the former Squaw Valley, which hosted the 1960 Winter 

Olympics, is now officially Palisades Tahoe. 

LIFTING OFF 

Beaver Creek is not alone in adding new lifits in the wildly 

popular I-70 corridor west of Denver. With its nearby sister 

resorts Vail, Breckenridge, and Keystone, Beaver Creek shares 

the interchangeable Epic Pass and many visitors combine 

the resorts in a single ski trip. Breckenridge, the second most 

popular resort in the U.S., is adding the new high-speed fourpassenger 

Freedom SuperChair, reducing lift lines and allowing 

skiers to much more easily navigate the three interconnected 

peaks without requiring a trip to the bottom. Keystone has a 

new high-speed six-passenger chair from its original base area, 

Mountain House, greatly improving start-of-the-day access, before 

skiers fan out across the large resort. In Jackson, Wyoming, the 

town’s original ski resort, Snow King, which opened in 1936, 

is getting a long overdue upgrade with a new base-to-summit 

gondola scheduled to open in December. Snow King is in the 

cowboy town of Jackson and has plenty of excellent skiing that 

is now much more accessible, though it still lies in the shadow 

of the nearby Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Vermont’s Okemo, 

meanwhile, has long been the top second-home choice for those 

from the New York area, and with nearly 100% snowmaking 

coverage and acclaimed grooming, it is the second most popular 

ski resort in the Eastern U.S. Okemo is adding two major new 

lifts, a six-passenger chair and a new high-speed quad to the 

summit, plus a trail to the new lift that will allow skiers to lap the 

peak without going back down to the base. 

BEDDING DOWN 

Montana’s Big Sky is undergoing a renaissance, and that 

includes the highest-profile luxury hotel opening in skiing, the 

new Montage (montagehotels.com). The brand’s second ski-in/ 

ski-out property (following Deer Valley, Utah) was designed by 

interdisciplinary architecture and interior specialist Hart Howerton 

and features 139 rooms and 39 residences, a large spa, six bars 

and restaurants, a market and café, full ski concierge, and a 

rental shop. Like its Utah sibling, Montage rolls out the red carpet 

for families with amenities including an arcade and bowling alley. 

In addition, both existing Big Sky base village hotels were so 

extensively renovated they are like-new. The condo-style Summit 

(thesummithotel.com) has multi-bedroom residential units and 

conventional guest rooms, while the Huntley Lodge (bigskyresort. 

com) is a more traditional hotel. 

Another multiyear redevelopment is taking place at Schweitzer, 

a hidden but hardly small gem on the Idaho/Washington border 

that is the largest ski resort in either state at nearly 3,000 

acres. It is also one of just a handful of resorts anywhere with 

both sno-cat and heli-skiing onsite, and sits just 12 miles from 

private aviation facilities (Sandpoint, Idaho). This sleeping 

MOUNTAIN HEIGHTS 

top row: Aspen Street Lodge; Tamara Stanger, chef of The 

Lakehouse at Deer Creek, Utah; the Alpin Room, Aspen/ 

Snowmass; middle row: the ski lift at Okemo, Vermont; fine 

dining at the Alpin Room; the slopes of Schweitzer Resort, 

on the Idaho/Washingon border; bottom row: a treelined 

run at Okemo; Timber Room at the Madeline, Telluride; 

Beaver Creek’s village. 

ROWS FROM TOP AND LEFT: TREVOR TRIANO, DAN CAMPBELL, © ALPIN ROOM, © OKEMO, © ALPIN ROOM, © SCHWEITZER SKI RESORT, © OKEMO, © AUBERGE RESORTS, MACKENZIE BOWLIN / VAIL RESORTS 



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WHITE WONDERLAND 

Spectacular snow and views 

from Mount Norquay in Banff. 

giant has always lacked quality lodging but is debuting the 

31-room boutique Humbird Hotel (schweitzer.com), a ski-in/ 

ski-out property designed by Portland’s Skylab Architecture, a 

contemporary take on the chalet-style with soaring glass walls 

and exposed heavy wood timbers. 

The nation’s most popular ski resort also has a deluxe hotel 

opening. The Hythe Vail (thehythevail.com) is located in the 

town’s pedestrianized Lionshead Village, and part of Marriott’s 

top-tier brand, The Luxury Collection. It will feature 344 rooms, 

22 suites, 16 luxurious residences, and four new restaurants. At 

the opposite end of the size spectrum, the Aspen Street Lodge 

(aspenstreetlodge.com) is Aspen’s first new boutique property in 

a quarter of a century, with just nine rooms and a two-bedroom 

duplex rooftop apartment. The lodge is geared towards singlegroup 

buyouts, and offers residential accommodations in the 

heart of downtown, near many of Aspen’s best eateries. 

The U.S.’s largest ski resort, Utah’s Park City Mountain Resort, 

offers 7,300-plus acres of widely varied terrain but has never 

had enough ski-in/out lodging. That’s why the Pendry Park City 

(pendry.com; opening January 2022) is big news. A modernist 

take on a traditional alpine lodge, it features 153 guest rooms, 

suites and residences, with interiors by internationally known 

Meyer Davis Studio and Kara Smith of KES Studio. Highlights 

include Park City’s only rooftop pool and bar, three restaurants, a 

spa, Pinwheel Kids Club, and rental shop. 

Element 29 (element29hotel.com) is a significant addition 

to the large pedestrianized base village at Colorado’s Copper 

Mountain. Known as a top training spot for Olympians and pros, 

Copper is also beloved by families for its user-friendly layout, 

easily navigated slopes, and walkable village. But among many 

condos, the 127-room Element 29 is the first hotel at Copper, 

with a prime ski-in/out location. 

TOP TABLES 

America’s ski resorts have always had plenty of top-notch dining, 

but while high-end steakhouses, elevated Western mountain fare, 

and sushi have long dominated the gourmet scene, European 

influences have slowly but surely been gaining a foothold. More 

resorts in recent years have imported the beloved dining of the 

Alps, and that trend continues this winter with the Alpin Room 

(970-923-8636), a new fine dining on-mountain option at 

Snowmass, by far the largest of the four ski mountains comprising 

the Aspen/Snowmass resort. Expect traditional mountain region 

dishes of the French, Swiss, and Austrian Alps, from tartiflette to 

schnitzel to spaetzle with duck confit. 

Likewise, the top culinary offering at the new Montage Big Sky 

is Cortina, reflecting the Northern Italian cuisine of its namesake 

ski town in the Dolomites (and 2026 Winter Olympics host), 

showcasing house-made pastas and a deep, Italian-centric 

wine list. Jackson Hole has long been a beef and bison lover’s 

destination, but the biggest food news this winter is Francophile. 

The region’s top restaurant operator, Fine Dining Group, acclaimed 

for Il Villaggio Osteria, Bin22, and several others, just opened its 

latest eatery, The Bistro (thebistrojacksonhole.com), right in the 

heart of town a few steps off the historic central square. Parisian 

brasserie-style dining is taken seriously, from the Burgundian 

escargot to goose rillettes to house-made boudin blanc sausage, 

certainly a Jackson first. 

But local western specialties still have their place in American 

skiing, and Utah’s most notable addition is Lakehouse at Deer 

Creek (thelakehousedeercreek.com), located conveniently 

between Park City, Sundance, and the adjacent Solitude/Brighton 

ski resorts. Chef/owner Tamara Stanger competed on the show 

“Chopped” and was acclaimed for her Phoenix restaurants 

before returning to her native Utah. She honors the indigenous 

people with a gourmet “multi-sensory” takes on intensely local 

ingredients including foraged mushrooms, native squashes and 

corns, and, of course, wild game. Timber Room (aubergeresorts. 

com) at the Madeline is the crown jewel in a multi-million 

renovation of Telluride’s Auberge Resorts property, offering 

another local approach with a Colorado Rockies take on upscale 

tapas and loaded “feast boards.” Expect small plates such as local 

elk tartare, Colorado cheeses and charcuterie, and offbeat choices 

like buttermilk fried rabbit. 

CALGARY AIRPORT TO BANFF: 87 miles; BOZEMAN YELLOWSTONE AIRPORT TO BIG SKY: 46 miles; EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT TO BEAVER CREEK: 28 miles; TELLURIDE REGIONAL 

AIRPORT TO TELLURIDE: 6 miles; EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT TO COPPER MOUNTAIN: 55 miles; LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT TO PALISADES TAHOE: 36 miles; EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT TO 

VAIL: 35 miles; EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT TO BRECKENRIDGE: 72 miles; EAGLE COUNTY AIRPORT TO KEYSTONE: 73 miles; JACKSON HOLE AIRPORT TO JACKSON: 9 miles; RUTLAND 

AIRPORT TO OKEMO: 15 miles; SANDPOINT AIRPORT TO SCHWEITZER: 12 miles; HEBER VALLEY AIRPORT TO PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT: 19 miles 


DAN EVANS 


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TEEING OFF 

OLD 

MEETS 

NEW 

IN THE LOIRE 

The new golf course at Les Bordes is one of France’s 

most anticipated openings—and it’s just the beginning of 

development on the storied estate.// By Farhad Heydari 


GREEN HEAVEN 

The 7th hole on the New 

Course at Les Bordes. 

WHEN IT COMES to naming Continental 

Europe’s golfing lotuslands—those instantly 

recognizable courses steeped in legend and 

lore—most 36-a-day types can only manage 

but a handful. They’ll name resort courses 

(they’ve either played or have seen played) 

in Spain and Portugal, while giving France 

a pass altogether. What they won’t know, 

however, is that four of the top ten courses in 

the continent’s top 100 are of a Gallic variety. 

Among these standouts is the Old Course 

at Les Bordes: A gated 1,300-acre hunting 

estate in the Loire Valley where, under diktat 

from the erstwhile owner, Baron Marcel Bich 

(of Bic Biro fame), Texas-based architect 

Robert von Hagge created his chef-d’oeuvre 

in 1986, by turning a tract on this secluded 

and wooded domain just 90 minutes from 

Paris in what is colloquially known as the 

Garden of France, into a championship opus 

that is roundly considered in the highest 

echelons of the global golfing firmament—on 

par, in some eyes, with Augusta National. 

With its watery panorama of lakes, ponds, 

and streams, which come into play on no 

fewer than a dozen holes, all framed by 

ancient oak forest, this 7,044-yard Bonsaiperfect 

track would be enough of a draw for 

most. However, the current owners of this 

vast estate decided that the original 18-hole 


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TEEING OFF 

course needed a sibling, and so they drafted in 

globally acclaimed American architect Gil Hanse, 

who has fashioned a stunner of a New Course, 

which has just debuted as his first on the continent 

and has already entered Golf.com’s Top 100. 

Whereas von Hagge’s work is a memorable 

manicured mélange of photographable peninsula 

and island greens delimited with railroad ties 

and framed by shallow basin bunkers that 

put the emphasis on target golf, the New 

Course is a fast and firm transplanted tableau 

that recalls the heathland tracks of southern 

England or, in Hanse’s own words, the likes of 

Pine Valley, very near to his East Coast home. 

BUILT ON A SANDY foundation with large waste 

areas, the 7,285-yard walking-only inland links 

layout has subtle elevational changes with raised 

undulating greens with false backs which are large 

and sometimes unreceptive to approach shots, and 

menacing clusters and rows of cross-bunkering that 

are disconcertingly deceptive and visually arresting 

– all of it framed by vegetation such as broom, 

heather, and gorse that was grown and harvested 

in the U.K. There are plenty of risk-reward options 

and, with the exception of one hole, the 18th, not a 

drop of water to challenge. Yet because the course 

has been designed to be played predominantly on 

the ground in true links fashion, there are endless 

swales, humps, and bumps and rollercoaster green 

complexes framed by fescue and deep cavernous 

bunkers that provide ample defense on approaches. 

A SPORTING HAVEN 

From the hunting lodge-cumclubhouse, 

top, to the par-3s of Wild 

Piglet, above, and the challenges 

presented by the Old and New 

Courses, Les Bordes is handsomely 

situated among its spectacular 

wilderness surrounds. 


For something more sedate, Hanse has 

also designed a 10-hole short course called 

the Wild Piglet. Ranging in distance from 57 to 

148 yards, this collection of par-3 holes is just 

as well-presented as the other 36 on site that 

it is no wonder Golf.com immediately placed 

it in its top-25 par-3 courses in the world. 

And while golf is clearly the hero element here 

(did we mention there are two absolutely enormous 

putting greens and a world-class driving range?), 

it is complemented by a myriad of other sporting 

opportunities amid the natural splendor of the 

ancient Sologne forest, a Unesco World Heritage 

site. There are lakes for fishing; an equestrian 

center for riding; a petite white sand beach ringing 

a lake for swimming; as well as archery and tennis. 

THE ENTIRE ESTATE is anchored by a handsome 

clubhouse, renovated and redesigned by Londonbased 

architect Michaelis Boyd. It features a 

bar and lounge, a restaurant serving up regional 

specialties and superb wines (as one would 

expect), and a private lounge and games room, 

including a golf simulator, not to mention two 

atmospheric wood-burning hearths. The same 

designers also imbued the collection of rustic 

cottages, with their antiqued tiled bathrooms 

and double-height exposed timber A-frames 

overlooking the 18th green of the Old Course, 

with enough élan to make them time-appropriate. 

These additions and tweaks, however, are just 

the starting point for the ambitious next phase the 

owners have in store for the property. This includes 

plans to sensitively add a variety of residential 

homes to parcels set away from the courses in order 

to maintain their original grandeur and to transform 

an on-site 19th-century château into a hostelry 

operated by Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, part 

of a new village square with restaurants, shops, 

a farmer’s market, and outdoor amphitheater 

centered on the estate’s 13th-century priory. When 

they are unveiled in 2024, you can be sure Les 

Bordes will become instantly synonymous with 

greatness. After all, it already is. lesbordes.com 

AÉROPORT ORLÉANS LOIRE VALLEY: 16miles 


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LIVING WELL 

CHILL 

FACTOR 

The secret to finding that extra performance edge 

may be as simple as a cold shower. // By Jen Murphy 

DATING BACK TO ROMAN TIMES, communal baths were the healthgiving 

jewels of the Alpine region and spa towns like Baden- 

Baden in Germany, among countless others across Europe, 

centered on their mineral-rich waters. Today, many of them are 

still flourishing—but if you can’t get to them or don’t have time 

to indulge in an hour-long hydrotherapy circuit, even a cold 

shower can help with everything from mental clarity to muscle 

inflammation. Roughly 60% of the human body is water, so it 

shouldn’t come as a surprise that water therapy can help bring 

the body back into equilibrium when it becomes unbalanced. 

Flying notoriously throws off our internal rhythms. The 

foggy-headed fatigue of jet lag can be minimized by taking 

a cold shower in the morning at your new location. Even a 

minute-long, chilly douse can help your body adjust to the time 

change by activating your central nervous system and resetting 

your internal clock. The cold stimulus will also help invigorate 


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the body and brain and improve the clarity of your thinking. 

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who is known to take only cold 

showers, has proclaimed they’re more energizing than a morning 

cup of coffee, and life coach Tony Robbins wakes up by diving 

into a 57-degree Fahrenheit pool of water. Tennis great and 

NetJets Ambassador Rafael Nadal considers a cold shower his 

go-to reset button. He takes a teeth-chattering rinse before every 

match to help him find what sports psychologists refer to as his 

flow, or state-of-alert concentration where his body moves by 

instinct. An ever-growing body of science backs up their claims. 

Hydrotherapy dates back to the 1820s, when Vincenz Priessnitz, 

a farmer in Austrian Silesia, started touting the healing powers 

of cold-water compresses, baths, and showers. In the mid-19th 

century, Irishman Dr. Richard Barter took Priessnitz’s observations 

and applied them to treatments offered at his “hydro” or water 

hospital. Barter’s Roman-Irish baths consisted of a set of rooms of 


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LIVING WELL 

WHEN YOU COMPLIMENT THE 

HEAT ELEMENT WITH A COLD 

SHOWER OR JUMP IN THE OCEAN 

OR A LAKE, THAT’S WHEN YOU WILL 

FEEL LIKE A MILLION BUCKS.” 

varying heats and a series of cold pools. Moving the body between 

contrasting temperatures promoted perspiration and detoxification. 

Today, contrast bathing has become a pre- and post-ritual at the 

world’s top spas, inducing a sense of calm, reflection, relaxation, and 

repose, all the while getting one invigorated, enlivened and energetic. 

In an era addicted to comfort, the cold component of immersion 

circuits can often get overlooked. On a blustery winter day, a toasty 

sauna or steamy hot tub sound way more enticing than an ice bath. 

But that dunk in the cold is key to maximizing health benefits. 

“The sauna bathing practice is largely misunderstood in 

the U.S.,” says Eero Kilpi, the NYC-based president of the 

North American Sauna Society. “It is a process, and the cold 

element is essential to the process. When you complement 

the heat element with a cold shower or jump in the ocean 

or a lake, that’s when you will feel like a million bucks.” 

CONTRAST THERAPY 

Generally speaking, heat is used to soothe and quiet the body, 

and slow down the activity of our internal organs. Cold is used 

to stimulate us, increasing internal activity within the body. 

A growing body of evidence shows that cold exposure revs our 

metabolism, reduces inflammation and can help with muscle 

recovery after a strenuous workout. Basketball star LeBron 

James considers post-game contrast baths his secret recovery 

weapon. Five minutes in a hot shower followed by five minutes 

in an ice bath, cycle through three times, and he’s brand new. 

The heat causes blood vessels to dilate and blood 

circulation to increase. The cold triggers the blood vessels in 

our skin to get narrower, reducing blood flow to the surface 

of our skin to minimize heat loss. Research suggests that 

alternating between hot and cold water can strengthen 

the body’s vasculature (veins and arteries) and improve 

our cardiovascular and lymphatic systems. Additionally, it 

can help filter out toxins in the body because it stimulates 

constriction and subsequent relaxation of the blood vessels. 

This can help to optimize blood flow to the tissues, which 

may even help to regulate blood pressure. Healthy blood 

circulation also improves recovery time from intense exercises. 

When Scandinavians refer to sauna bathing, they don’t 

just mean a sweat session. Taking a sauna involves alternating 

between hot and cold. It begins by sweating in a sauna heated 

upwards of 200 degrees Fahrenheit and is followed by an intensive 

cooling-down process with ice, cold water, snow, or even fresh 

air. The positive benefits come from the body’s cooling process. 

BENEFITS OF BRRRR 

Some studies have suggested that as the body adapts to 

the cold element over time, it can help the body to increase 

tolerance and adapt to stress. And researchers at Virginia 

Commonwealth University School of Medicine found that 

short, cold showers may stimulate the brain’s primary source of 

norepinephrine, which is thought to help mitigate depression. 

Dutchman Wim Hof, nicknamed the Iceman for his frozen 

exploits, like running up Mount Everest wearing only shorts, 

is perhaps the biggest champion of cold exposure as mood 

booster. The Wim Hof Method, a combination of cold exposure 

and breathing techniques, has been taught to Navy Seals and 

mere mortals looking for everything from pain and stress relief. 

Researchers from major universities have studied Hof and found 

evidence that his method allows him to control his nervous 

system, body temperature, and immune response as well as 

release, at will, mood-boosting chemicals, like opiates, that 

provide natural pain relief and a sensation like a runner’s high. 

Hof, who hosts sold-out seminars around the globe, swears 

he’s no different than you or me. His remarkable ability to 

swim in a sea of icebergs is not a physiological anomaly, but a 

testament to his mental strength and willpower, he says. Your 

body adapts to cold. The first few seconds in an ice bath can 

feel like being stabbed by needles. Hof’s breathwork techniques 

help distract the mind from the initial shock of the cold, which 

jolts the body into fight or flight mode. After a period of time, 

that initial discomfort turns to a heady exhilaration as the body 

releases endorphins and floods your brain and cells with oxygen. 

The closure of indoor pools during the COVID-19 pandemic 

kicked off a trend known as wild swimming, with people braving 

rivers, lakes, and the ocean for exercise. A report published 

by Outdoor Swimmer in January revealed 45% of swimmers 

increased how much they swam outdoors in 2020. And in 

2018 the British Medical Journal cited open-water swimming 

as a possible treatment for anxiety, something so many people 

struggled with throughout the pandemic. Like any new activity, 

don’t just dive in. Start slow with even a few seconds of 

exposure and build up your body and brain’s cold tolerance. 

HOW TO ALTERNATE 

1 Make sure you are hydrated and hydrate throughout the 

whole experience. 

2 Begin in a warm pool and progress to the hot pool once you 

are used to the heat. Stay for 10 to 15 minutes. 

3 Enter directly into the cooling experience—either a cold or 

cool shower, or a seconds-long cold plunge dunk where your 

head and face submerge. 

4 Rest for 10 to 15 minutes, allowing your body temperature 

to equalize and enjoy the endorphin high. 

Repeat two to three more cycles. 


BIG FREEZE 

Ice-cold water has health 

benefits that make the initial 

shock more palatable 

ISTOCK 


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LIVING WELL 

HOT-COLD 

THERAPY 

CHEAT SHEET 

Taking the temperature on the ways to make the best of both worlds. 

CALDARIUM 

Part of a classic Roman thermal bath, the walls, 

floors, and benches are warmed by floor heating 

and the air humidity is almost 100%, while the 

air temperature is below the wall temperature. 

This ensures a warm, humid climate. A caldarium 

averages 113 degrees Fahrenheit and is often used as 

preparation for the intense heat of a traditional sauna. 

CRYOTHERAPY 

Cryochambers use liquid nitrogen to super-cool the 

skin, but not freeze it. The temperature of the liquid 

nitrogen is crazy cold, between -200 and -300 

degrees Fahrenheit, but people are only exposed 

for a few minutes. This is only possible because 

the air is very cold, and air is not a good conductor 

of heat like water. Benefits include feeling more 

relaxed and positive. 

HYDROTHERAPY 

Originally known as hydropathy, this age-old practice 

uses an aquatic environment to help manage 

pain. The physiological effects of water, such as 

buoyancy, viscosity, hydrostatic pressure, and specific 

temperatures have been shown to positively influence 

the cardiopulmonary, circulatory, and autonomic 

systems of the body. 

INFRARED SAUNA 

Involves exposing the body to radiant energy 

generated from an infrared radiator. The body absorbs 

only a negligible amount of heat from the air, which 

hovers at around 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Relaxation 

and stress relief are key benefits. 

LACONIUM 

A dry sweating room where heat radiates evenly 

from the stone walls, floors, seats, and benches. 

The average temperature is held at around 140 

degrees Fahrenheit with 15 to 20% humidity. 

This is a good alternative for anyone who finds a 

traditional sauna too hot. 

THALASSOTHERAPY 

The Greek word “thalassa,” means sea or ocean. This 

therapy involves the use of seawater and can include 

swimming in the sea or a saltwater pool or soaking in 

a calming seawater bath spiked with algae. Studies 

have shown that the body time spent in seawater can 

stimulate circulation, boost the immune system, and 

help digestion. 

TRADITIONAL SAUNA 

In countries like Finland, saunas are heated by wood 

burned in a stove. Water is thrown on a basket of 

rocks heated by the stove to increase the humidity 

and create “löyly,” the steam that enhances the 

feeling of heat and makes you sweat. Traditional 

sauna temperatures are hot, ranging anywhere from 

175 to 240 degrees Fahrenheit. Sauna sessions can 

lower the risk of cardiovascular disease and ease 

muscle pain, according to studies. 

BODY TIME SPENT IN SEAWATER 

CAN STIMULATE CIRCULATION 

AND HELP DIGESTION. 



EXPERT 

EYE 

Christopher T. Minson, professor of human physiology at 

the University of Oregon, on the benefits of staying cool 

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE 

BETWEEN ACTUALLY BEING COLD 

AND FEELING COLD? 

A lot of people conflate those two 

concepts. When we get into an ice bath 

and are not acclimated to it, the first thing 

that happens is that cold receptors in 

our skin send signals to our brain about 

the cold. This can result in the ‘gasp’ we 

get when first immersed. Certainly, we 

feel the cold. But it takes quite a while 

for our body temperature to drop. As our 

skin and, eventually, muscles and, finally, 

our core start to cool down, we will start 

to shiver. This starts by some increased 

muscle tension, and then builds to actual 

shivering. Our heart rate will also increase 

initially with our more rapid breath, and 

our metabolic rate will be increased a bit. 

ARE THERE BENEFITS TO MAKING 

COLD EXPOSURE, LIKE A COLD 

SHOWER OR SWIM, PART OF OUR 

REGULAR ROUTINE? 

If we continue to do cold exposures 

over time, we can start to impact our 

overall energy expenditure, which may 

have some benefits on body adiposity 

[accumulation of body fat]. This is 

combined with some metabolic changes 

in which we can activate more brown 

ADOBE STOCK 

fat and/or convert some amount of white 

fat to be more metabolically active like 

brown fat. However, these changes take a 

lot of time and have not yet proven to be 

a huge player in body-fat management, 

especially compared to exercise and good 

eating habits.” 

IS COLD EXPOSURE BENEFICIAL AFTER 

EVERY TRIP TO THE GYM OR ONLY 

AFTER VERY STRENUOUS EXERCISE? 

Current thinking based on research studies 

has suggested that when we take a cold 

bath after exercise, we can reduce some 

of the inflammatory markers that occur 

secondary to the exercise of moderate to 

high intensity. This may reduce our muscle 

soreness the next day, so we feel a bit 

better. However, if people do this regularly, 

like most days after exercise, they are 

reducing the really important signals 

within our muscles that help the healing 

and adaptation processes. So long-term, 

the person may get less performance 

benefit from the exercise.” 

IS AN ICE BATH REALLY ANY 

DIFFERENT THAN A COLD SHOWER? 

Cold water immersion is one of the 

quickest ways to actually drop body 

temperature, as water is an excellent 

conductor of heat, so being immersed in 

cold water, especially when that water is 

circulated, can most quickly lower body 

temperature. Cold showers can work well, 

but, typically, tap water is not as cold as 

water with ice in it. Also, the coverage 

of the body is not as complete, so the 

transfer of heat is less. 

HOW COLD DO TEMPERATURES 

NEED TO BE TO YIELD BENEFITS 

AND HOW LONG DO YOU NEED TO 

STAY EXPOSED TO SEE BENEFITS? 

Most studies on research have shown 

that water about 45-55 degrees 

Fahrenheit is a good balance of cold 

enough to stimulate the body, but 

not so cold it’s unbearable. Typically, 

people only get about 5-15 minutes 

of this cold exposure. But there are 

limited reports of people having 

benefits from even just a few minutes 

in the shower set to cold. These are 

mostly associated with feeling more 

positive and alert. 

DO SAUNA AND STEAM SESSIONS 

GET MORE BENEFICIAL WHEN YOU 

ARE ALTERNATING HOT-COLD-HOT- 

COLD AND, IF SO, WHY? 

This has not been systematically 

studied, but the thinking is that some of 

the benefits of heat are due to the total 

exposure of heat. So, if you are doing 

heat-cool-heat-cool cycles, the time 

your core temperature is elevated is 

actually longer than just being heated. 

There is also some preliminary evidence 

that the changes in heat and cold 

stimulate more molecular pathways 

and changes to our blood-flow patterns 

that are associated with better health, 

compared to just heating or just cooling. 


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LIVING WELL 

THE BEST 

HYDROTHERAPY 

EXPERIENCES IN THE U.S. 

These resorts and spas go to extremes when it comes to wellbeing. 

JEREMY KORESKI 

TAYLOR RIVER LODGE, COLORADO 

Part of luxe adventure collective Eleven Experience, 

Taylor River Lodge recently introduced a winter 

wellness program that takes advantage of the 

snow. Treatments like snow-shower therapy 

see guests sweat in a sauna, run outside and 

make snow angels in their swimsuit, then hop 

in the hot tub to thaw and repeat for one hour. 

elevenexperience.com 

GUNNISON AIRPORT: 22 miles 

CARILLON MIAMI WELLNESS RESORT, 

MIAMI BEACH 

The largest spa on the eastern seaboard also 

boasts one of the country’s most extensive 

hydrotherapy experiences, including Miami’s 

only igloo. A herbal laconium warms up the body 

with gentle humidity in preparation for a sweat 

session in the Finnish sauna. Cool off after under 

experiential rains that simulate a Caribbean 

monsoon and polar mist. There’s also a cryotherapy 

chamber that drops to -275°. carillonhotel.com 

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 14 miles 

SHOU SUGI BAN HOUSE, NEW YORK 

The hydrotherapy ritual at this Hamptons 

retreat includes both an infrared and dry sauna, 

an aromatic, high-humidity steam room and 

temperature-contrasting showers with LED color 

therapy. Hop between three contrasting saltwater 

pools to boost circulation or apply flakes from the 

ice fountain directly to sore muscles for instant 

inflammation relief. shousugibanhouse.com 

EAST HAMPTON AIRPORT: 9 miles 

WINTERLAKE LODGE, ALASKA 

The elements dictate the alfresco wellness 

treatments at this remote retreat northwest of 

Anchorage. In summer, a helicopter lands guests on 

glaciers so they can jump into frigid moulin pools 

(nature’s plunge pool) then bundle up in blankets 

and sip hot drinks. In winter, owner Carl Dixon cuts 

a hole in the frozen lake (part of the Iditarod Trail) 

so guests can dunk after steaming in the banya. 

withinthewild.com 

ANCHORAGE AIRPORT: 198 miles (via float plane) 

CANYON RANCH, LAS VEGAS 

The Strip’s largest spa is the ultimate escape 

to detox from Sin City’s indulgences. After a big 

night out, recover with a circuit in Aquavana. The 

spa’s hydrothermal area features European-style 

thermal cabins, a crystal steam room, a whirlpool, 

experiential rains, and an Arctic-style igloo with 

aroma spritzes. canyonranch.com 

McCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 3 miles 

NIMMO BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA 

This lodge tucked into the Great Bear Rainforest also has 

a floating sauna and hot tub. Guests are encouraged to 

dive into the chilly sea throughout sessions. Next year, 

Nimmo Bay will introduce cold-water breathing courses 

that might involve wild swimming and freediving in 

glacial waters. nimmobay.com 

PORT HARDY AIRPORT: 35 miles (via float plane) 

TEN THOUSAND WAVES, SANTA FE 

Inspired by Japanese mountain hot-spring resorts, 

this 20-acre retreat on the edge of Santa Fe features 

ryokan-style suites that feel like a spa within a 

spa. Each contains a hot soaking pool, cold plunge 

and some have a private sauna and sit-down 

bucket showers that mimic Japanese bath houses. 

tenthousandwaves.com 

ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT: 71 miles 

SCANDINAVE SPA, WHISTLER, BC 

This 25,000sq ft, Scandi-inspired indoor-outdoor 

spa has a hydrotherapy circuit that cycles through 

eucalyptus steam baths, a Finnish sauna and woodburning 

saunas, and hot tubs for heat, followed by 

endorphin-boosting cold like Nordic waterfalls and 

plunge pools with mountain views. A relaxation 

zone, complete with solarium and fireplace lounge, 

allows the cardiovascular system to regulate again. 

scandinave.com 

VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: 85 miles 

INNS OF AURORA, FINGER LAKES, NY 

Upon arrival at this new 15,000sq ft spa, guests 

are given a personalized treatment card with a 

recommended hydrotherapy circuit. A prescribed 

session might include 10 minutes of meditation in the 

steam room, progressing from lower to upper seating 

once your body warms, followed by a 20-second 

cold shower, then 15 minutes in the sauna, followed 

by a 30-second cold plunge. End the session with a 

15-minute contrast bath moving between hot and cold 

pools. innsofaurora.com 

MATCH MATE AIRPORT: 3 miles 

CIVANA, ARIZONA 

Civana’s aqua circuit was designed to ease beginners 

into the extremes of hot and cold therapies. The 

spa boasts the only sanarium in the U.S., a lowtemperature 

sauna that maxes out at 140 degrees 

Fahrenheit (versus 195 degrees Fahrenheit) and has 

45% humidity. There’s also a tepidarium, a mild heat, 

low-humidity room and therapeutic wading pools 

varying from cool to cold. civanacarefree.com 

PHOENIX SKY HARBOR AIRPORT: 35 miles 


1 2 3 

4 5 6 

7 8 9 

ROWS FROM TOP AND LEFT: © ELEVEN EXPERIENCE, NATHANIEL ATAKORA, FREDRIKA STJARNE, BRYAN PECK, FREDRIKA STJARNE, HEATHER KINKEL, © CIVANA, DOMINIC JAMES, JUSTA JESKOVA 

CENTERS OF EXCELLENT HEALTH 

1 Winter wellness at Taylor River Lodge 2 A private floating sauna at Nimmo Bay 3 Herbal compress treatment at Shou Sugi Ban House 4 Hanging chairs 

at the Inns of Aurora 5 Shou Sugi Ban House’s meditation hall 6&7 Civana’s hydrotherapy offerings are complemented by two outstanding eateries 8 The 

herbal laconium at Carillon Miami Wellness Resort 9 A Nordic waterfall at Scandinave 


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Showcasing the season’s 

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OF JEWELS 

PRECIOUS PIECES 

Illustrations by Petra Dufkova 

Production by Elisa Vallata 


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GOURMET GUIDE 

LONDON 

CALLING 

DAVID LOFTUS; FACING PAGE: CHARLIE MCKAY 

SCANDINAVIAN TOUCH 

Oyster flambadou with smoked 

apple and beurre blanc nasturtium 

from Ekstedt at the Yard. 


DRAMATIC DINING 

The revived Theatreland 

legend Joe Allen. 

The restaurant scene in the British capital has never 

been quite so buoyant, with an impressive crop of 

new openings, a roster of underappreciated gems that 

premiered last year, and a handful of standout bars. 

// By Bill Knott 


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NOTABLE NEWCOMERS 

London’s restaurateurs are a resilient bunch. 

Chuck anything you like at them: A pandemic, 

Brexit, supply chain glitches, rising food prices, 

month after month with too many staff and not 

enough customers, followed by a surfeit of eager 

customers and a dearth of staff, and what do they 

do? Keep calm, and carry on opening. 

It has been a vintage season for new London 

restaurants. Investors have been happy to put 

their money where our mouths are, confirming 

the underlying health of the capital’s dining scene: 

Locals are keen to go out and spend again, and, 

with international travel back on the menu, the 

city’s allure as a global destination is burgeoning 

once more. From trattorias to steakhouses, from 

the West End to Crouch End, featuring cuisines 

from five continents, there has never been a 

better time to eat out in London. 

One continent showing strongly this year is 

North America: Take old Theatreland warhorse 

Joe Allen (joeallen.co.uk), for instance, revived 

by restaurateurs Tim Healy, Lawrence Hartley, 

and Russell Norman, with ex-Ivy chef Gary Lee 

presiding over a menu of hand-chopped steak 

tartare, smoked baby back ribs, and New York 

cheesecake, served to the sound of a tinkling piano. 

And in Mayfair, The Maine (themainemayfair.com) 

promises the ambience of a New England brasserie 

in a converted Hanover Square townhouse. 

Over in Notting Hill, and following the recent 

success of two other Stateside imports, Buvette 

(ilovebuvette.com) and Eggslut (eggslut.com), 

Sunday in Brooklyn (sundayinbk.co.uk) has 

opened a two-floor outpost of the NYC original on 

Westbourne Grove. It goes big on brunch (biscuits 

CAPITAL FARE 

Clockwise from top left: Pizzeria Mozza 

at Treehouse Hotel; José Pizarro at the 

RA; Manthan chef Rohit Ghai; native 

lobster at MiMi Mei Fair. 

and gravy, steak and eggs) but the dinner menu 

is enticing, too, and cocktails—as at Joe Allen— 

are a strong suit. Try the Brass Taxi—mezcal and 

banana pepped up with espresso and wasabi. 

Rounding off a notable year for Americans in 

London, famed L.A. chef and sourdough pioneer 

Nancy Silverton has opened the Mediterranean 

garden-themed Pizzeria Mozza (treehousehotels. 

com) in the Treehouse Hotel on Langham Place. 

Antipasti include baked mussels with salsa 

calabrese and arancini alla bolognese; sourdough 

pizzas variously feature sottocenere (truffled 

cheese), smoked pancetta, fennel sausage, and 

Fresno chilis. 

London has long been home to some of the best 

Indian chefs on the planet, and they are not resting 

on their laurels. Atul Kochhar, who held Michelin 

stars at both Tamarind and Benares, has opened 

the 200-cover Mathura (mathurarestaurant.co.uk) 

in the old Westminster Fire Station, referencing 

one of the capitals of the ancient Kushan Empire, 

and featuring dishes inspired by the cuisines of 

India’s neighbors. Expect clever spicing and an 

über-smart tasting menu. 

And chef Rohit Ghai, who found fame 

at Jamavar, has returned to Mayfair to open 

Manthan (manthanmayfair.co.uk), on Maddox 

Street. Expect Ghai’s distinctly Indian take on 

osso buco (made with lamb, not veal) and tacos 

(made from lentils and stuffed with jackfruit), as 

well as Punjabi-inspired sarson chicken and Sri 

Lankan pol sambol. 

Meanwhile, his former bosses at Jamavar 

have drawn inspiration from Beijing’s Forbidden 

Palace to open the opulent MiMi Mei Fair 

(mimimeifair.com), occupying three floors of 

© MOZZA 

From trattorias to steakhouses, 

there has never been a better 

time to eat out in London. 

STEVEN JOYCE 


LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC 

a Georgian townhouse on Curzon Street. Give 

them 24 hours’ notice for the whole Peking 

duck roasted over applewood, or just tuck into 

lobster with pickled chili, braised abalone with 

oyster sauce, or stone-seared Wagyu beef with 

radish. Inventive dim sum, served at lunch, 

include pan-fried mala (hot and numbing) lamb 

dumplings with sea fennel, and sea urchin puffs 

with white mooli. 

Classic European cuisine features strongly this 

winter, too. Any cultural indigestion suffered at 

the Royal Academy can be alleviated by a visit to 

one of José Pizarro’s new onsite restaurants, his 

first forays into central London. Choose between 

José Pizarro at the RA (royalacademy.org.uk), 

the upstairs restaurant—leeks and romesco 

sauce, red prawns with chili and garlic—or the 

less formal, tapas-focused Poster Bar by José 

JUSTIN DE SOUZA 

THE SOMMELIER 

Sandia Chang 

YOU’RE AN EVANGELIST FOR GROWER 

CHAMPAGNES: HOW’S THE CRUSADE 

GOING? The problem used to be 

persuading importers to stock them. It’s 

less of a struggle today than it was just a 

few years ago. I think diners are now just 

as concerned about the provenance of 

their wine as they are about the meat or 

vegetables on their plates. 

WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO GO ON A 

NIGHT OFF? We keep it casual: Black 

Axe Mangal is a great favorite, and The 

Quality Chop House. 

APART FROM KITCHEN TABLE, WHO 

HAS THE BEST WINE LIST IN TOWN? 

The Drapers Arms, in Islington, has a 

great list and it’s the perfect place for a 

Sunday pub lunch. And, given its wellheeled 

clientele, the list at Bibendum is 

surprisingly adventurous. 

With chef and husband James Knappett, 

sommelier Sandia Chang owns and runs 

the Michelin two-starred Kitchen Table, 

in Fitzrovia. kitchentablelondon.co.uk 


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downstairs, where Tracey Emin’s favorite toasted 

truffle sandwich, filled with jamón ibérico and 

Ermesenda cheese, is a must-try. 

Not content with reopening Joe Allen, Russell 

Norman has launched Brutto (msha.ke/brutto/), 

in Smithfield, with a menu of Tuscan classics, 

pappardelle with rabbit among them. Try the 

penne with vodka and tomato, borrowed from 

Florence’s Alla Vecchia Bettola, but actually an 

improvement on the original. 

Fashionistas, meanwhile, will flock to Il 

Borro (ilborrotuscanbistro.co.uk), on Berkeley 

Street, named after the Ferragamo family’s 

idyllic Tuscan estate. As at Brutto, gigantic 

bistecca alla fiorentina looms large on the menu, 

as well as hand-made spaghetti dressed with 

organic tomatoes and olive oil from the estate. 

THE MAÎTRE D’ 

Jesus Adorno 

HOW HAS SERVICE IN LONDON 

RESTAURANTS CHANGED OVER THE 

YEARS? When I started, we had a proper 

guéridon, a trolley, for steak Diane, steak 

tartare, crèpes Suzette—diners expected 

it. Now, most restaurants plate in the 

kitchen—it’s faster, with less fuss. 

A TASTE OF LONDON 

Clockwise from right: Escargots 

at Buvette; KOL’s lamb leg tostada; 

New Nordic cuisine from Sven-Hanson 

Britt’s Oxeye. 

The thoroughly exuberant, 295-cover Ave 

Mario (bigmammagroup.com), in Covent 

Garden, also claims Tuscan heritage—“inspired 

by an idyllic day in Florence” —but its over-thetop 

menu, like those at sister restaurants Gloria 

and Circolo Popolare, comes from all over Italy. 

Enjoy the ride. 

High-profile chefs from around the world 

continue to make a splash by the Thames: 

Argentinian chef Fernando Trocca has opened an 

outpost of his famous Buenos Aires restaurant 

Sucre (sucrerestaurant.com) in Soho, installing a 

“parrilla” grill and a wood-fired oven, hot on the 

heels of fellow Latin American chef Santiago Lastra, 

whose Mexican fusion menu at KOL (kolrestaurant. 

com), in Marylebone, has already won awards. 

Two more familiar names to London diners 

are also opening new outlets in the capital. Jason 

Atherton’s Mediterranean terrace-inspired Café 

Biltmore (lxrhotels3.hilton.com), in the Mayfair 

hotel of the same name, offers wood-fired 

pizza and robata-grilled fish, while the Galvin 

brothers’ Galvin Bar & Grill (galvinrestaurants. 

com), housed in a handsome old dining room on 

Russell Square, features a classic grillroom menu 

laced with their distinctively French savoir-faire. 

Swedish chef and TV star Niklas Ekstedt has 

opened Ekstedt at the Yard (ekstedtattheyard. 

com) in the new Great Scotland Yard Hotel, 

© BUVETTE 

WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE FOR 

GREAT SERVICE IN LONDON? I really 

like Clarke’s, on Kensington Church Street. 

Sally Clarke is a delightful chef, I love her 

dishes, and the service is perfect. 

AND HOW IS CHARLIE’S, YOUR NEW 

RESTAURANT? Actually, we’ve brought 

back the trolleys. We slice beef Wellington 

at the table, for example. It’s a bit of 

theater, and our diners appreciate it. 

WHAT’S ON THE TROLLEY TODAY? 

Salmon en croûte: well, it’s Friday! 

Legendary front-of-house Jesus Adorno 

was maître d’ at Le Caprice for many years 

before moving recently to Charlie’s, at 

Brown’s Hotel. roccofortehotels.com 


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HDG PHOTOGRAPHY 

I N T H E 

B O R O U G H S 

Hackney 

A short walk along the Regent’s Canal from the lively bars, cafés, and restaurants 

of Broadway Market, Café Cecilia (cafececilia.com) is ex-River Café and St. 

John chef Max Rocha’s first solo venture. His breakfast menu features kippers 

with brown butter and capers and—betraying his Irish heritage—Guinness 

bread with boiled eggs and Coolea cheese. Lunches are more Franco-Italian in 

inspiration: Expect porchetta and mustard baps, mussels with cider and pain 

grillé, or salmon with zucchini fritti and beurre blanc. 

Bermondsey 

Chef Robin Gill and wife and business partner Sarah first made their names 

at The Dairy, in Clapham, where their imaginative, impeccably sourced and 

cooked menus won them many plaudits. Now ensconced at Bermondsey Larder 

(bermondseylarder.com), just south of Tower Bridge, with—among others— 

Pizarro and Café Murano as neighbors, the emphasis is very much unaltered. 

Gill’s celebrated aged raw beef with bone marrow and parmesan is still on the 

menu, as is the potato and rosemary sourdough with chicken fat butter. 

Brixton 

Nigerian-born Joké Bakare cut her culinary teeth hosting supper clubs, 

persuading her to enter—and win—the annual Brixton Kitchen competition. 

In August last year, she opened Chishuru (chishuru.com) in Brixton’s bustling 

Market Row, showcasing her native West African cuisine (Filipino restaurant 

Sarap, a previous winner, is a neighbor, as is the original Franco Manca). Expect 

lashings of “shito” (spicy Ghanaian chili-and-shrimp paste), as well as goat 

“ayamase” (a Nigerian stew) and “ekuru” (Yoruba stewed beans). 

Peckham 

A South London hotspot for great dining, Peckham is home to Thai favourite The 

Begging Bowl, modern bistro Levan and the South African-accented Kudu, which 

now has a sister restaurant just south of the borough. Kudu Grill (kuducollective. 

com) majors in fiery “braai” (open grill) cooking: a whole black bream, for 

instance with “zhug” (Yemeni hot sauce) butter roti, or T-bone with beer-pickled 

onions and treacle bordelaise, washed down with an all-South African wine list. 

Haggerston 

Just west of Hackney, Haggerston is now a gastronomic destination in its own 

right, especially its railway arches, which house both chef Sebastian Myers’s 

Planque (planque.co.uk)—offering modern French food and a well-stocked 

cellar—and The Sea, The Sea (theseathesea.net), a fishmonger-cum-chef’s 

table that promotes the idea of aging fish before cooking it. As demonstrated by 

Portuguese chef Leandro Carreira, the results are persuasive: bag one of the 12 

seats and feast on skate crackling and savory toffee, and razor clams, roasted 

yoghurt and onions. 

Shoreditch 

Five years ago, Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes were forced to close Santo 

Remedio, their much-praised Mexican restaurant in Shoreditch, after a 

disagreement with the landlord. They decamped to London Bridge, to a bigger site 

and great reviews—now they are back. Santo Remedio Café (santoremedio. 

co.uk) is the couple’s “ode to the bustling cafés of Mexico City,” and the food is, 

characteristically, as joyous and colorful as the décor. Feast on pork belly tacos 

with chicharrón and tomatillo salsa, with a margarita or two on the side. 

Crouch End 

There is a dream team behind bistro de quartier Les Deux Garçons 

(les2garconsbistro.com) in Crouch End: Robert Reid, formerly head chef at Marco 

Pierre White’s three Michelin-starred The Oak Room, and Jean-Christophe Slowik, 

ex-patron of L’Absinthe in Primrose Hill. The menu is a Francophile’s dream, too— 

coquilles Saint-Jacques with smoked bacon and herb butter, perhaps, or soupe à 

l’oignon gratinée; then confit de canard with Puy lentils, and baba au rhum to finish. 

Clerkenwell 

The new Sessions Art Club (sessionsartsclub.com) restaurant, on the lofty 

fourth floor of a Clerkenwell Green townhouse, boasts food as stylish and 

relaxed as its surroundings. Ex-Polpetto chef Florence Knight’s menu is chic 

but unfussy—grilled mackerel with datterini tomatoes and capers, clams with 

riesling and crème fraîche, pork belly with fennel and orange. 


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GOURMET GUIDE 

Westminster. Expect fire with your food, and 

some punchy flavors: Smoked venison heart, 

flamed mushroom with lobster, and hay-smoked 

mallard, for instance, with flatbreads from his 

wood oven. Meanwhile, Sven-Hanson Britt 

has finally opened the long-awaited Oxeye 

(oxeyerestaurant.co.uk), in the Embassy 

Gardens development at Nine Elms. Britt’s 

exciting, ambitious, rus in urbe menu (with 

distinctly New Nordic flourishes, although, 

despite his name, Britt is from Hampshire) 

features produce from his own Derbyshire farm, 

as well as foraged herbs, seaweeds, and fruits. 

From new-wave minimalism to old-school 

maximalism: the mighty old behemoth that is 

Langan’s Brasserie (langansbrasserie.com) has 

embarked on a new lease of life. Its thoroughly 

refurbished three floors will offer breakfast, lunch, 

and dinner, with an Anglo-French menu featuring 

everything from sausage and mash to Beluga 

caviar, via steak Diane and Dover sole meunière. 

ESSENTIALLY NEW 

Even the most attentive of gourmets may have 

missed some of London’s openings from 2019. 

Since many of them probably blew their opening 

PR and marketing budget two years ago, only to 

be forced to close a few months later, it might be 

helpful to point out some of the establishments that 

might have slipped under the gastronomic radar. 

There is Maison François (maisonfrancois. 

london), for example, on the site of the old 

Green’s, in St James’s, although—judging 

by the buzz from the banquettes—word has 

already got out: It’s a handsome, high-ceilinged 

brasserie de luxe with much more than 

steak frîtes on chef Matthew Ryle’s perfectly 

pitched menu, and a wine list the size of an 

BEART 

NATIONS LEAGUE 

From top: Light Indian cuisine 

from Pali Hill; Tagliatelle al 

tartufo from Il Borro. 


THE MAN 

ABOUT TOWN 

Pierre Koffmann 

HAVE LONDON’S RESTAURANTS 

IMPROVED SINCE YOU STARTED COOKING 

HERE? Hugely! It used to be impossible to get 

great produce; now it’s much easier. And there 

are lots of good small restaurants now. In the 

1970s, you had to dress up and go to The Ritz 

or The Savoy if you wanted something good to 

eat. There is much more middle ground now. 

HOW DOES LONDON COMPARE WITH 

PARIS? There is so much more breadth here, 

cuisines from all over the world. In Paris, 

there are a few Italian and Spanish places, 

and Japanese, but Chinese food, for instance, 

is mostly rubbish. 

WHERE HAVE YOU ENJOYED EATING 

RECENTLY? The West African menu at Akoko, 

in Fitzrovia—spicy, but nothing too hot! 

Santo Remedio has great Mexican cuisine. A. 

Wong for Chinese. And Perilla, in Newington 

Green—I’ve never had a bad meal there. 

Former Michelin three-starred chef Pierre 

Koffmann now co-produces a weekly online 

restaurant column with ex-Bloomberg critic 

Richard Vines: koffmannandvines.com 

FOOD AND DRINK 

From top: The Painter’s Room at 

Claridge’s; champagne and oysters at 

Le Magritte Bar; Los Mochis’ crispy 

Californian mini tacos. 

© LOS MOCHIS 

JUSTIN DE SOUZA 

© THE BEAUMONT HOTEL 

T O P 

T I P P L E S 

The Painter’s Room 

Perhaps London’s most stylish new place for a 

pre-prandial martini, the art deco-themed Painter’s 

Room at Claridge’s features a bar sculpted entirely 

from onyx, while artist Annie Morris’s centerpiece—a 

colorful stained glass mirror—is flanked by her 

playful murals. As well as the classics, the cocktail 

menu features lighter drinks: try the cognac and 

tonic, flavored with oolong tea, or the Almost A 

Bellini, with pineau des Charentes, rosé and peach. 

claridges.co.uk 

Rondo Holborn 

A collaboration between restaurateur Will Lander 

(The Quality Chop House, Clipstone, Portland) and 

ex-St. John chef Chris Gillard, Rondo, in The Hoxton 

Hotel, Holborn, offers all-day drinks at its bistrostyle 

bar. Go for great cocktails (the Hox-Bee, for 

example, concocted from vodka, honey cordial, and 

soda) and a supremely well-chosen wine list (Lander 

is the son of wine guru Jancis Robinson); nibble 

on pork and duck rillettes with pickled radishes, or 

perhaps crispy pig’s cheek with roast shallots and 

watercress. thehoxton.com 

The Lowback 

The cocktail list at the bar in Hawksmoor’s new 

Canary Wharf steakhouse, in an eco-friendly floating 

pavilion, owes a little to their recent New York 

opening. It’s a joint effort from Hawksmoor’s drinks 

supremo Liam Davy and NYC bar manager Adam 

Montgomerie, and features martinis chilled to 5˚F, 

an exuberant range of champagne cocktails, and the 

Pecan Godfather (peanut butter bourbon and oloroso, 

served over a big block of ice). The 120-cover, 30- 

foot-long bar also boasts two waterside terraces with 

another 60 seats. thehawksmoor.com 

The Red Room 

The newest bar at The Connaught, The Red Room, 

takes its theme in part from the venerable vintages in 

the cellars beneath. Even its eight signature cocktails 

each contain something grapey: champagne paired 

with quince and tonka cordial in the Perlage, perhaps, 

or Armagnac, beaujolais, and vine leaf cordial in the 

bar’s Red cocktail. Louise Bourgeois’ “I Am Rouge” 

hangs in pride of place over the fireplace, and the 

marble trolley glides effortlessly through Bryan 

O’Sullivan’s sleek interior. the-connaught.co.uk 

Le Magritte 

The new bar at the Beaumont Hotel, just north of 

Grosvenor Square, has a distinctly old-school, Euro- 

American feel: an example of the eponymous Belgian 

artist’s trademark paintings featuring a man in a 

the bowler hat hangs behind the burgundy leathertrimmed 

bar, stocked with an extensive range of malts, 

ryes, and bourbons, while the bar menu includes 

cheeseburgers and Reuben bagels. Cigar aficionados 

will love the 1920s-style terrace with its rattan 

armchairs and lush greenery. thebeaumont.com 


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GOURMET GUIDE 

THE CHEF 

Angela Hartnett 

HOW HAS THE LONDON FOOD SCENE 

CHANGED SINCE YOU’VE BEEN 

COOKING HERE? For the better! I think 

London is up there with Tokyo and New 

York, perhaps even ahead of Paris. It’s 

one of the best cities in the world for food 

right now. 

WHERE DO YOU LIKE TO EAT ON A 

NIGHT OFF? Pip Lacey, my old head 

chef at Murano, opened her own place in 

King’s Cross a couple of years ago called 

Hicce. It’s really good. 

WHERE ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD 

TO EATING IN THE NEXT FEW 

MONTHS? I’m really excited about 

AngloThai, from the people who opened 

KOL and Casa do Frango. Chef John 

Chantarasak is a real talent and it’s great 

to see him getting a permanent home. 

Angela Hartnett is the chef/proprietor of 

Murano, in Mayfair, and Café Murano, 

with sites in Covent Garden, St James’s 

and Bermondsey. muranolondon.com 

© GALVIN BAR & GRILL 

encyclopedia. Save room for the lavishly laden 

dessert trolley. 

Meanwhile, in Knightsbridge on the ground 

floor of the Bulgari, Sette by Scarpetta 

(settelondon.co.uk) is another hotel restaurant 

with a New York pedigree. On the ground floor of 

the Bulgari, Knightsbridge, it is a London version 

of Manhattan’s popular NoMad Italian, with a 

separate entrance on Knightsbridge Green. The 

kitchen’s elegant and fragrant interpretation 

of spaghetti with tomato and basil is reason 

enough to visit. There’s also a very smart bar for 

a negroni or two. 

There’s a cool bar, too, at Los Mochis 

(losmochis.co.uk), Notting Hill Gate, stocked with 

a huge range of small-batch tequilas, mezcals, 

and sakes. The food follows suit: a similarly heady 

fusion of Mexican and Japanese, with tostaditos 

and tacos jostling with sashimi and maki rolls on 

the inventive, Californian-tinged menu. 

Arros QD (arrosqd.com), the paella specialist 

on Eastcastle Street that opened in 2019, bears 

the initials of three Michelin-starred chef Quique 

Dacosta. His less buttoned-up London outpost 

has a recently revamped menu that includes 10 

different paellas, as well as Cornish tomahawk 

steaks, tomatoes dressed with ajo blanco, and 

chargrilled iberico presa (pork shoulder) with 

Jerusalem artichoke. 

More evidence of the trend for light, inventive, 

modern Indian cuisine can be found at Pali Hill, ex- 

River Café chef Avinash Shashidhara’s cheerfully 

kitsch Fitzrovia restaurant. His menu draws 

inspiration from India and beyond: Flatbreads are 

smothered in wild mushrooms, chili, Tuscan truffle, 

and fontina; pork spare ribs are bathed in jaggery 

and garlic. Round off your meal with a cocktail in 

Bandra Bhai, the downstairs “smugglers’ bar.” 

On the other side of Oxford Street, just off 

Soho Square, one of London’s most famous old 


WHET THE APPETITE 

Modern Irish restaurant, Daffodil 

Mulligan, right; the kitchen at Arros 

QD, below; grilled cauliflower steak, 

Lincolnshire Poacher pea crumb, and 

walnut sauce at Galvin Bar & Grill, left. 

restaurants, The Gay Hussar, has been transformed 

into Noble Rot Soho (noblerot.co.uk). Taking its lead 

from the Bloomsbury original, there is an enticing 

Modern European menu—overseen by Stephen 

Harris of the much-lauded The Sportsman, in Kent— 

and an even more beguiling, Old World-heavy wine 

list, with more than 40 bins offered by the glass. 

In late 2019, over in Shoreditch, one of the 

London restaurant scene’s biggest characters 

Richard Corrigan opened Daffodil Mulligan 

(daffodilmulligan.com), a love letter to the Dublin of 

his youth. Bentley’s and Corrigan’s, his two Mayfair 

restaurants, could hardly be described as stuffy, but 

Daffodil Mulligan is deliberately less formal: there is 

Corrigan’s peerless soda bread; copious oysters; beef 

short rib on toast; chargrilled brill with smoked crab 

and clams… and, naturally, lashings of Guinness, 

as well as a downstairs bar where the craic can 

continue late into the night. Sláinte! 

THE 

RESTAURATEUR 

Ruthie Rogers 

WHAT WAS LONDON LIKE FOR FOOD 

WHEN YOU FIRST OPENED THE RIVER 

CAFE IN 1987? You couldn’t buy good 

anchovies or olive oil, and nobody knew what 

pappa al pomodoro was, but gradually things 

changed—cheaper airfares helped—and 

people started to learn how to appreciate 

culture through food. 

THE RIVER CAFE HAS BEEN A NURSERY 

FOR MANY CHEFS: WHAT MAKES YOUR 

RESTAURANT SUCH FERTILE GROUND 

FOR BUDDING RESTAURATEURS? I think 

respect for ingredients is really important. All 

our staff prepare them together in the morning, 

for example. When they go, I hope they take 

that ethos with them. And I never mind them 

leaving, as long as they keep cooking. I’m 

going to our old chef Max Rocha’s Café Cecilia 

soon, and I’m very excited. 

© DAFFODIL MULLIGAN 

© ARROS 

ON YOUR HIT PODCAST, RIVER CAFE 

TABLE 4, YOU ALWAYS ASK YOUR 

CELEBRITY GUESTS FOR THEIR FAVORITE 

COMFORT FOOD. WHAT’S YOURS? My 

favorite answer to that question was Michael 

Caine’s. He said, “It used to be roast 

potatoes, now it’s caviar!” But mine would 

have to be our spaghetti with tomato sauce— 

with plenty of butter stirred in at the end. 

The River Cafe also has an online shop: 

shoptherivercafe.co.uk 


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INSIDE LOOK 

A VERY 

MODERN 

LEGACY 


Globally renowned, the Barnes Foundation is one of 

Philadelphia’s great cultural institutions—and its story 

is almost as fascinating as its art. // By Brian Noone 

MICHAEL PEREZ 


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TIM NIGHSWANDER 


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INSIDE LOOK 

GRAND VISION 

The artworks that comprise the Barnes Collection speak for themselves: One of the 

world’s premier assemblages of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist and early Modern 

art, the 4,021 objects include particularly notable canvases by Renoir, Cézanne, 

Picasso, Matisse, and Modigliani, but also encompass Old Masters and pieces from 

ancient China, Greece, and Egypt. What is less known—and especially relevant for our 

contemporary era of emerging private museums and large bequests—is the story of 

Albert C. Barnes himself and his legacy. Barnes (1872-1951) was a medical doctorturned-chemist 

who began buying art in earnest in 1912, and by 1922 had amassed a 

collection robust enough for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to grant him a charter 

to establish the Barnes Foundation as an educational institution. Of working-class 

origins, Barnes believed deeply in the power of education, and he worked with John 

Dewey, one of the leading educational theorists of the time, to craft an experiencedbased 

learning concept for the foundation—a concept Barnes enshrined in a trust 

to last in perpetuity after his death. There were various legal challenges across the 

decades, involving everything from color image reproductions of the artworks (first 

allowed in the 1990s) to the location of the foundation itself. In 2012, the current 

Barnes Foundation building, on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, opened 

to great fanfare, leaving the former grounds, eight miles away in Merion, to become 

a 12-acre arboretum, now linked with nearby Saint Joseph’s University. The new 

building, designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects to mimic the dimensions and 

spaces of the original Merion gallery, is joined by a pavilion and light court, as well 

as wonderfully landscaped grounds, and won the architects a prestigious award from 

the American Institute of Architects for its clever—and beautiful—solutions to a very 

complicated brief. Now open to the public five days a week, with the Rodin Museum 

and the Philadelphia Museum of Art as neighbors, the collection has recently made the 

step of digitizing its collection for online viewing—but this is a project, and a centuryold 

vision, that very much deserves in-person appreciation. barnesfoundation.org 

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The award-winning 

Barnes Foundation building 

against the backdrop of 

Philadelphia’s skyscrapers. 

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One of the 23 galleries, 

featuring works including 

“Young Mother,” 1881, 

by Renoir, center. 

FACING PAGE 

Van Gogh’s “The Postman 

(Joseph-Étienne Roulin),” 

1889, a portrait of the 

artist’s close friend. 


COURTESY BARNES FOUNDATION 


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ALL IMAGES COURTESY BARNES FOUNDATION 

INSIDE LOOK 

ABOVE, CLOCKWISE 

FROM TOP 

Cézanne’s “The Card Players,” 

1890-92; “Mussel-Fishers at 

Berneval,” 1879, by Renoir; 

Monet’s “The Studio Boat,” 1876. 

FACING PAGE 

“Jeanne Hébuterne,” 1919, 

by Modigliani. 



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THE LAST WORD 

PATRICK CANTLAY 

The golfer and NetJets Ambassador on life away from the course 

TRAVEL 

Sun worshipper or thrill-seeker? 

An ideal holiday, for me, consists 

of spending time with friends 

somewhere the weather is nice 

and relaxing. I love spending time 

in Lake Tahoe and have had great 

trips there throughout my life with 

family and friends. 

ACCOMMODATION 

Grandes dames, luxe design, or 

eminently private? This really 

depends on why I am traveling— 

when I am on the road weekto-week 

on Tour, I prefer renting 

a home, so I can house my 

team and maintain consistency 

with cooking, schedules, etc. 

This makes everything far more 

convenient and, in some ways, 

makes me feel “at home” since we 

are on the road so often. However, 

when I go on vacation I enjoy 

finding a boutique hotel, that will 

have a more low-key feel to it. 

ARTS 

Still life or live performance? I would 

always choose a live performance, 

and my preferred types of shows are 

classic rock along with a few modern 

rock bands. One of my favorites that I 

have seen recently is Greta Van Fleet. 

TRANSPORT 

Fast lane or cruise control? I am 

fortunate to have a great partner in 

Lexus, and having driven most of 

its vehicles, the comfort of its larger, 

stylish sedans fit my life best. 

HOME ENTERTAINMENT 

Good book or big screen? I enjoy 

watching movies in my free time, 

a lot of my downtime is spent 

reading. I am always asking for 

recommendations from people in 

different industries and I prefer 

non-fiction. 

DRINK 

Chilled champagne or a cold beer? 

Cold beer—Pacifico is my go-to! 

FASHION 

Tailored suit or smart casual? You 

can’t beat a custom-tailored suit from 

Hugo Boss. 

OFF-COURSE ACTIVITY 

Social media or the quiet life? I 

prefer to keep a low profile and enjoy 

more private time with my friends 

and family, when time permits. 

FUTURE PLANS 

Expansion plans or build on what you 

have? Right now, I’m fully focused 

on playing my best golf and believe I 

have a long career on the course still 

ahead. From a young age I always 

loved golf course design so I could 

certainly see that being something I 

pursue after my on-course career. 

FOOD 

Top names or hidden gems? 

When I travel, I love to ask for 

recommendations from people 

in the area. A lot of times this 

leads me to places off the beaten 

path and some fantastic local 

restaurants that end up being 

some of my favorites. 

ARCHITECTURE 

Classical or modern? Whether at 

home or in cities I’m traveling 

to, I am drawn to the classic 

Spanish-style architecture. I love 

the look of white buildings and 

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