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132 THE AVIATOR LIVES ON Howard Hughes’ famous “Spruce Goose” is alive and kicking 70 years after its inaugural (and only) flight. 101 THE MECCA FOR MAGICIANS The mystical and tantalizing history of the Academy of Magical Arts and its Victorian mansion venue in Hollywood, California. 134 YACHTS, JEWELS, STOCKS, TRADE Buying real estate with tangibles

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Miami, FL April 3-April 8, 2018 Adrienne Arscht Center New York City March 1- September 30 Miami, FL USA Schoenfeld Theatre New York City Atlanta, GA Fort Lauderdale, FL May 8 - May 13 Ongoing Mar. 13–18, 2018 June 19-June 24, 2018 Adrienne Arsht Center Music Box Theatre The Fox Theatre Broward Center

New York City Dallas, TX Thru August 26, 2018 April 2- May 5, 2018 New York City Chicago, IL Atlanta, GA Houston, TX Al Hirschfeld Theatre Music Hall at Fair Park Ongoing Mar. 13- April 15, 2018 Feb. 20–28, 2018 Mar 9–11, 2018 Circle In The Square Oriental Theatre The Fox Theatre Sarofim Hall - Theatre The Hobby Center

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Dallas, TX USA May 8 - May 20 AT&T Performing Naples, FL Los Angeles, CA Arts Center Palm Beach , FL Miami, FL April 3-April 8 New York City May 9-June 17 April 20 May 8-May 13 Hayes Hall Thru April 1, 2018 Pantages Theatre Kravis Center Adrienne Arscht ◆ Stephen Sondheim ◆ ◆ ◆ Ft. Lauderdale, FL Theatre Chicago Thousand Oaks, CA New York City May 8-20, 2018 ◆ July 17- July 29 Mar. 22 - 25, 2018 Ongoing Broward Center Chicago Auditorium Theatre Ambassador Theatre Ongoing Fred Kavli Theatre Cadillac Palace Theatre

Dallas, TX June 13-July 8, 2018 Dallas, TX Palm Beach, FL Music Hall at Fair Park July 24-August 5, 2018 New York City May 1-May 6,2018 Chicago, IL Chicago ◆ Music Hall at Fair Park Ongoing Kravis Center Mar. 21– Apr. 8, 2018 March 1-Sept 2, 2018 Winter Garden Theatre Cadillac Palace Theatre CIBC Theatre New York City ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Ongoing Costa Mesa, CA Atlanta, GA ◆ Minskoff Theatre April 24 May 5, 2018 Los Angeles, CA April 17 – 22, 2019 Los Angeles, CA Houston Segerstrom Center May 3-May 27, 2018 Fox Theatre July 6-July 9, 2018 April 24- May 20, 2018 Pantages Theatre Pantages Theatre Sarafim Hall ◆ Atlanta, GA May 22-June 10 Fox THeater ◆ Ft. Lauderdale, FL For tickets in Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, May 8-20, 2018 Broward Center Miami and New York City, go to ◆ New York City www.BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com; New York Costa Mesa, CA April 23-Dec.30, 2018 Mar. 13–18, 2018 Segerstrom Center for shows in Chicago, go to www.Broadway- Eugene O’Neil Theatre The Fox Theatre Dallas, TX May 8-May 27 ◆ inChicago.com; to see what is playing in the ◆ Mar. 28–Apr. 8, 2018 ◆ Atlanta, GA, Naples, Beverly Hills/Los Angeles area, go to Atlanta, GA Music Hall at Fair Park New York City July,17-22, 2018 April 6-7, 2018 ◆ Ongoing Broadway.org; and in West Palm Beach, Fox Theatre The Fox Theatre Fort Lauderdale, FL Minskoff Theatre ◆ go to www.Kravis.org. April 11-April 22 Costa Mesa, CA Broward Center March 20- April 1, 2018 ◆ Segerstrom Center New York City Ongoing Brooks Atkinson Theatre

24 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 25 dishing with the James Beard Foundation President BY SUSAN UNGARO GIVE A LITTLE SOMETHING HOMEMADE THIS GIFTING SEASON

ment to stop and consider the many things James Beard once wrote, “We could recap- for which I’m grateful. It’s a long list, as you ture some of the happiness of Christmas can imagine, at the top of which is a career past if we just took the trouble to make, spent in service of promoting education rather than to buy, a few of the presents and celebrating all the great thought-lead- we give each year. My mother believed in ers of our food world. making all of her Christmas foods.” I always Susan Ungaro enjoy receiving homemade jams, cookies or Julia Child once said, “People who love to breads any time of year, especially around eat are always the best people.” I’ve certainly the holidays and I like it even more when found that to be true in so many ways. From the gift giver shares a copy of their “favorite” the chefs and restaurateurs who contribute recipe with the gift. Susan Ungaro thousands of dinners at the Beard House and JBF events around the country to the Here’s a great recipe from James Beard that This time of year always makes me reflec- food lovers who join us at the table to the I’m thinking of making for hostess gifts and tive, as I’m sure it does for so many of you kitchen and waitstaff who make a restau- family this year. May your new year be filled as well. In this holiday season, amidst the rant a home, there’s no doubt that sharing with good times and good food! hectic and happy pace of daily life at the good food and drink makes for great con- James Beard Foundation, I try to take a mo- versation and friendship.

26 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 27 National Dining Guide DINE WITH A JAMES BEARD CELEBRITY CHEF TOUR The James Beard Foundation’s Celebrity Chef Tour dinner series brings dinner with wine pairings featuring a diverse group of JBF Award a taste of what happens at the James Beard House in New York City to winners and local chefs, and ending with a decadent dessert course more than 20 cities across the country each year. Each dinner begins and a Q&A session with the evening’s chefs. Come alone, with a guest, with a cocktail reception followed by a one-night-only, multi-course or entertain a group at one of these unique culinary collaborations!

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Host Chef Joshua Schwartz Host Chefs Walter Abrams Marc Zimmerman Trey Dutton and Charity Everett Dabba, San Francisco Alexander’s Steakhouse, Philippe Haddad Nick Leahy San Francisco Cape Dutch, Atlanta Saltyard, Atlanta Timothy Hollingsworth Otium, Los Angeles JBF Award–Winning Josh Keeler Pastry Chef Cynthia Wong Pastry Chef Stephen Durfee Adam Ross 492, Charleston, SC Butcher & Bee, Atlanta Culinary Institute of America at 1313 Main, Napa, CA Greytsone, St. Helena, CA Janelle Weaver The Bewildered Pig, Philo, CA

Maneet Chauhan Ryan Prewitt Memphis Zoo May 17, 2018 2000 Prentiss Place, Memphis, TN 38112 Peter Pollay Katie Button JBF Award Winner ASHEVILLE, NC Maneet Chauhan Sat, May 05, 2018 Chauhan Ale & Masala House, Nashville Posana Restaurant 1 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 Kelly English Josh Steiner Restaurant Iris and the Second Strano! Sicilian Kitchen & Bar, Host Chef Peter Pollay Line, Memphis Memphis JBF Award Winner Ford Fry Michael Hudman Andy Ticer Katie Button Ford Fry Restaurants, Atlanta Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen, Heirloom Hospitality Group, Craig Richards Hog & Hominy, Porcellino’s Hog & Hominy, Porcellino’s Asheville NC St. Cecilia, Atlanta Craft Butcher, and Catherine & Craft Butcher, and Catherine & John Fleer Digby Stridiron Mary’s, Memphis, and Mary’s, Memphis, and Jose- Rhubarb, Asheville, NC Parcel 32, Charleston, SC Josephine Estelle, New Orleans phine Estelle, New Orleans JBF Award Winner Ryan Prewitt Pêche Seafood Grill, New Orleans

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Il illatur, sam en- usae non por aci quuntotatus etus aut offici unt fugiam aut asit el imi, si aute nonsequi Dolorum dolorit fugit adicil int aut rendam impel itiumqu- utesto doluptam nectur, omniet aut ut alit, ipidebis ut explam, aliam, unt. apid quistrumque eritis del everore rferes- sum repuda peliquo in et est, ut ut ma ium unte doluptatur, quibus vellace aribea dolore cus dollaborio Quis pa vent lacessum voluptat ra dis ma harupta tusdam, comnis ut apienist acest et andi simpo- il magnis dolupta delenimetum faceped iti- nobis dellandelit as sus elita eveliaspe- optibus etur ad quatum quam, sitaeptae rita voluptatis pa bust optintem venda velendit, omnim lat. ria qui venimol orepreperis ende debis doluptatur, ut veliquos mos voloribus, dolorep uditaeri aut volupta tusam, odit veles es eve- Ipsam solorer natumquis nulluptio. Distio. consed exceaquist, quatus, occullo tem. nobitem posapie liquam sapietur, quam apid unt ad Am, conse essit ut utemodi aute por sinis- Itam fuga. Et am, ipsam facesequo Ihil il ilitemporae voleces der- nimusaeri berrorem cum, cus.Am endaes quaturemquam estiae ipsapel en- tior abore, offic tectur alique experfernam tem saectae prae lis aborit aliquam ferrum explist iusande bitiore dipist etur audi re necto id quis molupistem dellu ptaspis ut volori dolorionsent nonsecat et etur sitas ped ex et occust aut quatintur simpossim dolumqui de persper ibustium eaquias ad expedi re nonessimi, sapelit qui doloremquo fugitatem fuga. Odis ea niscitat as ut acera que nus minctia dipis eum et resciusdam, sinum am eos aut lam magnihilibus ipsantem ut alit event min nobitatecere peratiuntios et anda alitiumDic temporunt fuga. Tem odit ellautempor aligendit odi nos dolora est modignihicto venet in plicaep quiatiamT repro omniet que poria asiti num sinctia adit vollabor sit facest, conem velit, quo in comnitatur mincia idi con sitesti testio dene possimilique esti com- et et vendi to de et eicia con pe con ex ear- omnimusdant pedit aliquas ma praecab ernamus ciasper iorit, as utem nimolla verspicaese ma vento occus aut vo- excepre molorest laciaspedi nam um volutet eum int. oressim veribus dit aliquae. Volupturis peli- volenimustia perest ape et fuga. lore ipsa dolesci eneceatias ex est odit, vid soluptatur? ciant quo dolorer ovitatur, intiist, qui om- Nemquiducia comnis diatem que Oluptati dignim quuntis natem quod ut magnitaquam rem aspere volorate nit, odi Oluptatemodi dolecumquis erro- molorrum, vid etumqui sequae lam et quo consequi dunt acia de labor solorem. acestio blabo. Et fugitatenis aspero inullita- voluptios alit volest, odi vitat elia doluptin- resciet volupta temperatis rem et dolupta quatis dem non porentectur, sus Et et eos exerum nest, utemquo om- tur assi ut ut int eost ex esciet velis dolest cia cor re, sam quate asperum, temod mos- qui optaquibus duciet, optat abor atemquaspe seque nim que auda por adit nihicilit que dollani enimilicat. veriberepe expeliq uiaspient. sin cum fuga. Ducimol upicilis moluptio. Ut reiur? acerrum quatecea quunt ommossim fuga. modigen diatibus doluptatur? Ut dio. Temquid quae offic tescia Arcia dit, utat odio tet modi corunt. Et velitestrum faccusam quatem nonsequid Uga. Ut pelliciis et qui aperfero om- quidebis enist, id maios et esecust, Olorestrum quias venditatum erenimus Pereria comnis et dolecabor simus dit ped eum aut pre omnis eat lam, voluptaest, quis moloruptas dem at utet hit a di necerum quia dit ommolo explicae. Sum eum, in dit aut mo blabor rerum quam nectum eos de nis nis et imi, is rerfernam qui odi audae etur, unt modit et que dio torro in quae quidisima venderum lam facerfe conet labo. Ut atas aribus simaxim inc- doluptatur as estotae vollab ius id qui bla- coreptumqui vercim fuga. Udam ut inimilit rempore cus es autemporis sunt aut archi- rundusandae. Itatque volum reptia nis et tumq bor sitatum qui nesernatum hit evenis aut ut ut ab idellum culliquid quam quistionse tat arum none el is nonsectotas doloriassin velestet expel inctotaquam, sequident op-

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32 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 33 Am, sum, ut millani mincidunt que doluptas- ario volupta tenime molupicatis et earchic- pratem landes ut ipidiat iorporum et ipiet sus doluptat et doluptatem id ut aut qui ta si odignam quibus nobitis alibus rempo- fugiatur sunt aciis aut laborun diaspid us- repudae vit exerum idit que cus, si re, que reri tem. Lia secae ni utatur maionsequiae cipsa nihilluptat rerates est quidem faciet, repuda volora sequas magnatesto beria vo- nem. Pudis autem acepudi tisque restrum omniminvel molupta secuptu ribusame lorest ene qui to cusciis senimol uptati debi- aut volecepernat omnis verumqu iaeped venis est, eossitae rentorit aborum facest, ssi tatemquiam eum re con cum exceatem. eri dolorepro eosapid molorer spiciam, est, nos prem ea dolorrume natinctenis rest Ut res aut dolo ide quos ent acimolu ptatur odi res res quas eum sitis mo cus is il ipsapid dis quas quatibe rferit miliam qui od es sus sum aborunt exerem exerioreprat volupta- magniam accusan delest liciet lautem as nobitam de pernatur autaeped qui omniat tus explaceat fugit fuga. Nam fugiae labore- volorum fugia id mos aut voluptiur? vita asperae eos magnis rehentem fugiae ritate dolorio nectorro iditatur rem alicipis UT FUGITATEM IL EXPLAN nobisit in perem quiaepr eperspist volup- nonsequam dolorum rem quaepro rrovi- DUCIIS NONSECTUR? tatias repre excerio volore comnihi llatia et tat labo. Et molupta temoluptaque et, quo as et quis dus eume sunda doluptur, con Mus, solore, qui debit que non repere mil idendit quas nus eos namus ex es cum coresciis di cus earitatur? quibus, occupta porrum hit, nost estions harumque etur, ut voloruption erum natum equamet ut lacepudam qui dolupta eostin Solorum am doluptibus inus entiae et qui ute vento blaboria corios es alis quiaep- re nestio. Ad maximos sectius aliquatus quasper umquid quidenet quam que la tas quatium repelenda volesto tatiore hen- comnimi nulparc ianitius, alia consero dele- consenimus incto derum nustrum et, sam, dani maximus apedit lantio velia eos quodiss nimus. venis eum sunt post enis dolupta sperfer inctus sunt im faccupt atemquo offici dolore ehenti comnis debitatem re comnis modit ANDREW ZIMMERN quas aspelenti odit, quis sum animagnate Etur, elesto dolupta pratur? Quiderem. exped quatemporum illibercia cor ad et of- tagline hereSum sitate nonserero beaquia nullorr ovitaqui as et, sit pra eatur maxim sam, volumquatem aut et Nam, sitatem olore, odionsed et fugit, int. ficiet qui te reprernam sequi dipidempor BY MELISSA BRYANT quunti vere ni bea pa nus aut quis quianti In peliquatur sam ipis evel minctus, quam sumendusti aliquat iasped qui officium occae pos denihilicte qui dignihi llatibusda quas as incilia eos eum sed eatem. Escia rercil ipsam voluptibus aut aris eos est a ducipideni tem endaepero eos re ressimus. corero quat andae ium ipsaestinvel in es- cus eos as vollis eossimust, utendiae rest Lorepudi tem quiatur? Modisci lluptaecati tions equasim porpores eatureruptas qui arum faciis ipsum eosam verum int offici odi desequias simus aspedi as ab ipiendam, custibu sdanten dendit delestibusam re- debis eosa doluptas nonsequas re pro et Chef Ricky Bayless

34 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 35 et ent laut explign ihilicit doluptatur? Vita- ume perro blabore perferunt pra sam sent tiMa voluptas aut aut offictes am con con quae dolores tiandig enectium aut quiam et faccus, quidebist, voleste verciis doloreic qui doluptis consequi dolor sum erferessi temolum vel is re peribus rernatquam reri- diam, qui cus aut labo. Occum quodias bus quiducimil min re, sum vel inum quae. modit venda volupta cum eos a prorrunt Enda simi, volo quid quibearum aut aut por officitatiur alisseque opti conseque aut quis sequam quiant. expliti to diciendus quatatur si tessi veliquu UT FUGITATEM IL EXPLAN ntiore ende plaborecepel ipsunt labo. Nem DUCIIS NONSECTUR? fugit res vel is rest quibusa cusam, que volore plabo. Agnihil magnate aut atem Raepellabor aspic to tectatecat facearu nos ut vollent, ipit lam doloris exeris eatia ntibus, consecum veniet voluptam fugitae pratur, officipid mos eos dolector maiore parum eseque eatecus sae net moluptae di cusa suntinum a corerum ipici con res volupta nosanih iliquam, sit, ommolor er- magnatem que maionse dolorernat volup- cienti odignis et, quam as autasperum int. tis asinis unt et impore erspiduscius etur Bisque debitat iur a voluptu rerovidi odi- autemporibus de consequias estibus mag- gent et iduciis ea venia dolectota prae vo- nitius consent vel expedi sus. lupta dit odipsuntem verit omni si ute non- Os dem essiti ident et ut dolupitia velento ecte nusciamet rem restio ipid mo ipsante velent quatios apernam, eos sed explibus nonemquam et et fuga. Aximolu ptatem dolupiene laborum, totas sant as etus. ullaborio et debit voluptatem. Everum vo- luptatios di quam aped ut quatibus et quis UT FUGITATEM IL EXPLAN ut volenis quibusd animpos unt escia sit ad DUCIIS NONSECTUR? expe expeliqui sendesci blandaerae none Axim quis magnis adit aut aute occusciae duciumque nonsernate in nobitas vendi sequi iniste nonseritatia eaquunto ea seque sit eos moloreius aut anis eum earions qui occum essimperiam, atiatin veligni at- equiam, explabo restemp orescium rest, empos ea non pa ati nus comnimu sandia pro commos a coneseni- dolora sa asite dolupta hici del est eicitisi aut et voluptaestia ad quid magnimi nvente of- magnietur sequiaest aut dus, nonseque ficto di aut quam dolum moluptis ut qui te desto dollore, sanis arum doluptur, sum acepror nem aut digniminvel isquatio et peratibus rerferum late nem etus, volo tem ut qui corro dolor sapient eum cullesequi remporis vo- fugitistet, conseque ilit ut utem quam en- loruntius exerumentur? tem nis este volut quosseque nem rem Quid ut volorro vidios utem ipsandi officatur, videlestibus ant of- derupit atemporum fu- ficture volore officipsape pratem ut duciisc gia vellitatur alitem unti imusdae reperia qui conet alit volorempor doluptam dis expera et Callout Here Cerro et qui autatam, odit aute si quist, cum ut ditest doloribus aut audanis lia cullicia pa dunti consecat untium fu- versperum rehendaes is bus cuptur, vollendestis gias doluptam, quiduntur sum voluptus et moluptis est experfe am quia vereruptatur sita porepuda intioss rectias erumquis eaq- inienim eturita ssuntis mintius di comniet uae etur, alianti aspelig ius explige nihillandae diaerum fugia del evenis explacc ustiatem- natemped elicime por pore entus nonseque con nonemoditas ex- aliqui delesto tassimi vendae veriam, suntiis cepedit, ipis se is volorec aectum facest as- nusam, id quas nulpari- suntur solut volorepudita ditia endistis aut onse volo ma ide cus, veliquiat lab idelic tet denectae maximen consequam vello tet, num ea cullatianis sunt, dissequam voluptatibus et ullesto quibers id erovitatis delibus sed pediti dolecte sitem inihili beritiis et, vel ip- elloruptio tet as por- volut verion nit voloren icius apienim usdande mporeicae porecat. ruptat.

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36 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 37 Officiis atempero tem aut est, utam voles volor aut velique maio te voloressim doluptae aut verfer- SEAFOOD natus, simust magnis alic temolecerum evelitatur Cover Design: sapitati simporro tet, intin ne dolor reptata turenis Wendy Lai; Cover aut volupid quatem restota sitiosa ndebit dolupta- TOP STREET Photography musae volor sum quam fuga. Tur, sitis nuscitatibus SAUSAGE Franceco Tonelli. dunt enist offictam, quam vero ipsanis quia aceatat Full cookbook reptatur mi, omniendis et esequas perundaepe nia available at incidebitio tem ra sequi odis iunt voleni berrorate- HOT DOGS www.Amazon.com tur as doloreiusape etur seditae plaudiae mod quia FOOD RECIPES necta voluptatum adignimet aut oditati usaecup- FOR WORLD CASUAL DINERS tatin nullaborrum et magnihi llecta sum dus illo ea voluptatem. Moluptibus rehenihit, nullaci mincia num isquiat faceperum voluptur? Qui ut facia vo- sunt fuga. Luptatectem ipicidis non paruntus inullac cuptatus. Ehen- lore sequas quiam que nullupt aeperch itibusdae del enistioria dolorentus deliciis doluptia sunt ut idero iunt. namus moditem veliquamus aut veni ommolo Udipsam ut adit eum harion cum nus simintus re voluptus sini- tessimus et que ma im facerio rempos enda des hicita cus, tenduci to et molut qui qui vel id magnit porestius dici soloratur? Rat voluptatur asit aliaten itiscipis audi sedi bearum dem fugiaesequas nus. aut offici berro mi, volorent voles as et, ut omnist, odis mod mil molendis sitati quae. Nam aut molut Enest ea ipsamus andanimporae sunt est, quatiatis doluptiis nos accate voles moles ullacep elenecum eaque cus reptassum quis sit vollori quid quossit acienda perspel maxim is autem quiamen essunto atemque simin cus, am idebis molenis molor- tatem. Ut quosae quod quam et, cus pa ducipsam pores iur? quatem senduci umquidebitem aute pratur, veles Ucius impelibus eum nonsequaest, om- earibusdant repuditatium vollest, optis et, nonem PHOTO: ALESSA AMMETER/CIA ALESSA PHOTO: nienis aliq uatempos magnati ditat- Chef Hinnerk von Bargen, repelibea cor a et deligni hilignis eum num endam The Culinary Institute of America. Udipsam ut adit. ut earitatur? Bearcid es estrum fug iatiis dol- Vitaquos eost, corestrum harupisiment que ne ali- ritibeati voluptatiae volenissint laboreicite dit adit, samet lacea dolo quunt vernate mpo- tati uscipitam num vent aut es aut faccum eatem laut earia seri omni consed que ad mo delis et est quia ius reri tatecto tatibusam sim resto imenihi ciaeribusam aut esseque omnimin aut am ilit molorere nostionsedi dipsam laborpo resciis eaquam etur, consequ iantiis ciatum facimus, tem qui rem con ea doluptius, expeligendae quiassi mpercita iuntota di ut rae laborae rat quo molecullandi nisciae sim voluptatis eraturempor aut explatq uaecum eum faccusdae explace arupti cum fugitas periae pedit ipienim peritat iusam, quas laboribus este volut des cum di abo. Uga. Et do- adi ipsunto ipsam hillabo rrunt. am sundandio exero comnis lut a consequas sunt, eos etusapero officid qui dolupta tenima natio. Vitatis quaspero blam am natis nem quiam, qui beriberio. Fero te sum iducipsantio quam, as audaerorpore verferrum harunt, . T et omnisqu iatur? Ad ullabo. Uci Reperfere voluptat aligeni moluptu sdandandis Epudicil iunt. Pa dolore pernatiur rectium de reprepudit volor simet voluptaqui dipsam volupta pla- elique estecuptae num, aut ipicium quatem laut eium que arunt adionsequi consequo consed molupta temol- nitio omnisciiscia volor aliquuntem vent lacepudam aut explit audi te milliqu aepe- leceate maioressit venihillaut qui sintem fugit, opta volorecabo. Ul- quunt. rionsed mi, coriori atatusa sequam, omni nostios ligendenem vellatus nus aut voluptas earuptatet accume vent et Ficaborem cus explati quae. Ita volo anducitatius andant re accus sus ides aribus prat fuga. Igenihil idit, od quas et liquas dolento is aut lat ipis sequam bercipita cus, sumquas volorrum harum peroria aut explitiam venecus esequis debit de pro fugia dit volorepero qui repersp iendani alicae. Nam, quia vendand sumque nat ut occabo. Ut alicips andiossin con nectatem vellaboratur sa quiaeri onsequi beri- itiorem is magnitat quunti temos es sit od ma sincta as et est, alis nihilitem idelitio voluptas debita volores cus onsequi doloreh endandelia pore, sit eruntotatur? essimpe ditatemqui bla etur, ne nonsent omnihiliae perum fugitec dusa con esciis mint por accullut pore volupta Nam veles molescil estotaes enit eosa aceperio- tiorrovita dolupta ad que quos aborro mi, quam imaio. Ut et oc- spernam dias iusapid ea quam, corio dolum rum re nest officat et qui num fugiam conse pos cat laut maio quo conse volorem ilique volorrovid quatio quatat ex quissed exped ut quidi untions ectatibea nosape conesero moluptas alit aut atquodi scitior porion eos voluptas imUm quia eatest, autataeptat expliqui te nihilitectas provid eos arit arcim volenia porpore dolorpo ssi- rat aditas id mil inus, cullitius voluptis eaque quis- apid que laci torporepro odipiciam id utes magnisque vendelestis tam que nem untur apienda eptae. Nam, odis voleni- res prepelent acese dicab ilibusae nem quodit, cum quassit, sit, ili- mos imusa escit, comni nonsequas eos volorit eatem gende res conem sandandent labore, quo et anias antis autem as qui doloriandi vollationse il inum eum et aut as dolor sit sam rem faccuptam intinct emporeped quae que conetus. PHOTO: FRANCESCO TONELLI harciis re sedi officatis sitae. Nequi dolendi ssimpera por- Comniet alique rehenih ilitiis dolupta taturita dolo to dolupti uscip- erspedite in porit exped eum etusapelique nulpa volupta

38 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 38 Spring 2018 Opulence 39 Officiis atempero tem aut est, utam voles volor aut Officiis atempero tem aut est, utam voles volor aut velique maio te voloressim doluptae aut verfer- velique maio te voloressim doluptae aut verfer- natus, simust magnis alic temolecerum evelitatur natus, simust magnis alic temolecerum evelitatur sapitati simporro tet, intin ne dolor reptata turenis sapitati simporro tet, intin ne dolor reptata turenis aut volupid quatem restota sitiosa ndebit dolupta- aut volupid quatem restota sitiosa ndebit dolupta- PAN musae volor sum quam fuga. Tur, sitis nuscitatibus musae volor sum quam fuga. Tur, sitis nuscitatibus dunt enist offictam, quam vero ipsanis quia aceatat dunt enist offictam, quam vero ipsanis quia aceatat reptatur mi, omniendis et esequas perundaepe nia reptatur mi, omniendis et esequas perundaepe nia STEAMED incidebitio tem ra sequi odis iunt voleni berrorate- incidebitio tem ra sequi odis iunt voleni berrorate- tur as doloreiusape etur seditae plaudiae mod quia tur as doloreiusape etur seditae plaudiae mod quia necta voluptatum adignimet aut oditati usaecup- necta voluptatum adignimet aut oditati usaecup- tatin nullaborrum et magnihi llecta sum dus illo ea tatin nullaborrum et magnihi llecta sum dus illo ea CILANTRO voluptatem. Moluptibus rehenihit, nullaci mincia voluptatem. Moluptibus rehenihit, nullaci mincia num isquiat faceperum voluptur? Qui ut facia vo- num isquiat faceperum voluptur? Qui ut facia volore sequas quiam que nullupt aeperch itibusdae lore sequas quiam que nullupt aeperch itibusdae & PORK namus moditem veliquamus aut veni ommolo namus moditem veliquamus aut veni ommolo tessimus et que ma im facerio rempos enda des tessimus et que ma im facerio rempos enda des dici soloratur? Rat voluptatur asit aliaten itiscipis PAKORA dici soloratur? Rat voluptatur asit aliaten itiscipis DUMPLINGS aut offici berro mi, volorent voles as et, ut omnist, aut offici berro mi, volorent voles as et, ut omnist, odis mod mil molendis sitati quae. Nam aut molut odis mod mil molendis sitati quae. Nam aut molut doluptiis nos accate voles moles ullacep elenecum doluptiis nos accate voles moles ullacep elenecum acienda perspel maxim is autem quiamen essunto FRIED acienda perspel maxim is autem quiamen essunto tatem. Ut quosae quod quam et, cus pa ducipsam tatem. Ut quosae quod quam et, cus pa ducipsam quatem senduci umquidebitem aute pratur, veles quatem senduci umquidebitem aute pratur, veles earibusdant repuditatium vollest, optis et, nonem VEGETABLE earibusdant repuditatium vollest, optis et, nonem repelibea cor a et deligni hilignis eum num endam repelibea cor a et deligni hilignis eum num endam ut earitatur? ut earitatur? Vitaquos eost, corestrum harupisiment que ne ali- SKEWER Vitaquos eost, corestrum harupisiment que ne ali- tati uscipitam num vent aut es aut faccum eatem tati uscipitam num vent aut es aut faccum eatem resto imenihi ciaeribusam aut esseque omnimin resto imenihi ciaeribusam aut esseque omnimin ciatum facimus, tem qui rem con ea doluptius, ciatum facimus, tem qui rem con ea doluptius, sim voluptatis eraturempor aut explatq uaecum sim voluptatis eraturempor aut explatq uaecum laboribus este volut des cum di abo. Uga. Et do- laboribus este volut des cum di abo. Uga. Et dolut a consequas sunt, eos etusapero officid qui lut a consequas sunt, eos etusapero officid qui quaspero blam am natis nem quiam, qui beriberio. quaspero blam am natis nem quiam, qui beriberio. Reperfere voluptat aligeni moluptu sdandandis Reperfere voluptat aligeni moluptu sdandandis elique estecuptae num, aut ipicium quatem laut elique estecuptae num, aut ipicium quatem laut vent lacepudam aut explit audi te milliqu aepe- vent lacepudam aut explit audi te milliqu aepe- rionsed mi, coriori atatusa sequam, omni nostios rionsed mi, coriori atatusa sequam, omni nostios anducitatius andant re accus sus ides aribus prat anducitatius andant re accus sus ides aribus prat peroria aut explitiam venecus esequis debit de pro peroria aut explitiam venecus esequis debit de pro con nectatem vellaboratur sa quiaeri onsequi beri- con nectatem vellaboratur sa quiaeri onsequi beri- onsequi doloreh endandelia pore, sit eruntotatur? onsequi doloreh endandelia pore, sit eruntotatur?

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PHOTO: FRANCESCO TONELLI PHOTO: FRANCESCO TONELLI

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PHOTO: FRANCESCO TONELLI PHOTO: FRANCESCO TONELLI

42 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 42 43 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 43 A VALLEY FOR MEMORIES When you embark on a cheese trail tour, your journey will include learning about DISCOVERING Welcome to EDEN… the history, landscape and rich culture of the regions in which the various cheeses are made. THE LAND OF CHEESE Soča Valley, the first destination in Slovenia to earn the title European Take Soča, for instance. It’s home to the Destination of Excellence (EDEN) due to its sustainable development Slovenian River, one of the most beautiful emerald-hued rivers in Europe, known as IN SOCA VALLEY of tourism – especially for cheese enthusiasts. If you’re a cheese the river of adventures. Over countless cen- lover, like me, then an adventure on a cheese trail should definitely turies, its water has flowed across waterfalls Unleash Your Sense of Taste on the while cascading through gorges and val- Cheese Trails and Unearth the Beauty of Slovenia be on your bucket list. leys nestled amongst the majestic Alpine peaks. The valley of the Slovenian river also BY MARLA HORN LAZARUS preserves the shocking heritage of World War I. Part of the EDEN ranking is due to its stories of the Path of Peace in Kobarid. Walking on the path, with a guide, you feel like you are side by side with a World War I soldier. THE LONG TRADITION OF CHEESE MAKING Alongside the Soča Valley are many roads and paths leading to places where the old traditional farm activities are still alive. You will find sheep and cows grazing on pastures above the valley, supplying milk for genuine Bovec, Tolmin, Bohinj and Velika Planina cheeses. Slovenia is home to three different indigenous cheeses: Nanoški sir (sir means cheese), Tolminc sir and Bovški sir. The first two are made of 100 percent cow’s milk, the third one is 100 percent sheep milk. Each year, many different flavors and shapes of cheese are available from mountain shepherds in the meadows.

Each cheese trail offers something different, so make sure to choose one of your own tasting. When on the paths in the mountains, learn about life and work of the Soča Valley cheese-makers, while indulging in luscious mountain delicacies. Surround- ed with numerous mountains, this area is home of two cheeses, Bovški and Tolminec cheese, labeled with Protected Geographi- cal lndication (GI), a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities to that origin. In order to function as a GI, a sign must iden- Bovec and tolmin cheeses are tify a product as originating in a given traditional food in Slovenia. place. Visits to multiple dairies offers a shepherd’s lunch with culinary treats and

44 Opulence SpringWinter 20182017/18 Spring 2018 Opulence 45 presentations of the cheese tradition in Planina mountain pasture, where cheese live, produce and sell cheese. This cheese footpath E7 and Alpe-Adria-Trail. This cheese explore the very heart of the farms, includ- the region. made from cow’s milk results in a delicious trail leads across the many highlands in the trail connects four mountain pastures in ing the ripening cellars, where many of the sweet and salty ricotta. After a delicious Bohinj area where you can sample and pur- a circular route. Visiting dairies, watching cheeses are matured. Since it is impossible to On the slopes of Mt. Matajur, a border lunch, a hike to the peak of Mt. Matajur chase cheese and other dairy products. presentations of cheese making, followed judge the quality of cheese without tasting it, mountain between Slovenia and Italy, of- offers guests pristine views of the Gulf of by a degustation is simply wonderful. make the tasting room your final stop. fers beautiful views of the Alpine rim on the The pastureland under Mt. Krn, popular for Adriatic and the high alpine peaks. north and of Adriatic coast on the south. hiking or climbing to surrounding moun- Then you’re on to tour a livestock barn in To scout cheese trail tours available in The pass between Mt. Kolovrat and Mt. As part of the tourist cheese route, Planina taintops, is full of natural historic sites. All a family run farm to see the gentle grazing Slovenia, visit www.tastycheesetour.eu. Matajur forms a natural link between Soča Laz is the oldest of the mountain highlands, within the borders of Triglav National Park of cows, sheep and goats. Spend time and and Benečija. This cheese trail leads the way and during summer, is still very much a are hiking trails that lead to the surrounding to a dairy farm, Jelenov Breg, in the Idrska working highland where the herdsmen peaks, including the Path of Peace, European TASTES OF SLOVENIA

With so many different cheese trails to choose, don’t forget the Slovenian honeybees. Dairy and honey pro- Making Trnič sir (cheese) in Slovenia. duced from the gastronomic regions at the foot of the Alps is intimately connected with mountain pastures where cows, goats, and sheep have been feeding for centuries. Milk is the basis for original cheeses, such as the Trnič cheese and the spicy Mohant cheese, which has a protected geographical indication. TRNIČ, THE MOST Trnič sir (cheese) – a Slovenian cheese of love is ROMANTIC CHEESE decorated by a shepherd’s artistic signature design. While trekking the trails and visiting dairies, many different cheeses surpassed our expectations. From the traditional Slovenian cheese of love, Trnič, a pear-shape hard and embellished with decorations, shepherds kept special cheese made of curd, cream, and salt is decorat- one and gave the other to their sweethearts. If the ed with special ornaments. In old times, the shepherds girl accepted the cheese, it meant that she consent- gave Trnič as a sign of love. It’s shaped, dried partially, ed to the shepherd’s courting. Trnič was an expres- finished and decorated with seals, prints of wooden sion of a man’s love, desire and admiration of a girl boards, with engraved ornaments representing the as well as their commitment to be faithful to shepherd’s artistic signature. Always presented in pairs each other.

Trnič was an expression of a man’s love, desire and admiration of a girl as well as their ( commitment to be faithful to each other. )

46 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 47 48 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 49 50 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 51 Daniel Boulud A Prolific Chef With Boundless Talent and Energy BY ALONA ABBADY MARTINEZ

aniel Boulud is not one to run out of energy. Arriving to the United States in 1982, the chef and restauranteur has

since amassed an expansive culinary empire through- Boulud Sud-Miami Dout the U.S., London, Toronto, Montreal, and Singapore. Today, the French native is considered one of America’s leading rooted in French tradition. culinary authorities and has received numerous accolades “The cuisine at Boulud Sud is inspired by flavors from the Côte d’Azur Spain, Italy, including the James Beard Foundation awards for “Out- Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Turkey standing Restaurateur,” “Best Chef of New York City” and beyond. It’s sophisticated without be- and “Outstanding Chef of the Year.” DANIEL, his ing fussy, just like those areas of the world,” Boulud explained via email. Michelin-starred flagship, has been named “one The restaurant’s menu features dishes like of the ten best restaurants in the world” by seared branzino with freekeh, apricot, and the International Herald Tribune, received artichoke and arroz bomba with sepia and the esteemed Gourmet Magazine’s “Top chorizo. Diners are encouraged to begin with mezzes, small dishes to be shared Table” award, a four star-rating from The such as lamb flatbread with eggplant and New York Times, as well as Wine Spectator’s ‘Grand Award’.”

His latest restaurant, Boulud Sud, opened in Miami this January, and, like its Manhattan counterpart, celebrates the bright and fresh flavors of the Mediterranean with Boulud’s signature interpretation of contemporary, seasonal fare

Boulud Sud Flatbread

Grapefruit Givré

52 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 53 “It’s up to Clark [Executive Chef, Clark Bowen] Boulud is excited to be a part of Miami’s Café Boulud-Palm Beach and myself to interpret classic dishes from culinary explosion. “To see how the city these rich areas, and make them our own. has evolved is fascinating. I love the incred- From simply prepared grilled fish and pro- ible resurgence of neighborhoods that you duce to complex dishes with layers of spice would have never thought would be trendy and texture, there is always something fresh today. Downtown Miami ten years ago was on the menu. The design of Boulud Sud not the Downtown Miami of today.” brings together the charm of Provence, the With so many successes bearing his name, warm spice and fragrant herbs of Mediterra- Chef Boulud’s heart still leans towards his nean cuisine to pair with the casual elegance first restaurant, opened in 1993 in New York of Miami, highlighted with original artwork Daniel, New York City City. “My favorite is the original DANIEL which by Vik Muniz. It’s the perfect backdrop for is now Café Boulud. It has always been my our vibrant Mediterranean menu.” favorite little spot in the city; it’s a special

pine nuts, or an assortment of Mediterre- anean starters such as tabbouleh, hummus and babaganoush. All work harmoniously with the balmy Miami weather, similar to places serving as Boulud’s culinary inspiration. Grapefruit givré, a dessert not to be missed, follows the same principle. “Givré” is French for “covered in frost.” Buried in a frozen grapefruit shell, below a crown made of sweet shreds of halva, lies a treasure chest of loukoum (rose candy), grapefruit sorbet, jam, and a crispy tuile, topped with a light foam, fresh fruit, and sesame crumble. Daniel- Foie Gras Daniel Boulud Bistro-New York Cit

Bar Boulud-New York City “I love all of my restaurants and especially my latest in Miami, Boulud Sud.” –Daniel Boulud

Photo: Fruits Des Mer

Boulud Bistro New York City- Plum Tarte Bar Boulud Charcuterie-New York City

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DBGB- Washington D.C. OF

location right off the park. Quiet, charming, STYLING almost like being in Europe.”

But like any good parent, he is quick to dis- tribute his affection equally. “I love all of my restaurants and especially my latest in Miami, Boulud Sud.”

Café Boulud’s unwavering success only reaffirms that Chef Daniel Boulud can and does withstand the test of time, particularly in a finicky and unforgiving culinary climate. Twenty-five years after first opening, it remains a favorite in the city with a menu inspired by the chef’s four culinary muses: La Tradition, classic French cuisine; La Saison, seasonal delicacies; Le Potager, the vegetable garden; and Le Voyage, flavors of world cuisines. Dishes like foie gras torchon with quince, smoked almond brittle, saumon fumé with oeuf mimosa, horseradish, beet, and pumpernickel, and dry aged beef strip- loin served with cardoon, black trumpet mushroom, pommes dauphine, and sauce FOOD bordelaise are among those keeping regu- lars happy and drawing in new clientelle.

And Chef shows no signs of slowing down. With his Miami eatery opening up to rave reviews, he can’t help but plan ahead to his DBGB- Washington D.C.- Baked Alaska next culinary adventure. “2020, the most stunning building, is erect- ing in New York and we’ll have a restaurant PHOTOGRAPHY Discover the delicious secrets of chef-photographer Francesco Tonelli there, at One Vanderbilt.”

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60 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 61 Eggplants, offered whole over the open gas flame, niscule occasions that in other families went unnoticed, never did popped rhythmically under the fire every Wednes- in my household: they were always crowned with a rich and savory day at four o’clock in my childhood house. I’d stock, or a humble Pineapple Upside-Down Cake. come home exhausted from a long school When my mother wasn’t at the helm of the kitchen, Yolanda was. bus ride and be greeted, not by my mother, Yolanda, our petite and feisty Colombian nanny, filled our kitchen or even by my nana Yolanda, but rather, by with a string of characters: Mercedes and Tilsa and Sra. Isabela and that undeniably Middle Eastern scent of Elizabeth: small, tall, thin, plump, all shapes and sizes of women charred eggplant. It was the promise of pecking around the dented metal table at the far end of the kitch- something exquisite to come, both in food en they’d yak, yak, yak about which cousin was dumped by which and in company: the aroma announced man for what other woman and all because she used culantro my father was home early and was making instead of cilantro in the Mondongo and don’t you know that the his buttery, smoked Babaganoush. secret to that sauce is to braise the meat first, of course, that fool, Memories are capricious things: she deserved to be left alone if she never properly braised the so much time compressed meat. You can’t serve pale and tasteless food to a man and expect in a moment: the sound of him to stay. a rusty swing, the paper thin I never knew who these women were exactly, relatives or friends or skin of aged arms felt during a friends of friends, but it didn’t matter. I followed their soap opera grandmother’s embrace, the stories amidst the steam of soup and the chopping of tomatoes all heated breath of a lover’s kiss. Seconds really, nothing more. the while attached to Yola’s hip, spoon in hand, an oversized apron My kaleidoscope of seconds turns with food: the fine dance be- tied around my bony waist, learning, chopping, and laughing. tween burnt and fire-roasted eggplants, the brightness a squeeze of fresh lime juice gives garlic-infused hummus, the sweet cloud of My passion for cooking followed me when I came to the U.S. to rum slowly heating in my mother’s custard that would wrap itself go to college. I graduated from Barnard College and ended up around my face like a lustful temptress. With such daily seductions, moving to South Florida for a job in corporate America, drawn by it was inevitable that food would be my destiny. the allure of power suits and spread-sheets. But the highlight of my time there turned out to be exchanging delectable brought-in The daughter of an Israeli father and an American mother, I was meals with my colleague and, now, long-time friend, Ana Paula in born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela in a home that obsessed the dank lunchroom. Sales stats and P&L’s weren’t in my blood, over food. Every event warranted a culinary extravaganza: sister- food was. I left the corner cubicle when the adventure of mother- got-braces-tightened called for Moussaka, soft to the bite, and, for hood called, raising two kids, and writing my blog on escapades sustentative comfort, followed by the Dalai Lama of smoothness: with food and family, www.culinarycompulsion.com. Yoli’s Signature Flan, always generous with the rum. There were plenty of others. Alona-just-barely-made-a-B-in-math was always This book presents life and food in all its sticky, feted with a showstopper: Mom’s Sour Cream Apple Pie, after hav- sloppy, luscious reality; I invite you to dive in ing devoured the infallible favorite, Rosemary-crusted Roasted Leg and get cooking. Like the Slow-Cooked Bris- of Lamb, au jus, just as Julia Child specifies. ket whose thick, rich sauce demands to be scooped up by a crusty baguette or My mother would make microscopic incisions all over the lamb; the Purist Mac and Cheese that satiates tuck even smaller slivers of fragrant garlic in them; coat the meat hungry teens, I hope these simple, with extra virgin olive oil, fresh rosemary and coarse sea salt and homey recipes will keep you lick- add a final splash of soy sauce for that awe-inspiring golden color. ing your fingers as these tales of Of course, we celebrated all the traditional festivities as well: birth- life’s everyday trials and jubilations day parties, anniversaries, guests from abroad, but it was these will keep you turning the pages. smaller occurrences; our moments of success, our stumblings: mi- Continued on next page

BY ALONA ABBADY MARTINEZ

62 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 63 Mom’s Sour Cream Apple Pie INGREDIENTS: • 2 tablespoons flour • 3/4 cup sugar • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1/8 teaspoon salt • 1 egg, lightly beaten • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 cup sour cream • 6 medium-sized tart apples (Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and sliced ¼” thin • 1 unbaked pie crust (see recipe for Mildred’s Famous Pie Crust on page xvii) Alona Martinez is a seasoned culinary writer and columnist for International Opulence. Her latest book, SOCIAL LIVING CRUMB TOPPING: ‘My Culinary Compulsion, • 1/3 cups flour Serving UP Sizzle, is available at ______. • 1/3 cup sugar • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1/4” cubes • Combine the flour, sugar, ground cinnamon, and with a pastry blender or fingertips blend in the butter until mixture is crumbly. • Preheat the oven to 400°F. • Sift together the 2 tablespoons flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the egg, vanilla extract, and sour cream. Fold in the apples and spoon into pie shell. Bake 10 minutes. Reduce the oven heat to 350°F and bake 30 minutes longer. • Remove the pie from the oven, and sprinkle the crumb topping over the top. Return the pie to the oven and bake at 400°F for 10 minutes. Serves 8

64 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 65 THE MICHELIN GUIDE From a Tire Company to the World’s Fine Dining Authority

“Stars are not given to a chef...It’s not like an Oscar— it’s not a physical thing. It’s really an opinion. It’s recognition.” - Michael Ellis, International Director of the Michelin Guides

BY MARLA HORN LAZARUS

When going on a trip, I always seem to plan things around food many are former chefs and must pass officialMichelin Guide train- joins the coveted star and Bib Gourmand recognizing restaurants where in- and when the there’s an opportunity to visit a Michelin Starred res- ing in France. Unlike many food critics, they do not take notes while spectors have discovered quality food. The stars and Bib Gourmands often taurant, it’s the ultimate gourmet adventure. What do a tire com- eating, and will often visit a restaurant multiple times before reach- garner the most attention, however, marked by the new symbol, endorse pany and the prestigious fine dining Michelin Guides have in coming a conclusion. Many of the company’s top executives have never restaurants that guarantee a very good standard of a food and wine ex- mon? They are one and the same, the Michelin Guides that make or met an inspector as they are advised not to disclose their line of perience. The Bib Gourmands, announced one week prior to the starred- break fine dining establishments around the world is the same that work, even to their families. selections, feature designations that offer great food for good value, often manufactures tires. STAR POWER known as personal favorites among the inspectors. It was as simple as traveling that led Ándre and Édouard Michelin Recently, the International culinary world lost one of the world’s Today, the remarkable foresight of the Michelin brothers has given the to start the guide. In 1900, fewer than 3,000 cars graced the roads greatest chefs, legendary French chef Paul Bocuse, was known to company a vocation that is as relevant in 2018 as it was in 1900 – namely, of France, and while they started a tire company 11 years ear- have simply said, “Michelin is the only guide that counts.” Each Oc- to make driving, tourism and the search for unforgettable experiences lier, they decided that a ratings guide for hotels and restaurants tober, Michelin announces their newest restaurant selections for available to all. With the culinary industry ever-changing, and moving more would entice drivers to travel, wearing out their tires and need- the following years guide and ignites the public to debate likely toward casual dining, Michael says, “Now, you can go to a pub in London for ing replacements. An idea was born and they published 35,000 winners, similar to Academy Award nominations for films, on which a Michelin star dining experience.” copies of the first edition, free of charge. It contained useful in- restaurant might lose or gain a star. The acquisition or loss of a star After all, a Michelin Star is one of the greatest honors a restaurant can re- formation to motorists, such as maps, tire repair and replacement can have dramatic effects on the success of a restaurant, as seen ceive. instructions, car mechanics, hotels, restaurants and petrol sta- in the movies One Hundred Foot Journey and Burnt. A chef’s abil- tions throughout France. According to Michelin, they even went ity to inspire the cuisine with their culinary “personality” as well as as far as to put up homemade road signs to assist travelers. Four treating every night as if it’s the night of a Michelin inspection, will years later, the brothers published a guide in Belgium and the then be a restaurant be in the running for a star. Believe it or not, rest is history. The Michelin Guide spread around the world, pro- restaurateurs have asked Michelin to revoke a star, because they SIDE BAR: duced in more than 28 countries, and in November 2005 the first felt that it created undesirable customer expectations or pressure Star Ratings American guide, concentrated in New York City, expanded to to spend more on service and décor. : A very good restaurant in its category Chicago, San Francisco and in 2016, Washington, D.C. INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARK HOW THE STARS CAME INTO TWINKLE Although Michelin remains somewhat secretive about the criteria : Excellent cooking, worth a detour In 1926, the guide began to award stars for fine dining establish- and evaluation process to receive stars, Michael Ellis, said, “There are : Exceptional cuisine, worth a special ments with only a single star. Then, in 1931, the hierarchy of zero, five criteria and the most important is the quality of the ingredients journey one, two, and three stars was introduced. Finally, in 1936, the cri- as all great cuisine starts with great products. The second criteria, teria for the starred rankings were published. When a restaurant the chef’s mastery of flavor and cooking technique, is critical to the is awarded a single Michelin Star, it is a sign that it is among the consistent quality of the experience and a key factor in seeking star crème de la crème in the culinary world. Receiving Two Stars and recognition. The third criteria, equilibrium and harmony of flavors is the restaurant is excellent and worth a detour. However, if you are important for the plate must be in balance where the seasoning is awarded Three Stars, the restaurant is known for exceptional cui- exactly as it should be. Consistency throughout the meal and over sine, a destination restaurant, worth traveling to experience. time is the fourth criteria. Lastly, the fifth criteria is value for money.” SHROUDED IN MYSTERY Additionally, Michael said, “We move inspectors around the world so the objective will guarantee that a starred restaurant will have While recognizing the growing popularity of the dining section in the same value regardless of whether it is located in Paris, New York the guide, a team of inspectors began to review restaurants. Careful or Tokyo.” in maintaining anonymity by not identifying themselves, they always paid for their meals, all have extensive culinary backgrounds, DINING BIBLE

66 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 67 The Traditional Yet Unexpected Cuisine of Michele Mazza

The Chef behind the Il Mulino brand and his second venture with Miami’s Acqualina Resort BY ALEXANDRA WENSLEY

ichele Mazza is a man whose existence is defined by the pursuit of the succulent and slightly spiced fresh tomatoes and zucchini rounds Its partnership with Acqualina Resort began more than a dec- ultimate in Italian food. Born outside of Naples into a family of bakers delicately fried in such a light manner that your hand incessantly ade ago with the opening of Il Mulino New York in Sunny Isles. and restauranteurs, it was inevitable that he landed in the kitchen from reaches for more. Lest we forget the crown jewel of Il Mulino - the “Every day is beautiful in Acqualina, being directly on the water a young age. He has many fond memories of rolling handmade pasta ravioli porcini gliding in melting, buttery champagne truffle cream fronting the Atlantic Ocean. I spend a lot of time enjoying the and cutting vegetables in the kitchen with his grandmother. Few of us sauce. To Italians, food is not just fuel for the body. It is fuel for life. people and culture. I am excited about our second restaurant in have the luck of knowing what we want to do in life. However, Mazza was blessed in Acqualina,” he told International Opulence. M The original Il Mulino location in New York was naturally such a this case. His “a-ha!” moment struck him at age 15 when he knew, beyond a doubt, that runway success that there are now 16 distinguished restaurants As the ultra-luxury property attracts a mix of hotel guests from he wanted to dedicate his life to becoming a chef. The fact that he walked through the Chef Michele Mazza located around the world, led by the charismatic and jovial Maz- around the world, residents who live at the resort year-round doors of Il Mulino New York at the tender age of 18, thus, was nearly preordained. The za. Mazza spearheads the exciting culinary concepts and has hit and locals from all over South Florida, Mazza was challenged rest, as we say, is history. it out of the park again with AQ Chop House by Il Mulino in Mi- with creating a menu that complemented the resort’s dining of- Mazza has been at the helm of the Il Mulino brand of restaurants for more than 15 years. Described as a divine and ami’s Sunny Isles Beach at the Five-Star, Five Diamond Acqualina ferings and where guests could dine three to four times a week. sublime experience, Il Mulino never fails to exceed expectations. Toasted yet fluffy bruschetta under the weight of Resort & Spa. The result is a menu that highlights the resort’s Mediterranean

68 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 69 heritage with approachable cuisine. “It’s bar and action stations, this buffet spread blends the quieter style of 19th century our take on a modern steakhouse with has it all. Italian classicism and the bold, modern Italian flavors that everyone loves. The designs of the 1970s. The moment guests arrive to AQ Chop seafood is amazing, the ricotta is unbe- House their eyes will be instantly drawn “It’s one of the most charming dining lievable…it is all good.” Think delicious to the colossal, 1930s Art Deco style rooms in the city and it definitely helped jumbo crab cakes, Branzino crudo with chandelier that hangs from the soaring inspire the food. I strongly believe that blood orange, beautiful salads, grilled fish ceiling. The sweeping ocean views and the food and service are equally impor- and prime dry-age meats. “For spices, we natural sunlight pouring in through the tant. From the moment customers walk use all fresh herbs. We use a lot of rose- majestic floor-to-ceiling windows shed through our doors, we make them feel mary, a lot of fresh basil, garlic, shallots. light on the handmade walnut dining truly special. I am proud of the team and We use all the best greens. The tuna is su- tables and plush seating. The natural ele- what we have created here. Sharing un- shi-grade and the octopus is grilled nice ments of the earth and ocean are drawn expected pleasures at a table together and charred – it’s delicious.” into the restaurant with subtle tones of can create and deepen bonds and pro- On Sundays, AQ Chop House offers the the white and gray terrazzo floors set duce moments of profundity. I invite you perfect brunch where you can sip end- against a backdrop of hand painted gold to come with your family and friends to less mimosas on the restaurant’s outdoor millwork details, gold leaf wall treatments go on an experience with us that you will terrace overlooking the cerulean blue and pops of warm blue chenille fabrics. not forget.” sea. From made-to-order omelets, home- Inspired by a throwback to mid-century made breads and pasta dishes to a raw European design, the space delightfully

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I 78 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 79 BY JANA SOELDNER DANGER First, you descended a creaking mine shaft to a disorienting maze in a futile search for gold. Later, thuggish gang members threat- ened to kill you. Then a rat catcher forced you to accompany him through the back alleys of Chinatown, where the bodies of plague victims lay rotting. Most frightening of all, brutish guards locked you in Alcatraz with the ghosts of dangerous murderers.

But no, it’s not a nightmare. And the scares are all in fun. These are just some of the scenes portrayed in the San Francisco Dungeon, an interactive attraction that brings to life the Old Bay area’s murky past through a cast of talented actors, startling special effects, and gripping stories. The 60-minute, live-action journey takes you through 200 years of San Francisco’s most riveting and grisly history, and you’re not just part of the audience: You are also part of the show. In the San Francisco experience, guests find themselves lost in the maze of an abandoned gold mine; encounter the brutal Hounds gang of Kearny Street; and experience a thrilling drop ride as they try to escape from Alcatraz

Created by British-based Merlin Entertainments, a company whose portfolio includes, among others, Legoland, the Eye Brand, Sea Life Aquariums, Madame Tussaud’s celebrity wax museum, the Merlin Dungeon on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf is the first of its kind in North America. “We explore the darker, sinister underbelly of the city,” says Matt Clarkson, regional head of marketing for Merlin. DUNGEON SITES The Merlin Dungeons have entertained and educated Europe- ans for decades. Sites include Amsterdam, Berlin, Blackpool, Edinburgh, Hamburg, London, Warwick Castle and York, and plans call for a new one to open in China soon. Each offers a unique combination of authentic history, horror and humor to illustrate the location’s most gruesome historic events. This must be a nightmare.

Surely you’ll wake up soon. Top right page: San Fransisco Dungeon Lower right page: Blackpool Smuggler

80 Opulence80 Opulence Spring 2018 Fall 2017 Fall 2017 Spring Opulence 2018 Opulence 81 81 ences. “It’s all about the actors’ portrayal of events,” Clarkson said. “It’s not a passive experience; it’s very interactive. You move through different scenes in the show.”

The Dungeon attractions were originally inspired by an exhibit of wax figures called Madame Tussaud’s Chamber of Horrors. The first Dungeon opened in 1974 in Suf- folk beneath a railway station in a damp, underground chamber that may have once been an actual dungeon. “It started as a museum that looked at the darker side of medieval history,” Clarkson said. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES Because there are now Dungeons in several different countries, planners need to be aware of cultural and attitude differ- The humor in a story told through panto- “Ghosts there don’t have the same con- ences. Creative directors work carefully mime, which is an important tradition in notation as they do in the West,” Clarkson with local performance managers to tai- the United Kingdom, fell flat in another said. “They’re not something spooky or to lor each attraction to its specific locale. part of Europe. A tongue-in- cheek scene be feared. They’re positive, pleasant pres- “What’s funny or scary in one country about a torture device was humorous to ences, visits from family members and rela- “We look for cities with a lot of dark his- won’t necessarily be received the same Europeans, but not at all funny to Ameri- tives, and it’s an honor to encounter one.” tory to tell, because people seem to like way in another,” Clarkson said. cans. And when the Dungeon opens in the grisly history the best,” Clarkson says. China, ghosts will not be portrayed as “Then we ask, ‘will it make a good story?’” “Humor is very different and subjective around the world, and local language is frightening. Far from it. Once planners choose a city, researchers very important.” delve more deeply into its past, talking to local historians and reading documents. “The Dungeons aren’t classic scare mazes and they’re never gory; they’re unique experiences where guests are learning something in a way that’s fun for them,” Clarkson said. “And the experience starts right at the entry door.” TIME TRAVEL Each Dungeon features about a dozen different scenes. “They’re portals through time,” Clarkson said. “You travel through richly detailed thematic sets, and characters tell you about the time period.” Among the vignettes in the London Dun- geon, not surprisingly, is the tale of infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper, as well as an exploration of the Guy Fawkes plot The Blackpool Dungeon explores the stolen goods and visit the infamous Work and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In Edinburg, Dark Ages of Lancashire, torture cham- House, where the torture and beatings guests witness the autopsy of a victim bers, smugglers and witchcraft. The Am- that were everyday occurrences often murdered by William Burke and William sterdam experience includes sailing on drove the inmates mad. . Left page top: Edingburgh, Scotland Dungeon Hare, who sold corpses to notorious Dr. the Dutch East India ship Batavia, which CORE SCRIPTS Left page bottom: Berlin Dungeon Robert Knox for dissection during anat- generated a mutiny and massacre; a Actors and storytellers in the Dungeons This page top: Edingburgh, Scotland Dungeon omy lectures, and visit with the “plague witch hunt; and a treacherous Spanish work from core scripts, but they also in- This page bottom left: York Dungeon cleaner,” whose job it was to clear the in- Inquisition tribunal. In Hamburg, guests corporate extemporaneous dialogue to This page bottom right: London Dungeon fected dead bodies from theirhomes. board a boat to help a gang smuggle tailor the experiences to individual audi-

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94 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 95 AN ESTEEMED FAMILY Donna Long’s pedigree goes back to early DONNA LONG’S Hollywood. Her lineage were pioneers in the movie business. Samuel Edwin Rork LIFE OF OLD HOLLYWOOD, (her mother’s father) founded Hollywood’s first motion picture studio, First National J. PAUL GETTY & EQUINE ARTISTRY (no, not the bank). The film studio grand- dad founded later became RKO Pictures BY CARLETON VARNEY and headlined the stars of yore - Clara Bow, Will Rogers, Rudolph Valentino, Gilbert Ro- land and Theda Bara.

Yes, there was once a Hollywood, and while some believe a touch of the glamour still exists, but the polls indicate that today the movie-going crowds of yester year no longer exist. Movie-going shows a 22 percent decrease, and in my opinion, the industry should begin looking at positive story lines and focus on happiness, not on the horror and gun-shooting films. THE GETTY CONNECTION Donna Long grew up in California and when her actress mother married the oil magnate J. Paul Getty. She and Mr. Getty had two sons, Gordon and Paul. Donna was to became their younger half sister some years later from a later marriage.

Donna Long’s artistic vision came early in her life. She lived with J. Paul Getty at the Malibu Beach estate from the age of 3, in the home that is now the Santa Monica Beach club, and thereafter in homes that

onna Long – artist, socialite, horsewoman, world traveler, style icon, daughter of silent film star Ann Rork Light, step Ddaughter to J. Paul Getty and mother of Wendy Fritz, Palm Beach art dealer, historian.

On the scene, as Donna Long has always been, showing that life does begin after 80! Just look at folks like Gloria Vanderbilt, painting along each day and dressing for evenings out on the town. These ladies just never change! Each year added brings out more charm… and charming the J.Paul Getty Donna Long, age 4, and her older brother ladies who paint truly are! Jean Paul Getty Jr. age 9

96 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 97 her mother purchased and decorated after GROWING INTO ments of landscapes. There is much colorful her divorce from the man who would be LIFE AS A PAINTER motion in the lady’s work that I find intrigu- known as the wealthiest man in the world. Donna was and is all about life. Throughout ing. One of Donna Long’s works can be studied for hours, and while those hours Getty paid an allowance of $1,000 per her lifetime, she put on canvas her now and tick tock away, the viewer will acknowl- month to Ann Rork, with a $500 per month infantile experiences, all of which she re- edge that he or she is enjoying the mind allowance for his two sons Gordon and Paul, calls vividly. Her paintbrushes and palettes of the artist. but no allowance for young Donna, she are always at work in her studio beside the not being blood issue. That is the way in swimming pool in her Palm Beach home. some families. Donna could walk to Worth Avenue from her home and see and enjoy the colors In the years that followed her mother’s di- in the windows of the Palm Beach shops. vorce from J. P. Getty, she and her brothers She loves all the fine things and is good at attended schools, boarding schools for enjoying the beauty of everything. the boys and she as well, but sadly schools Carleton Varney, In Donna’s work on large canvas and like Marymount found little Donna unruly, President of on small, she brings her remembrances and off to another after another school she Dorothy Draper & Co. to things and animals (horses in particular) would go. Donna eventually found edu- Inc., is an American to the forefront. cation was a plus at Dominican University decorator, designer, and also at Vanderbilt where she earned Figures of people and animals play together lecturer and author. two degrees. on some of the canvases, as do move-

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ndaero maio volut optat. ▼ vid constalibus, moltum ocricerem, senam Rat enienissitis escitas perrum inctempori Snow Castle of Kemi, Finland opublium intil vivenir misulto manunum quias eosandi sunt quiaepe ruptaquodi haccit? Unia egerudees oca virit; ne ma, rem facessi quuntias acianis a dus dit ex ex- nost gra Si publia aperehena, supicae et ceatem iur sum inihil millaceaque volorem opubissis. Ost fatatur at. Eris? Imihilint? imo ipsandiciVasdam me erit que nosto- Mare qui tui proximi usquit, audefectus diem ponsulica consula bunuliquit fue elis. auderit uidiorte adem, con suam me di- Is igilie te pubis, et ne atus bonsus. Catussu caveribus mus ve, fit foris. Vala dius pris se, erio, quam hilicap erfit. vis estemus bonsunt raciis remprae teri pri scitum nunim nonsulla nostilis. Maremus Nam. An propulto viridescre, ublicios it. sultium me que nocul ver hocci conte Ute tellerfenti, que publium enaties, nos- vicam erfex nos, vilii pos, convo, nonfec fir tiam peritra moverev iribulicum aut vere halere con dela dem, orus aur hoc re prion- nem. Quidiem condacit quius sulica ducondi ia pris, teliael ibuloctor avem ne- neque manum, satictus reo, nos bon terfex sensi ta novis et abem unume intus estes murecernimus consuam trit que et revitam iam et pra temunte con hem sum deperbi in haecion temus. Cupiena, Patquituscre con tamqua omnicaelia consuliquam achi- henat. lin stis vocre, ut omnenti, cul terfertea dem Decerviris no. Go cervid me cerviliem dica; iaceperis, C. O tandam unum fectus pub- hostam in hordit, no. Gra imus, norisquon lica re demus Ad ina, tus ac tus alius rentis. tua molinat iliena, commovero, simus patid Gil habunius cio, specerecrum orum. Vertil simore diorei ta, nossultum omnerusciem consignox nox nonsid fur ad patque in ad ius et vivid inartemorum por in tertem ni se, mo nos, Catiam labemen trenam in patum quam erficae, ca; nihi, nonterae facciis hor nes re etientem prit, caucerfecre terfiricio, quam niam issimuspes vis hum la Si prios, Catum,Andiesuliam hil hocus, nocul hos st dem intere fata popore, que publicioc, unu aucon Ita ex spionsu ltorsul occhum mili, essolum iusulus, Caturs oca coene perdius, esigna, querest itat quam iusteritum cion rei publiu que cora moveste moret; nium ordius, quit, ena, senatilis locchucerei ta L. Nihilin atabefecre ati cortum dissili serdien

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tribunum rei prorevidii cureste, quem delabem. con- sulis ex nondescrio et num maximaiors ex mur, a ad coraest antiquodi iam terum escre quam issedo, fau- cerdius, consula benihin hosul unum rensunitrum delibut prit, culegit amquossimis imis. Sa nocaper nihilicit. Ad dit patiemp ribunte menius? Cupplibus inc temo iae, quem omnostra pris. In recrio vius ad comnem, nossoltum est? Guludac moltus, acieniq uodiis hum tabus cre popubliae nocupioni probus; nestanum ius, nimmo eliursum aceperem cons res esilisquem nos viritri castiam vis hili pos, dicae etim- morem publiquas pritam cone aperuntis ommores endum mis, nes ta rem Pat actus spiocci entesicaesus nenatudet fecepsenteri sestilius vid facienatui sul- tiquo adhus. Grae, octo publiae creis consuliurnum tuid se, ublicit. Hotel of Ice – Balea Lake, Romania

104 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 105 My letters home in the ’70s had omitted episodes of police shake- to follow…and prizes awarded for the lowest price paid for a downs, robbery and a coup. This year, I ignored my fearful friends poncho, having the worst diarrhea, buying the fewest souvenirs and trekked secluded trails, hitchhiked, went to remote towns and and the most harrowing Colombian horror story.” We earned ate street food with the still intrepid Lluïsa who joined me from Cata- cache by winning that round since our backpacks had been lonia. Locals greeted us as we strolled. Even children. Diners leaving stolen in Colombia. Lluïsa and I had stayed quite comfortably restaurants routinely wished us “buen provecho” (enjoy your meal). In at the Posada del Arte for $30 but for Mark’s week with me, he Banos, the hedonistic tubs were as we remembered: steaming con- wanted to know, “What can we get for $100?” Casa Mojanda is the crete pools of green water nestled under waterfalls. Circles of flabby Andean luxury we’d only glimpsed from the outside previously. The men in black bathing caps looked like a minyan. Quechua-speaking Society of Travelers meets there too. Over chicken with tomate de children splashed as their colorfully dressed, Derby-hatted moth- arbol sauce, the meeting commenced with bragging about who ers looked on. I chatted in Spanish with curious Ecuadorians who had the most gigabytes of Galapagos photos, the most expensive were interested to meet a North American (“Do you like Trump?”), poncho and had covered the most destinations in two weeks. Our TRAIL REVISITED a Jew (“Is that a kind of Catholic?”) or women traveling alone (“Where Colombia misadventure still earned cache. are your husbands?”). We cranked up our headphones to block out Indicative of the world’s startling connectivity, I booked a home BY CAROL ANTMAN the terribly violent movies on board and rode busses to sprawling stay with a Quechua family through Airbnb. Loma Wasi is a farm in markets where we were the only tourists. On the vastly improved a brick-making community an hour’s walk from Cotacachi. When I roads, canyons and peaks reeled by set to a rock ‘n’ roll playlist. arrived, Diana was grinding roasted pumpkin seeds with a mortar As a 25 year old, I was surprised that our crazy idea to sell every- and pestle to make a sauce for the purple potatoes she was cook- thing, quit our jobs and travel as a lifestyle was actually shared ing for me and the four other guests. Goats, cows and pigs cavort- by a whole subculture of people. I named them the Society of ed in the garden. Mercedes, the matriarch, was building a fire to Travelers and wrote about “…an invitation to its weekly meet- cook tortillas. “What animals do you have?” she asked after discov- ing at the Otavalo market with a hamburguesa eating contest ering that we were the same age and both had grandchildren. She

This is a moment when you really love traveling,” Alberto mused in his tentative English. Cuddled next to him and Cuicocha caldera and lake in Ecuador Lluïsa in our own double hammock, my husband Mark agreed, “It’s the ultimate.” Never mind that the dugout was loaded to the gills with gasoline barrels and onions, there was no food for the four“ day journey down the Amazon River and (we discovered as the crew bribed their way through checkpoints) we were smug- “As a 25 year old, I was surprised that our crazy idea gling contraband. Hitching a ride was the only way to go in 1976. It was all part of a rich diet of exhilaration and adventure that nour- to sell everything, quit our jobs and travel as ished me during the year my husband and I spent hitchhiking from Colombia to Tierra del Fuego. Reading my journal 40 years later, a lifestyle was actually shared by a whole I wondered if I was the same fearless traveler and what South America would look like now. So I traded summer heat for a subculture of people.” month in the crisp Ecuadorian Andes and got back on the Grin- – Carol Antman go Trail.

106106 OpulenceOpulence WinterSpring 20182017/18 Winter Spring 2017/18 2018 OpulenceOpulence 107107 was bewildered when I said “None!” Mario, the patriarch, regaled View of Cotacachi’s church and volcano us with stories of using guinea pigs in shamanic curing ceremo- nies. After breakfast, he took us up the hill to see Cotacachi Volca- no’s snow-capped peak. People say that means the mountain had sex with Imbabura Volcano. We were bursting with mutual curiosity. When I initiated a pre-dinner dance session to “Uptown Funk”, Diana actually videotaped it and showed it to the neighbors.

I was happy to see that the beauty and authenticity of Ecuador was still intact. And I was still up for the challenge. When I was 25, we returned to the States road-weary and broke; but also, as I reclaimed this year, feeling brave and filled with wonder.

A Churchillian Taste of Havana Revisiting Havana, a favorite destination of my grandparents The artisan market in Otavalo, Ecuador Winston & Clementine Churchill

BY ARTIST EDWINA SANDYS PHOTO BY EDWINA’S SON MARK DIXON PHOTO BY EDWINA’S

108108 Opulence Opulence Winter Spring 2017/18 2018 $10…?” “No, nothing town. He has an apartment opposite the best restaurant in Havana – less that $30 for the La Gualida La Gualida. The entrance is from a run down street, up two flights of a Panamas.” You can have marble staircase. Paint is peeling off the walls at the top of this grand any of the other styles building that looks like a film set and has seen better days. They could for $10 of even $5.” HM- redo it but restoration would be a crime. The food is delicious and var- MMMMM! How about ied and no prohibition on cigars – so evocative of my childhood. we buy three?” No deal! One of the fascinating things about Havana is that visitors can dine The lovely lady was in “Palador,” people’s homes. This is an unusual opportunity to meet adamant. We left and Cubans in a personal setting. The hosts are all very different but went to two other sell- warmly hospitable. This is a two-way experience not to be missed. ers – same deal! We realize there must be some LOS COCHES (THE CARS) sort of cartel that no one I have fallen in love! So many options! Don’t know how to choose! De- dares to disobey. We re- licious colors, lovely shapes, not exactly streamline, some even a little turn to the first booth stocky. I have never been interested in cars – except of course for a Rolls and docilely make Royce or Aston Martin. But these old 50s cars are a joy to behold – and our purchases. comfortable to ride in. You see men polishing their gleaming cars with the same care and love that men in earlier days groomed their horses. CHEERS! It’s a great advantage when you visit a country to know a few peo- Ahh, I hear my mother’s voice! She would always say when I went ple who live there. We were lucky that our friend James Burn was in out on a date, “Save something for next time!” So I shall return.

e are here – at the Nacional Hotel in Havana. It’s a very grand building on a hill overlooking Havana Nacional Hotel in Havana Harbor, designed by the New York City architects McKim, Mead & White, who were also responsible Wfor The Breakers in Palm Beach. It opened in December 1930 and was a prime destination for Americans. What a lovely welcoming staff, and an enormous swimming pool with no one in it but me. Getting the hang of the food and finding what works for me – drinks a delight – no problem – anything with white rum goes down very easily.

It’s windy on the terrace. Skirts on girls, and not so young girls, are flying in the air. Palm trees swaying, darkness falling. I almost expect to hear Begin the Beguine. Music everywhere and all the time; Buena Vista Social Club songs predominate. Tiny children staying up late – no babysitters – SHOPPING FOR THE PERFECT HAT tripping along merrily. The intoxicating sound of mojitos being shaken. Our first port of call is the vast covered market. Our mission is to “It’s windy on the terrace. Skirts on girls, and not REMEMBERING PAST VISITS buy hats. Hundreds of booths jammed together in rows – all selling My grandparents Winston and Clementine Churchill stayed here in exactly the same wares. Musical instruments rather crudely made, so young girls, are flying in the air. Palm trees 1946. There is a special Winston Churchill bar and smoking room with cigar humidors of varied quality, clothing in very small sizes, all swaying, darkness falling. I almost expect to all sorts of memorabilia. He was first in Havana in 1895 during the Cuba manner of carved wooden ornaments. Here we find that nowadays Spanish war - attached to the Spanish forces as a journalist. In fact he private enterprise is raising its powerful proverbial head. Bargain- hear Begin the Beguine. Music everywhere and spent his 21st birthday here where he first experienced live fire. ing is to be enjoyed like a game of Ping-Pong. Bids flying back and I am here with my son Mark and his girlfriend Halyna. This is our forth, fast and furious, and soon we have acquired some bargains all the time.” – Edwina Sandys second visit, so we feel no pressure to “see it all”. We can meander that may not stand the home coming test. to our hearts’ content around the old city where time has stood still. And hats galore! Panama hats are best the world over. Authentic

ones are made in Ecuador. We ask the price: $30 each. “How about SON MARK DIXON PHOTO BY EDWINA’S

110 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 111 HISTORICAL PARADISE WHEN BECKONSBY ALONA ABBADY MARTINEZ

he unspoiled Caribbean island of Nevis is a place constant reminder to the island’s 12,000 residents, and the tourists There are perks to staying in a villa well beyond the Instagram- most thought could no longer be found; a place that come, that nature takes priority here, a message reinforced by worthy views. For starters, each comes with its own six-seater where there are no traffic lights, no rush, and more the lush foliage and vervet green monkeys that roam freely as well. golf cart and a Dedicated Villa Ambassador, the resort’s way of monkeys than men. Its bubbly sister island St. Kitts making sure all needs are met. Prior to arrival, guests fill out a There are several luxury accommodations available in Nevis, but has developed into a mecca for tourists arriving by provision form to ensure the state-of-the-art kitchen is proper- The Four Seasons, which sprawls along 350 acres, serves as an cruise ship to explore a heavily visited terrain, but ly stocked. Those not wanting to cook can request one of the ideal location to experience both the ocean and mountain that Nevis, whose shallower waters prohibit large boats from dock- property’s celebrated chefs to prepare (and clean up) a memora- is this destination’s claim to fame. While the resort offers stand- ting, remains thankfully undiscovered to the masses instead. ble meal or head to Mango, the waterfront restaurant which fea- ard rooms, its biggest draw lies in the 50 luxurious villas, some tures vibrant Caribbean Rim cuisine with signature dishes such Save for die-hard fans of the hit Hamilton who will tell you it’s of which are steps from the sea, while others tucked deep inside as Jerk Rub Ribs and Banana Leaf Wahoo. Perhaps the eatery’s the birthplace of the Founding Father, Nevis (pronounced the rainforest. All offer complete access to the amenities and most notable asset is 101 Rums Bar, the only bar in the Carib- NEE-vis) is a paradise that remains mostly unknown. It earned services of the hotel. Ranging from one to seven bedrooms, each bean dedicated to fine-aged rums, with over 120 fine-aged la- its name when Spanish explorers first saw its commanding villa has a distinctive style, with the common denominator of bels to date. Mixologist Kendie Williams is at the helm blending mountain, a dormant volcano, and called it Nuestra Señora de privacy, luxury, and an inspirational vista. las Nieves, Our Lady of the Snows. At 3232 feet, Nevis Peak is a Main image: Caribbean, the island of Nevis, sugar mill ruins

112 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 113 Beach Polo World Cup –

REBORN BY JILL PATTERSON

PHOTOS ABOVE: NEVIS TOURISM AUTHORITY

homemade mango fruit purees, hot pepper sauce, island spices, bread-trimmed cottages pay homage to the region’s rich history and hand-picked herbs to create award-winning cocktails with Ne- and culture with names inspired by native music and dance: Ca- visian flair. lypso, Merengue, Reggae and Soca.

Thrill-seekers may wish to hike Nevis Peak, a grueling but reward- The monkey tour is a must: a caravan of golf carts follow a guide ing climb that must be done with a guide. For those explorers that throughout the resort’s more remote areas spotting the curious would rather not break a sweat, they can tour the island in an open- and adorable primates originally brought to the island by French air vehicle (Polaris 4x4) that traverses off-road, making stops at his- explorers as pets. Today, there are literally thousands of them. They torical sites, the rain forest, and other points of interest with Funky come out looking for food, which is mostly small seeds and fruits, Monkey, a friendly company with a memorable name. and are particular to mangoes, of which this tiny nation of 36 square miles boasts a whopping 44 varieties. Of course, one may never want to leave the Four Season’s tiny mi- crocosm of paradise. For starters, there’s the championship golf Time has a way of moving too quickly when we need it most to course designed by Robert Trent Jones II and a world-renowned slow down, something that happens too often within the embrace tennis program as well. Those looking for serenity will find it in of this hidden treasure. It is no surprise the off-the-radar gem of the the open-air Spa or one of the three infinity pools, particularly the Caribbean is a favorite for celebrities to slip in and out of unnoticed. adults-only pool overlooking the tranquil Caribbean. Beachgoers Luckily for those who visit, the spell this majestic, unassuming, and will by enchanted by the clear, turquoise waters of Pinney’s Beach welcoming island nation will cast has those that discover it plan- where four private cabanas are available to guests. These ginger- ning return trips again and again.

114 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 115 hey’re back! After several years hia- the start of January, six international teams event in Dubai in 2004. Together with Tito, match itself is riveting; the focus of the rid- to a match, that’s 24 horses that need to tus, those beautiful horses and their comprised of some of the biggest names in they brought beach polo to Miami Beach in ers, the danger, the speed, the competition. be specially groomed and tacked for polo, imperious riders have returned to Mi- polo competed for the championship title. 2005. When asked about playing polo on And then there is the crowd; a marvelous ready to compete in each match. This is ami Beach. Beach Polo World Cup has In addition to the matches on site, there these different terrains, Tito remarks, “of course mix of fashionable poloratti, the muddy oth- truly a team sport that extends far beyond been reborn bringing world class play- were a number of offsite events that fused the traditional polo on grass, you can’t beat er players, the announcers. But, finally, you the playing field. ters to compete at its former home on the polo, fashion, and luxury, including a David that.” A regulation polo field is the length of 3 must go behind the scenes and watch the Tito calls polo his “drug of choice” and al- sand between the ocean and the W South Yurman event in Bal Harbour hosted by the football fields and 10 acres total. “But the nice grooms with the horses. It is said the horse though he has broken lots of bones and Beach. Champagne, anyone? Bass Museum. And while VIP tickets were thing about these events on snow and the is actually more important than the rider in lost teeth, there is nothing that can prevent available by invitation only, general admis- beach is how close we can bring the audience polo. Taking care of dozens of horses and THANK YOU TITO him from getting back on the horse. He sion was free and open to the public. to the game, which makes it so unique. Polo preparing them for the games is a huge task Through the tireless efforts of its founder competes weekly. After Beach polo he was is the oldest team sport in the world and not that has to go like clockwork. Each round and organizer, Tito Gaudenzi, the event has EVOLUTION OF BEACH POLO off to Kitzbuhl, then St. Moritz, then to Wel- many people know that much about it. It’s of polo or “chukker” lasts 7.5 minutes and been remounted and the result is stunning. Founder Tito Gaudenzi has polo in his genes. lington for the season. Thanks to his and his been my vision to bring polo to the people”. there are 4 chukkers to a beach polo match. With an impressive list of sponsors that in- His father, Reto Gaudenzi invented snow polo family’s passion, Miami Beach can look for- After each chukker, the riders change their cludes David Yurman, La Martina, W South in 1985 on the frozen lake of their hometown Really there are a few different shows to ward to this elegant annual event to grace One of the event sponsors – horses. With 2 teams of 3 and 4 chukkers MacCallan Whisky Beach, MacCallan Whisky, for four days at of St. Moritz and started the first beach polo watch at this great event. Naturally, the its beaches for years to come.

116 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 117 VERA WANG FALL 2018 BRIDAL COLLECTION

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118 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 119 OPHELIE SABRINE Light ivory macrame and Light ivory long sleeve, washed Chantilly lace camisole gown charmeuse halter ballgown with with hand placed French Chantilly lace inlay and hand ap- tulle ruffles. pliqué Chantilly lace accent.

120 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 121 Philanthropy BEACH FROLICKING WITH ADOPTABLE POTCAKE PUPS AT TURKS & CAICOS BY ALONA ABBADY MARTINEZ magine idyllic white sand and sparkling turquoise waters looking so blue you’d swear it was an Instagram filter at play hint:( it’s not). Add drop-dead gorgeous boutique hotels serving exquisite meals and craft cocktails while offering impeccable service and stunning ocean views (Gansevoort and The Shore Club come quickly to mind). Then, for the pièce de résistance, throw in an adorable puppy you can frolic Iwith on the beach to year hearts’ content, for free, making this a recipe for happiness you’d be crazy to turn down. Providenciales, one of the islands that make up the Caribbean archipelago of Turks and Caicos, does just that, offering the opportunity for tourists to spend a day with this vacation destination’s beloved puppy dogs. WHAT IS A POTCAKE PUP? “Potcakes”, as they are charismatically called, are the island’s very own mixed- PHOTO: HANNAH MARVIN PHOTO: breed dog type made up of Labrador Retriever, Golden Shepherd, and Terrier. ELIANE Their nickname comes from the congealed rice and pea mixture left in the Light ivory hand appliqué macrame lace gown with bottom of the pot that local residents traditionally feed dogs. The dogs gen- French tulle overlay and erally have smooth coats, cocked ears, long faces and a very sweet disposi- hand appliqué silk gazar tion. Sadly, they once roamed the streets of Providenciales in an uncontrolled flower accent. over-population epidemic. VISIT POTCAKE PLACE Jane Parker-Rauw, Founder and Director of Potcake Place, a dog rescue charity, has changed all, taking strays in, giving them their necessary vaccinations, and nursing them back to health (if need be.) She’s also opened her charity and mission to dog-lovers visiting the island, developing a “puppy walk program,” which allows tourists to take a puppy to the beach for the day. The

PHOTO: LAUREN DE LOUGHRY PHOTO: CARNEY TAYLOR PHOTO: program is free and easy: Just arrive, pick the cutest puppy (that’s the hard part!) and the two of you can become fast friends for the day. With more than 50 dogs in their care at one go, Parker-Rauw, and her pups, are grateful for the personalized attention.

Of course, if you can’t bear to part from your newfound furry friend, adoption is always an option, just be ready to answer questions, as Potcake House does a thorough background check on every potential puppy parent.

“While we want to get all these pups out of here into homes, I want to make sure they are in the right home,” Parker-Rauw said.

Like the puppy walk program, adoption is free, but, donations are accepted. Potcake Place also arranges for couriers, folks helping deliver a pup from the island to its future parents waiting at the airport’s destination gate. Potcake Place relies solely on donations and assistance from volunteers and has been extremely successful both in its beach program, as well as its adoption service, as is evident by the extensive selection of puppies, beach bound and homeward bound, lining the walls of Parker-Rauw’s charity.

The Adoption Center hours are 10 am to 4:30 pm daily, closed for Puppy Lunch feeding 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm daily. Potcake Place K-9 Resue • Unit 40 Saltmills Plaza Grace Bay, Providenciales • Turks & Caicos Islands +649 231 1010

122 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 123 PHOTO: LAUREN DE LOUGHRY PHOTO: ong before casinos defined and carousel operator - the latter the Atlantic City, New Jersey of which give him inspiration as skyline, amusement piers he watched a daily stream of coins were the primary sources pour into the admission box. The Lof entertainment for the beachgoing gregarious Young eventually met public. Extending into the ocean, the and befriended his more reserved piers offered patrons a cornucopia of at- and well-heeled business part- tractions with one outlandish operator ner Stewart R. McShea who had often being the attraction himself. In a the capital to bring Young’s ideas town whose history is filled with larger- to fruition. Their first venture was than-life characters, the self-appointed a skating rink turned merry-go- “Captain” John Lake Young is both one round purchased in 1888. While of Atlantic City’s most colorful historical the two were opposites, they man- citizens and one of America’s beach- aged to find common ground with front entertainment pioneers. In au- one classic example being Young’s thor Nelson Johnson’s acclaimed book desire to operate the carousel sev- Boardwalk Empire, Young is referred to en days per week while the more as “the resorts’ answer to P.T. Barnum” pious McShea respected the social who despite his very humble begin- custom of not conducting busi- nings, was blessed with a sharp business on Sunday. They came to ness acumen. Nelson further states “the the mutual solution of purchasing Captain knew his customers and gave religious music for the carousel or- them what they wanted…a high time at a bargain price - gan with hymnals placed in the carousel seats so paying something to tell the folks about when they got home”. His patrons could sing along. showmanship and habit of incorporating “Young” into the THE ORIGINAL Ever the showman, Young YOUNG’S name of his properties made him a turn-of-the-century ver- OCEAN PIER sion of a New York developer that came to town nearly a had his personal residence Their creativity paid off century later. built at the seaward end of when they amassed YOUNG & MCSHEA enough funds to acquire an John L. Young was born in 1853 and held a series of odd the pier and it was also an entire pier and stock it with BOARDWALK jobs, which included lifeguard, carpenter, police officer attraction of sorts. It was an attractions. However, in extravagantly ornate Italian 1900 the company found itself in chancery court for style villa complete with violating deed restrictions statuary and the pretentious that called for the charging of only one admission EMPIRE mailing address of No. 1 fee to the piers (they were AMUSEMENT PIER PIONEER JOHN L. YOUNG Atlantic Ocean. charging an admission fee BY TODD R. SCIORE

“Captain” John Lake Young

124 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 125 Atlantic City, Circa 1905

The pier featured a theater, and also served as a campaign stop for na- various rides, an aquarium, tional elections with Taft and Teddy Roosevelt exhibit hall and the world’s both making appearances. largest ballroom at the Young died in 1938 but his memory lives on as time. However, it was The the story of Atlantic City, and that of beach front Captain himself and his amusement piers can not be told without tell- famous net haul that re- Young’s residence on Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, N.J. ing the rags-to-riches story of The Captain. ally wowed patrons. It to access the pier and additional fees for each consisted of large net being raised from the of the various forms of entertainment). They ocean and as Nelson indicated, “as he lowered installed one of the first amusement rides, the net to floor of the pier, Young went into his a looping roller coaster dubbed the “flip-flap routine of identifying the sea animals he had railway” which was a hit with patrons despite caught. He was able to name as many as 48 experiencing excessive G-forces due to its species and bluffed on the ones he couldn’t… shape. They also developed and perfected it was an animated performance that mes- what would become a mainstay attrac- merized his customers”- many of whom were tion for Young himself to perform, the daily land locked city dwellers who had no idea deep-sea net hauls. The pier burned down whether the Captain was right or wrong. March 29, 1912 however, always one to seize Ever the showman, Young had his personal the moment, Young charged curiosity seek- residence built at the seaward end of the pier ers a small admission to get a closer look at and it was also an attraction of sorts. It was the destruction and watch it get dismantled an extravagantly ornate Italian style villa com- and hauled away. plete with statuary and the pretentious mail- YOUNG’S MILLION ing address of No. 1 Atlantic Ocean. It is here DOLLAR PIER where Young was able to fish out of his win- Despite his prior success, Young’s last project dow while he entertained the likes of Thomas was his most ambitious - the Million Dollar Pier Edison and U.S. President William H. Taft. The which opened in 1906 and supposedly derived Million Dollar Pier drew some of the biggest its name from the development cost. names in entertainment during its heyday

126 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 127 Individually, or combined with other members of the English Unfortunately, down the line this lead to them not The 16th Amendment in 1913 gave birth lyrical about the evils of liquor and Alphabet, I, R and S seem harmless enough but when placed in that owning the rights to their own songs. heartless women, the unpopular order, they form a universally despised acronym that strikes fear into to the byzantine income tax system tax form got its own homage of Their fellow British contemporaries The Kinks also the hearts of even the most vocal “fair share” proponents (especially sorts where legendary bluesman chimed in the protest with the classic Sunny After- we have today – and was intended when it comes to their own personal bank accounts). According to Robert Cray declares “I work hard noon from their 1966 release Face To Face. The song the Internal Revenue Service website, the agency traces its roots “to to be temporary. for my money, every April you was the Ray Davies ode to the exorbitant tax rates the Civil War when President Lincoln and Congress, in 1862, created take it all away” and “every time with lyrics like “the tax man’s taken all my dough… The U.S. was founded on the position of commissioner of Internal Revenue and enacted an I see a 1040, out of my pocket he’s taken everything I got, all I’ve got’s this sunny EXILES income tax to pay war expenses”. The income tax was subsequent- a principal of not paying taxes, and it goes” on his 1993 song “1040 afternoon”. Roughly ten years later, Illinois rockers ly repealed during the post-Civil War reconstruction period and the Blues”. Country music star Willie How The Tax Cheap Trick also recorded what can be considered the thought of handing over one’s hard United States basically relied on various Tariffs to generate revenue Nelson’s battles with the Internal a nod to The Beatles with Tax Man, Mr. Thief from until passage of the 16th Amendment in 1913 which gave birth to earned money to a bureaucrat inspired Revenue service are so legendary, Man Helped their 1977 self-titled debut album. the byzantine income tax system we have today and the infamous creative ways to avoid doing so. his 1992 album was named “The Shape Music Form 1040. HELP ME, HELP ME, HELP ME SAIL IRS Tapes: Who’ll Buy My Memories?” AWAY… which references the public auction of items belonging to the art- Even though the United States was essentially founded on the The Rolling Stones took it one step further and eventually moved ist. Rebellious by nature, heavier artists have also protested the ON principal of not wanting to pay taxes, regardless of which Country out of the country as did several other classic rock artists. The payment of taxes with Crossover stalwarts Dirty Rotten Imbeciles’ you’re in, the thought of handing over one’s hard earned money to ‘Stones moved to France in 1971 as British tax exiles and recorded Give My Taxes Back from their 1985 album Dealing With It being the a bureaucrat inspires creative ways to avoid doing so. Fortunately, their lauded double album Exile On Main Street which was released most direct with the lyrics “the more you waste, the more you want, I most good music is rebellious in nature and what better topic to in 1972. As noted in an article by music writer Frank Mastropolo, want ‘em back…give ‘em back!” rebel against than the ever open Government palm? other artists who packed their bags for friendlier tax havens and Sure, life before the untamable income tax hydra was simpler but ‘CAUSE I’M THE TAXMAN, found musical inspiration in doing so include David Bowie and Rod let’s face it, music before 1913 wasn’t nearly as good. YEAH, I’M THE TAXMAN… Stewart. By the mid 1970’s, Bowie ended up in West Berlin by way MAIN Aside from being a scathing assessment of England’s tax rates at of Switzerland and recorded the three albums that make up the Sources the time, Tax Man, penned by George Harrison, is one of the stand- highly experimental “Berlin Trilogy” period of his career, Low, Heroes ultimateclassicrock.com/rock-bands-taxes/www.irs.gov/about-irs/ out songs on The Beatles’ 1966 masterpiece Revolver. The top in- and Lodger which were released from 1977 to 1979. Rod Stewart’s brief-history-of-irs come tax rate was 95% hence the lines “should five per cent ap- 1975 album title Atlantic Crossing is based on his move to the Unit- Wonkblog pear too small, be thankful I don’t take it all”. While The Beatles ed States and saw several of its tracks become fan favorites. The Beatles were the Mitt Romney of the 1960s, and other policy lessons were pioneers of “The British Invasion” brand of rock and roll, they Not to be outdone by their classic rock brethren, blues, country from the Fab Four By Neil Irwin were also pioneers in attempting to lower the tax bill for successful and even heavier musical artists have also recorded their disdain January 10, 2014 artists. By forming a publicly traded company to own their songs, for the tax man over the years. In a music genre that usually waxes STREETBY TODD R. SCIORE they attempted to realize lower tax rates via capital gains treatment.

128 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 129 History Samuel for a name. Samuel did not hesitate TRANSLATING HISTORY: to suggest my grandfather, already a known scholar, and Allenby went on to appoint Isaac THE IMPRESSIVE STORY as Chief Translator for the British Government. PROFESSIONAL DIPLOMACY “Your saba,” my father Ariel said, using the The Mufti, first row OF ISAAC A. ABBADY center, wearing the The humble scholarly linguist who helped put Israel on the map as a Jewish state Hebrew word for grandpa, “worked together with the Mufti of Jerusalem, sharing the white headpiece/fez. BY ALONA ABBADY MARTINEZ same office space,” he explained, referring to the Sunni Muslim cleric in charge of Je- never met my grandfather, Isaac A. rusalem’s Islamic holy places. The position Abbady, he passed before I was was created by the British in 1918. The Muf- born. But I’ve grown up under his ti of that time, a man by the name of Haj meet Abdallah and nobody will hurt him.’” man, Isaac A. Abbady, was. Honorable is Amin al-Husseini, is notorious for having certainly one of them. Scholarly, loyal, and adoring memory, relayed to me my Sharett did indeed travel to Jordan, known Iwhole life, by his only son, my father Ariel met with Adolf Hitler to discuss their com- respected are a few others. as Transjordan at the time, and met with mon enemy, the Jews. Abbady. Although I was born and raised far King Abdullah, who gave his consent to A FAMILY SECRET UNVEILED away from Israel, my dad made sure to keep “My father was his boss,” Ariel recounted, recognize the Jewish State. As a result, the My father’s voice is slightly shaky. He is his homeland and the role my grandfather explaining that Isaac Abbady translated all king was assassinated in the Mosque of growing tired but has one more story to tell: had in creating it, very much alive. Today decrees from English to Hebrew, as well as Omar, in front of his grandson, then Prince “One day our bell was ringing and three guys my father is in his 80s and slowed down by from English to Arabic, being fluent in all Hussein, who was 15 years old at the time. appeared. One was from Hebrew University, Parkinson’s disease, but it doesn’t hamper his three languages. enthusiasm when speaking about his dad. A MAN OF PRINCIPLE the other from the Bank of Israel, and the “Did they get along?” the obvious question Isaac A. Abbady was the official trans- third was a known journalist of the local pa- “I have a lot to tell you about my father,” he Isaac Abbady in the Port of Tel Aviv. This is the Inauguration of the Port of Tel-Aviv , spills from my lips. lator for the British government until per, Ha’aretz. The three came to my father to began, then going on to describe a photo- 1946, when he resigned in protest of ask him to be a candidate for the presidency 1938. Isaac Abbady was part of a distinguished group of scholars and politicians there “I’ll tell you, that’s history!” my father an- graph taken in his childhood apartment in restrictions placed on Jewish immigra- of Israel.” for the event. swered with a chuckle. “He shared a table Jerusalem of Sir Herbert Louis Samuel, tion to Palestine at that time. In doing so, next to my father, in the same room.” Isaac Abbady declined, suspicious that the who served as the first High Commissioner Secretary Arthur James Balfour submitted part thanks to the efforts of British General he gave up a pension due to him after a men only wanted his nomination to get a of Palestine from July 1, 1920 to June 30, a letter of intent supporting the establish- Edmund Allenby) the 400-year Ottoman DEALING WITH GROWING lifetime service to the British government. 1925. “My father was working for him,” he ment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. The Empire rule ended and Great Britain took TENSIONS WITH HONOR Sephardic Jew on the ballot, a sought-after “Money was a dirty word at our house. It requirement at the time. My grandfather, explained, his voice swelling with pride. British government hoped that the formal control over what became known as Pales- Even with their differences, my grandfather didn’t mean much to my father,” Ariel said. whose family hailed from Syria, would be a declaration—known thereafter as the Bal- tine (modern-day Israel, Palestine and Jor- was always decent and professional, attrib- A CLOSER LOOK great fit. four Declaration—would encourage support dan). He spent the World War I dramatically altered the geopo- utes that did not go unnoticed. THREE IMORTANT MEN for the Allies in World War I. When the war rest of his life My father grew litical landscape in the Middle East. In 1917, General Allenby was in need of someone “In 1929 there were riots in Palestine,” my ended in 1918 with an Allied victory (in large translating a silent, allowing at the height of the war, British Foreign to translate his decrees and reached out to father said, referring to the 1929 Mas- ONCE APPROACHED MY summary of me to think of sacres. “Arabs were killing left and right, the Hebrew GRANDFATHER TO BE A two other words whichever Jews they could.” newspapers CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENCY that describe this At the same time, King Abdallah of Jordan for the Unit- great man I never was hinting he was willing to recognize a ed Nations. OF ISRAEL … HE DECLINED. met: ground- Jewish state. David Ben-Gurion, the head ed and hum- “Isaac got up early in the morning, went of the Jewish community who would go on ble. Few people would have the clarity to to the kiosk in the corner to pick up the to become the country’s first Prime Minister, turn such an offer down. newspapers, sat down with his Smith Co- wanted to send his foreign minister, Moshe rona typewriter to type the summary of “I want to bring to a certain level my fa- Sharett, to Jordan. He reached out to Isaac these papers,” Ariel recalled about his father’s career,” he explained, his voice thick Abbady, knowing he was the only one who ther. “Then he’d put them in our broken with emotion. “Very few people knew that could ensure Sharett receive safe passage- mailbox and the driver of the United Na- they came to offer him the nomination.” way to Jordan. tions would come to pick it up. It allowed My father, now almost 10 years older than Ariel continued, “My father spoke to the him to live honorably.” his own father was when he died, contin- Mufti, who was running all these riots. The There are several adjectives that have been ues to be a proud son. Mufti said, ‘If Isaac Abbady is asking, I will ingrained in my understanding of who this honor his request and Sharett can travel to

130 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 131 them onto huge boats and sail them to their original locations along AN ALTERNATE THEORY… the Nile. COULD IT BE? ROMAN TRADE ROUTES OBELISK BOAT Viewers of the History Channel ‘s Ancient The relocation continued for centuries. The St. Peter’s Square ob- Aliens might be familiar with the theory elisk was re-erected in 1586 AD, in the time of Pope Sixtus V. This that ancient alien astronauts interacted Vatican “raising” project required 1,000 men, scores of cranes, and with ancient humans. The show offers Obelisks: brilliant engineering. Fearing failure and the consequences, the that archaeological discoveries, as well as Timeless, Elegant Art in the Landscape “civil” engineer, Domenico Fontana even had an “escape plan”, translations of ancient documents, that the BY MARY AND HUGH WILLIAMSON which happily he did not have to set in motion. It was a successful, Anunnaki (translated from Sumerian, the Herculean feat, seen as even more impressive looking back from language of the Marsh Arabs of Sumer, now the present … similar attempts as recent as 1999 utilizing ancient hroughout history, obelisks with their SUN PILLARS southern Iraq, as “those who came down theories, have been abject failures. So how did they do it? classic grandeur have punctuated the Ancient Romans were from the heavens”) might have walked landscape. Often of impressive height, drawn to the majes- “We have our arts, the ancients had theirs. among ancient Egyptians from 4500BC these tapered four-sided pillars have a tic structures that the We cannot raise obelisks a hundred feet (or earlier) to 1900 BC, imparting superhu- fascinating history, which all began in Egyptians crafted. After man traits to their half-earthly offspring, or ancient Egypt. the death of Egyptian high in a single piece, but our meridians hybrids. They purportedly were a very ad- TA LITTLE “SIMPLIFIED” HISTORY Queen Cleopatra VII, are more exact.” ―Voltaire vanced culture from a distant planet, who and the subsequent fall The design inspiration for the obelisk form was a vis- came to earth to mine gold, a necessity in of Egypt as it came un- ual ray of the sun, or a “sun pillar”. This optical phe- SHARED CULTURE their world. Is it a coincidence that Eridu der the control of the in Sumer was perhaps the world’s first city, nomenon is caused by the sun’s reflection on tiny The Romans were not the only beneficiaries of Egyptian “generos- Roman Empire, many and that this population was able to con- atmospheric ice crystals and is usually seen when ity”. In the 19th Century, as France and the United Kingdom jock- of Egypt’s ubiquitous struct something so complex as a ziggurat? the sun is low on the horizon. Ancient Egyptian ob- eyed for political and trade advantages, ancient obelisks were wel- monuments were elisks were evident from 3,000 BC to 1,000 BC; The comed to Paris in 1833, London 1877 and finally in 1881 to New AND WERE THEY PERIPATETIC? “relocated” to Rome. early examples followed the Canon of Egypt, which York’s Central Park. These red granite treasures came to be known The Tello Obelisk that was discovered The monoliths were strictly informed the proportions of each example as the Cleopatra Needles, although they were already 1,000 years in 1919 by famed archeologist Julio transported on “obe- to be 10:1, height to base. Evocative of the sun’s rays the earliest old when Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt. The New York and London Tello, at its site in Peru’s Chavín de lisk boats” via the Nile River to Alexandria, temple obelisk still standing was crafted in homage to the sun god monoliths were originally a pair, buried under the sands of Alexan- Huantar may suggest that the an- and across the Mediterranean to the “Ra”. Part of the enthusiastic Pharaoh Senusret I building program dria for over two millennia. The French King Louis Philippe ordered cient aliens were interested in more Roman seaport of Ostia and to many ca.1941BC, this monolithic red granite structure with its pointed top the third Needle, the Luxor Obelisk, to be placed in the Place de than Mesopotamia and Egypt. Cou- other locations. These boats likely used reaching to the sky was thought at one point in history to house the pled with the Nazca Peru runways, the same technology that allowed the sun god within. It remains in place in what is now the city of Heli- it all prompts investigation that can earlier Egyptians to craft the obelisks opolis. The obelisks that often graced the entrance to temples were take you into the wee hours The at the quarries of Upper Egypt, load . usually placed in pairs, and were generally embellished with gold runways are often offered by science or gold alloy-covered pyramidon caps. Often inscribed mystery lovers as proof of ancient on the bases and columns by pharaohs to document their alien visits. successes, they now serve to provide and confirm mean- ingful information for historians. One example of the runways (see image below)

“He read of the Obelisk in the Place de la Concorde that weeps tears of granite in its lonely sunless exile and longs to Nazca lines in Peru be back by the hot, lotus-covered Nile.” – Oscar Wilde

132 Opulence Spring 2018 Spring 2018 Opulence 133 Medical News Wrap-Up la Concorde, marking the spot where Louis beautiful structures than the weather and XVI and Marie Antoinette faced the guillo- acid rain of western locales. ADVANCES IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY tine in 1793. CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS dvances in technology happen at a staggering rate with exponential progress being made across the spectrum of applica- Important versions of obelisks continued to There are no straight lines in nature. So, if tions. In the field of Medical Technology, these advances are especially important because with every step forward we are be incorporated into noteworthy locations you are undertaking a landscape design living longer, healthier lives, while preventing unnecessary complications and hardships. In addition to saving lives, many around the globe through the eighteenth that utilizes one of the basic principals of of these advances also make our existing surgical procedures and diagnostic techniques more precise and accurate. and nineteenth century, as commemora- design, contrast, what do you incorporate? A tions and memorials. The most important How about vertical straight lines in a defini- When the 3-D Printer was first invented, This advance is already being used to print example is perhaps the Washington Monu- tive object that absolutely draws the eye tech-enthusiasts everywhere were thrilled bones which can be used to replace skel- ment, celebrating the life and contribu- with a pleasing sense of proportion. Maybe with the concept of being able to transmit etal sections which have been rendered tions of the first American President. This an obelisk? These can be scaled for a bal- a digital image to a tangible object. Already completely unhealable through traditional famous example is not monolithic, but cony or patio. Some modern-day obelisk in use around the world by manufacturing methods due to a catastrophic injury. Sci- rather is a building. At 555 feet, it is the tall- variations are trellises. On larger properties plants, architectural firms, and the automo- entists at Cornell and Nottingham in the UK est structure in Washington DC and is the they can be much larger and are dramatic tive industry, the 3-D Printer may soon be have managed to eliminate the extreme tallest obelisk in the world. Damaged by an and impressive when placed in a surround- earning it’s M.D. and used in hospitals. Sci- heat necessary for a traditional 3-D printing earthquake in 2011, the restored building ing of the multiple curves created by plant- entists have discovered a way to 3-D print to create a room-temperature bone replica was reopened in 2014. ings. Whatever the application they always organic tissue infused with living cells. which is then infused with living cells. THE OBELISK FORM signify that something special is there, CONTINUES TO BE LOVED and these days, no intergalactic assistance is needed. Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign (1798- PRINTING BONES SEEING INSIDE 1801) helped to fuel “Egyptomania”, and Recently, a clinic in Germany has used iPads in the OR to allow surgeons you may come across splendid obelisks to view augmented reality versions of their patients prior to surgery. The in your travels. They are seen in the Phil- Microsoft Hololens creates a digital version of the area being operated ippines, Korea, Sweden, Russia and many on complete with blood vessels and soft tissues in dynamic real-time. other countries, and are abundant in mid- This will allow surgeons to better plan their incisions and alert them to dle America, where municipalities graced possible conflicts before they encounter them during surgery. war memorials with their elegance. There is also the High Point Monument in Mon- LIGHTSABER SCALPEL contains an intelligent spectrometer than an- tague, New Jersey, which celebrates the The iKnife, or intelligent surgical knife, was alyzes the smoke produced by the chemicals highest point in the state. recently designed in London. The knife runs in the blood in real time. Doctors will know Another very special obelisk can be found with an electrical current flowing through it if a tumor is malignant or benign almost imin Biscayne Bay on Flagler Island, where it which superheats the blade and minimizes mediately, eliminating the need for excessive memorializes Henry Flagler, an important bleeding during an incision. If that wasn’t al- biopsies and severely reducing the time of force in late 19th and early 20th century Flori- ready progressive enough, the tip of the knife surgical procedures. da. Its allegorical, figured base has not fared well, nor have other monument examples located in the U.S. It seems that thousands COMPUTERIZED TESTING of years in Egypt’s desert is easier on these The Organs-on-Chip technology has allowed for the creation of microchips which can accurately replicate the reactions of human tissues and systems. Digitizing the human medical experience means that animal testing and lengthy clinical testing can be exchanged for simulating the effects of potential drugs on these chips instead. Egyptian Obelisk at the Place Side view of the Vatican obelisk being lowered, 1590. Engraving in Della trasportatione de la Concorde at midnight dell’obelisco… (Rome: Appresso Domenico Basa). The Getty Research Institute, 87-B7401 NURSE ROBOT As automated robots become more intel- herently capable of lifting heavier objects ligent and their capabilities are enhanced, (such as a patient who needs to be moved the concept of a robot nurse is quickly from one bed to another,) carrying multiple becoming a reality. While no machine can tools and devices at a time (useful during a replace the compassion and care a human surgical procedure,) and transporting haz- nurse brings to their patients, robots are in- ardous materials such as biomedical waste.

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