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J.G. Melon

Upper East Side, NYC

JG Melon defines the New York City burger experience. Their classic food and traditional environment never disappoint.

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– Aerin Lauder

Morandi

West Village, NYC

Another one of our neighborhood haunts, by famed restauranteur Keith McNally. Every item on the menu makes me smile. Even the bread is irresistible.

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– Nate Berkus

Condesa DF

Mexico City, MX

A boutique hotel in the heart of Condesa, the leafy, park-riddled residential Mexico City neighborhood that you might compare to New York City’s West Village. For guests of the hotel, breakfast, and for the rest of the world, cocktails and sushi on the rooftop terrace offers a view of nearby Parque España. For a minute you’ll forget you’re in Mexico City and then you’ll realize: this is Mexico City, and this is why we love it.

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– Carolina Carreño

William Poll

Upper East Side, NYC

William Poll has been my go to for years and is an Upper East Side staple. They offer the best hours d’oeuvres and have the most delicious homemade sandwiches and potato chips.

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– Aerin Lauder

Meroma

Mexico City, MX

Chef Mercedes Bernal trained at FCI in NYC and she is deft in combining traditional Mexican flavors with global techniques and sensibilities. This is the new generation of Mexican cuisine in full bloom.

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– Carolina Carreño

Majorelle

Upper East Side, NYC

When Majorelle opened at The Lowell Hotel a couple of years ago it was a fresh addition to New York City’s top dining experience. I love all of their tabletop and enjoy their classic yet innovative French food.

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– Aerin Lauder

Tuesday Tianguis

Mexico City, MX

A typical outdoor Mexican market. Called “tianguis,” these markets pop up in neighborhoods around the city with a weekly rotation. This one, on Tuesdays, is right outside Lardo, so you can grab breakfast and then walk around the market, where you’ll find all the produce, including fresh-cut fruit, artisan salsas, herbologist remedies, traditional Mexican copal incense, hand-carved wooden serving utensils, and a lively, local scene.

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– Carolina Carreño

Extra Virgin

West Village, NYC

Our kids call this restaurant “the friends place” – you can find us here many Sunday nights. Jean-Rene, the weekend host, is the unofficial mayor of West 4th Street.

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– Nate Berkus

Pierre Hardy

West Village, NYC

This village outpost for French shoe designer Pierre Hardy is, randomly, one of our kids’ favorite places to visit with us. For some reason the architecture speaks to them…and the shoes speak to me.

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– Nate Berkus

El Parnita

Mexico City, MX

These three restaurants, owned by the same family, are very forward thinking. They use only heirloom varieties of corn. Expendio de Maiz is a corn project; all the corn is nixtamalized and ground there for all three restaurants. Go for hot chocolate, served in a traditional coconut “bowl” and made with water as is traditional in Mexico. (Milk is 1000x better but the water is interesting, once.) El Parnita is the hipster version of Contramar — a long, rolling, insiders “party.”

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– Carolina Carreño

Trouvé

Mexico City, MX

Beautifully-curated antique store specializing in Midcentury modern designers on the main drag in the Roma neighborhood, Alvaro Obregon.

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– Carolina Carreño

Hudson River Park

West Village, NYC

Simply the perfect place to spend a weekend afternoon.

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– Nate Berkus

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Mexico City, MX

Mexico City bristles with excitement, electricity, and emotion. From glass-sheathed edifices marching along leafy, monument-draped Paseo de la Reforma to sprawling, eye-popping Aztec ruins and wedding cake-like Spanish Colonial-era cathedrals and plazas, the Distro Federal, aka the D.F., hops fluently between civilizations and centuries.
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Diego Rivera’s Murals at the National Palace

Mexico City, MX

The History of Mexico by Diego Rivera is a series of murals that span three large walls within the grand stairwell of the National Palace, “the entire history of Mexico from the conquest through the Mexican Revolution”.

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– Lisa Bowles

Museo Tamayo

Mexico City, MX

A museum located in Mexico City’s Chapultepec park founded by Rufino Tamayo. Award winning architecture with stunning contemporary art installations.

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– Lisa Bowles

House of GAGA

Mexico City, MX

Artist Bernadette Corporation Endless Summer shows a young woman named Meeka who sits on the same bench in NYC reading everyday. A captivating portrait of daily rituals.

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– Lisa Bowles

Kurimanzutto

Mexico City, MX

A striking gallery in San Miguel Chapultepec, a former lumberyard then an industrial bakery. The architect Alberto Kalach creates large volumes of interior and exterior space with huge beams and hanging gardens in the courtyard.

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– Lisa Bowles

MASA Gallery

Mexico City, MX

The Last Tenant begins with an abandoned home in Las Palmas where the exhibition is installed. As you enter the gallery, the sounds of sprinklers on repeat create a familiar sound of summer with kept gardens still in place. As you move through the house art, sculpture, lighting appears in unexpected situations creating a level of intrigue that keeps you exploring.

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– Lisa Bowles

Cicatriz Café

Mexico City, MX

Recommended by TMG

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Niddo

Mexico City, MX

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Bottega Sartoria

Mexico City, MX

A tiny Italian bar owned by Modenese chef who has relocated to Mexico City. It’s the ideal excuse to visit the grand Plaza Rio de Janeiro and enjoy an aperitivo — most items are imported from Italy, with some, like lard, artisan made from yucateca black hogs.

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– Carolina Carreño

Chic by Accident

Mexico City, MX

This gallery has terrific Midcentury Mexican pieces, including the work of Arturo Pani. Always a favorite.

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– Nate Berkus

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New Orleans, LA

Welcome to the magical oasis of New Orleans. “A sultry small town that lives big, New Orleans has snap,” says style maker Sara Ruffin Costello. “Though the potholes are many, the porches and stoops are super welcoming. Plus, it smells like heaven.” Check into The Chloe or The Columns, sip a potent Sazerac at the centuries-old Napoleon House, lap up a meal at Commander’s Palace and Compère Lapin, or simply take an early-morning seat at Café du Monde and watch the languid, sugar-dusted world pass you by. Enjoy our Tastemakers’ favorite discoveries in New Orleans,LA — from the best hotels and restaurants to shopping and a few surprises in between. And come back to revisit the Big Easy often as our Nola finds will update frequently.
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Hermes Bar

New Orleans, LA

Recommended by TMG

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Bacchanal Wine

New Orleans, LA

A unique spot seemingly at the end of the world, Bacchanal is truly a gem. Pass through the unassuming bottle shop and enter the lush courtyard, where you can grab a table and enjoy a leisurely afternoon sipping wines or cocktails, snacking on artisanal cheese and charcuterie boards, and soaking in local live music.

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– Beetle Hillery

Whitney Plantation

Edgard, LA

This is a sobering but enlightening museum for adults and children alike. Located on the scenic banks of the Mississippi River Road, Whitney Plantation Museum is the only museum in Louisiana with an exclusive focus on the lives of enslaved people in the antebellum South. During your visit, you will learn about the history of slavery on a southern Louisiana sugarcane plantation by visiting memorials built to honor enslaved people; as well as original slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, a detached kitchen, and a owner’s house built in 1790.

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– Karina Gentinetta

Sunday Shop

New Orleans, LA

My home shopping obsession. Well situated in the Lower garden district on stroll-able Magazine Street.

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– Sara Ruffin Costello

Freda

New Orleans, LA

Out of Marfa, Texas, Freda offers indie jewelry, clothes, and Nola-centric things including my line of smock dresses! Great for Mardi Gras masks.

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– Sara Ruffin Costello

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New York City

Tastemakers Guide to New York City April is our NYC month, we will be adding new places everyday so please check back often.
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Creel + Gow

Upper East Side, NYC

Creel & Gow is one of my favorite boutique shops in NYC to search for unique objects sourced from all around the world. Jamie Creel is a dear friend and I love his taste and unique point of view.

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– Aerin Lauder

Fred’s

Upper West Side, NYC

Being a “regular” in NYC is part of your street cred. Fred’s is my favorite neighborhood pub & EVERY dish is made with love.

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– Michelle Rago

Bar Pisellino

West Village, NYC

This absolutely delightful al fresoc café is dedicated to the Italian art of drinking, two of my absolute favorite things… and they make a mean In & Out Martini to boot!

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– Michelle Rago

John Derian

East Village, NYC

I love to visit John Derian’s shop in the East Village. It is a beautiful escape into his world of home and interiors. I always have to leave with at least one item.

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– Aerin Lauder

Noda

Kips Bay, NYC

Come for the Michelin-starred, transcendental omakase Chef Shigeyuki Tsunoda serves to a maximum of 10 guests nightly. Stay for the exquisite Ken Fulk-designed jewel box parlour bar, quite possibly the best room in Manhattan in which to while away the night drinking far too many cocktails.

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– Andy Krantz

Cafe Carlyle

Upper East Side, NYC

The last bastion of fine cabaret in New York, and the only place to enjoy a high-wattage live performance as exceptional as the food. Head across the lobby to Bemelmans Bar after dinner for a gin martini and more live music, in a setting that keeps the night’s old New York fever dream alive.

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– Andy Krantz

Pachute

Upper West Side, NYC

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Charleston, SC

Hello, Charleston! Get ready to walk aplenty and peer into the stunning, tucked-away courtyards lavished with creeping fig, palms, and trickling fountains. To quote author Pat Conroy, “You can never completely escape the sensuous, semitropical pull of Charleston.” So dive into our favorite Charleston finds— the best hotels and restaurants to shopping and more. And be sure to come back often as the Charleston Tastemaker selects will update frequently!
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Citrus Club

Charleston, SC

Stop by for the Dewberry hotel’s Citrus Club rooftop bar for a sunset cocktail paired with amazing views. While there, pop into Garden & Gun’s Fieldshop and discover unique Southern finds.

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– Allison Williamson

Hamby Catering

Charleston, SC

We love throwing an impromptu party and Hamby’s can serve up the tastiest lunch or dinner for a big crowd. We serve on our trays and in our rattan casserole dishes to make it look super special!

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– Amanda Lindroth

Estelle Colored Glass

Charleston, SC

This female-founded Charleston-based brand produces the most gorgeous pastel wine glasses that look lovely with my printed batik linens for added interest on a tabletop.

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– Amanda Lindroth

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