Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Summer 2013 - (Page 26)

CONTRIBUTORS The author of “The Swing Shift” (page 74), novelist and law professor Alafair Burke ﬁrst became interested in golf as a deputy district attorney at the D.A.’s ofﬁce in Portland, Ore., in the mid-1990s. “I was a ﬁsh out of water when I started, “ she says, “but everyone in the ofﬁce golfed, so it was a way for me to be part of the boys’ club. One year I went to the D.A.’s annual golf outing, and I was the only woman who played. So I won best women’s golf score and worst women’s golf score — in the same day.” (Now her French bulldog, Double Bogey, is named in honor of the sport.) The daughter of legendary crime novelist James Lee Burke, Burke teaches criminal law and procedure at Hofstra Law School in Hempstead, N.Y., and is the author of nine suspense novels. “My books are page turners, and I hope they’re fun to read, but I started writing them because I’m interested in the culture of law enforcement — particularly as it involves the COURTESY OF ALAFAIR BURKE ALAFAIR BURKE A NOVEL APPROACH The author, and her latest thriller, “If You Were Here.” FA L L I N G I N L O V E W I T H … SHOPPING PHOTOGRAPHS BY AMANDA FRIEDMAN No stretch of the city better encapsulates Hollywood style: It’s eclectic, elegant, fastpaced and always unexpected. COOKING UP A POT OF GOLD LES POMMET TES 1 5 8 N . R O B E R T S O N B LV D . 3 10 -289 -9202 L E SPOM ME T T E S.COM The prevailing theory at this jewel box-sized shop is that everything looks better with ornamentation: Whether it’s a paper-thin blouse cut from a delicate floral print by Ailanto or a glittery crystal-encrusted necklace by Mawi, the picks are stunningly feminine, without ever looking precious. CULINARY SUPERSTAR JOSÉ ANDRÉS, WHO LEFT ELBULLI TO CREATE A SMALL PLATES EMPIRE, TAKES ON PUERTO RICO. LAUREN SANDLER DECLARES A WINNER 3. CURVE 1 5 4 N . R O B E R T S O N B LV D . 310-360-8008 SHOPCURV E.COM Though it’s been on Robertson for more than a decade, this trend-focused boutique has WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS 26 W W W. R I T Z C A R LT O N . C O M Los Angeles-based photographer AMANDA FRIEDMAN (“Shopping Los Angeles,” page 48) is originally from suburban Detroit. She documents her new adopted city — and other far-ﬂung locations — for such publications as Travel + Leisure, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the (London) Sunday Telegraph. W W W. R I T Z C A R LT O N . C O M I’ve been in New Orleans as a tourist only once — in 1998, for a wedding. My most vivid memory from that trip is of a brisk, dark drive along a stretch of pavement that seemed to be the end of civilization even though we were within city limits. I know now that it was a river road. We were headed to dinner, and as we proceeded north, railroad tracks and the Mississippi River levee followed us on the left, while a residential neighborhood whizzed by on our right. Eventually, a well-lighted 150-year-old shotgun house loomed, and our hosts parked. At Mat & Naddie’s restaurant, I encountered the city’s penchant for savory first-course cheesecakes and the cozy restaurantin-a-house design model of some superb Uptown eateries — Brigtsen’s, Dick & Jenny’s, and Bistro Daisy among them. It’s a subtler New Orleans memory than the others I’ve carried from that life-altering trip of firsts — the deep-fried pork chop at the rehearsal dinner; the warm, oozy Brie and sugary pecans encased in pastry at the reception; the sherrybrightened turtle soup at Commander’s Palace restaurant; the grab-and-go daiquiris in the French Quarter; the soundtrack of brass bands that seemed to follow us everywhere; the heavy heat; the stiff juleps. I realize that this list reads like your typical guidebook’s description of Big Easy highlights, but even now as a seasoned local, I still get warmhearted at the prospect of experiencing any/all of the above (except that I now prefer a rye-based Sazerac cocktail in my “go-cup”). That’s because some of the city’s most STYLING BY MARINA MUÑOZ “Que pasa? Bueno?” José Andrés strides into his kitchen at Mi Casa at Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, hugging and highﬁving everyone in the kitchen. Andrés is a bit behind schedule — he’s been out in the dining room slicing jamón for guests’ breakfasts. This kitchen is as bilingual as the chef himself, and it’s ﬁtting that he ﬂows in and out of languages like he cooks — an American chef, he calls himself, though a Spanish one who got his start in Ferran Adrià’s famed elBulli outside Barcelona, now overseeing the burners in Puerto Rico. On his way, he’s picked up every major award for a chef in the U.S., not bad for someone who started off his stateside tenure with 50 bucks in his pocket and a roll of chef knives. MARINE CORPS Chef Andrés in his Caribbean kitchen; his take on the national dish, asopao; the oceanfront at Dorado Beach. Swimming suit by Tommy Hilfiger. PHOTOGRAPHS BY JUSTIN LANE 3 48 I P H O T O G R A P H S BY E M I LY N AT H A N 2. MA XFIELD 8 8 2 5 M E L RO S E AV E . 3 1 0 - 2 74 - 8 8 0 0 M A XFIEL DL A .COM Located in an iconic concrete cube a stone’s throw from Robertson, this is one of the rare retail emporiums that make people’s bucket lists. Opened in the ’80 s by Tommy Perse — father to T-shirt pioneer James — it offers goods that are avant-garde, subtly macabre, and heavy on the wallet. In addition to new picks from lines such as Balmain and Rick Owens, you’ll find vintage Hermès and curiosities from around the world. 1 THE CRESCENT CITY’S CHARMS ARE IRRESISTIBLE — AND EVERYWHERE. SARA ROAHEN EXPLORES A summer’s day, a pristine lake, a weekend break: Summer’s casual fashion pieces create a portrait of the sporting life. Shot on location at Reynolds Plantation, Georgia R O B E RTS O N / THIRD 1. 2 NEW ORLEANS EN PLEIN AIR FROM THE HOLLYWOOD HIGHS OF ROBERTSON TO THE BEACHY BEAUTIES OF VENICE, THE CITY OF ANGELS IS A SHOPPING CONNOISSEUR’S DREAM. ELISE LOEHNEN SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON WEST COAST STYLE 104 W W W. R I T Z C A R LT O N . C O M T H E R I T Z - C A R LT O N M A G A Z I N E 105 JUSTIN LANE (“Cooking Up a Pot of Gold,” page 104) is the New York bureau chief for the European Pressphoto Agency. In 2002, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his contribution to The New York Times’ coverage of 9/11. For this issue, he had the pleasure of taking a trip to Puerto Rico to document Chef José Andrés at work in the kitchen at Mi Casa at Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve. 94 W W W. R I T Z C A R LT O N . C O M T H E R I T Z - C A R LT O N M A G A Z I N E 95 EMILY NATHAN (“En Plein Air,” page 94) descended upon The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation with crews from both California and New York for this issue’s fashion feature. Nathan says “spring was just getting started when we landed in Atlanta, but Southern warmth and hospitality was everywhere we went.” She has shot for Condé Nast Traveler, Departures and Gourmet. 32 W W W. R I T Z C A R LT O N . C O M EMILY DELAMATER LOS ANGELES T HE BE AT GOES ON Musicians outside Cafe Beignet on Royal Street in the French Quarter. T H E R I T Z - C A R LT O N M A G A Z I N E 33 Though she was born in Wisconsin, food writer and oral historian SARA ROAHEN (“Falling in Love with … New Orleans,” page 32) became a passionate New Orleans convert after moving there with her husband in 1999. The author of “Gumbo Tales: Finding My Place at the New Orleans Table,” she also serves on the board of the Southern Foodways Alliance. http://WWW.RITZCARLTON.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Summer 2013

Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Summer 2013
Contents
Contributors
Editor’s Letter
President’s Letter
Falling in Love With … New Orleans
Design
Technology
On the Boulevards
Shopping
Jewelry
Watches
Family
Local Knowledge
Sports
Cancun
Doha
Fashion
Culinary
Let Us Stay with You
Heritage

Ritz-Carlton Magazine - Summer 2013