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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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T H E R I T Z - C A R LT O N M A G A Z I N E
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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.
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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.
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EMILY DELAMATER
LOS ANGELES
T HE BE AT GOES ON
Musicians outside
Cafe Beignet on
Royal Street in the
French Quarter.
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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.
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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
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