Luxury Restaurants, Wine and Spirits News and Reviews.
The Shifting Constellations: A Summer 2025 Overview of Global Luxury Markets The summer months of June, July, and early August 2025 saw the global luxury market navigate a nuanced landscape, moving away from the exuberant post-pandemic surge towards a more discerning, resilient, and ethically conscious era. While growth has moderated in some traditional strongholds, other … Read more
The 9th edition of VivaTech, Europe’s largest startup and technology gathering held in Paris in June 2025, served as a potent crucible for innovation, offering both glimpses into the future and tangible solutions for the present. For the luxury industry, the event underscored a profound shift: technology is no longer an auxiliary tool but an … Read more
The luxury sector finds itself in a dynamic state of reinvention. Marked by audacious collaborations, a resurgence of heritage-driven storytelling, cautious responses to economic headwinds, and increasingly discerning global consumers, the industry is at a crossroads. The latest wave of developments—from fashion and hospitality to mobility and tech—paints a vivid picture of both resilience and … Read more
What happens when one of America’s most audacious collectors decides to part with his wine? At Christie’s this June, we find out—and it promises to be nothing short of a Bacchic blockbuster. From June 12–14, Christie’s Wine New York presents The Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector, a once-in-a-generation auction that reads … Read more
Miami Beach, already saturated with storied glamour and golden nostalgia, is preparing to welcome a new chapter in its glittering saga: the debut of the Donatella Boutique Hotel & Restaurant in May 2025. The project, a sibling to the legendary Versace Mansion (now The Villa Casa Casuarina), is helmed by the Nakash Group — proprietors … Read more
Just when we thought the luxury-meets-lifestyle trend had reached its peak—where handbags sat next to handmade pasta and labels moonlighted as hotel curators—Prada quietly steps in with its first independent dining concept in Asia, Mi Shang, and reminds us that in the world of couture, the appetite for reinvention is never satisfied. Opened on March … Read more