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Author of memoir, A World Erased: A Grandson’s Search for His Family’s Holocaust Secrets, travel writer, dad, surfer
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Discovering the Allure—and Entrances—of Hidden Restaurants
Food They’re popping up in subway stations and sports bar bathrooms. But is the rise of the fancy dining room in disguise more than a gimmick? Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by kemirada/iStock/Getty Images Plus and semenovp/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily.
The Best Possible Dish for September Has Three Simple Ingredients. Don’t Miss It.
Food If you’ve never had “tomato water” before, you’re in for a treat. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. At the La Jolla restaurant Fleurette, I sat at the bar and listened to the man beside me speak highly about his burger and the truffle that he’d opted to have grated atop the patty.
There’s a Dish That Should Be on Every Restaurant Menu in September. But Luckily, It’s Just as Easy to Make at Home.
Noah Lederman Sun, September 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDT 6 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google There’s a Dish That Should Be on Every Restaurant Menu in September. But Luckily, It’s Just as Easy to Make at Home. Fleurette restaurant in La Jolla offers a unique dish called "Bluefin Crudo" featuring raw Bluefin tuna, watermelon, and tomato water, inspired by Italian acqua pazza, with a balance of sweet, rich, and tart flavors.
Fine-Dining Alumni Go Casual
After leaving three-Michelin-starred kitchens, chefs are bringing exacting standards to neighborhood restaurants built for regulars, not once-in-a-lifetime reservations. My first three-Michelin-starred meal was at The Inn at Little Washington in Virginia, before Michelin downgraded the restaurant to two stars in 2025. The meal was fantastic, as one might expect, but cost four or five big Benjamins per person.
This Is What a Wellness Hotel Looks Like in the United States
It is the travel writer’s challenge to try to define the concept of wellness. In simpler times, it may have meant merely slippers, robes, tea and a massage. Throw in a hot tub, cold plunge, steam room and sauna, and that might have been the entire package — something like a 90-minute vacation from a vacation. That’s a wonderful experience.
In Photos: The Best Beach Hotels in the United States
Like so much in life, the definition of a beach hotel may shift grains of sand under foot depending on whom you ask. You may find some alleged beach hotels tucked blocks inland, or else directing their sunbathers to the shore of a rocky lake. But a true beach hotel? And the ones you'll find below? They're no more than a few mere steps from the coast — or else perched cliffside above one — with saltwater in the air and dramatic views from every angle.
In Photos: The Best Beach Hotels in the United States
Like so much in life, the definition of a beach hotel may shift like grains of sand underfoot, depending on whom you ask. You may find some alleged beach hotels tucked blocks inland, or else directing their sunbathers to the shore of a rocky lake. But a true beach hotel? And the ones you'll find below? They're no more than a few mere steps from the coast — or else perched cliffside above one — with saltwater in the air and dramatic views from every angle.
The Antilla Shipwreck Tells the Story of When World War II Came to Aruba
Tourists can learn about this history by snorkeling over the wreck of the German ship in shallow waters just off the island’s coast As we drop below the surface of Malmok Bay, parrotfish and a sea turtle swim into view. Here in the waters just west of Aruba’s northern tip, the sun illuminates everything in kaleidoscopic clarity. Yet the most curious thing on the seafloor isn’t the tube sponges or the gorgeous brain coral, but the noble-looking wreck of the 400-foot German ship Antilla.
The Antilla Shipwreck Tells the Story of When World War II Came to Aruba
Tourists can learn about this history by snorkeling over the wreck of the German ship in shallow waters just off the island’s coast As we drop below the surface of Malmok Bay, parrotfish and a sea turtle swim into view. Here in the waters just west of Aruba’s northern tip, the sun illuminates everything in kaleidoscopic clarity. Yet the most curious thing on the seafloor isn’t the tube sponges or the gorgeous brain coral, but the noble-looking wreck of the 400-foot German ship Antilla.
Follow in the Footsteps of the Founders and Have a Drink Where They Planned the Revolution Over a Few Beers
Taverns, public houses and inns served as meeting places before the war and unofficial headquarters during it.
There’s a Genius Way to Get Cheaper Tickets to the Events You Love. You Just Have to Be Willing to Think a Little … Further. Original
This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. Life is expensive. Knicks tickets are expensive, too. After the New York Knicks won the in-season NBA Cup at the end of 2025, the January tickets that I’d had my eyes on soared in price. This was a small problem. For the holidays, I had promised my daughter that I would take her to a game—so I searched for a work-around. I watched ticket prices the morning of a game, and even two hours before tip-off.
The Best Hotels in Philadelphia - and Where to Eat Nearby
As America celebrates its semiquincentennial in 2026, there’s plenty of reason to visit the city where both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed and adopted. Beyond the cheesesteaks and the cracked bell, travelers have 33 restaurants and 17 MICHELIN hotels to explore in our Philadelphia selection. Of those 17 hotels, the four below are Inspectors' top picks.
MICHELIN Restaurants Where Nonalcoholic Drinks Are the Perfect Pairing
Resolutions for a sober start to the new year often lead the teetotaling-curious to the non-alcoholic section of the menu. With fewer people drinking — a response to recent research that rejects the notion that a glass of wine might be healthful and to changes in the culture that sees fewer younger people drinking — that nonalcoholic (NA) section of the menu has evolved. No longer is it home to a single, sad, zero ABV beer and lonely Arnold Palmer.
A Pillar of the Fancy Restaurant Experience Is Strangling Our Taste Buds. It’s Time for a Major Change.
Drink Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Back in 2024, after a reporting trip for a whiskey magazine, I got tired of drinking. Perhaps it was the sluggishness I felt each morning, or maybe it was the podcast I’d heard while traveling, which shared the news that one or two glasses of red wine was not, as we had long been told, healthy.
We Stayed at a Luxe Rainforest Lodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Here’s What It Was Like. Original
I paddled through the still waters of the lagoon in front of La Selva Eco-Lodge and Retreat, a resort deep within the Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, one of the planet’s most biodiverse places, in the Ecuadorian Amazon. With binoculars pressed to my eyes, I attempted to be half as skilled as the local guide who’d paddled us down river the morning before.
I've been skiing and snowboarding my whole life. Here are my 7 best tips, whether you're on the bunny hill or black diamonds. Original
I've been skiing and snowboarding my whole life, and I've even taught my children how to tackle the slopes. Every so often, while riding the chairlift, I look down upon some out-of-control skier in soaked-through jeans, a snow-flecked sweatshirt, and cotton gloves. A few moments later, they crash into some obstacle and tangle themselves among their skis and poles.
I've been skiing and snowboarding my whole life. Here are my 7 best tips, whether you're on the bunny hill or black diamonds.
“The conversation I had with a lot of the athletes is that it was very scary to ski,” Shiffrin said. In Semmering, Austria, American ski racing star …
4 World-Class Bartenders Reveal How to Make the Best Mocktails for Dry January Original
From Thanksgiving to New Year's, our bodies often take their heaviest hits. And it's not just about all the eating-there's also the drinking. No wonder promises for a Dry January top many people's resolution list. The trend is so popular that some restaurants have developed nonalcoholic temperance menus to fill the void. While those carefully crafted drinks may elevate alcohol-free drinking to a new level, that's not always the case when it comes to your standard mocktail.
Luxury Resorts and High-End Guesthouses
Inside the Spending Frenzy to Renovate New York's Most Legendary Hotels Many of the city’s most storied hotels have undergone full-scale renovations, with billions being pumped into the Waldorf Astoria alone. Which classics have done enough to elevate them to world's best?
Exploring the Galapagos From a Historical Yacht That Once Belonged To Grace Kelly
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At These Luxe Hotels, Pro Surfers Will Teach You How to Hang Ten Original
“This one. This one. Start paddling!” shouted Jamie O’Brien as a set wave came through on Oahu’s South Shore. O’Brien is more famous on the island’s North Shore, as one of the greatest Pipeline surfers of all time. But he and I were in Waikiki because “Town,” as Hawaiians call it, pumped six- to eight-foot faces during the North Shore’s quiet summer. And the waves just kept getting bigger. The inside reef flashed its teeth as the wave sucked up and prepared to break. Waikiki spat barrels.
The Best Historical Hotels in the U.S. for Comfort and Style
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Chefs from Michelin-Star Kitchens Reshape Oceanside’s Restaurant Scene
Dining Out in San Diego These restaurants add deceptively simple burgers and hyper seasonal tasting menus to the Southern California culinary destination Jul 31, 2025, 6:45 PM UTC Luz Hernandez When chefs from top Michelin-star kitchens break away to start their own ventures, curious eyes often follow them. They bring talent to new towns or cities and deliver the potential to transform a scene with the fine dining skills they pick up.
« Cette guerre n’a plus de but sécuritaire »: des milliers de manifestants pour les otages à Tel Aviv
Jeudi, des milliers de personnes se sont rassemblées sur la place Habima de Tel Aviv, manifestant pour la fin de la guerre à Gaza et le retour des otages après qu’Israël a annoncé avoir rappelé ses négociateurs du Qatar, où ils se trouvaient dans le cadre de pourparlers indirects avec le Hamas.
The Best Historical Hotels in the U.S. for Comfort and Style
As the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, travelers will inevitably begin booking rooms in hotels and inns that date back to our nation's earliest days. While staying the night where Washington or another Founding Father might have dined, caroused, or slept will appeal to history lovers, not everyone wanting to connect with America's past will want to stay in a room short of modern amenities or with furniture so old you can smell the 1700s.
Luxury River Cruise Line Comparison Guide: Which One is Right for You?
CruisesJourneysHotelsOffersNewsletter The surging popularity of river cruising over the past decade has raised the profile of this once-niche mode of travel, and now almost a dozen luxury river cruise lines operate superbly appointed ships. Still, like their luxury ocean cruise counterparts, each has a unique personality. Some focus on cultural enrichment while others prioritize local culinary immersion. Décor, ambiance, and excursion options are other differentiating factors.
Ski Socks Should Not Be Overlooked. Here's Why
Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. I have tried dozens of different ski socks over the past four decades: ones that bunch in the boot, ones that slip down the calf, and ones that are either too thick or too thin.
Do "Pretty" Objects Work Better Than Merely Functional Ones? A Marital Debate
When it comes to home goods, I prefer utility over form. My wife feels otherwise. My coffee pot is a relic: a glass, stovetop percolator that’s at least half a century old that rattles as it brews; though clean on the inside, the glass has a brown stain on the bottom that I just can’t scrub off. My bed frame had been previously owned by my wife’s aunt. My Scrabble board is held together with a piece of tape across its back. But the percolator still makes excellent coffee.
I've been skiing and snowboarding my whole life. Here are my 7 best tips, whether you're on the bunny hill or black diamonds. Original
I've been skiing and snowboarding for decades and taught my children how to do the winter sports. Make sure your layers are keeping you dry, and pay extra attention to your hands. Start on the bunny hill and work your way up — don't ski or board above your level. I've been skiing and snowboarding my whole life and even taught my children how. Every so often, while riding the chairlift, I look down upon some out-of-control skier in soaked-through jeans, a snow-flecked sweatshirt, and cotton gloves.
Skiurlaub: Meine Frau hasst Skifahren - so planen wir trotzdem unsere Familienreise im Schnee
Ich fahre seit fast vier Jahrzehnten Ski und Snowboard, aber meine Frau hasst diese Sportarten. Nach einem Snowboardausflug hat sie aufgegeben. Seitdem versuche ich, sie wieder auf die Piste zu bekommen. Ich versuche, Urlaube in Skidörfern zu buchen, damit meine Frau auch etwas zu tun hat, wenn die Kinder und ich Ski fahren. In den ersten Tagen unserer Beziehung machten meine Frau und ich einen Skiausflug mit einem anderen Paar.
Winterurlaub: Meine Frau hasst Skifahren - so haben wir dennoch eine gute Reise
Ich fahre seit fast vier Jahrzehnten Ski und Snowboard, aber meine Frau hasst diese Sportarten. Nach einem Snowboardausflug hat sie aufgegeben. Seitdem versuche ich, sie wieder auf die Piste zu bekommen. Ich versuche, Urlaube in Skidörfern zu buchen, damit meine Frau auch etwas zu tun hat, wenn die Kinder und ich Ski fahren. In den ersten Tagen unserer Beziehung machten meine Frau und ich einen Skiausflug mit einem anderen Paar.
I've been skiing for decades, but my wife hates it. We have to get a little creative on our winter vacations. Original
I've been skiing and snowboarding for nearly four decades, but my wife hates the sports. She gave up after one snowboarding trip, and I've tried to get her back on the slopes ever since. I try to book vacations at ski villages so my wife has more to do when the kids and I are skiing. In the early days of our relationship, my wife and I took a ski trip with another couple. My friend and I had been skiing and snowboarding our entire lives, but both of our then-girlfriends were novices.
I've been skiing and snowboarding for decades. I beat the crowds at these Northeastern resorts instead of flying out West. Original
I've been skiing and snowboarding for decades. I beat the crowds at these Northeastern resorts instead of flying out West. Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Save Article Icon A bookmark Save Read in app Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. There are bigger mountains out West, but New England has some quaint places to ski. Kyle Tunis/Shutterstock This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
Luxus-Skigebiete USA: Newcomer Big Sky macht Aspen Konkurrenz
Aspen im Bundesstaat Colorado war früher der große Name im Luxus des US-amerikanischen Skisports – aber Big Sky in Montana hat schnell an Beliebtheit gewonnen. Lift-Erweiterungen und neue Gourmet-Restaurants haben wohlhabende Kunden nach Big Sky gezogen. Und das Skigebiet expandiert weiter und bietet beeindruckende Verbesserungen. Die beliebten Pisten von Big Sky, Montana, locken seit den 1970er Jahren Skifahrer und Snowboarder in den Abschnitt der Rocky Mountains.
I went to Big Sky — the luxurious ski destination that's giving Aspen a run for its money Original
Aspen used to be the big name in luxury American skiing, but Big Sky has quickly entered the game. Lift expansions and new fine-dining establishments have attracted wealthy clientele. The Big Sky ski area is still expanding, with more impressive enhancements on the way. The revered slopes of Big Sky, Montana, have attracted skiers and snowboarders to the stretch of the Rocky Mountains since the 1970s.
How They Pulled It Off: a Custom Conversation Pit in a Lakefront A-Frame
With clever use of space and a little imagination, one couple’s dreams of a’70s-style living room comes to life. Welcome to How They Pulled It Off, where we take a close look at one particularly challenging aspect of a home design and get the nitty-gritty details about how it became a reality. Conversations are critical to how we use space, and also how we create it.
The Best Surf Hotels Around the World
One of the great hassles in surf travel is schlepping around a board. Long boards can be the size of a small airplane wing, and airport personnel, upon seeing a shortboard, sometimes hurl them, as if testing them for flight. Surfers know that it’s not uncommon to pay the oversized luggage fee, which is often north of $150 for one-way travel, arrive in some surfer’s paradise, and unzip their well-padded bag to find their board dinged badly or fully smashed.
The Best Surf Hotels Around the World
One of the great hassles in surf travel is schlepping around a board. Long boards can be the size of a small airplane wing, and airport personnel, upon seeing a shortboard, sometimes hurl them, as if testing them for flight. Surfers know that it’s not uncommon to pay the oversized luggage fee, which is often north of $150 for one-way travel, arrive in some surfer’s paradise, and unzip their well-padded bag to find their board dinged badly or fully smashed.
The Best Surf Hotels Around the World
The Worst Food Chain in America Was Just Revealed—And You Probably Won't Believe What It Is A very popular chain came in at a close second. When it comes to eating out, our general rule of thumb is nothing under 3.6 stars. It’s not that you …
The Michelin-Star Chef Taking Innovation out of This World-Literally
Rasmus Munk, whose Copenhagen restaurant Alchemist has two Michelin stars and is No. 8 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, could have stopped at creating his incredible menu and dining experience. It takes place over five acts—with a mime in a mirrored room, beneath a planetarium, in a white ball pit, to name a few settings—where 30-plus impressions are served that showcase incredible gastronomy and pose provocative questions about society’s ills with potential solutions in each bite. For...
Where to Eat on the Drive out to Long Island
Long Island’s Montauk is nicknamed The End. Like a four-hour movie culminating necessarily with those two words, that eastward summer slog to Montauk and the Hamptons demands something as declamatory. Weekend traffic out east after Memorial Day is unbearable. Maybe what the trip needs is an intermission. Satisfy the soul, secure sanity, and let gridlock dissipate with these restaurant breaks. Western Nassau County Just past the bridges, engines in gridlock rumble, as do bellies.
Jewish Students Are No Longer Safe at Columbia University - Noah Lederman
Last Wednesday night I was on a bus heading into Manhattan from Washington D.C. where I had traveled as part of a delegation of Jewish students attending a Congressional hearing on antisemitism at Columbia University. Columnists Actual . Favourites . Archive Aa Aa Aa - A + Last Wednesday night I was on a bus heading into........ © Haaretz visit website
Jewish students are no longer safe at Columbia University
Opinion | Fellow students proudly tell me they're 'with Hamas.' A Pro-Palestinian protester near campus pinned me to a wall.
These Two Ski Clubs Are Bringing Aspen-Style Luxury to Northeast Slopes Original
Published on February 27, 2024 Kate Sullivan Out west, in towns like Aspen, Vail, and Park City, the powder is just better. But it’s completely obvious to anyone who’s drawn a breath in the last 25 years that their villages aren’t ultimately ski destinations—they’re stages. Boldface names come here to flaunt fur. Masters of the universe gather to play Monopoly. Business rivals joust for the better table at the best restaurants.
Black Flannel’s Chris Kesler Is Brewing up Beer and Distilling Spirits Most Americans Have Never Heard Of
Chris Kesler wears many hats at Black Flannel. The company he founded is one part brewery, one part small-batch distillery, and one part James Beard-nominated restaurant. Like the eclectic mix of Black Flannel, Kesler is many things too: he’s chief brewer, an advanced cicerone, and head of research and development of his Essex, Vt., operation.
Good faith Negotiations?
Calling for a Ceasefire, Without First Calling for the Unconditional Release of the Hostages, is Inhumane On October 7, 2023, more Jews were killed than on any other single day since the Holocaust. In addition to brutally raping, torturing, and murdering 1,200+ innocent Israelis and others on October 7th, Hamas captured and took hostage 240 men, women, and children, ranging in age from 10 months old to 86 years old. Hamas is an internationally-recognized terrorist organization.
Goodfaith Negotiations?
Calling for a Ceasefire, Without First Calling for the Unconditional Release of the Hostages, is Inhumane On October 7, 2023, more Jews were killed than on any other single day since the Holocaust. In addition to brutally raping, torturing, and murdering 1,200+ innocent Israelis and others on October 7th, Hamas captured and took hostage 240 men, women, and children, ranging in age from 10 months old to 86 years old. Hamas is an internationally-recognized terrorist organization.
Michelin-Starred Restaurants Make These Hotels Havens for Foodies Original
Text size Dining at most Michelin-star restaurants is never simply a meal. The best of these menus are the culinary equivalent to front row for Bruce Springsteen or box seats for LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. It is the evening, the event, the centerpiece of a week-long travel itinerary.
The Beauty of Catalonia's Modernist 'Wine Cathedrals'
In 1919, the people of Gandesa, the tiny Catalonian capital city of the Terra Alta region in Spain, combined their wealth and their harvests to build a wine cathedral. It took 48 families only eleven months—a modern-day miracle—to construct a winery that any passing pilgrim would confuse for a church. Perhaps it was a way for them to entice extra blessings on the grapes that fermented in the concrete tanks inside.
Virginia Wine Country Is Ripe for Exploring Original
Text size Founding Father James Madison could stare out at the Blue Ridge Mountains from the second-story library at his famous Montpelier, Va., home. To Madison, both the land beyond those peaks and drafting the nation’s Constitution represented the possibilities of what America could be. That idea—what America could be—is still the ethos in the foothills of Virginia. And it’s expressed by great winemakers and superb chefs finding new inspiration beneath the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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