The adoptive Parisian is the first japanese chef to earn three Michelin stars.

“When i first came here, the airport bus dropped me off at the arc de Triomphe! I had never heard of it, the Eiffel Tower, or the Louvre. This was in December, so the Champs Élysées had its christmas ligth. Magical! 

Recently we have the honour of meeting and interviewing the legendary photographer, travel writer and author Rose Hartman. With a career spanning decades, this native New Yorker is best know foir having photographed fashion and celebrity icons in some of the most legendary venues of New York nightlife. Who doesn´t remember her iconic image of Jade Jagger riding a white horse in Studio 54 on her 30th birthday?

Palace Life

The Lutetia, set in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, reopend in 2018 following four years of renovation. We takes a behind-the-scenes look at Parisian institution that still embodies the Left Bank 110 years after its opening.

Between the 33rd and 38th floors of the Otemachi Tower, you´ll be torn: which viewpoint should you choose to contemplate the urban ocean, the gardens of the Imperial Palace, the distant dome of Mount Fuji? Under the light ceiling made out of washi paper in the lobby, from behind the sun-filled panels of restaurant windows, from the pool in the spa whose 30-meter mirror-like expanse of water stretches to the horizon, trough the steam from the furo (stone tub eding each room)? Every visiyor to the lofty Aman can find a window with a view of the hustle and bustle of the Japanese capital.

If we think of São Paulo City icons, several images immediately come to mind: Paulista Avenue, the Ibirapuera Park, the Viaduto do Chá, the Catederal da Sé, the traffic… And the street markest! Yes, this real paulistana institution goes through a century, with its stands packed with greens, fruit, fish, pastries, sugar cane, and housewives.