Sara Pepitone
The Archive
Go kami-cozy at Japan's new, luxe urban hotels
It's minutes to sunrise in Osaka, where the country’s tallest building, the 984-foot Abeno Harukas, opened in March. Guests of the Marriott Miyako Hotel (from $340), which occupies floors 38...
4 fruity beers to lighten up your summer
Summer is here — and nothing highlights the sticky season like fruit. Be it apricot from Ithaca or blood orange from Bay Shore, New York state is producing all sorts...
Australian drink flat white is the buzz of NY java joints
Move over, cappuccino, there’s a new coffee in town. And we have the Australians to thank for it. Flat whites are becoming the hot order at Aussie-run java joints like...
Grand eats: More than racing at new Meadowlands
The Jets and the Giants won’t be going to the Super Bowl at their MetLife Stadium, but their fans can still get into the spirit of playoff football at the...
Get a taste of 2014 with NYC's newest bites
Toast to the return of legendary NYC restaurants -- plus new Danny Meyer destinations, edgy veggie spots and plenty more. Return of the Titans This year, not one but two...
NYC chefs use their noodles when it comes to creative pastas
Spaghetti and penne are perfectly fine, but there’s no better way to carbo-load after Sunday’s New York City Marathon than with the city’s most elite pastas. Whether you plan to...
OpenSkies speeds the trip to Paris
Sunday evening may be prime time at Newark Liberty International Airport, but the crowd was no match for the green sticker pasted upon my boarding pass. In place of an...
Best of the best in Pittsburgh
These days, Pittsburgh hardly resembles its former self — at least when it comes to dining. Young chefs — many of whom ventured to NYC — are returning home, taking...
Feeling corny?
Maybe it’s because it’s naturally sweet; maybe it’s because peak season coincides with the waning days of summer. Whatever the reason might be, just about everyone loves corn — which...
The Other OC
Ocean City, Md., is only four hours south of Midtown Manhattan by car. But it probably seemed much further until Hurricane Sandy altered many an Atlantic beach holiday plan and...
Raising the bar
“The irony of working behind a bar,” says Washington DC bartender Matthew Ficke, “is that we don’t get much of a chance to actually go out to bars.” That’s why...
Just back: Tales of the Cocktail
“Did bartenders create civilization?” moderator Derek Brown asks a panel of “paleococktails” experts. The DC bar owner is playful but unsurprised by the response from Pat McGovern, a UPenn archaeochemist...
Let’s get fizz-ical in Napa
There’s a good chance you’ve been to Napa Valley, this country’s second federally approved, geographically defined grape-growing region (the first was Missouri’s Augusta). You probably visited the winery that produces...
It's summertime and the grillin' is easy!
The sounds of summer first draw you into East Harlem’s Thomas Jefferson Park — live rumba music, laughter, soccer matches and splashing water from the public pool that fits 1,000-plus...
That’s the spirit
This February, the French Laundry, one of the world’s most significant restaurants, did something new: Serve liquor. Until last November, the Napa Valley restaurant that’s been open since 1994 never...
Best of the zest: 5 fresh twists on lemonade
Most of us think of lemonade as a lemon-sugar-water concoction, with ratios tailored to palate — but no matter the recipe the drink, a perfect marriage of acid-meets-sweet, can make...
Nashville’s cookin’
Nashville is in the groove. And music is just part of it. And country music is just part of that. Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi and the Black Keys are just...
Soothe by Southwest
New Mexico, which was part of the Spanish empire and Mexico before becoming a US territory that turned into a state, should be on your must-visit list. It’s the perfect...
Baltimore ravin’
The Preakness Stakes takes places this Saturday at Baltimore’s Pimlico Racetrack. If you’re one of the 6,000 people inside the Corporate Village and Turfside Terrace, you’ll be part of the...
Where there’s a Wilmington, there’s a way
You can get to Wilmington, Del., on Amtrak in under two hours — for less than what it costs to take a cab to the airport (as little as $41...