Chef Michael Mina’s newly opened Bardot Brasserie, located within the Aria Resort & Casino, launched its beverage program of signature spirits, exclusive beers, and rare wines on January 16. Striving to bring Parisian café culture—a sophisticated mélange of alcohol-fueled conversation and ruckus—and avant-garde sensibility to the Strip, the menu includes Parisian-inspired cocktails to pair with Mina’s delectable dishes.

One highlight is the Voltaire, made with Eric Bordelet cider, Grey Goose L’Orange vo…

Beginning in March, the new season of the Jaguar Heritage Driving Program is offering the public a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to drive some of the most memorable and important models of the British carmaker’s 80-year history. The program follows Jaguar’s purchase last year of collector James Hull’s 543 cars—the world’s largest privately owned collection of British cars, valued at about $60 million. The majority of Hull’s more than 130 Jaguars—including a 1936 SS1, a 1946 C-Type, a 1955 D-Type, and a 1961 E…

After months of renovations spearheaded by the Los Angeles design firm Smith & Firestone Associates, the Waldorf Astoria properties of the Arizona Biltmore and Southern California’ La Quinta Resort & Club have debuted revamped accommodations.

First opened in 1929 in Phoenix, the renovations at the Arizona Biltmore include improvements to its guest rooms, suites, spa, salon, and 15 poolside cabanas—each cabana now has an interior lounge area equipped with a flatscreen TV and full bathtub. The renovat…

Launched over a year ago, the world’s largest yacht, Azzam, has now embarked on its first voyage after having left the Lürssen shipyard in Bremen, Germany, last fall. At 590 feet, Azzam is 59 feet longer than the previous world record holder, the Blohm and Voss–built yacht Eclipse. Given its mammoth size, Azzam’s relatively shallow draft of 14 feet and top speed of 30 knots make it all the more impressive. Many details about the yacht remain unknown, though it has been revealed that the naval architecture was …

When it comes to fortified wines, vintage and tawny ports are the two most universally recognized styles. But there are vast differences between them. Vintage ports are dense purple-black in color, thick with flavors of plum and heavy tannins, and are made from grapes harvested in a single year. Tawny ports are more translucent in color, with a reddish-amber hue—hence the name—and have a candied spiciness along with characteristic cinnamon and almond flavors. Moreover, tawnies are blended from por…

The Swiss watchmaker MB&F is known to often incorporate science-fiction motifs into the design of its timepieces. But the sixth entry in the brand’s Horological Machine series, the MB&F Space Pirate, takes this aesthetic to new heights.

An evolution from its more angular predecessors, the Space Pirate’s titanium-alloy case features organic, rounded surfaces inspired by the biomorphism art movement. Four sapphire spheres occupy the corners of the timepiece, the lower two of which display the hours an…

David Yurman’s new SoHo store reflects his New York heritage both in its design and through a series of limited-edition pieces. The 2,000-square-foot space is housed in a late-19th-century loft building known for its grand Richard Haas trompe l’oeil mural. Not far from Yurman’s Tribeca home and headquarters, the store presents a unique look at the designer’s roots with a wall of inspired artifacts and sketches, as well as original artwork that includes paintings by the brand’s cofounder (and Yurman’s wife), Sy…

Two of the United States’ most celebrated chefs—Charlie Palmer and Michael Mina—are collaborating on what might be the ultimate tailgate dinner. On January 29, just a few nights before Super Bowl XLIX, Palmer and Mina will host the first Super Bowl Culinary Kickoff at Mina’s Bourbon Steak restaurant at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort in Arizona—about a 40-minute drive from the University of Phoenix Stadium, where the New England Patriots with take on the Seattle Seahawks.

The party—open to 150 guest…

Designed by the legendary naval architect Philippe Briand’s firm Vitruvius Yachts and built by the Italian shipyard Perini Navi under its Picchiotti brand, Grace E has hit the waves and is currently available for charter. The third yacht from Vitruvius—whose previous launches, Exuma and Galileo G, were both named to previous Robb Report Best of the Best lists—Grace E is also the company’s largest to date, measuring 240 feet in length with a displacement tonnage of 1,740. Briand created the yacht’s hull with ef…

The renowned chef Thomas Keller will open a new pop-up restaurant, called Ad Lib, on January 21. The temporary eatery will reside within the Royal Oak restaurant at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Northern California’s Napa Valley. Keller—globally recognized for his French Laundry and Bouchon Bakery restaurants, both in nearby Yountville—and his team will focus on classic American dishes, with the attention to quality and detail for which the Thomas Keller Restaurant Group is known. Described by Ad Lib’s chef …