I first met Noah Rothbaum at this year’s Tales of the Cocktail, and it was immediately clear I was in the presence of whiskey royalty. His deep well of knowledge, disarming humility, and easy storytelling made an impression long before a single bottle was opened. So when I heard he was launching The Whiskey Bible, I knew it wasn’t going to be just another book release—it was going to be an event for whiskey lovers.
As soon as I got the notification that the 2025 Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund Benefit was happening again this year, I immediately texted my friend — the same one I’d gone with the year before — and said, “That amazing food fundraiser at Chelsea Market is back – we have to go.”
I recently had the absolute joy of attending the Secret Crush Café, a dreamy three-day pop-up in the West Village created by LoveShackFancy and Tinder. Held at the new Dante Aperitivo, the event celebrated LoveShackFancy’s newest fragrance, Secret Crush, and brought the world of flirtation, fashion, and scent to life in the most whimsical way.
On September 10th, The WatchPro USA Awards 2025 brought together the best of the American watch industry for an unforgettable evening at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York. With the country’s top retailers, brands, and industry insiders in the room, the night was a celebration of innovation, craftsmanship, meaningful collaborations—like the launch of the WOLF x Liberty collection—and the people driving the U.S. watch market forward.
On September 12, 2024, Project Zero announced the launch of The Coral Collective, the world’s largest global conservation initiative dedicated to saving coral reefs from extinction. Marking its first anniversary this September, it continues to drive urgent awareness and funding toward protecting one of Earth’s most vital and endangered ecosystems.
I recently had the chance to be one of the very first to experience something pretty unforgettable — and now, you can too (but only until September 7th). Evian®, longtime sponsor of the US Open, has teamed up with Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud and tennis star Frances Tiafoe (the prestigious water’s global ambassador) to create The Evian Club — an exclusive, limited-time dining and match-viewing experience inside Restaurant DANIEL, one of the most sophisticated spots on the Upper East Side.
As I walked into Central Park at 79th and 5th, headed toward the newly revitalized Delacorte Theater, I felt like I was carrying the best secret in New York City. Every person I passed—tourists, dog walkers, people just enjoying a late summer stroll—I wanted to stop them and say, “I’m on my way to watch the Hamilton movie… with the original cast… tonight.”
On Thursday, August 21, 2025, the brand-new Hyatt Regency Times Square brought the spirit of the US Open right to Midtown Manhattan with an unforgettable pop-up pickleball event. The hotel’s outdoor porte cochere was masterfully transformed into a full-sized pickleball court, creating a one-of-a-kind setting where professional tennis stars faced off with local New Yorkers in a fun and energetic celebration.
Tennis season is well underway and officially taking over New York. At the center of the action, Thompson Central Park is establishing itself as the ultimate off-court destination. In partnership with LALO Tequila and Epic Worldwide, the hotel launched The LALO Clubhouse—a vibrant series of events and lifestyle activations that bring together the best of sport, spirits, and sophisticated city energy.
As Great Jones Distilling Co. celebrates four years as Manhattan’s first and only whiskey distillery since Prohibition, the team pulled out all the stops with a week-long celebration packed with immersive events, live performances, world-class food, and—of course—craft whiskey. From August 19–24, the NoHo-based distillery invited locals and visitors alike to step into its glamorous Art Deco space and experience a lineup that blended the best of music, magic, mixology, and history.