Growing up on a small farm in Southern Burgundy, Alexandre Gabriel traveled to Cognac as a business school student in 1989. The trip was one of several visits to small wineries across France, where Alexandre would apply his developing business acumen to advise and help grow wineries’ businesses. In Cognac, …

With the tourist-teeming exceptions of the Highline and Chelsea Market, the quiet brownstone-lined streets of Chelsea are largely left to the locals. Where do the locals go to grab a glass and a bite to eat? Or pick up a great bottle of wine? Discover some off-the-beaten path neighborhood spots …

  Emily, nestled in Clinton Hill conveniently across the street from the A & C trains, takes its name from the Mrs. of husband-and-wife team Matt and Emily Hyland. On a recent visit, a proudly smiling Emily was making her way through rustic wooden tables in the narrow restaurant to …