by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 14, 2016 | People
Why did you and Tom Dillon start Apicii, and what does the name mean? Tom and I started Apicii in 2011 dreaming to create a best-in-class restaurant company. The name dates back to 400 A.D. to a group in Rome who published the first cookbook, Apicius, named after...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 14, 2016 | People
Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone met at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). Torrisi went on to cut his teeth with such masters as chefs Marcus Samuelsson, Daniel Boulud, Andrew Carmellini, Guy Savoy, and Michel Troisgros. Carbone, for his part, has worked for Mario...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 14, 2016 | People
Chef Thomas Keller and designer Adam D. Tihany first met in the 1980s when Keller, dreaming of opening his first eatery, took a restaurant design class from Tihany at the School of Visual Arts in New York. The pair later went on to collaborate on the chef’s renowned...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 13, 2016 | News
New York-based real estate developer HFZ Capital Group has announced the launch of the first Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas in New York. Located in the Eleventh, a mixed-use development along the city’s High Line park, the forthcoming hotel will serve as the...
by Alissa Ponchione | Oct 13, 2016 | News
Japanese hot spring resort Hakone Kowaki-en Tenyu will debut in April 2017 as the new addition to the Hakone Kowaki-en resort complex. Surrounded by the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, the 150-room resort is located approximately two hours from Tokyo and Mount Fuji....
