Posts by Hayley R. Schultz
Restaurant ReVUE: Spring at Atlas
There are two types of dinners in Atlanta. The ones you squeeze in, and the ones you plan your entire night around. Atlas is definitely the latter. Tucked inside The St. Regis Atlanta, Atlas has been one of the city’s hardest reservations to get since it opened in 2015. A decade later, that still holds…
Read MoreTwo Costa Rica Hotels, Two Very Different Ways to Disappear
Costa Rica is one of those places people talk about as if they’ve discovered some secret, even though everyone already knows. The beaches are beautiful. The jungles are unreal. The food is fresh. The pace is slower, in exactly the way everyone claims they want their life to be, until they are back at airport…
Read MoreUnforgettable Dining with Marriott’s Supper Club: Riviera Maya to Mexico City
Some dinners end with dessert. The good ones end with stories. I noticed it twice. Once by the coast in Riviera Maya, and again, days later, in the middle of Mexico City. Plates were cleared, but no one moved. Chefs joined the table, and conversations stretched past whatever schedule had been planned. That was my…
Read MoreTaTe Diamonds: Inside Atlanta’s Most Luxury Diamond House
Diamonds are often introduced by their sparkle. At TaTe Diamonds, they are introduced by their story. Founder TaShi Shiimi-ya-Shiimi, often referred to as the King of Diamonds, believes the beauty of a diamond has never been separate from where it comes from or who stands behind it. Before launching TaTe Diamonds in 2015, he spent…
Read MoreRestaurant ReVUE: Bar Blanc, French Classics in West Midtown
Perched above Little Sparrow, in the Westside Provisions District, is where you’ll find Bar Blanc. Chef/restaurateur Ford Fry has transformed his former JCT Bar space into an intimate, French-inspired barroom where atmosphere is everything. Chef Fry’s restaurants are known for their impeccable design, and this space is no different; it’s simple but intentional, creating a…
Read MoreFrom Above: Brad Walls’ on his craft and conception
You don’t need to understand aerial photography to understand Brad Walls’ work. You just need to look closely. From a top-down perspective, his work invites you to “stare awhile.” Dancers curl into sculptural forms. Swimmers align in quiet repetition. Space is treated with the same care as the bodies within. What you are looking at…
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