As the Year of the Horse approaches, a new chapter opens. In a year that celebrates speed and forward motion, Pure Luxury chooses instead to pause for a moment and look at the people and stories quietly reshaping how we eat, drink and travel.
This issue, “Canada’s 30 Chinese Restaurants of Distinction” traces Chinese cuisine from Vancouver to Toronto, alongside a conversation with French Bloom co-founder Maggie Frerejean-Taittinger on how 0.0% French sparkling is rewriting the toast. Guerlain’s iconic Shalimar returns as Shalimar L’Essence, Matthew McConaughey steps back onto the screen with The Lost Bus and a fresh look at fatherhood, while Porsche Canada’s new president Trevor Arthur explores how performance and serenity can coexist behind the wheel. Heavenly Bites · Dim Sum Opera brings Cantonese opera back into the teahouse, and award-winning bartender Felice Capasso reminds us the bar is still one of the best places for stories to begin.
