Spring2020 |Vol.1Issue7
December 2018
|Vol 1Issue 3
2019 Land Rover Discovery SUV The Pinnacle Of Redefined Capability
Sip
& Savor
Holiday
Cocktails
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Written By: Trystanne Cunningham
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A Few Of our
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Favorite
Every year ahead of the holidays, my family and I resolve to go lean—buy functional gifts, give each other experiences, or give nothing at all except for love and togetherness. None of us ever follows through, of course. Not because we’re rabid consumers, but simply that it’s fun to find interesting gifts for those closest to you. It’s the thought behind the gift that counts, not the lavishness of it. When I was a kid, I hated having to go find things for everyone on my list. Now I love it, because there are so many beautiful, elegant, rare things out there for gifting. Here’s my list of worthy goodies for this year.
BuonNatale
Tutti! Written By: Alex English
I
n Italy, the holidays are an especially
Up to that point, I’d eaten countless pizze
festive, decorative, and family-orient-
and partaken in hundreds of aperitivi. I had
ed time punctuated by many an airy
my preferred gelaterias, which served flavors
panettone (Italian sweet bread), the best
like fig and nocciola (hazelnut). If it wasn’t for
brands of which are hotly debated. It’s a time
walking 10,000 steps every day, I’d have prob-
to relax, take stock, and enjoy nestling with
ably been at least one stone heavier.
those you love. Plus, shops, public spaces, and
I’d also dated some totally dreamy Italian uo-
sidewalks are all twinkly and welcoming.
mini. I lost my keys one night and slept out-
My family visited in December, just before
side. I rode a BikeMi bicycle all over town,
Christmas, as I was finishing my M.B.A. at
across wobbly cobblestones. I sweated under-
Università Bocconi, and it was a thrilling time
neath my winter coat, dragged my luggage
to be their tour guide. I’d been there for fifteen
on the metro, was hungover from too many
months, so I knew my way around the city, the
Aperol Spritzes—which I still can’t drink.
best museums to hit, the right restaurants and bars…
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And I developed a subconscious love for this
Though my time there was short, I feel like I
crazy, backward, infinitely charming place.
discovered what “made in Italy” really means.
What’s so endearing about the country, and
From tangible products to a way of looking at
what I wanted my family and friends to grasp
life, it’s far more than a label. It’s a lifestyle, a
when they visited, is that there’s an emphasis
perspective. The country makes thousands of
on excellence in some very important arenas.
products and exports them to the world—every-
Italy is rich with culinary, artistic, and tactile
thing from Alfa Romeos to household textiles
traditions, which give it things like amazing food
and chocolate bars—but experiencing those
experiences, excellent coffee and wine, unbeliev-
things abroad is different than being on the
able art, and quite possibly the best leather shoes
ground, in the country of origin.
in the world.
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Happy
New
Year
2019