FOOD words by EMILY & STEWART LANE | photos by ANNA PETROW
Stay-cation Dining Emily Lane: In the past seven months, we’ve all spent a lot more time at home than usual. Our homes have become our offices, daycares, restaurants, and, consequently, our neverending cleaning projects. So for this edition, we’re focusing on the concept of a “stay-cation” and how even a little change of scenery and a good meal can do quite a bit to change your mood in these strange days. We’re going to share three recommendations of places to escape to, including two hotels with excellent dining options. The first is the Crossroads Hotel, which has earned quite a reputation for itself thanks to contemporary rooms and décor and its rooftop bar, Percheron, with stunning downtown views. Due to the pandemic, their main restaurant, Lazia, currently
is only available for takeout, but if you ask me, there’s nothing better than eating pizza on a hotel bed that you don’t have to make in the morning. Stewart Lane: While at the Crossroads Hotel, we snacked on Margherita pizza and kale salad. Their wood-fired pizza was as classic as can be, perfect chewy crust, sweet yet acidic tomato sauce, and bubbly mozzarella. The kale salad was a refreshing riff on a Caesar salad, featuring torn Tuscan kale, shaved raw lemon, carrot “croutons,” pickled shallots, and a Grana Padano dressing. And, of course, if you’re enjoying the rooftop bar, you must sample one of the creative cocktails on their menu.
