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Articles by Andrew Solomon: Food, Travel & Design


Sep 2003

A Silver Ball

All that glitters is not gold. Some of it is silver.

Aug 2003

Song of Solomons

How often do you find a South Pacific island nation with your name on it? And how often does it turn out to be just what Herman Melville said it would?

Jun 2002

Museum Without Walls in Japan

Benesse Island is not just a museum. It is certainly not just a hotel. It is a synthesis of the two, and that synthesis feels very Japanese.

May 2002

My Dinner in Kabul

I did not go to Afghanistan for the food... Dinner my first night in Kabul, however, was a revelation.

Apr 2002

Flight of Fancy

Architect Ettore Sottsass designs a house and aviary around client Ernest Mourmans's obsessions with exotic stone, wood and birds.

Jan 2002

The Kitchen Shrink

When anxiety strikes, you can try talk therapy — or you can try kitchen therapy.

Oct 2001

Perfectly Frank

The paintings of Frank Moore are bright and cheery, yet they depict a world ravaged by toxins and disease. The artist’s light-filled Manhattan loft also confounds our ...

Apr 2001

The Pavilionaire

One room huts or luxury retreats? The designer Jeffrey Cayle thinks they're a bit of both.

Jan 2001

Homme Alone

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May 2000

Caribbean Idyll

Charter the Ocean Kestrel and you get a skipper to sail you anywhere, a girl Friday to bring you rum punch and a chef to feed your fantasies.