August 2021

Robb Report

Luxury Without Compromise. Every issue of Robb Report transports you into the world of luxury as never before!

Robb Report3 min readLeadership
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Paul Croughton EDITOR IN CHIEF Josh Condon DEPUTY EDITOR Janice O’Leary EXECUTIVE EDITOR Robb Rice CREATIVE DIRECTOR John Vorwald DIGITAL DIRECTOR Julie Belcove FEATURES DIRECTOR Ken Gawrych MANAGING EDITOR Paige Reddinger WATCH AND JEWELRY EDITOR Je
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Contributors
Before going freelance and working with outlets such as Wallpaper, Condé Nast Traveler and The Telegraph, Moore was a staff writer at Robb Report UK. For the US edition, he spoke to Richard Garriott about his extraordinary journeys, from outer space
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Editor’s Letter
It’s become an imperative, something we will never take for granted again. So this is not so much a travel issue as an exploration one. And who better to inspire us than the new president of the Explorers Club, Richard Garriott. If you don’t move in
Robb Report3 min readDiet & Nutrition
Where's the Beef?
In June, after a pandemic-prompted hiatus, chef Daniel Humm reopened his famed Eleven Madison Park. But the Michelin three-star restaurant was . . . different. Missing were Humm’s career-defining dishes, such as honey-lavender duck and suckling pig c
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A Season To Remember
Two generations of the Araujo family teamed up on this brilliantly balanced Cabernet, which opens with savory, fresh-turned earth, brambly fruit and hints of tobacco, toasted spice and herbs. Plush plum and black raspberry flavors follow, with powerf
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Telluride, Off-Piste
Telluride is a town with a reputation: a winter wonderland swathed in snow, scribbled with ski tracks and lit by fireplaces in cozy lodges. That image isn’t wrong—just incomplete. Telluride is also one of the best off-season destinations the West has
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Leisure Class
Lightweight renditions of casual staples, like this seersucker shirt-jacket and silky knit Henley, ensure you’ll stay looking smart in even the most punishing heat. Channel a Slim Aarons scene and accessorize with a Panama hat and your aperitivo of c
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The Best Grooming Upgrades Right Now
Some men turn to intermittent fasting in pursuit of extended youth and vitality, others scarf next-generation supplements, but it’s the cosmetics industry that’s come up with a smart biohack with instant, tangible results. Broadly known as biostimula
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Bone-ified Stars
While Hermès has long been known for its dial work, some of its more complex designs have been outsourced to specialists, including the brand’s skeletonized models, first introduced in 2010 with the Arceau Squelette. Not so with the new 39.5 mm Slim
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Ceramics’ Golden State of Mind
Back in 1988, when artist Tony Marsh took a full-time teaching post at California State University, Long Beach, he was determined to broaden the appeal of ceramics, his chosen medium. He spread the word that if an artist was curious about working wit
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The Answers with... DUSTIN JOHNSON
What have you done recently for the first time? I haven’t done it yet, but I’m going to fish in my first marlin-fishing tournament in the Bahamas. What, apart from more time, would make the biggest difference to your life? I’m pretty happy with my li
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Home Game
Scrabble is, of course, a cerebral classic. But if your box has been collecting dust in the closet, then perhaps you need a version that appeals as much to your finely honed aesthetic sense as to your intellectual one. Aspinal’s version includes a ha
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News
BATTISTA “PININ” FARINA founded his Turin-based design firm in 1930. Over the decades Pininfarina would conceive iconic lines for the likes of Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Maserati and, of course, Ferrari—including the 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO, the most valuable ca
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High Society
IF YOU’RE ONE to boast, read on. The highest private deck for sale in New York could be yours, suspended at a vertigo-inducing 920 feet above street level and conveniently attached to this spectacular penthouse. Around 10 years ago, Hudson Yards was
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The Casting Vote
THE BAMBOO ROD is symbolic of fly-fishing’s unhurried pace. Once the standard, bamboo was replaced by lighter graphite as it was cheaper to make and easier to cast. So the bamboo rod went the way of the handmade suit and has to be put together by an
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Speed Reading
In Formula 1, where 1,000 hp race cars battle at over 200 mph, memories happen fast. Freezing time on F1’s first 71 seasons, from 1950 to 2020, publishing house Assouline has captured the sport’s 100 most unforgettable moments in its massive new comp
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Monterey Car Week
BEFORE THE Great Cancellation of 2020, there were grumblings among certain automotive cognoscenti that Monterey Car Week had become too corporate, too diffuse, the once-stringent standards sunk too low. (Remember Hyundai? At Pebble Beach?) But what a
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Three For The Road
Sitting just 40 inches above the ground, the GT40 feels impossibly low upon entry. But slither over the sill-mounted shifter, under the Frisbee-sized steering wheel and into the right-hand seat, stab the start button and you’re rewarded with pure son
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The Return Of The Maxis
They’re back. After a year of mostly canceled events due to Covid-19, the Maxis, the world’s largest thoroughbred racing yachts, are going head-to-head in one of sailing’s most exciting series. The most prestigious contests on the calendar are organi
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O Captain Your Captain
Don’t let a lack of sailing chops—or even a boat—stop you from experiencing the euphoria of racing along under spinnaker, wind whipping massive sails, another beautiful yacht eating your wake. Instead, leave it to pros like Tony Rey, a veteran of the
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The Falcon 10x Takes Wing
The short list for ultra-long-range, purpose-built business jets has been very short indeed, comprised of the Bombardier Global 7500 and Gulfstream’s G700—full stop. Now there’s a third entry in the premium category, known for offering the longest ra
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Vertical Shift
FOR LONG-DISTANCE commuters, a private jet saves time and simplifies logistics. The only problem: You usually have to get into an urban center afterwards, requiring further transportation once you’ve touched down. To streamline the process, aviation
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Movin’ and Groovin’
If you consider MP3 files piped through plastic earbuds as enjoyable as fingernails on a chalkboard, consider Astell&Kern, the Korean company specializing in portable high-resolution audio players. Its new A&futura SE180 is roughly the size of an iPh
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Shine A Light On The Past And Glimpse The Future
In the world of luxury watchmaking right now, authenticity is everything. Brands pour vast resources into convincing us, the buying public, that what we’re buying into is something that will, as the adage goes, last a lifetime. More than one, in fact
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Just Another Guy in a Suit
At the age of 13, Richard Garriott was told he would never be an astronaut. The family physician, a NASA doctor in Houston, delivered the blow following a routine eye examination. The mere fact that he’d need glasses was enough to dash any hopes of
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Who Needs Dry Land?
Together, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are the Caribbean’s unofficial capital of privacy. The BVI’s roster of five-star resorts is a who’s who of seclusion, with many located on their own islands. Most famous is 74-acre Necker—bought by Richard B
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The Secret Of The Souk
The souk in Marrakech is full of secrets. It’s a warren of dusty, rust-red walls, mostly six feet high or more, concealing the courtyards and buildings within from the prying eyes of anyone wandering down the narrow lanes. Restaurants, shops and cafe
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The Other Hampton
Eighteen months or so ago, the idea of a multigenerational summer camp appealed about as much as a cremated campfire marshmallow. A residential regime of collective endeavor and relaxed, firefly-filled evenings under the stars sounded like a sleepy 1
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Sun, Sea... Sculpture
“We are in the magic business,” declares gallerist Iwan Wirth, sounding every inch the showman. Today, the works he shows at Hauser & Wirth, the acclaimed art gallery he cofounded with his wife and mother-in-law almost 30 years ago, beguile viewers a
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The Essentials
Mahón has several good boutique hotels in handsomely restored townhouses. Can Albertí, the pioneer, has 15 rooms and suites decorated with a mix of contemporary art and antiques, chosen with exquisite taste—and in the perfect location, just opposite
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Patek Philippe VS Château Mouton Rothschild
Some things—skinny ties from the 1960s not included—really do get better with age. That’s especially true for wine, of course, but other luxury objets take to the maturation process with equal enthusiasm, as long as they’re well-made and well-preserv

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