Madeline Stone
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Take a tour of the 63-acre Connecticut 'island' that just hit the market for $175 million
Though it's not currently the country's priciest listing, if sold at the full asking price it could…
There's a reason foodies are flocking to Portland, Maine, right now
Maine is an enormous state packed with towns worth visiting, but for the purpose of this story, we'…
The founder of Shake Shack is backing a start-up that delivers food - and it looks delicious
The service has been available in Brooklyn since April, but launches in Manhattan on September 13. …
Why McMansions were doomed investments from the start
"The McMansion was built cheaply in order to get maximum items checked off the check-off list for t…
A pair of former Warby Parker execs have raised $8.5 million to create the perfect suitcase
"We [had] three goals in mind: to bring our brand experience to life, to find out if our customers …
The fabulous life of Anna Wintour
Perhaps no one knows the ins and outs of Fashion Week better than Anna Wintour, longtime editor-in-…
The 15 best restaurants in San Francisco
While Zagat's list does feature many fine dining establishments, several pizzerias and bakeries als…
Meet the woman Elon Musk and Les Moonves trust to make their homes beautiful
To do this, the designer whom the firm decides is best suited to the style of the individual home w…
How to pair your cooking with your guests' favorite wines, according to a top winery chef
Silver Oak is one of the most prestigious wineries in Napa Valley. Family-owned since 1972, it was …
Go inside the glassy skyscraper condo Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are selling for $17.25 million
Stretching 3,310 square feet, the apartment has floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over Madison S…
10 of the best hotel deals you can get in San Francisco right now
For those traveling to San Francisco for the announcement, there are still plenty of great places t…
Tech billionaire Sean Parker reportedly just bought a third adjacent townhouse in New York City
If Parker is indeed planning to combine the three homes into one mansion, he'll have to get the pla…
These are the 2 most ominous threats facing hotels, according to the CEO of a trendy chain
Standard International operates five hotels in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, in addition to sev…
Neiman Marcus is selling a pork roast that costs $410
There's a stuffed pork crown roast, for example, that retails for $410 plus an additional $32 for s…
The American McMansion is dying for good
"People used to buy a home under the assumption that they would be living there until the end of a …
Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse has traveled the world - this was one of the most memorable things he ever ate
While eating reindeer heart might seem extreme to the Amerian eater, reindeer in one form or anothe…
The 25 top-trending tourist attractions this summer, according to TripAdvisor
That's where TripAdvisor comes in - the hotel booking and review site just announced the results of…
Go inside Antarctica's only luxury camp, where tours to the South Pole will set you back $72,000
The tours cost a whopping €64,000 ($72,000) per person, which includes housing, flights, and food, …
5 things you should know if you're flying private for the first time
We chatted with Andrew Collins, CEO of on-demand jet membership company Sentient Jet, to get his ad…
Mouthwatering photos of the best airport food in the world
The food selection includes everything from fresh seafood to hearty bowls of ramen. For once, you m…
What the newly rich do with their homes after they make it big, according to a top interior design
Interior designer Noa Santos has worked with plenty of entrepreneurs through Homepolish, the design…
Hugh Hefner will pay $1 million a year to live in the Playboy Mansion
Hefner never technically owned the Los Angeles estate. Metropoulos purchased the home from Playboy …
The Playboy Mansion officially sold for $100 million, half of what it was listed for
As part of the terms of the sale, Hugh Hefner must be allowed to stay as long as he desires. The es…
8 of the craziest perks we've seen in luxury real estate listings
In big cities across the US, glass skyscrapers and sprawling spec homes that broke ground to fanfar…
Early Apple employee Mike Markkula is selling his California ranch for $45 million
Dubbed "Rana Creek Ranch," the property spans 14,000 acres in Carmel Valley, about 85 miles south o…