“Thirty years ago, an antique shop was first transformed into a wine bar and then a restaurant. ‘We brought the best of Italy to New York City.’ The journey began in March 1994 when a young filmmaker, Donna Lennard, and her Italian partner from Um...

Join us out east on Saturday June 3rd for a book signing with author Susan Spungen, hosted by Donna Lennard and al Mare. Meet Susan from 4-6pm while enjoying aperitivo served from al Mare next door. We are excited to invite longtime friend of the...

AT HOME WITH VITA is a monthly interview with artists, designers, and friends who inspire us. This month, Vita sat down with food and wine tastemaker, Ariel Okin. Ariel has been shaping the conversation in food and travel for more than 20 years, ...

AT HOME WITH VITA is a monthly interview with artists, designers, and friends who inspire us. This month, Vita sat down with global food expert and tastemaker, Nilou Motamed. Nilou has been shaping the conversation in food and travel for more tha...

AT HOME WITH VITA is a monthly interview with artists, designers, and friends who inspire us. Olivia Muniak is a chef, entertaining and catering entrepreneur based in Los Angeles, though she originally hails from New York, where she grew up in t...

AT HOME WITH VITA is a monthly interview with artists, designers, and friends who inspire us. Lidey Heuck is a food writer, cook, recipe developer, New York Times contributor, and creator of LideyLikes. She began her career in East Hampton worki...

AT HOME WITH VITA x Jill Donenfeld AT HOME WITH VITA is a monthly interview with artists, designers, and friends who inspire us. Jill Donenfeld is a hospitality expert with over a decade of experience as a private chef, caterer, cookbook author ...

AT HOME WITH VITA x Susan Spungen AT HOME WITH VITA is a monthly interview with artists, designers, and friends who inspire us. Susan Spungen is a cook, food stylist, recipe developer, and cookbook author. She was the founding food editor at Mart...

AT HOME WITH VITA is a monthly interview with artists, designers, and friends who inspire us. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, we interviewed a stylish husband-and-wife duo who are co-principals of the New York design firm Carrier and Company. Jesse...

Aug. 30, 2021 Justin Smillie, the executive chef for the Il Buco restaurants in Manhattan and in Amagansett, N.Y., wanted to devise a lighter take on octopus. “I was looking for something other than the big steaky chunks you always see,” ...