Happy New Year! Read below for our first 2021 roundup in wine, food, lifestyle, design and travel.


Ride in Glass-Domed Luxury
Resurrecting the days of old-school train travel, a new glass-domed train will chauffeur you across the scenic Southwest in luxury. The two-day jaunt follows a historic rail route from Denver to Moab with spectacular vistas.


Eat Cheese and Drink Wine – for Your Brain
A new study found that those who consumed more cheese and alcohol (and lamb, but let’s ignore that) — had less cognitive decline with age. Thank goodness all this work I’m putting in is good for something 😉


Notes For Your Travel List
With vaccines rolling out, travel is on the mind and on-so-close! 50 dynamic, of-the-moment destinations to consider — all right here in the United States.


Living in Art
Touring supermodel Erin Wasson’s art-filled Malibu home – it is a fabulous collection of modern pieces in a very beautiful and liveable space!


Cozy Up in an Ice Hotel
Across North America and northern Europe, ice hotels provide the ultimate winter wonderland experience. I have always been fascinated by these structures that are made of ice and snow are typically rebuilt every year during the winter.


Cook What Everyone’s Loving
If you plan to stay busy with cooking projects this winter, as I do, here are Food & Wine’s top 10 recipes from 2020 — from birria tacos to creamy crab carbonara.


Best Unfiltered Wine Stories of 2020
The 2020 wine scene was wild! From Beethoven’s poisoned wine to JFK’s Dom Pérignon obsession to Brad Pitt’s rosé Champagne. This is a fantastic round up of the year’s best stories.
Happy Sunday and Happy New Year!
xx—BB
Such a great Sunday Seven this week! Now I just need to start planning some trips 😉
Me too! This actually inspired me too, I booked one today — for later this spring (fingers crossed)…