CH Edition: Backsberg Estate Cellars Safari Collection

Enjoy our six favorite wines from the South African producer

For our second CH Edition Zambia photo safari this summer, we wanted our guests to have as local an experience as possible. We asked our friend Simon Back, who heads up marketing at his family’s South African winery, to join our group and share some of the great wines they produce. Our meals and traditional sundowners were much more enjoyable with his pairings and insights, …

Office Blend Tea by Daphnis and Chloe

A fresh, hand-picked tea from Greece offers a caffeine-free energy boost

When hitting the post-lunch slump at work, the office stereotypically shuffles over to the coffee pot in search of a fresh jolt. But for those who don’t drink caffeine, the stamina-inducing choices have long been slim—energetic teas still contain the stimulant, and supplements tend to neglect the gratification of taking a break with a warm, tasty drink—forcing the decaf crowd to accept its slightly slouching …

Dining at Yakumo Saryo in Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Japanese designer Shinichiro Ogata conceives the menu, tableware and even the structure for his dream restaurant

On a cloudy day, we visited Tokyo’s quiet suburban neighborhood of Yakumo (which, fittingly enough, translates to “Eight Clouds”). It was a small trek to our final destination in Meguro-ku, which is southwest of the hip Nakameguro and Shibuya areas. After about 15 minutes of walking from the Toritsu-Daigaku station and some retracing of steps, a slightly clandestine stone staircase came into sight, leading the …