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The Luxury Lover’s Guide to Puerto Vallarta
By Lola Méndez
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Lola Méndez
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The Original Maine Lobster Kit

Normally we'd turn to J. Crew for everything to wear to a beachfront clambake:  Faded khaki shorts, a crisp white polo and a distressed leather belt we'd hope to have undone by some 10 in a sundress at the end of the night.  The classic clothier wouldn't normally be the place we'd turn…

By Mike Newman
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Concrete Kitchen Products

Bringing concrete into the kitchen sounds like a recipe for disaster (pun very much intended) and, perhaps, a very dry biscuit.  Luckily this is not the latest gastronomical craze found in Manhattan's most avant-garde restaurants but rather the backbone of the kitchen products Culinarium sells.  Normally we'd use concrete for outdoor…

By Mike Newman
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Adjustable Nonstick Burger Press

Chances are you’ve already fired up the grill once for the season. Even if it isn’t warm yet where you live, it’s the time of year where guys get some sort of pre-programmed urge to ingest the smell of charcoal and flame-licked meat (that sounded oddly sexual). Along with steak the…

By Mike Newman
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Steak Button Thermometer Set

With warm weather fast approaching our minds immediately turn to ballpark beers and hotdogs, women tossing their chunky sweaters into space-saver bags and firing up the grill on an almost daily basis.  Nothing ruins a great steak quicker than searing it into a hockey puck or serving it up like…

By Mike Newman
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Grill Pocket Press

When it comes to British food our approach is one of cautious acceptance.  We’ll sniff and poke like a dog feeling out a new polished wood floor home.  While this can lead to mixed results, we can safely say that when it comes to food the British have two things right:  Plates…

By Mike Newman
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