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CULINARY HIGHS<br />
Fans of Georgia O’Keeffe will know that the American painter, revered for her desert landscapes,<br />
was a foodie ahead of her time. She’d approve of SASSELLA (sassellasantafe.com), an Italian<br />
restaurant that debuted this summer adjacent to the Georgia O’Keefe Museum in Santa Fe. Chef<br />
Cristian Pontiggia, a veteran of numerous Michelin-star eateries, has a dedicated farmer growing<br />
80% of the restaurant’s produce and makes all of his charcuterie in-house. In culinary-crazed<br />
California, female chefs helm the hottest tables. Chef Pim Techamuanvivit, who currently oversees<br />
the menu at Michelin-starred Bangkok restaurant Nahm, is wowing the palates of San Francisco<br />
diners with her new Thai spot NARI (narisf.com). Meanwhile, the most anticipated autumn<br />
opening in Los Angeles, Onda at the new PROPER HOTEL SANTA MONICA (properhotel.com),<br />
is a collaboration between Jessica Koslow, the chef of cult East Hollywood restaurant Sqirl,<br />
and Gabriela Cámara, chef of Mexico City institution Contramar.<br />
INTO THE WILD<br />
Sam Highley, founder of ALL ROADS NORTH<br />
(allroadsnorth.com), a luxe travel operator specializing<br />
in American road trips, share highlights of the<br />
company’s itinerary in Yellowstone and Grand Teton.<br />
WHY ARE YELLOWSTONE AND GRAND TETON SO<br />
ICONIC IN THE WEST? These two national parks offer<br />
epic, almost unbelievable landscapes that have played such<br />
a central part in the story of the American West. Whether<br />
the early Native American tribes, Lewis and Clark, or the first<br />
East Coast “dudes”, they seem to have this magnetic effect.<br />
THEY CALL YELLOWSTONE THE AMERICAN SAFARI<br />
EXPERIENCE. WOULD YOU AGREE AND IF SO WHY?<br />
Undoubtedly. It's a vast ecosystem and there is simply<br />
nowhere else in the Lower 48 where you can see such a<br />
concentration of large game. Some clients recently watched<br />
wolves being chased off a bison carcass by a grizzly; these<br />
scenes unfold right in front of you.<br />
WHAT IS SOMETHING NO ONE SHOULD MISS IN<br />
JACKSON HOLE? For me it would be spending time on the<br />
Snake River. Whether you're fly-fishing, running the rapids or<br />
just enjoying a gentle sunset float, there's no better way to<br />
switch off than traveling these landscapes by river.<br />
WHAT MAKES FALL A SPECIAL TIME TO VISIT THIS<br />
REGION? It's a magical time of the year. The crowds have<br />
died down, the aspen and cottonwoods are at their vibrant<br />
best and the elk rut is in full swing. The bugle of a bull elk is<br />
a haunting sound you'll not forget in a hurry.<br />
ISTOCK<br />
ANY DRIVING TIPS OR ROAD-STOP STOPS NOT TO<br />
MISS? It's tempting to try and do too much in the parks and<br />
end up spending all day in the car. My advice would be to<br />
focus on a few distinct areas each day and to get out from<br />
behind the wheel as much as possible. It really only takes a<br />
few steps down a trail to enter a different, altogether wilder<br />
world. For quicker stops along the way, Grand Teton’s TA<br />
Moulton Barn and Yellowstone's Giant Prismatic Spring are<br />
two favourites.<br />
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