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Diamond Clarity

No one knows diamonds like Ehud Laniado does. The Monte Carlo resident has lived and breathed sparkling rocks since he was in his 20s, and now, as chairman of New York-based jewelling firm Cora International and a household name among diamond devotees, Laniado’s mission is to bring some transparency to the industry that’s so often …

GANSEVOORT PARK AVENUE

With a rooftop pool overlooking an iconic Manhattan boulevard, a 10,000-square-foot trattoria and an in-house spa and fitness centre, walking into Gansevoort Park Avenue might just mean adding your name to the hotel chain’s long list of guests that never want to leave. The Park Avenue location, managed by esteemed hotel general manager Joel Freyberg, …

ENJOY YOUR MEAL

A delicious risotto made in the comfort of your home in only 30 minutes? Yes, please! Pusateri’s Fine Foods delivers exactly that with this dish — perfect for cosying up to while making lasting memories with your loved ones. INGREDIENTS 500 g arborio rice 8 cups chicken broth ¼ cooking onion, chopped 1 head of …

Jenni Button – A Life Aloft

A hand-built, studio-like space, tucked into a tree-filled mountain, proved to be the perfect home for South African fashion designer Jenni Button to rediscover her passion for painting. My ultimate dream was to have a New York loft in a wild forest setting and I never thought it would be possible. It’s like a big …

BRAINS MATTER

According to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, 25,000 new cases of dementia are diagnosed each year. The Brain Project takes the cognitive decline of aging head-on. During a trip to New York City, Erica and Noah Godfrey stumbled upon the colourful sights of the Fabergé Big Egg Hunt. When they left the Big Apple they …

Objects of Desire

From megawatt portraits of Queen ’Liz to cheeky balloon animal sculptures, here’s what’s catching our fancy this season. 1. DRAMA QUEEN This psychedelic portrait, Lightness of Being Fluoro 3 by Chris Levine, really rules www.izzygallery.com 2. VICIOUS CYCLE These high-tech, custom-made bikes are crafted by aerospace, F1 and automotive pros www.robotbike.co 3. LA DOLCE CREED …

BIG HITTER JOSE BAUTISTA

Dolce Magazine goes to bat with Jose Bautista as he takes a swing at the fashion industry. We talk fashion essentials, family and accomplishments with the beloved right fielder. You may know him as the home-run-hitting, stadium-rousing Toronto Blue Jays star that filled every Canadian’s television during last year’s MLB playoffs. What you may not …

Pelican Hill Resort – Escape Without Equal

Dolce Magazine heads to Cali for a sun-drenched stay at the Resort at Pelican Hill. Remember, for a moment, those fairy tales and nursery rhymes from childhood: the ones told in a sing-song way of a great king and queen, sitting atop their throne in a palace perched on a hill. Those rhymes, for most, …

WOMAN TO WOMAN – LUNCH IN THE GARDEN

Fashion influencers such as Leesa Butler and Shayne Stephens dotted the Toronto Botanical Garden for the annual Woman to Woman event, its signature fundraising event. The female-focused, star-studded crowd saw an appearance by Paul Mason, a.k.a. “Fashion Santa” (one of the few males permitted to attend). torontobotanicalgarden.ca photos by Aline Sanders

Wealth Management – It Takes a Village

As an executive committee member at Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. in Toronto, Margot Ritchie has earned her authority in the private wealth management sector. She opens up to Dolce Magazine about the firm’s collaborative approach to global investment and its admired legacy for generating growth in clients’ bank accounts as well as in the community. Nursing …