Destinations Three Unexpected Winter Getaways While everyone else is escaping to sunny vacation spots, why not try something new and explore these bustling cities this winter? Here’s an urban trio worth bundling up for. CHI PDX DC
Eat + Drink 2018’s Best New Cocktail Flavors + Recipes Veggie-loaded cocktails? This is just one of the 3 hottest up-and-coming cocktail trends for 2018. Read on for recipes. AUS CHI LA NSH PHL
Eat + Drink Northern Lights: Fresh Nordic-Inspired Recipes Delicately smoked fish, hints of caraway and flavorful bursts of dill... here are a few ways to incorporate Nordic flavors into your cuisine. CHI SB SEA
Entertaining 3 Batch Cocktails to Serve This Season Crafting cocktails for a crowd this holiday season? Take the stress out of hosting by preparing big batches of one of these boozy beverages in advance. CHI NSH PHL
Eat + Drink Raise a Glass to These 7 Essential Fall Cocktails There's nothing like a boozy cocktail to warm the spirits. Here are 7 fall-inspired cocktails shared by some of the best bartenders from around the country. CHI NSH PHL PDX DC
Destinations Chicago’s Must-See Art, Architecture + Design Experience Chicago's best spots for architecture, art and design -- from renowned museums to the impressive public art displays created by modern masters. CHI
Travel Tips 5 Midwest Festivals for the Summer When it comes to festivals, Chicago and Minneapolis go all out. Here are 5 of their best festivals to check out this summer. CHI MIN
Eat + Drink 5 Ceviche + Poke Recipes You Need this Summer Turn tonight's dinner prep into a no-cook affair with our chefs' best fresh ceviche and poke recipes. Just dice, mix, chill... and dinner's done! CHI SLC SD SEA DC
Entertaining 6 Creative Mocktail Recipes for Your Summer Soirées Who said mocktails needed to be boring? Here are a smattering of creative mocktail recipes that will excite your palate and have your guests mixing and mingling during your summer soirées. BALT CHI SLC
Travel Tips 7 Can’t-Miss Races Shorter than a marathon but long enough to get your sweat on, these 7 fun runs will keep you moving even when you're on the road. BOS CHI LA MIN NYC SF SEA
Travel Tips Stylish Hotel Services You’ll Love We're partnering with four incredible fashion experts so you can take your personal style to the next level. CHI NYC PHL DC
Travel Tips How to Find Alternative Souvenirs T-shirts and postcards are classic, but we think it's worth going the extra mile to find something special on your next trip. CHI LA PDX SEA
Eat + Drink 4 Hot Chocolate Cocktails for Winter It's gettin' cold outside - but cozy up to the fire with a hot chocolate cocktail and you'll forget all about snow in no time. CHI
Eat + Drink Sweet Updates: Savory Breakfast + Retro Desserts Breakfast goes savory and kid-friendly desserts rise to the occasion. Say hello to 2017's reboot on sweets. AUS CHI
Eat + Drink Culinary Techniques: Charring, Blistering & Searing Move over, grilling - it's time to let other types of high-heat cooking shine. CHI PHX
Eat + Drink Culinary-Inspired Cocktail Recipes When the bar and kitchen meet, it's magic. Here are cocktail recipes borrowing a page from the culinary textbook. AUS CHI PDX DC
Eat + Drink Fat-Washed, Fermented & Resort 2.0 Cocktail Recipes Fat-washing with coconut oils, elevating that tropical resort cocktail and fermentation are mainstays. CHI
Entertaining 3 Cocktails to Spice Up Your Holiday Party Turn up the volume on your next holiday party with these crowd-pleasing cocktails and punches. Spiced grenadine, vermouth or apple cider - it's up to you! CHI SEA DC
Eat + Drink Falling for Apple Cocktails We're rounding out autumn menus with these luscious seasonal drinks. Try pairing with small bites, heartier entrées - or just savor them for dessert. CHI MIA PDX SF SEA
Eat + Drink Women at the Helm: Mixing + Curating in Chicago The Kimpton Gray pays homage to decades past while keeping an eye forward - thanks, in part, to the contributions of two very stylish and smart women. CHI
Eat + Drink Chefs’ Picks: Kitchen Essentials Kimpton chefs spill the beans on the tools that make their kitchens flexible, creative and fully pro. BALT CHI SB SAV SEA
Destinations A Neighborhood Spotlight: Chicago’s Loop We're breaking ground in Chicago's stately and beautiful Financial District with our newest hotel, The Gray. CHI
Entertaining 4 Bachelor Party Ideas That Aren’t Vegas Alright fellas, time to think beyond The Strip. Today we’re coming at you with tips for planning a unique bachelor party. AUS BOS CHI DEN LA NSH NYC PHL PDX SD SF SEA
Travel Tips 6 Classes to Switch Up Your Workout Going to hit the treadmill again? Boring! When it comes to working out, shake things up with these unique workout classes. CHI LA MIA NYC SF DC
Travel Tips 4 Bachelorette Parties She Won’t Regret Later If you want to throw an unforgettable bachelorette party, think outside of Vegas. Chicago, Miami, Austin & Santa Barbara beckon AUS CHI MIA SB
Travel Tips 4 Cities Embracing Bike Culture To celebrate National Bike Month, we recommend hitting the streets in Chicago, Portland, NYC and DC–four cities offering safer, more vibrant biker-friendly streets. CHI NYC PDX DC
Eat + Drink A Spotlight on Shrub Cocktails Shrubs—your one-stop shop for alternative acidity, history, and metathesis. CHI DEN SLC SAV
Travel Tips 5 Ways to Shake Up Family Spring Break Read on for tips for planning a fun and fabulous family spring break. BOS CHI CAY MAN PHL SD DC
Eat + Drink A Trio of Hearty Winter Soups Soups, stews and bisques all have a place in our hearts. Potatoes, squash and leeks take the spotlight in our recipe round-up. CHI DC
Eat + Drink 7 Holiday Eggnog Recipes That Wow These festive concoctions are anything but traditional and will win over skeptics and fans alike. Cheers! CHI MIN SD SB SEA
Entertaining Let It Glow: Best Holiday Lights From Coast to Coast It isn't the holidays without that dazzle. You don't need to look far to find it. Holiday lights shows are springing up everywhere, from the Alexandria harbor to Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. ALX BOS CHI DEN HB MIA NYC PDX SF SEA
Eat + Drink 4 Healthy Recipes With Fall & Winter Veggies Veggies are having a moment. Our chefs show you how to do magic with Guinness and leeks in a soup, dial up the comfort factor with sweet potato gnocchi, and evoke the flavors of fall with a squash, zucchini, corn and asparagus salad. CHI SEA
Eat + Drink Martinis 101 — More Boozing Like Bond + Recipes In Part II in a series, Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education Mike Ryan serves up more martini goodness -- from ordering advice to serving etiquette to the answer to the old gin-versus-vodka debate. CHI PDX SEA
Eat + Drink Cooking With Scary (Sounding) Ingredients: 3 Thrilling Recipes Forget ghosts, goblins and things that go bump in the night. Kimpton chefs are afraid of nothing -- especially daunting ingredients like beet blood, duck fat and twilight peppers. Get the recipes here! CHI MIA
Travel Tips The Wildest Places to Take Yoga Classes in the U.S. "Om" on a boat? Child's pose in a church? In honor of National Yoga Month and our love of yoga, we show you 6 weird, wild and wonderful places where you can take a class. CHI DEN NYC SF SEA
Travel Tips Beyond the Treadmill: Unique Travel Workouts at Kimpton Finding time to exercise when you're on the road can be hard. That's why many of our hotels offer unique travel workouts that just might be a high point of your trip. Watch Video BOS CHI MIN PHL PIT PDX SEA DC
Eat + Drink Burger Bucket List: 5 of America’s Best Burgers Don’t settle for a mediocre burger when traveling. Check a perfect patty off your list with a collection of America’s best burgers. CHI LA NYC SF SEA
Travel Tips We Take Hotel Workouts to the Next Level: The 17th Floor Hotel Palomar Chicago has partnered with Shred415 fitness studio for a summer series of hotel workouts that will take you to new heights: The Palomar's view-enhanced 17th-floor terrace. CHI
Eat + Drink Grilling Tips and Recipes From Our Chefs A few of our chefs offer their best grilling tips, as well as some flame-enhanced recipes for cocktails, gourmet hot dogs and more. Get fired up for summer. CHI MIA PHX SF DC
Eat + Drink A Malört Cocktail Recipe for a Taste of Chicago South Water Kitchen bartender Dan Rook offers a Malört cocktail recipe that takes this iconic Windy City liqueur from bitter to much, much better. Check out the video. Watch Video CHI
Kimpton Buzz Chicago’s Hotel Burnham Renovation Honors the Past A National Historic Landmark, the Reliance Building in Chicago is home to our Hotel Burnham. And we've given it a re-fresh that honors its storied past. Watch Video CHI
Eat + Drink A Strozzapreti Recipe From Chef Luca Corazzina Chef Luca Corazzina of 312 Chicago restaurant offers an easy video lesson on how to prepare his strozzapreti recipe. It's knockout gnocchi straight from the Old Country. Watch Video CHI
Eat + Drink Bar Educator Mike Ryan Drafts His Fave Spring Beers Mike Ryan is Kimpton's National Manager of Bar Education, and no, you can't have his job. But he will share with you his favorite spring beers this season. BALT CHI PHL PIT PDX SD SF SEA
Eat + Drink Take the Chill Off With a Leatherneck Cocktail Winter is stubbornly clinging on but we have the antidote with this video primer on the Leatherneck cocktail, a whiskey-centric drink served warm. Watch Video CHI
Entertaining Dip Recipes for the Big Game From Our All-Star Chefs No matter which team you’re rooting for (or if you’re just watching for the commercials), enjoy these yummy dip recipes from our Kimpton chefs. CHI SED
Destinations Attention Shoppers: Cool Boutiques We Love From lovingly curated selections of designer threads to fantastic accessories for men and women, these cool boutiques are worth the extra spending limit. CHI DAL LA MIN NYC
Destinations Six Under-the-Radar, Cool Neighborhoods to Explore Looking to avoid the tourist crowd? Check out these six cool neighborhoods from around the country where you can hang with the locals. CHI LA NYC SF SEA DC
Eat + Drink Croquettes, Anyone? A Recipe for an International Favorite Chef Brian Millman of Atwood restaurant in Chicago offers a quick video primer on how to make his zucchini, yellow squash and carrot croquettes with herb-cucumber sauce. Watch Video CHI
Eat + Drink It’s Alive! Four Riffs on the Corpse Reviver #2 Cocktail Our creative bar team at Sable Kitchen & Bar in Chicago offers four recipes that give unique twists to the classic Corpse Reviver, a go-to hangover cure. CHI
Eat + Drink Our Chef-Recommended, Must-Have Gifts for Cooks Looking for the perfect present for the kitchen wizard in your life? We asked a few of our chefs for their must-have gifts for cooks. CHI DEN PDX DC
Kimpton Buzz Sleeping with the Artist (Again) at Palomar Chicago Hotel Palomar Chicago's Sleeping With the Artist program showcases work created by the city's hottest young artists, taking over three floors of the hotel. Watch Video CHI
Entertaining 3 Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes to be Thankful For There's plenty to be grateful for this holiday season ... and you can add a few killer Thanksgiving dessert recipes from our Kimpton kitchens to the list. CHI SF
Destinations 5 Surprising Wine-Tasting Destinations There are surprising wine-tasting destinations all over the good ol’ USA to get your sniff, sip and spit on. Hooray for the red, white and blush. ALX BOS CHI PHL SD
Destinations Five Must-Shop Vintage and Flea Markets On the hunt for Mid-Century décor or quirky secondhand finds? Browse through our picks for America’s top vintage and flea markets. Then brush up on your negotiating skills. CHI MIA PHL PDX SD
Destinations America’s Coolest Microbrewery Tours Want to join us for a cold one? Check out one these four microbrewery tours worthy of including in your travel plans. CHI MIN SF DC
Travel Tips Stay (Fit) With us During National Yoga Month September is National Yoga Month and there are events taking place at yoga studios around the country. But if you’re on the road and on the go, you can celebrate and motivate with us. ALX ASP CHI MIA MIN PHL PDX SLC SF SB
Eat + Drink A Toast to Summer: How to Make a Classic Daiquirí A quick-and-dirty tutorial on how to make a classic Daiquirí. This fresh-lime and rum-studded favorite is the perfect way to say adiós to summer. Watch Video CHI
Destinations Kimpton Announces a New Chicago Hotel We’re converting one of Chicago’s most threatened historic buildings into a four-star, 281-room hotel in the Central Loop district. CHI
Destinations Sleeping With the Artist at Hotel Palomar Chicago Thanks to Hotel Palomar Chicago’s Sleeping With the Artist series, guests can get up close and personal with art. Watch Video CHI
Travel Tips Bed-Making 101 Did you know May is “Better Sleep Month”? It’s brought to you by the good folks at the Better Sleep Council. Watch Video CHI
Eat + Drink A Toast to Love: Valentine Cocktails We know the importance of chocolate … and of a great cocktail. So our bar stars have whipped up some chocolaty creations that could have come straight out of an Oompa Loompa test kitchen. CHI LA SEA DC
Kimpton Buzz The Votes are In Nearly 80,000 discerning travelers voted in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2013 Readers’ Poll and we’re thrilled to let you know that a bunch of our properties made the cut. ALX BOS CHI MIA PHL SB SEA DC
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 3: Desserts While turkey usually gets top billing on Thanksgiving (though not always — check out our non-traditional main courses from yesterday), the star of the meal is often dessert. BOS CHI SF
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 2: Main Dishes If you want some creative, out-of-the-box ideas for your holiday dinner — like grilled quail, braised lamb bellies or lemon-poached salmon— keep reading CHI PDX SD
Entertaining Holiday Helper — Thanksgiving Recipes Part 1: Appetizers and Side Dishes We asked some of our chefs for a few recipes that will have all eyes focused on your fabulous meal and not on the dust bunnies in the corner. BOS CHI SEA
Eat + Drink Fave Flavors for Fall Sure, summer gets all the attention with its gaudy fruits and bountiful produce. But what about the fall season? CHI PHL PDX SEA
Kimpton Buzz Vote Kimpton: Best Bars and Best Pet-Friendly Hotels There’s not much we love more than a skillfully crafted cocktail and a cuddly critter, which is why we here at Kimpton give both such a high priority. ALX CHI MIA PHL
Eat + Drink Roof-to-Table: The Ultimate in Local Dining A number of our restaurants have wholeheartedly embraced urban agriculture, growing fruits, vegetables and herbs in rooftop (or patio) gardens for daily use in their kitchens and lounges. ALX CHI LA PHL SD DC
Destinations Dive Into National Aquarium Month You travel in summer to hit the beach. This June, take a break from sandcastles and build plans around another kind of water adventure: National Aquarium Month. BALT CHI DEN SD SEA
Destinations 8 Outdoor Patios to Soak Up What goes well with light bites and tall glass of wine? Spring breezes, of course. If you've been itching to get outside and enjoy a meal in the open air, now's your chance. ASP CHI PHL PHX SB
Eat + Drink Cool Brews: Kimpton Bars Mix Tea Cocktails In honor of National Stress Awareness Month, we're sharing some of our recipes. We think they'd do the Mad Hatter proud. BALT CHI MIN PHL PDX SF
Entertaining St. Patrick’s Day Fun from Coast to Coast In honor of the holiday, cities across the country are painting the town green, and Kimpton hotels are never far from the fun. BOS CHI MIN NYC SF
Eat + Drink Green Scene! Cheers to St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails Move over, green beer. This St. Patrick’s Day, the frothy stuff has a little competition. CHI SD
Eat + Drink Valentine’s Day Dining You’ll Fall For Cupid is drawing back his bow – and taking aim at your appetite. Join Kimpton restaurants from coast to coast for special menus in honor of Valentine’s Day. CHI DEN PHX PDX
Eat + Drink Fries + Flutes = Fun in Chicago Executive Chef Derek Atwood and the team at Atwood Café in Chicago are no doctors. But they did come up with a cure for a case of the Mondays. CHI
Eat + Drink Chicago Restaurant Week is on its Way! Traveling to Chicago? Hope you come hungry. February 1-10 marks Chicago Restaurant Week, a 10-day dining event that lets you enjoy exciting, prix fixe meals at easy-to-swallow prices. CHI
Destinations Cozy Up to Kimpton Fireplaces Winter is in full swing and we thought you might appreciate a warm-up. So gather ’round – Kimpton fireplaces are at your roasty-toasty service. ASP CHI MIN PHL PHX SEA
Eat + Drink Holiday Spirits: Kimpton Bartenders’ Favorite Cocktails Sleigh bells ring. Are you listening? Better yet, are you toasting? You will once you try these cocktail recipes from Kimpton’s head bartenders. BALT CHI PDX SF DC
Eat + Drink Hotel Allegro Rocked the Repeal! On December 5, 1933, a Kimpton hotel made history. Once you find out the reason, you’ll want to raise your glass. CHI
Eat + Drink Chicago Dining: Meet Three Unusual Meats We never met a salad we didn’t like. But as the days get shorter, we hanker for heartier fare. And nothing says “sweater weather” better than meat. CHI
Eat + Drink It’s National Breakfast Month! Rise and shine, food lovers. We don’t expect you’ll have any sleep dust to shake off once we tell you some exciting news: September is National Breakfast Month. CHI PHL PDX SD
Destinations Chicago Invites You to “Bike This Town” This summer, we’re helping you explore Chicago like a local would – by bike! CHI
Eat + Drink Chef Derek Simcik is Way Into Bacon Chef Derek Simcik of Atwood Café in Chicago has a classic pastry background. He also loves bacon. CHI
Destinations Have a Laugh at Comedy Clubs Near Kimpton Hotels We know you like to unwind when you’re traveling. And nothing helps you do that more than having a good laugh. CHI MIA NYC PDX SF
Eat + Drink Mother’s Day Brunches from Coast to Coast If you’re still looking for a way to make the occasion special, you’re in luck: Here’s a sampling of what we have happening. ALX CHI DEN MIA SLC SF SEA
Destinations Chicago Turned 175 Years Old. Join the Party. Happy birthday, dear Chicago. Happy birthday to you. CHI
Eat + Drink Allegro Introduces Bloody Mary Turndown Service We know how much some of you love a Bloody Mary. (They don’t call it “meal in a glass” for nothing!). So our team at Hotel Allegro Chicago found a new way to add one to your morning mix. CHI
Eat + Drink Our Chefs’ Favorite Healthy-Eating Gift Ideas What do you buy for the cook that has it all? More things to cook with, of course! BALT CHI DEN PDX SLC SD DC
Destinations Bright Lights, Big City: Chicago The Windy City’s hulking skyline glistens any given evening. But things are at their bright and shiny best from Thanksgiving to Christmas, when downtown’s two major shopping strips go all out to rustle up spirit. CHI
Eat + Drink Shopping Green City Market with Chef Roger Waysok In autumn, our chefs get the pick of the crop. That’s especially true in the heart of the Midwest, where foliage blazes orange, red and yellow; comfort foods find their way from the farm to the table. CHI
Entertaining 10 Must Do’s Before You Say “I Do” The steps you take before walking down the aisle can be full of surprises (who else laugh-cringed while watching the movie Bridesmaids?). CHI
Entertaining Find Bundled Wedding Bliss in Chicago They say you can’t hurry love. But once you find it, you might as well get down to business – which is why three Chicago hotels are helping you get married in an easy, stylish way this winter. CHI
Eat + Drink Why Our Chefs Can’t Wait for Fall It was nice knowing you, summer. While we hate to cut our relationship short (we know you aren’t over until September 23), we are already turning our thoughts to what the next season will bring. BALT CHI PHX PDX SLC SD SEA
Eat + Drink Beer Cocktails Bubble Up Our mad scientists … um, mixology experts found ways for beer and liquor to mingle together deliciously. Who doesn’t love a two-fer? CHI PDX
Kimpton Buzz 10 Ways to Spend a Kimpton Gift Card Oh me, oh my! Did somebody really give you a Kimpton Gift Card? Aw, shucks. They shouldn’t have. ALX ASP BOS CHI DEN MIN SF SEA
Travel Tips Charge Up on National Running Day We’ll make this post rather speedy. Hope you can keep the pace. CHI PDX SD
Eat + Drink A Mother’s Day Delight from Chef Luca Corazzina Mom’s the word this Sunday. And we’re not staying mum about great ways to celebrate the holiday. CHI
Eat + Drink Discover Our Chefs on Twitter A little birdie told us that our chefs have been pretty outspoken lately on Twitter. Sure enough, we checked and the tweets were flying. ALX CHI DEN SF DC
Kimpton Buzz Hotel Allegro’s Stardust Suite Last time we checked, stardust referred to the dust found in meteorites. (We pulled out our 11th grade astronomy textbook for that one.) CHI
Eat + Drink Make an Easter Brunch Date Easter’s almost here, which means you have to hop to it if you want restaurant reservations. Good news: A number of Kimpton spots are rolling out special, one-day buffets, or dinner or brunch menus. ALX BOS CHI DEN MIA PHL PDX SLC SF SEA
Eat + Drink We’re Tickled by Pickles Lately we’ve found ourselves in a pickle. Meaning, well … we can’t get enough of them! CHI SD SEA
Eat + Drink Tattoo Spy: Mike Ryan’s Armful of Bacon Why, what’s on Sable Kitchen & Bar head bartender Mike Ryan’s arm? A bacon tattoo. CHI
Destinations Hotel Burnham’s Al Capone History Sure, you’re heard of Al Capone. But few know Kimpton’s Hotel Burnham in downtown Chicago’s historic Reliance Building harbors its own piece of Capone history: room 809. CHI
Destinations Hotel Palomar Chicago What are three reasons to love Hotel Palomar Chicago, which opened this spring in the bustling River North neighborhood? Location, location, location. CHI
