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...American home now occupies a place somewhere between the humble family hearth of old and the cold numbers in our bank and broker statements. It is like a family gem, to be displayed, enjoyed for itself and continually polished and cared for--but one that you might just hock or sell off to pursue gaudier baubles. It is a statement of aesthetics and values and financial acumen. "It is a way to express your good taste," says Atlanta Realtor Heather Steiner, "and to show how much smarter you were than your peers...
...MANTA Chef Stefano Manfredi offers top-draw Sydney dining with an infusion of Italian flavor at this waterside haven, pictured above. Seafood, fresh from the morning's auctions at Sydney Fish Market, is the specialty, while the location?on Woolloomooloo's Finger Wharf?is a sun-dappled gem, with millionaires' yachts gliding by and views of the city's botanical gardens. A main course starts at around...
...reasonable $16. MANTA Chef Stefano Manfredi offers top-draw Sydney dining with an infusion of Italian flavor at this waterside haven, pictured above. Seafood, fresh from the morning's auctions at Sydney Fish Market, is the specialty, while the location - on Woolloomooloo's Finger Wharf - is a sun-dappled gem, with millionaires' yachts gliding by and views of the city's botanical gardens. A main course starts at around...
When it comes to wielding a pair of scissors?as tailors or barbers?Italians rank among the world's finest. And there's no more elegant setting for a haircut than Genoa's Barbieria Giacalone, a tiny, three-chair gem squeezed into the city's oldest quarter near St. Lorenzo cathedral. Its eponymous founder, Archimede Giacalone, established his 10-sq-m premises in 1882 to serve sailors traveling through the city's busy port...
...final days, a government functionary discovers the joy of living. Kurosawa, justly celebrated for his muscular action spectacles, achieves a delicate and totally unsentimental irony in this small, glowing gem of a movie...