Dream Dates

The most exceptional experiences require a little imagination. Why stop at fine dining when the world is full of sights and sounds for us to soak up, together?

    • Museums: de Young Museum, Legion of Honor, Book Binders Museum

    • Fine Dining: Atelier Crenn, Benu, Shizen, Anomaly, Acquerello, Californios

    • Theatre/Ballet: War Memorial Opera House (SF Ballet, SF Opera), Davies Symphony Hall (SF Symphony), Magic Theatre (experimental works), ODC Theater (contemporary dance)

    • Historical: Victorian architecture in Pacific Heights, walking tour of downtown SF

    • Jazz: SFJAZZ Center, The Sound Room, Black Cat jazz club

    • Day spas: Reméde Spa at The St. Regis San Francisco

    • Nature: Muir Woods

    • Museums: Seattle Art Museum, Chihuly Garden and Glass

    • Fine Dining: Canlis, Altura, The Herbfarm, Willmott's Ghost, Surrell, Aerlume

    • Theatre/Ballet: Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet (McCaw Hall), Seattle Symphony (Benaroya Hall), On the Boards (experimental performance), Cornish Playhouse (interdisciplinary arts)

    • Nature: Discovery Park

    • Museums: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Architecture Center, International Museum of Surgical Science, Driehaus Museum (Gilded Age mansion), Chicago History Museum's diorama room

    • Fine Dining: Cariño, Alinea, Indienne, Oriole.

    • Theatre/Ballet: Lyric Opera, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra Hall), Lookingglass Theatre (physical storytelling), Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier

    • Historical: Chicago History Museum, Architecture boat tours, Graceland Cemetery (architect-designed monuments), Gangsters and Ghosts Tour

    • Jazz: Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, Jazz Showcase, California Clipper (vintage cocktail lounge), Andy's Jazz Club (lunch sets)

    • Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Oak Park, The Richard H. Driehaus Museum

    • Day spas: Aire Ancient Baths, The Spa at Four Seasons, The Peninsula Spa & Wellness Center, The St. Regis Spa

    • Museums: Metropolitan Museum, MoMA, Guggenheim, Frick Collection, Morgan Library (medieval manuscripts), Tenement Museum basement tours, The Cloisters (medieval art in park setting), NYC historical society

    • Fine Dining: Eleven Madison Park, Dirt Candy, Chef's Table at Brooklyn Fare, Per Se, Daniel, Ying Tao, L’Abeille.

    • Theatre/Ballet: Broadway theaters, Lincoln Center (Met Opera, NYC Ballet, NY Philharmonic), Life and Trust (immersive theater), New York Transit Museum

    • Historical: NYC Catacombs, City Hall Station (abandoned subway stop tours)

    • Jazz: Blue Note, Village Vanguard, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Smalls (basement club with late-night sessions), Zinc Bar (underground venue)

    • Day spas: Aire Ancient Baths, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Spa de La Mer at The Baccarat Hotel

    • Museums: Frist Art Museum, Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, Lane Motor Museum (unusual European cars)

    • Fine Dining: Drusie & Darr, Husk Nashville, Tailor (for dinner dates over 5 hours)

    • Theatre/Ballet: Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville Symphony (Schermerhorn Symphony Center), Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Darkhorse Theater (black box productions)

    • Historical: Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, Belmont Mansion's grand staircase

    • Jazz: Rudy's Jazz Room, The Continental Mid-town, The Continental Mid-town's back room sessions, Cafe Coco late-night jazz

    • Architecture: Belle Meade Mansion

    • Day spas: The Spa at The Hermitage Hotel

    • Museums: Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Harvard Museum of Natural History (glass flowers), MIT Museum, Boston Tea Party Ships, New England Aquarium

    • Fine Dining: Deuxave, Amar, La Padrona

    • Theatre/Ballet: Emerson Colonial Theatre, Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall), Boston Ballet, American Repertory Theater (experimental productions), Boston Lyric Opera (smaller opera company)

    • Historical: Forest Hills Cemetery (sculpture garden cemetery), Boston Athenaeum (private library tours), Charles River Esplanade

    • Jazz: Scullers Jazz Club, Wally's Cafe, Ryles Jazz Club (upstairs intimate room), The Bebop (record listening sessions)

    • Day spas: Mandarin Oriental Spa, Four Seasons Spa