- Fill In the Blankie
We keep seeing plush, soft blankets at restaurants for chilly customers. It hints at where hospitality
is going: to a place so comfortable and cozy we might soon expect a bedtime story — A.B.
Away – The Road to the Hot 10
Pastry of the Year: The Brioche Tart
The Little Tart
Bakeshop
ATLANTA
Cara Cara orange
and pastry cream
Hewn Bread
CHICAGO
Sun-dried tomato
and parm
The Essential
BIRMINGHAM, AL
Blueberry
and brown butter
streusel
Enough with the flaky baked goods that shatter all over our clothes.
This year has been all about brioche tarts, rounds of the butteriest
bread pocketed with lush filling (pastry cream, lemon curd) and
toppings like sliced peaches and strawberry jam. Add some streusel
or make it savory—just don’t call it a Danish. —SARAH JAMPEL
Angler
SAN FRANCISCO
This 100% brushed cotton Sferra Celine
throw is draped over every chair.
Launderette
AUSTIN
The Wolf ’s Tailor
DENVER
Each bench in the backyard garden has
a handmade Trek Light Gear blanket.
Clark’s
ASPEN
Famed parka designer Woolrich
custom-makes this preppy wool blanket.
Lazy Betty
ATLANTA
The pastel-hued throw is supersoft—and
affordable ($25; hm.com)!
PHOTOGRAPHS: CHELSIE CRAIG (BLANKETS); ALEX LAU (TART)
Hello, Sailor
CORNELIUS, NC
Recycled cotton is woven together
on a loom for this vibrant blanket.