August 2006 Issue

Restaurants

Restaurants

For two years, chef Dante de Magistris searched for the perfect place to serve his signature brand of inventive Italian cuisine. It was worth the wait.

Paradise Found

Other

With real estate savvy and sermons mixing demagoguery and finance tips, Gilbert Thompson has built a megachurch 7,000 souls strong. It’s all for the glory of God, says the bishop, whose success has created a hell of a lot of earthly clout.

The Kingdom and the Power

Critics of the Inside Track have long accused the Herald’s gossip column of being malicious and pandering. Nowadays, those are some of the nicest things you can say about it.

Gals Gone Wild