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Growing up in Brittany, the French chef Noé Viviès spent many school holidays helping out at his father’s mussels-and-fries restaurants. Now, after a decade in far-flung kitchens including Hong Kong’s Amber, he’s come back to the region’s capital of Rennes to open his own restaurant, Jozy, with his partner, the British sommelier Lucy Rosedale. The duo, who met while working together at culinary pop-ups in Paris in 2020, renovated the intimate two-story space themselves (with help from Viviès’s woodworker stepfather). It opened this past September, on the medieval Rue Vasselot, not far from other inventive spots like Bombance and Fezi that have helped make Rennes into a destination for elegant, unfussy dining. “Even when it’s cold outside and it’s raining, people are still in restaurants here,” says Rosedale, who serves natural and organic wines as well as nonalcoholic beverages that she often concocts with her own infusions and fermentations. The menu, which is offered à la carte or in a five-course tasting format, changes weekly. Dishes might include a chicken and mushroom vol-au-vent in a homemade miso sauce or a blood sausage topped with apple kimchi and purslane, with a lavender cream-stuffed doughnut for dessert. They come to the table plated on handsome custom dishware — including a rectangular platter with an oval indent for a whole grilled fish — from the Paris-based design and ceramics studio Four, co-founded by the chef’s sister Jeanne Viviès. On the weekend, Viviès likes to nod to his partner’s British heritage in the form of a Sunday roast, and occasionally a Scotch egg or sausage roll. “We source everything locally but don’t necessarily stick to a certain style,” says Viviès, who worked with Rosedale across Japan, Denmark and Mexico in the year before they opened the restaurant. “We simply want to bring people something they don’t necessarily know.” instagram.com/jozy_restaurant. COVET THIS Jewelry That Offers Encouraging Words
Fine jewelers have lately transcribed words of intention onto gold pieces, offering everyday reminders of an affirmation or resolution. The Paris-based designer Marie Lichtenberg’s 18-karat yellow-gold double scapular necklace features pendants that read, “No Risk, No Glory,” the letters set with diamonds. For those who want to summon patience, Monica Rich Kosann’s ring draws on the classic Aesop fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” featuring a diamond hare, a green tourmaline tortoise and, on the inside band, engraved text that says, “Slow and Steady.” The West Palm Beach designer Claudia Mae was also inspired by literature, specifically Matt Haig’s book “The Midnight Library,” for her gold and leather bangle that reads “The Only Way to Learn Is to Live.” Harwell Godfrey’s seed-shaped locket is inscribed with a quote attributed to the Greek poet Dinos Christianopoulos, “They thought they could bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds.” The Los Angeles brand Retrouvaí also offers a symbol of resilience with a sculptural ring that says, “Growth Not Perfection.” Dru, another Los Angeles line, centers its collections on words and phrases intended to empower the wearer. If the Calm Down ring, crafted in 14-karat gold and bordered with diamonds and tsavorites, doesn’t evoke the energy you’re looking for, the brand also offers more pointed statements (one medallion reads, “Rage”). The Canadian designer Kelty Pelechytik’s Have a Good Day ring, etched with a happy face drawn by her 11-year-old daughter, manages to convey optimism without words, while Jemma Wynne’s Carpe Diem cuff does it with diamonds. The Manhattan brand Marlo Laz’s En Route necklace represents progress and comes in five sizes, with a range of available center stones allowing for personalization. GO HERE A Renovated 1960s Cabin in the Mountains of Vermont
Skyhawk cabin, a newly refurbished 1960s four-bedroom chalet at the foot of Mount Ascutney in Brownsville, Vt., is intended to attract outdoor enthusiasts with a fire pit, a hot tub and unimpeded views of the countryside. “Every decision we made was with an eye to taking durable, even humble, materials and making them beautiful,” says Catherine Fowlkes, who runs the Washington, D.C.-based design firm Fowlkes Studio with her husband, VW Fowlkes. The windows are wide, the floors are rubber and many of the ceilings are made of salvaged wood planks. A bike trail runs through the property and connects to a larger network of trails. Mount Ascutney offers hiking in summer and a few modest runs for beginner downhill skiers, though Ludlow’s Okemo Mountain Resort is only 30 minutes away. For a post-excursion pastrami or tofu banh mi, the Brownsville Butcher and Pantry is just down the road. From $330 a night, skyhawkvt.com. SEE THIS Sarah Sze’s Saturated World, on View in Los Angeles
The New York City-based artist Sarah Sze interrogates the experience of memory with her new exhibit “Feel Free,” opening at Gagosian Beverly Hills on Jan. 29. Spanning three linked galleries, the show features two immersive video installations and a series of large-format paintings (all over eight feet tall). In both mediums, the artist manipulates digital imagery through fragmentation and collage to create chaotic, textured works that play with the viewer’s sense of perception. In her installation “Once in a Lifetime” (2026), a central sculpture projects images onto the gallery walls while also disrupting them with its own shadow. In her paintings, Sze experiments with the same idea of interruption — and the way chance encounters can change our lives — on a more two-dimensional scale, layering oil paint, acrylic polymers, Dibond, aluminum, ink and wood to produce works that are colorful and otherworldly, though whether that world is of the past or the future is hard to say. The exhibit comes ahead of Sze’s largest institutional project to date, “Forever is Composed of Nows,” a site-specific work set to be unveiled at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art this fall. “Feel Free” will be on view at Gagosian Beverly Hills from Jan. 29 through Feb. 28, gagosian.com. VISIT THIS An East London Trattoria That References Its Chef’s Roots
Bethnal Green’s Columbia Road, with its low-slung buildings and 157-year old flower market, is a preserved piece of London’s past. Now, the 178-year-old pub at the end of the street is finding new legs as Tiella, a trattoria run by two childhood friends, the chef Dara Klein and the restaurateur Ry Jessup. They’ve added dark wood paneling throughout and a roomy open kitchen, changes that only enhance the space’s original warmth. Lavazza posters from the 1990s line the bathroom walls while antique sconces trace the perimeter. It’s not a new restaurant wanting to look old, but rather, a nod to another trattoria: Klein grew up at Maria Pia’s, her parents’ restaurant in Wellington, New Zealand. Before that, her grandmother ran a fresh pasta shop in Salento, Italy. The mostly Italian wine list was developed by the two partners alongside Klein’s father. “Tiella is a passing of the torch,” says the chef. Her Pugliese heritage shines through in dishes like fava bean purée with cicoria, while her early childhood spent in Emilia-Romagna is evident in a tagliatelle with ragù. “It’s authentic in the sense that it’s from my lived experience in an Italian restaurant, but I play,” says Klein. Her hope is that Tiella will be a place for regulars: Two choice seats at the counter are reserved for friends and family. In the coming months, she’ll pass around gratis glasses of allorino, a bay leaf liqueur made from her grandmother’s recipe, at the evening’s end. tiella.co.uk. STAY HERE In Utah, Sundance Mountain Resort Opens a New Inn
When Robert Redford purchased about 3,000 acres in Utah’s Provo Canyon in 1969, his guiding philosophy was “Develop a little, preserve a lot.” The land already had two basic lifts and a lodge, which Redford gradually modernized and renamed Sundance Mountain Resort. Though he sold the property in 2020, the mission of careful development has remained. This week, a hotel joins the resort’s cottages and mountain homes as an accommodation option. The 3,343 acres of land around it — Redford bought more over the years — remain preserved. Situated at the base of the ski slope, the Inn at Sundance Mountain Resort is made up of two wings connected by a wooden footbridge that spans the North Fork Provo River. The interiors pay homage to Redford and nature: The reception area, which features a stone fireplace and reclaimed timber flooring, is adorned with Tartan plaids and family crests that reference the actor’s Scottish roots. The 63 rooms are wood paneled, with leather headboards and Pendleton throws. Artwork around the hotel includes cyanotypes featuring native Utah plants and portraits of owls (many from the Sundance-supported Great Basin Wildlife Rescue) by the Salt Lake City photographer Claire Rosen. Guests will get access to the existing spa, inside a free-standing wood cabin, and the resort’s pool area, which includes hot tubs and barrel saunas. From $980 a night, sundanceresort.com. FROM T’S INSTAGRAM
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