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FROM THE EDITOR

10 Songs To Blast On Your Next Solo, Crosstown Adventure

One of life’s simplest pleasures? Clicking your seatbelt in, putting your car in gear and just driving, without a care or destination. And in the COVID-19 Era, solitude is key—and a long drive down a roadway-to-nowhere could be just what the doctor ordered to ward off that cabin fever. Every drive needs—no requires—an amazing soundtrack. And while there are truckloads of songs to choose...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On ‘The Miracle On Ice’

I’ve always had a curious relationship with the concept of miracles. Even as a very young person, I distinctly remember being intrigued by the phrase “miracle of birth” I overheard my mother say to my aunt about a neighbor’s newborn. Miracle of birth? What could that mean? When I was a little older, I’d sit with my parents and siblings in church Sunday mornings...
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‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Giving

Those who know me well—and I’m lucky to say a lot of amazing people can easily make that claim—have invariably heard my go-to refrain...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Being Your Best Self

For the past quarter century, without exception, I’ve spent the week leading up to Labor Day at the US Open tennis championships in New...

Dorinda Medley Gets Real: The Breakout Star Of Bravo’s ‘Real Housewives Of New York City’ Spends A Day In Saratoga

The moment Dorinda Medley and I locked eyes—as we were being introduced some seven years ago at a fancy soirée in lower Manhattan by...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Horses And Other Firsts

As it was happening, it was such a non-event, such a nothingburger, that the moment wasn’t even noted by me in any significant manner;...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Summer In Saratoga Springs

A couple of weeks into the fifth grade, my best friends (we all played tennis together every day) somehow got their hands on tickets...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On His Design Superhero

I’ve always loved that word, “designer.” Even as a kid, the concept of someone being called a designer—be it for flower arranging, home interiors,...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Marriage

As I write this, on my mother’s birthday no less (she’s 84 and fabulous, thanks for asking), I feel compelled to look up at...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Heroes

The holidays are a curious time for me. As much as I do love the many traditions—the food, the bulky sweaters and, yes, the...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria: What ‘Luxury’ Means To Me

For someone who doesn’t meet the stratospheric monetary requirements to be so deeply invested in this word, I spend an inordinate amount of time—and...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria: Top Chefs, Great City

Every Sunday, when I was growing up in Miami, my family had a tradition that, given today’s frenetic schedules and perpetual motion, seems impossibly...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On Setting Up Shop In A Horse Racing Town

Telling the truth, as I found out in stark terms, may not always be the best policy. Some years ago, I was the newly minted...

‘saratoga living’ Editor In Chief Richard Pérez-Feria On All His Favorite Parties, Past And Present

I’ve always been a night owl. Even as a kid, I was one of those cloying children who begged their parents to let them...