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Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Francophile and Design Guru Erin Swift

Erin Swift wears many hats: set designer, interior decorator, prop stylist, magazine market editor...and author. For her latest project (her first book), she traveled across the US and France all in the name of gorgeous design. We tried to talk her into taking us with her.

Posted by Nicole Campoy on May 07, 2013 at 4:37:34 PM EDT in Style Tagged: Style, France, Paris,
Fodor's Travel Tastemakers: New York Culinary Champs Daniel Humm & Will Guidara

Daniel Humm and Will Guidara are conquering New York's food scene in a whole new way—by celebrating and defining NY cuisine. They've traveled, cooked, and dined around the world, but found their inspiration closer to home.

Posted by Nicole Campoy on April 03, 2013 at 4:24:40 PM EDT in Restaurants Tagged: Restaurants, New York City, New York,
Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Master of the (Soho) House Shelley Armistead

Cape Town-born Shelley Armistead literally holds the keys to one of West Hollywood's most sought after spots—the Soho House. Bonus: her husband is the chef there. She's obsessed with food, healthy living, and traveling well. Our kinda girl.

Posted by Kristan Schiller on March 20, 2013 at 4:59:21 PM EDT in Hotels, New at Fodor's Tagged: Hotels
Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Globe-Hopping Photographer Nigel Barker

Whether for work or play, Nigel Barker knows how to travel and look good doing it. The host of Oxygen's "The Face," now criss-crosses the globe with his gorgeous family in tow bound for all kinds of destinations from Tasmania to Alabama.

Posted by Carrie Seim on March 12, 2013 at 5:06:13 PM EDT in Arts & Culture, Style Tagged: Photography
Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Most Interesting Man in the World, Francis Ford Coppola

When it comes to living well, there are few who can match Francis Ford Coppola. He owns two wildly successful California wineries and five resorts spread between Belize, Argentina, Italy, and Guatemala. Here, the man (the myth, the legend) talks wine, food, and Italy.

Posted by Nicole Campoy on February 20, 2013 at 5:10:19 PM EST in Wine & Cocktails Tagged: Fodor's, Winery, Food and Wine
Fodor's Travel Tastemakers: The Cool Hunters Behind Project No. 8

Some people just know where to find the coolest stuff. And the husband-and-wife team behind Project No. 8 are experts when it comes to hunting what's new and interesting from around the world. They stock their brick-and-mortar shops with their greatest finds from Japan to Greece and back again.

Posted by Nicole Campoy on January 23, 2013 at 1:27:00 PM EST in Arts & Culture, Style Tagged: Fodor's, Style
Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Ace Hotel's Alex Calderwood

Our latest Fodor's Travel Tastemaker comes to us courtesy of Ace Hotels. Alex Calderwood defines the hip boutique hotel experience in cities across the country and he has a lot to teach us on the art of cool.

Posted by Nicole Campoy on January 02, 2013 at 3:00:01 PM EST in Hotels Tagged: Hotels, New York City, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Portland, Seattle
Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Chef Extraordinaire Jose Andres

Our latest Fodor's Tastemaker is a legend, teacher, author, producer, advocate, and we hear he's pretty good in the kitchen, too. Jose Andres talks to us about food, travel and his hometown of Barcelona.

Posted by Nicole Campoy on December 26, 2012 at 3:30:15 PM EST in Restaurants Tagged: Inspiration, Fodor's, Food, Dining, Restaurants
Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Culture Maker-and-Blogger Todd Selby

Todd Selby has given us license to be voyeurs, peeking into the spaces of influencers around the world. He's our ninth Tastemaker because while we all hunt for local gems when we travel, he just does it better.

Posted by Nicole Campoy on December 19, 2012 at 3:08:54 PM EST in Arts & Culture Tagged: Inspiration, Fodor's, Food, Photography
Fodor's Travel Tastemaker: Award-Winning Chef (And Style Hound) Marcus Samuelsson

After a brief hiatus, we are back with our eighth Travel Tastemaker...Marcus Samuelsson! The award-winning chef and TV personality with great style and an incurable case of wanderlust divulges his favorite destinations, his wish-list trip, and where we can find him eating in NYC.

Posted by Nicole Campoy on December 12, 2012 at 12:36:21 PM EST in Restaurants Tagged: Fodor's, Inspiration, Restaurants, Sweden, New York City, Food