Lisa Mabe

Places I love

Field notes on places worth seeking out.

An inspiration board for the kinds of places that stay with you. These are illustrative stories, not a client list.

A working farm with a six-seat table

Farm · Virginia Piedmont

A working farm with a six-seat table

Dinner is whatever came out of the ground that afternoon.

A twelve-room hotel above the sea

Hotel · Mediterranean coast

A twelve-room hotel above the sea

Breakfast is served wherever you happen to be sitting.

A long table at the edge of an orchard

Restaurant · Hudson Valley

A long table at the edge of an orchard

The kitchen cooks for the season, not the photograph.

A family ranch opened to a few guests

Ranch · American West

A family ranch opened to a few guests

Four generations, and the land still sets the schedule.

A walled kitchen garden with a quiet guesthouse

Garden · English countryside

A walled kitchen garden with a quiet guesthouse

The flowers in your room were cut that morning.

A coastline most travelers drive straight past

Destination · Atlantic coast

A coastline most travelers drive straight past

The best places are often between the famous ones.

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