Feeling warm and mellow from drinks, food, and a luxurious hot jacuzzi, we agreed -- this was a quintessential hotel experience.

NYC lost one its quintessential characters -- the enigmatic Joe Ades died at 75. He spent decades selling $5 vegetable peelers at Union Square and other locations around town.

Though the sport is quintessentially male, Lupita Lopez is a matadora. Some impresarios won't allow her to fight, but others actively promote female bullfighters as a novelty.

Though the sport is quintessentially male, Lupita Lopez is a matadora. Some impresarios won't allow her to fight, but others actively promote female bullfighters as a novelty.

Though the sport is quintessentially male, Lupita Lopez is a matadora. Some impresarios won't allow her to fight, but others actively promote female bullfighters as a novelty.

NYC lost one its quintessential characters -- the enigmatic Joe Ades died at 75. He spent decades selling $5 vegetable peelers at Union Square and other locations around town.

NYC lost one its quintessential characters -- the enigmatic Joe Ades died at 75. He spent decades selling $5 vegetable peelers at Union Square and other locations around town.