May is Our Do Gooder Issue

Owning a successful business is the dream that brings more than one million people to the United States every year.* Blanca Mata, a Columbian-born American, is one such entrepreneur. She owns the bustling Arepas and More Café in Orlando, Florida. Her restaurant specializes in arepas, filled flatbread sandwiches prominent in Venezuelan cuisine.

With the sound of clinking dishes and cheerful conversation in the background and her...

We call photographer Ilya Moshenskiy, “Ilya Luxury” because he has a special penchant for creating the most exquisite, stylized photos of people, places and things, at a price affordable to most individuals and businesses. Ilya is originally from Russia and brings over 30 years of experience to his work. He focuses on the luxury category (yachts, food and real estate) and exemplifies the highest standards in the industry.  Ilya Moshenskiy...

“When I was a child growing up in Morocco, we had so many orange trees,” Paule Attar recounts in her gorgeous, husky French accent. “As a kid, I would eat oranges fresh from the tree.. . .Any time you rub the peel over your hand, smell it and it is pure heaven!”

Since 1988, she has been the president and the technical and creative director of the European-style Paule Attar Salon and Spa in Bellevue, Washington. Ms. Attar has also...