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Is This the Best French Toast on Nantucket?

Wait, is that mascarpone?

The White Elephant Hotel in Palm Beach has a sister property in Nantucket. Actually, the newly renovated, shingle-style New England version is the original. Iconic. Nantucket island’s main town is so charmingly, historically dense that it’s almost a surprise to walk through the well-appointed parlor rooms of its best-known hotel and see such vast open space—a verdant lawn that leads to a swimmable pocket cove and the masts of so many sailboats.

All that is the backdrop to one of New England’s finest breakfasts at the White Elephant’s Brant Point Grill. New England’s breakfasts are typically hardy and sweet; Nantucket isn’t the place to count calories. The brioche French toast—with whipped mascarpone, fresh berry compote, creme Anglais and Vermont maple syrup—captures that spirit of indulgence. It’s thick and rich and presented halfway between sculptural and messy, which is exactly what you want on vacation.

Best of all, JetBlue offers flights from Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm (via New York and DC), so even this far-flung island, located south of the spot where Cape Cod takes its bend north, is easily accessible for South Floridians.

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Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

Editor-in-Chief

BIOGRAPHY

Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.