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CAPPUCCINO ON THE HORIZON

My partner, Billy Knight, and I owned a small luxury hotel on the island of Vieques off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico from 1994 until 2005. Our elegant hotel, Inn on the Blue Horizon (google it), appeared in more magazine articles than we could count. Conde Nast Traveler celebrated us many times, Travel & Leisure many times, American Vogue, In Style, Bazaar, all the foreign Vogues, and many newspaper Arts & Travels sections. The most delightful memories of three Puerto Rican housekeepers come to mind every morning when I make my Cappuccino. Let’s call the ladies Luz, Carmen, and Clarita, not to embarrass them, my lovely housekeepers. Our restaurant, Café Blu, offered a gorgeous breakfast to our guests each morning, and my three extraordinary ladies began the day by making breakfast, clearing tables, washing dishes before changing rooms, doing the laundry, and folding towels. I am a stickler for style. The Wedgewood Strawberry pattern dishes had to be perfectly placed, much like the footmen at Buckingham Palace, who use measuring sticks for perfect balance. …