Month: April 2013

Celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa to host once-in-a-lifetime onboard vintage room menu

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An ongoing trend sees major cruise lines including innovative choices for gourmandizing, certified cheese and wine sommeliers, chef-like cocktails served by certified mixologists and gourmet dining options at every meal. All-inclusive culinary experiences are a hallmark of Crystal Cruises, a cruise line that invited the ever-charming Japanese celebrity master chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa to … Read more

Dal Pescatore’s head Nadia Santini – 2013 Best Female Chef

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Nadia Santini, the matriarch and head chef at Dal Pescatore in Mantova, Italy, has been named the 2013 Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef, the trophy that celebrates the work of an exceptional female chef whose cooking excites the toughest of critics. Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef is organized annually by Restaurant Magazine’s World’s … Read more

Cultivated Périgord black truffle to create a new industry for Canadian farmers

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Cultivated French Black Truffle Found in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. The famous Périgord black truffle of Southern Europe (Tuber melanosporum), universally regarded as the ultimate luxury food, was harvested for the very first time in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia and will create a new industry for Canadian farmers. “It takes considerable effort to produce … Read more

Luxury is comfort. An interview with Cynthia Pace – Personal Fashion Stylist

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She is an accomplished personal fashion stylist, lifestyle model, image consultant, and etiquette authority. Respected for her ability to find the classy/sexy balance; “always appropriate” is her motto. From hair and make-up, to accessories and jewellery, to clothing and even nail colour, she guides entire style teams to create head to toe synthesis and perfect … Read more

Electric tuk-tuks or “E-trikes” to cut burgeoning city pollution in Asia

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Tuk-tuks or auto rickshaws, a cross between a motorbike and a tricycle, are a common means of public transportation in Asia and a serious source of pollution as the vehicles have small, petrol-powered engines. Tokyo’s startup Terra Motors, the No.1 electric motorcycle company in Japan, wants to help electric vehicle transport go green from the … Read more