Category: Cigars & Spirits
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Chef Paul Pairet awarded with the lifetime achievement award in Asia
The Asian edition of World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards has named Chef Paul Pairet the inaugural recipient of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants’ Lifetime Achievement Awards. Organised by Restaurant magazine, World’s 50 Best Restaurants list is an annual snapshot of the opinions and experiences of over 800 international restaurant industry experts. What constitutes “best” is left…
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One of the rarest menus in existence breaks record to sell for over £64000
Titanic World Records Broken: Menu of first meal served aboard the Titanic sells for £64,000 It is 100 years since Titanic struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage on April 15th 1912 with the loss of over 1500 lives. Henry Aldridge and Son latest auction like its predecessors this year broke a number of…
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Climate change hitting the Perigord black truffle
Climate change threatens French truffle, say scientists A century ago, French trufflers notched up a harvest that, according to legend, reached 1,000 tonnes in a year, while in 1960s, truffle harvest accounted 200-300 tonnes annually. In recent years, scientists say that global warming and the summer’s weather is affecting the truffles and their native habitat…
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Veuve Clicquot billiard fusiontable
The Belgian design brand Fusiontables teamed up with French champagne house Veuve Clicquot to design a dining table that can be transformed into a billiard table. It is the type of dining/pool table that will adapt to any interior design environment. An excellent example of what’s best and what’s next in design, the edition is…
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First in the world: automated Beverly Hills caviar ATM
Caviar to-go – a new concept in LA After Sprinkles’ cupcake ATM introduces last year, it’s caviar on trend. Beverly Hills Caviar company has unleashed first in the world caviar vending machines in three locations in Los Angeles: Topanga Westfield Mall, Century City Mall and Burbank Town Center. The caviar vending machines offer a selection…
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World’s most awarded ultra-premium vodka wins gold at the 2012 Vodka Masters
The independent Swedish micro-distillery Purity Vodka is the most awarded ultra-premium vodka you’ve never heard of. For the second year in a row, the world’s most awarded ultra-premium vodka bests others in its spirit category at the 2012 Spirit Masters Competition. Purity Vodka swept the overall vodka category, taking the top title of Grand Vodka…