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Heston Blumenthal’s recipe for Diamond Jubilee dessert The Fat Duck‘s celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal and Royal Chef Mark Flanagan have created a dessert of strawberries, cream and crumble to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The dessert will be served on the 4th June to 10,000 picnickers at Buckingham Palace. “I have designed this indulgent … Read more
Once in a lifetime tasting of the legendary Pétrus, spanning 1945-2007 Passionate wine enthusiasts will have an opportunity to experience a truly one-of-a-kind event on June 22nd and 23rd when Société du Vin, the exclusive members-only wine facility located in Bridgehampton, NY, hosts an ultra-exclusive, two-day tasting of the legendary Pétrus in Bridgehampton, NY. The … Read more
China wins 18 medals at world’s largest wine competition China nearly doubled its awards at the 2012 Decanter World Wine Awards, the largest wine competition in the world. Chinese wines won 18 medals (11 medals in 2011), signaling the nation’s potential as a winemaking country. The Chinese wines won one Gold medal, two Silver, 10 Bronze … Read more
Exquisite treats served in the sky The internationally renowned and award-winning French pâtissier Pierre Hermé was enlisted by All Nippon Airways (ANA), the ninth largest airline in the world by revenues and the largest in Japan by passenger numbers, to cater its in-flight dessert menu from June 2012. Pierre Hermé Paris, the creator of Haute … Read more
Zagat’s favorite Parisian restaurants The Zagat guide released its 2012/13 Paris Restaurants Guide covering 714 eateries in the Paris area. The results are based on the shared input of 8,015 avid diners, curated by Zagat, known as the “burgundy bible” and considered the world’s first crowd-sourcing restaurant guide. According to the survey, Parisians eat out … Read more
The Rezidor Hotel Group announced the Radisson Blu Resort, Tsinandali in Georgia, the company’s most important development market. The Radisson Blu Resort, Tsinandali joins Rezidor’s Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel in Tbilisi, and the Radisson Blu Hotel, Batumi on the Eastern shore of the Black Sea. The new property will feature 100 rooms and is scheduled … Read more