Category: Cigars & Spirits
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Andrea Bocelli’s wines
Andrea Bocelli, Drew Barrymore, Antonio Banderas, Francis Ford Coppola, and AC/DC, all have in common the involvement in the winemaking business. The new entrant in this business is singer Andrea Bocelli. “Please join us in celebrating the things that truly make a good life: food, friends, la famiglia – and of course, fantastic wine,” said…
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Modernist Cuisine’ was named Cookbook of the Year at the James Beard Foundation Awards
Saveur magazine, Modernist Cuisine and Los Angeles Magazine are the big winners of the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards, known as the ‘Oscars’ of US culinary world. Nathan Myhrvold‘s six-volume culinary encyclopedia Modernist Cuisine won the “Cooking From a Professional Point of View” category and was named the “Cookbook of the Year”. Amanda Hesser’s site…
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The fifth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic debuts with limited-edition parasol
The fifth annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic will return on Saturday, June 2 taking place this year at Liberty State Park. Known as one of the summer’s most unique and glamorous star-studded social events, the 2012 Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic will showcase the sport of polo with a new backdrop—less than 2,000 feet from the…
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Whisky tasting livestreamed from the world’s highest mountain
Drinking wiskey at the top of Mount Everest No Ordinary Mountain. No Ordinary Men. No Ordinary Whisky. To salute those who demonstrate true Pioneering Spirit and to support the Walking With The Wounded Everest team, whisky distillery Glenfiddich organizes on 10th May a whisky tasting at the top of Mount Everest. The fundraising event that…
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Constellation: The Dalmore Stars are aligned
Dalmore Constellation Collection The Dalmore Constellation Collection brings together, for the first time, the complete spectrum of vintages created in our iconic Highland distillery between the years 1964 and 1992. The 21 single cask whiskies that make up this collection are truly a remarkable piece of craftsmanship. The handblown crystal decanters housed in a bespoke…
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Infographic: the world’s 50 best restaurants
All the culinary world watched with great interest the Restaurant Magazine’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012 Awards. If you want to know everything about the awards and enjoy a great collection of facts and figures, here is an info-graphic created by thefoodpeople.com. The graphic includes: To 10 restaurants awarded versus Michelin stars, the average age of chefs (43…