Category: Cigars & Spirits
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Bacardi toasts 75th Anniversary of New York Supreme Court ruling
Bacardi toasts 75th Anniversary of NY Supreme Court Ruling. Standing up for the consumer’s right to get what was ordered and to protect the quality of cocktails, Bacardi took legal action against some New York bars and restaurants that replaced lesser quality rums for Bacardi for when they asked for Bacardi cocktails. In 1937 the…
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Mexico’s UNESCO world heritage cuisine honored with Star Diamond Award
Mexico’s world famous traditional cuisine, which is included on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, has been recognized with another great honor – the International Star Diamond Award. Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Guevara accepted the award at a celebratory dinner at the iconic Oak Room in The Plaza Hotel, New…
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Fauchon Les Bains summer pastry collection
Fabien Rouillard, pastry chef at Fauchon, imagined a French summer pastry collection with a retro touch inspired by the French seaside resorts. In fact the fruits were transformed in a pastry of absolute lightness and freshness. Entitled “Fauchon Les Bains”, the collection is available from June to August. The eclairs are called Deauville, Trouville, Cap-Ferret,…
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Caviar eating contest held in Russia
A Moscow night club hosted a food competition with Russian specific. The organizer was inspired by the speed eating contests of the world, so he turned his attention to caviar. $70,000 were spent on devouring fish eggs. Meant to be enjoyed and savoured, the half kilogram black caviar was finished in just one minute…
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World’s best restaurant comes to London. A Taste of Noma at Claridge’s
Chef René Redzepi is exporting his acclaimed restaurant Noma to London Luxury hotel Claridge’s, the iconic London establishment, recruited chef René Redzepi to open a temporary outpost of his famous Noma restaurant, called the best restaurant in the world. Noma has topped the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for two years running (2010 and…
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Thomas Keller awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Event
Thomas Keller – The S.Pellegrino Lifetime Achievement Award Winner 2012 Thomas Keller has picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award ahead of The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, taking place on the 30th of April at the London’s Guildhall. The American chef, who runs the French Laundry restaurant in Yountville, California and Per Se in New…