Category: Gourmet
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The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award – Asia 2016 goes to Aussie Chef David Thompson
Nahm chef David Thompson wins the Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award for Asia 2016. Nahm restaurant is one of the hottest dining destinations in Bangkok and a “temple of Thai gastronomy“, according to food critics. Australian chef David Thompson who helms Nahm is the 2016 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for this year’s edition…
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Sarah in Wonderland: Café Royal on Regent Street opens first dessert restaurant in London
Patisserie Perfection: Hotel Cafe Royal London launches a new dessert restaurant by Sarah Barber. This March, The Café of iconic Café Royal on Regent Street in London will open their first dessert restaurant with a selection of exquisite tasting menus created by English pastry chef Sarah Barber. Celebrating the European tradition of café culture and…
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Romancing the bottle
Wine-tasting sounds romantic but Jancis Robinson has seen it go wrong. She shares her tips to avoid disaster
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50 Days by Albert Adrià pop-up restaurant – an invitation to the exceptional
A 50-day residency at Regent Street’s grand Hotel Café Royal. Michelin-starred Spanish chef Albert Adrià, considered by his genius brother, Ferran, to be “one of the best chefs in the world”, and his team have crafted a unique and entirely new pop- up dining experience for London. A celebration of the pleasure of good food…
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UK’s first sustainable European oysters go on sale
Certified native oysters, prized for their fuller flavour, will be sold at branches of Whole Foods Market
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How truffles went from pig food to treasure in Yunnan, China
China’s hunger for luxury foods has led to demand for home-grown fungi and a new opportunity for farmers