Category: Gourmet
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Glenmorangie Private Edition Ealanta named 2014 World Whisky Of The Year
2014 World Whisky Of The Year Glenmorangie’s Ealanta limited edition whisky has been named the World Whisky of the Year by Jim Murray, one of the world’s leading whisky experts. In his 2014 Whisky Bible, Murray pays tribute to the quality of the Private Edition Single Malt Scotch by describing it as having “one of…
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The Italian gourmet dining scene enriched with a new three-star restaurant
The 2014 MICHELIN guide Italy. The 2014 MICHELIN Guide Italy, the 59th in the series, presents an attractive panorama of the Italian culinary scene with the number of restaurants up 21% over the past five years. This year the selection features a new three-star restaurant, Reale, located in Castel Di Sangro, where the talented young…
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Why pomegranate is good for you
Pomegranates store rich flavour in their deep red flesh and crunchy jewel-like seeds – and they are a tonic for a healthy heart.• Try it with Rosie Sykes’ satsuma, goat’s cheese and chicory salad with pomegranate dressing recipe
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€10,000 Pitt-Jolie wine for sustainable farming
Cask of Pitt-Jolie French wine went for €10,000. A barrel of organic wine produced by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s French estate was by far the top seller of the second edition of white organic wines auction in Correns (south of France), where the Hollywood couple have their chateau and summer residence. The barrel has…
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A legendary tequila taste 20 years in the making
The tequila you can’t buy. AsomBroso Del Porto 11 years double barrel aged $2,800 tequila. Ultra-premium spirits, like AsomBroso’s Del Porto and El Carbonzado tequilas, are both time- and labor-intensive. The final result are two limited-edition 11-year old tequilas that are so rare, both typically sell out immediately after their release, leaving tequila aficionados…
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Alain Ducasse: the emperor of French cooking
Bill Buford profiles the chef who is the great practitioner of the French tradition, and is one of the 10 nominees for OFM’s chef of the decade