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Every recipe from the last seven years of the world’s most creative restaurant

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Edible science and high art – The making of elBulli shared in Ferran Adria’s cookbook opus. The final and most creative chapter for the El Bulli restaurant. Every recipe from the last seven years of elBulli (Catalonia, Spain), the world’s most creative restaurant, is shared by Spanish culinary celebrity Ferran Adria in a seven-volume opus … Read more

U.S. wine consumption increased for the 19th straight year

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U.S. wine consumption continues to shine led by sweet wines, un-oaked chards and red blends.  U.S. wine industry grew 1.9% last year to reach 318.0 million 9-liter cases, according to The Beverage Information Group‘s recently released 2013 Wine Handbook. As the economy continued to stabilize in 2012, wine consumption increased for the 19th straight year. … Read more

Dsquared2 to cross over into the world of fine dining

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Hospitality & restaurants are a natural label extension for fashion houses. As Milan celebrates the start of the biannual fashion week, Dean and Dan Caten, the Canadian twins behind Dsquared2, announced the opening of their first restaurant. Ceresio 7 Restaurant will open with a glamorous cocktail party after Wednesday’s Dsquared2 runway show. “Milan is dull, … Read more

Jony Ive and Marc Newson collaborate with Bono on (RED) Auction

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Two of the world’s foremost design pioneers – Sir Jonathan Ive KBE and Marc Newson CBE – have collaborated with musician and philanthropist Bono to organize a (RED) Auction to raise money for the Global Fund’s fight to end AIDS. And truly extraordinary is exactly what the (RED) Auction at Sotheby’s, New York on November … Read more

The coveted “Oscar” of the wine world goes to Australia

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Decanter World Wine Awards 2013.  10th annual Decanter World Wine Awards in London brought a great victory for Australia’s wine producers. Aussie winemakers claimed a host of coveted international trophies at the DWWA gala dinner, alongside a strong Southern Hemisphere showing and wins for Canada, Croatia and Hungary. Australia’s haul of six international trophies eclipsed … Read more

Google Street View videographers to take wine drinkers into Bordeaux chateaux

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Any wine connoisseur with an internet connection would be able to visit virtually the Bordeaux chateaux. Google’s team of videographers will unveil Bordeaux chateaux secretes and the families behind every estate. Using backpack-mounted cameras videographers are currently capturing behind-the-scenes footage of nine chateaux: Chateau de Malle, Chateau de Pressac, Chateau Lafon-Rochet, Chateau de la Brede, … Read more