Peruvian gastronomy meets haute cuisine – Lima restaurant named best in Latin America

  Chef Gaston Acurio’s Lima restaurant Astrid y Gaston was crowned the best in Latin America at the inaugural edition of the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, a spin-off of Restaurant magazine’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. Gastón Acurio has been Peru’s best known celebrity chef for more than a decade, with a fine-dining … Read more

Nobu United culinary celebration

Celebrity chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa and 28 of his executive and sushi chefs will gather at Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace Restaurant and Lounge on Wednesday, Oct. 9 for Nobu United – A Culinary Celebration. Nobuyuki Matsuhisa – known to the world simply as “Nobu” – is the acclaimed and highly influential chef proprietor of … Read more

Diner en Blanc in Vancouver

A sea of 2500 excited dinners. Throughout history, the colour white has evoked thoughts of elegance, secrecy, silence, purity, and simple beauty. On Thursday night, a wave of 2500 diners, dressed in head-to-toe white, gathered at the park beside Science World for Vancouver’s version of Diner en Blanc. Guests arrived by foot, SkyTrain, event bus, … Read more

Fairmont Dubai keeps diners in the dark

According to recent research conducted at Oxford University, in an increasingly visually dominated world, our eyes lead the way when it comes to eating, while our tongues (and other senses) merely follow. Based on these findings and teaming up with Sightsavers, an international charity helping the blind in developing countries, diners at Fairmont Dubai will … Read more

The spirits business in search for small-production, hand-crafted products.

The spirits business is evolving. Consumer interest in the luxury wines category is growing at a fast pace. According to Terlato Wines CEO William A. Terlato, the industry is starting to look a lot like the wine business, with mixologists, craft bartenders and consumers embracing a new category of small-production, hand-crafted, super-premium brands. “Our Luxury … Read more

Cocktail creativity with Sean “Diddy’ Combs’ CIROC Amaretto

CIROC Ultra Premium introduces the newest addition to the family- CIROC Amaretto Sean “Diddy’ Combs and CIROC Ultra Premium Vodka announced the newest addition to its family of luxury spirits – CIROC Amaretto., a cherry-almond flavor infused vodka with a touch of vanilla and a silky-smooth finish. Allowing a greater range of cocktail creativity versus … Read more