Category: Gourmet
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Jony Ive and Marc Newson collaborate with Bono on (RED) Auction
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…
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The coveted “Oscar” of the wine world goes to Australia
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…
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Google Street View videographers to take wine drinkers into Bordeaux chateaux
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,…
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Farm-to-table restaurant named best restaurant in UK
“The Good Food Guide 2014: The UK’s Top 10 Restaurants announced. Seasonal, fresh and organic ingredients brought Chef Simon Rogan’s farm-to-table restaurant L’Enclume (located in Cartmel, Cumbria, England) the title of the best restaurant in UK, a recognition of the editors of “The Good Food Guide,” the UK’s best selling restaurant guide since 1951.…
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Duval-Leroy & Baccarat for holidays
The work on luxurious gift set for the holidays is in full swing. Luxury crystal and champagne are excellent friends, as Duval-Leroy champagne house unveiled a new exclusive Baccarat crystal carafe. The luxury gift box presents the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Sommeliers champagne, an exclusive Duval-Leroy champagne, alongside a high-end Baccarat decanter. In the red and…
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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…