Category: Gourmet
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Thai coffee from elephant dung – one of the most expensive blends in the world
Thai hotel brews up coffee from elephant dung Thai-based Anantara Hotels group, Thailand’s premier Elephant Resort, offers its guests a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the gentle giants through a particularly smooth cup of coffee. The Black Ivory blend put on sale by the upmarket hotel chain is made from coffee…
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The 7th edition of the 2012 Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2013
The seventh edition of the 2012 Michelin Guide San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2013, have been awarded Michelin stars to 42 restaurants, promoting a San Francisco restaurant to two stars and adding three more listings to the one-star category. In the U.S., San Francisco is one of three cities where Michelin publishes an…
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Top 10 guide to the Alsace wine route
Alsace marks the end of the grape harvest with a host of festivals in October, making it the perfect time to visit the vineyards and villages along France’s famous wine route
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Culinary Education: James Beard Foundation adds e-books to its famed gastronomic awards
James Beard Foundation adds e-books to awards next year The New York-based famed James Beard Foundation Awards, also known as the Oscars of the US food world, will allow the entry of electronic books to its awards next year. The gastronomic foundation’s committee recognizes that the e-book is now an incredibly viable format for important…
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Krug Champagne appoints Master Sommelier Ian Cauble as first US brand ambassador
Master Sommelier Ian Cauble as the brand’s first US Ambassador Krug Champagne, the world’s first luxury Champagne House, has a first US Ambassador. Master Sommelier Ian Cauble will serve as Krug’s spokesperson in the United States, hosting a variety of tastings and training events across the country to inspire, educate, and share Krug’s champagne-making process…
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Ladurée luxury tea house on Champs-Elysées reopened for business
Ladurée luxury pastry house has reopened its Paris flagship tea house on Champs-Elysées after the location went up in smoke last year. In 1871, the bakery of the 150-year-old company was destroyed by fire, the tragedy leading to the conversion as a cake and pastry shop. A landmark since 1997, Laduree café was restored in…