Category: Gourmet
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The most comprehensive ever written wine lover’s encyclopedia released this fall
Reference guide to world’s 1,400 wine grapes released The must-have oenophile titles list has been enriched this fall with “Wine Grapes”, a reference guide to world’s 1,400 wine grapes. The wine lover’s encyclopedia concieved for for the curious and serious oenophile, was co-written by famed wine writer Jancis Robinson, researcher Julia Harding and botanist and…
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Cook it Raw: World’s most celebrated, avant-garde chefs descended on Suwalki region of Poland
Cook it Raw: Restoring pride in local culinary traditions Kindziuk or smoking meat inside a pig’s stomach was a Polish gastronomic ritual that died before the Second World War, and was never revived. Smoked vendace fish, herbal honey, Polisj breads, and sekacz were also on the list of the internationally renowned chefs that participated at…
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Southeast Asian cities – the best street food cities in the world
Top 10 best street food cities in the world Variety and abundance of options situate Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore and Penang (Malaysia) at the top of the best street food cities in the world, according to a new VirtualTourist research, a user-generated travel site whith 1.2 million members from 220 countries around the world. For evening…
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Bhutan – the last Shangri-La for the deep pocketed
First Michelin-starred chef to cook in the last Shangri-La. The first luxury international resort to open in the Buddhist Kingdom. Bhutan, one of the last ‘virgin markets’ in the world alongside Myanmar, is well-positioned to present itself as a luxury destination for the deep pocketed. The tourism industry of Bhutan is trying to pitch the…
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Happy 160th anniversary for prestigious LVMH’s Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche
Parisian Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche celebrates its 160th Anniversary Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche, France’s first department store and one of the most prestigious stores in the world, celebrates its 160th anniversary. When created in 1852, Le Bon Marche Rive Gauche established a new concept of selling, creating the world’s first department store.…
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The dining scene in Paris discovered with Zagat in French
Zagat launches French-language guide for Parisians. Known as the “burgundy bible,” Zagat, one of the world’s most trusted user-generated restaurant source, has launched a French-language blog dedicated exclusively to Paris restaurants. Each week an average of four or five new restaurants open in Paris. Very little of them resist the harsh law of the market.…