£23,500 for the world’s most expensive Christmas pudding. British luxury retailer that created around-the-world tours of all the three Michelin-starred restaurants in the world presented the world’s most precious Christmas pudding. Created by famed pastry chef Martin Chiffers, the real precious factor comes from two particularly rare pieces of history: a bottle of Duret 1810 … Read more
W Verbier, the W Brand’s First Alpine and Ski Retreat. Starwood Hotels & Resorts luxury hospitality worldwide chain, brought its W brand to Verbier (Switzerland), one of the world’s hottest ski resorts. Owned by Swiss-based Les Trois Rocs, W Verbier and The Residences at W Verbier are part of a multi-component luxury development project situated … Read more
Small Luxury Hotels of the World’s Art Hotels Re-inventing Art Exhibitions. Hotels are now competing with galleries and museums as an alternative exhibition space and engaging creative directors and curators to help them select works for permanent or temporary exhibitions. With over 520 hotels around the world, Small Luxury Hotels of the WorldTM (SLH) is … Read more
MICHELIN Guide New York City 2014 released. Famous French restaurant guide Michelin announced its highly respected selection for the ninth edition of the MICHELIN Guide New York City. Michelin’s inspectors noted that chefs continue to be more creative and more ambitious. In addition, at the very top of the gastronomic scene, all seven New York … Read more
Two billion people already eat insects as part of their regular diet – bugs may not sound appealing, but once upon a time neither did sushi. Is it time to put ants, beetles and locusts on the menu?
Famed Monégasque chef Alain Ducasse, which operates a number of restaurants including Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, opens his first chocolate boutique in Paris. Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse, a 30-year-old dream for the Michelin-starred chef, is located in the heart of Bastille and will offer a bean-to-bar chocolate shop experience. From cacao beans roasted on-site … Read more