Trending foods: hottest food and dining trends for 2013

New York-based restaurant consultancy group Baum + Whiteman has released its list of 17 hottest food and dining trends for restaurants & hotels in 2013. Upscale donuts, Gochujang, Quinine syrup, Shiso or Charred octopus tentacles are the foods the world will be hearing a lot more of next year.   Here is the food trendspotting … Read more

France’s richest man Bernard Arnault still pays taxes in France

Bernard Arnault is and remains resident in France for tax purposes Despite the potential obtention of the French-Belgian double nationality, France’s richest man and CEO of LVMH Bernard Arnault is and remains resident in France for tax purposes, luxury giant LVMH group announced in a press release. Contrary to informations published in the international press, … Read more

Flower Carpet experience: Floral menu at Rocco Forte’s Hotel Amigo Brussels

Rocco Forte’s Hotel Amigo goes floral in Brussels for five days in August Ephemeral but so admired throughout the world: Flower Carpet Brussels   Dining on floral dishes such as courgette flowers with mozzarella and anchovy, cod with lavender and watercress cream and Sicilian cannoli with rose and violet ricotta? From 14 to 19 August, … Read more

Gold-lined, truffle-laced and vintage wine soaked: The most expensive foods in the world

  Gold-lined, truffle-laced and vintage wine soaked foods are some of the most expensive foods in the world included in food app dishpal’s infographic. Many meals do not exceed the psychological threshold of $1,000, while others come easily to $12 000. World’s Top 10 most expensive dishes include a $16,000 meat pie, a $1,000 bagel … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Elvis Pompilio – hat designer

“You can leave your hat on” only if you are wearing  one of Elvis Pompilio’s creation! Elvis Pompilio  studied fashion design in Brussels, and and designed his first hat creations in 1987. In the same time opened his first milliner workshop in Brussels. After Brussels ,Antwerp comes on stage. The success of the youg designer … Read more

Eating on Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal Table by Studio Job   Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel, or Studio Job, “a love-’em-or-hate-’em Belgian-Dutch design duo” according to Time Magazine, presented at Art Basel Miami 2012 an upside down Taj Mahal in form of a table. The Indian architectural beauty included in “Seven wonders of the world” list boasts flashy gilt … Read more