April 12th, 2009
This year, to celebrate Easter, Spanish artisan chocolatier Enric Rovira has created a limited edition range of luxurious eggs for Harvey Nichols.
The exclusive range features three designs: the Fibrós, Brillant and Quadrat. Only 200 eggs will be made, one of which will contain a special Golden Ticket.
The Golden Ticket will entitle the lucky winner to be flown over to Barcelona to visit the Enric Rovira workshop, followed by a meal at a top restaurant and an overnight stay in the heart of the city.
March 31st, 2009
Chic new restaurant ZENSE Gourmet Deck & Lounge Panorama has opened in Bangkok, featuring a giant outdoor terrace overlooking downtown Bangkok and an army of chefs serving four international cuisines from major name restaurants in the city.
Developed by Central Retail Corporation, the 130-million baht ($3.6 million) concept is the flagship first phase of four levels of rooftop restaurants and bars atop Bangkok’s leading lifestyle mall, Zen World.
The entire project is called Destiny, inspired by the four elements of earth, water, air and fire.
March 15th, 2009
North Korea has opened its first “authentic” Italian restaurant on the orders of its leader, Kim Jong-Il, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper said Saturday.
The Chosun Sinbo, often seen as a mouthpiece for North Korea’s communist regime, said the restaurant had proved to be a major hit after it opened in the capital Pyongyang in December.
“I’ve learned through TV and books that pizza and spaghetti are among the world’s famous dishes, but this is the first time that I’ve tasted it,” Jung Un-Suk, 42, told the newspaper, which is published in Japan.
March 8th, 2009
Last time, Lipton teamed up with Pierre Herme and this time, collaborate with the Westin Tokyo!
These freebies are named “Tea time accessory collection”. Eight kinds of faux cakes or cuties are ready for tea time. Via: 8tokyo
March 2nd, 2009
Access to French macarons is not readily available if you live in the US for the most part.
However if you are lucky enough to live in Japan, things are different.
Not only are French macarons shops on almost every corner But also there is a ton of macaron toys and souvenirs to be had!
February 20th, 2009
“It seems whenever there’s some kind of exorbitantly expensive food there’s an ingredient that almost always makes an appearance: truffles.”
And according to Luxist there is one dish at Michel Rostang in Paris that is an absolute must. It is called LE “SANDWICH” TIEDE A LA TRUFFE FRAÎCHE, the most decadent take on a grilled sandwich ever invented.
“The sandwich sits for two nights (so the flavors can marinate together) and then the whole thing is lightly grilled on both sides.” Price: 98 € ($126)
