Celebrity Life

New York has been named as the world’s top wine destination by some of the industry’s leading names. UK based wine publication The World of Fine Wine has given 36 New York restaurants its top rating of three stars in its inaugural 2014 Wine List Awards. The distinguished panel of judges included WFW Contributing Editor Andrew Jefford, legendary... View Article

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Get a taste for Japan’s izakayas at London restaurant Zuma. ‘Izakaya’ means a place to stay and drink in Japanese. London’s Zuma restaurant has taken the concept and adapted it for modern times. It’s now 12 years old, and continues to stand strong at its Knightsbridge location. The restaurant serves Japanese dishes including sushi as well... View Article

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Congratulations to The Restaurant at Meadowood team and Restaurant Director Nathaniel Dorn for taking home the prestigious James Beard Award for Outstanding Service 2014. The nominees in the category of Outstanding Service included: Blue Hill (New York City); Quince (San Francisco); Topolobampo (Chicago) and Vetri (Philadelphia). This was The Restaurant’s second Outstanding Service nomination and... View Article

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Award-winning Chef William Bradley is lending his culinary might to the new Bijou French Bistro, a French inspired venue opening mid-June in California at the former site of Amaya La Jolla, in the heart of La Jolla’s bustling shopping and dining district. Bradley, the acclaimed executive chef of the Five-Star, Five Diamond Addison at The Grand... View Article

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Chef Pierre Gagnaire picks out his favourite places to visit in Paris in an interview with ALTO magazine. French chef Pierre Gagnaire has restaurants around the world in cities such as Dubai, Berlin, Tokyo and London. But the original Pierre Gagnaire restaurant in Paris remains the most successful. It came 17th in our recent Elite... View Article

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Europe’s connoisseurs of Asian cuisine will be delighted to learn that Bangkok’s award-winning Breeze restaurant will be making its European debut at the Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof in 2015. The launch marks a larger strategic partnership between Thailand-based lebua Hotels & Resorts and the Steigenberger Hotel Group of Germany. Already a major culinary destination, the historic... View Article

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At the heart of London’s diverse restaurant scene, the newly opened Lanes of London takes you on a trip around the globe in just one dining experience. Elite Traveler spends the evening at the Park Lane venue and finds delicious street food in a unique setting. There aren’t many restaurants where butter chicken curry and... View Article

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Six Senses Laamu is welcoming celebrity chef Anton Manganaro back to LEAF restaurant for an exclusive dinner on April 18 to honor the tradition of Good Friday. He will also present signature dinners on April 17 and 19, which will also be based mainly around local fish and seafood. Anton is no stranger to the local ingredients that... View Article

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With its clientele of glamorous food-lovers, distressed Spanish-mansion interior, and elegant Peruvian cuisine, there’s a certain majestic air about Coya Restaurant in Mayfair. Take a look inside Coya in the video below: Tucked away quite inconspicuously at 118 Piccadilly, the grand doors, dark wooden interiors and gold-leaf accents set the tone of the private members... View Article

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Achieving three Michelin star status is the ultimate accolade fine dining chefs work towards. But while there are more than a hundred male chefs worldwide with the prestigious three stars, just six women hold the accolade. The number of female chefs with Michelin stars is continuing to rise, however, with stars dished out to restaurants... View Article

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Luxury hotel Capella Washington, D.C. is to play host to a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Wine Dinner’ this March 15, which no true wine aficionado will want to miss. Curated by The Grill Room’s Food and Beverage Manager, Will Rentschler with the help of Master Sommelier Emmanuel Kemiji, this exclusive tasting of 20 of the world’s top wines... View Article

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Luxury Maldives resort Six Senses Laamu is delighted to welcome Michelin star chef Rasmus Kofoed for two exclusive dinners on 8 and 12 March 2014. The signature dinners will take place in LEAF, a stunning restaurant perched on stilts above the resort’s organic garden. It is from here that many of the fresh ingredients for... View Article

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