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Bollinger Champagne dinner at The Ritz London
The Ritz hotel’s Executive Chef, John Williams, has created a five course gastronomic menu cleverly matching each course to one of the Champagne House’s finest offerings, resulting in the most remarkable experience. Bollinger Ambassador, Christian Dennis will be hosting the event
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The Westin Resort, Aruba unveils Culinary Experience Month
Experience the relaxation of a Caribbean getaway combined with epicurean delights during Culinary Experience Month at The Westin Resort, Aruba. Throughout May, the resort is offering special prix fixe and specialty menus at four different on-site restaurants. The highlight of the month is th
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Interview with Laura Brady of Lux Wines
Our latest interview is with Laura Brady, President and Co-founder of Luxury Wine Tours, Inc. and Lux Wines. Luxury Wine Tours provides exquisite custom wine tours in Oregon’s bountiful Willamette Valley. Luxury Wine Tours was initially created out of a desire to bring people a unique
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New pool bar in Venice from Hotel Cipriani
In Venice, Hotel Cipriani has finished a second phase of refurbishments, which included the restoration of Bar Gabbiano. Located next to the hotel’s famous swimming pool, the bar aims to become the heart of the hotel, with live music and a lively atmosphere for guests and local Venetia
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Champagne dinner at Gleneagles
If you are a lover of fantastic food and great wines and Champagne, you have the unique opportunity to join Benoît Gouez, Chef de Cave, Moêt & Chandon, who is on a rare visit to Scotland, for a gourmet evening in The Ballroom at The Gleneagles Hotel on 17th June 2009. Working with Glenea
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Blowfish at the Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai
Are you someone who likes to take risks? You could brave the elements and scale Mount Everest. You could jump out of a plane with nothing but a nylon parachute and a prayer. Or, you could make the pilgrimage to India and order Fugu, the Japanese puffer fish so toxic it causes up to 50 deaths
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New Alain Ducasse cookery school with a difference
Alain Ducasse has opened a new cookery school this month… where you are the chef. The Ecole de Cuisine in Paris is about learning, sharing and getting to know the universe of tastes of Alain Ducasse. Everything is mixed in a unique atmosphere in a school created by Pierre-Yves Rochon
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UK Summer Champagne & Gourmet Break
South Cumbrian restaurant L’enclume has teamed up with some of the world’s top Champagne houses, including Bollinger, Pol Roger, Louis Roederer, Laurent Perrier and Deutz, to bring you a fantastic value-for-money luxury Champagne & Gourmet break. On arrival a bottle of Champa
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And the US wonders why it has an obesity problem...
A new follower of A Luxury Travel Blog on Twitter caught my eye this morning. Mangia (Twitter account, @Mangia_Inc) is an online service where you can order food from your stadium seat by cell phone and have it brought straight to you. Sheeesh… and they wonder why they have an obesity
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The world's most unusual hotel minibar item?
These days it seems it’s not enough to offer just a few drinks and snacks in a hotel minibar. Hotels are going a step further, offering all manner of items from bikinis to gourmet dog biscuits .
But perhaps one of the most unusual items you’ll ever find is an oxygen cannister!
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Knysna Oyster Festival
Knysna is renowned for the quality of its oysters, which are celebrated each year during the Knysna Oyster Festival, one of South Africa’s longest-running festivals. This year the event takes place from 3rd to 12th July 2009 and offers a jam-packed programme of sport, entertainment and
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4 limited
To co-incide with the Wimbledon tennis championship which began yesterday, Park Plaza Hotels has come up with a limited edition, tennis-themed cocktail menu.
Four cocktails pay homage to the famous grass courts at SW19 and some of the finest players to hold aloft the trophy at the All Englan
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A gourmet experience in Mississippi
Experience southern splendour with a getaway that combines American history with gourmet cuisine. Begin your holiday with wine and hors d’oeuvres at Monmouth Plantation, Mississippi, while learning the history of the Antebellum Home, before dining under 17th Century chandeliers with th
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The Terrace at Trump opens today
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago will unveil The Terrace at Trump later today; it is the property’s much-anticipated outdoor venue located on the 16th Floor. This chic, outdoor oasis will showcase a dramatic vista of the Chicago skyline, including the historic Wrigley Cloc
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Unusual requests at luxury hotels
You’ve probably heard of some of the ridiculous demands made by celebrities and musicians, but have you ever wondered what the most unusual requests ever made by guests in luxury hotels are? Well, look no further! As part of their “91 days of summer promotion”, Great Hotel
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James Joyce dinner at Four Seasons Hotel Dublin
It’s not every day you get to dine with the dead. Sign up for Four Seasons Hotel Dublin‘s “Discover Dublin” package and you’ll be treated to an authentic evening that leaps right off the pages of James Joyce‘s famed short story, The Dead. You’ll feas
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Interview with Jeni Matthews of Red Balloon Travel and Consulting
Jeni Matthews created Red Balloon Travel and Consulting with the goal in mind to provide spectacularly unique French holidays. After graduating from Northwestern University in Communications and International Studies, she headed straight to France, and has been living in the little known R
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Hit the heights of fine dining, Hawaiian style
Chef Robert McCormick of the Hotel Hāna Maui takes pride in his ability to source just about all he needs to create his acclaimed cuisine right from Maui itself — and often from within just a mile or two of the isolated, idyllic resort. To host an ideal evening featuring a five-course dinner
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A new menu every day at Princess d'Annam Resort & Spa
Unlike most hotels and resorts that roll out new menus seasonally, the new restaurant at the Princess d’Annam Resort & Spa debuts a new card every single day.
Whether guests voice a hankering for pan-fried snapper, grilled cobia on a lemongrass skewer, bouillabaisse or any of dozen
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Afternoon tea in London
TLSee (Tea, London and Sightseeing) – a pun on TLC (tender, loving care) is the new afternoon tea concept at Swissôtel The Howard, London and treats guests to edible versions of the famous sights of the city on the Thames.
With TLSee, nine different London landmarks, some in 3D,
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