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7 Chefs in 7 Days
If you’re a foodie, you won’t want to miss the 7 Chefs in 7 Days event to be held at The Resort at Paws Up in Greenough, MT from 19th to 26th March 2006. Guests will be treated to a variety of innovative gourmet meals, hands on cooking instruction, stimulating lectures and exhila
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FleurBurger 5000
Looking for the ultimate burger experience? Then go to Fleur de Lys at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay. The FleurBurger 5000 is the creation of renowned chef Hubert Keller; it’s a Kobe burger topped with foie gras and black truffles, served on a brioche truffle bun and garnished with a s
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Gourmet food... even at the airport
In a recent article for the Associated Press by Jacob Adelman, it’s been highlighted that, as airlines downsize their menus, luxury hotels are taking dining sky high. Many luxury US hotels are now offering their meals in takeout bags so that you can still enjoy them once outside the co
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How much would you pay for your hotel breakfast?
According to consumer magazine Which?, the luxurious Ritz Hotel tops the list for the most expensive cooked hotel breakfast in the UK. Their 30 breakfast is followed closely by The Lanesborough ( 28.50), Mandarin Oriental ( 28) and Brown’s Hotel ( 27). All four hotels are situated in
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Just For The Halibut!
Spring is in the air, the flowers are starting to bloom and the weather in Nashville is just beautiful this time of year. March means one important thing in the seafood industry; halibut season opens and there will be tons of beautiful fresh caught wild halibut available by the end of the mo
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Observer food awards
UK celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has scooped two awards in the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2006. He was judged to have made the Most Outstanding Contribution to the Food Industry, while his TV series Jamie’s School Dinners was voted the Best Food Programme. Bruce Poole’s Chez Bru
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Taste of Vail 2006
America’s premier wine and culinary festival celebrates its 16th year in the Vail Valley shortly, home to more Wine Spectator award-winning restaurants than any other resort community in the United States. The Taste of Vail festival – one of the nation’s premier culinary an
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McDonald sandwich
Despite the name, this sandwich doesn’t come with Coke and fries. Rather than being of golden arches fame, the McDonald sandwich is named after Scott McDonald, a chef at the London department store Selfridges. And, at 85, it probably wouldn’t be considered as cheap fast food! I
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Vine dining with Malmaison
Lick your lips and savour Sundays. From the foothills of the Andes to the top of the Australian wine tree, these Malmaison vine dining evenings will take your palates on a tour of the wine world. Meet the personalities behind the labels. Discover why the wines, and the winemakers have earned
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Ruinart UK Sommelier of the Year
The Ruinart UK Sommelier of the Year 2006 award has been won by Claire Thevenot of the Hotel du Vin et Bistro, Winchester. Claire is the first woman to have won the title, presented by President of Champagne Ruinart, Bernard Peillon. Nicolas Clerc, of the Milestone Hotel, London, came second
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$1000 sundae
Take five scoops of the richest Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream infused with Madagascar vanilla, cover it in 23K edible gold leaf, and then drizzle the whole thing with the world’s most expensive chocolate, Amedei Porcelana, before covering it with chunks of rare Chuao chocolate, and w
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Northern Hospitality Awards 2006 winners
The winners of the first ever Northern Hospitality Awards were revealed last month. These awards celebrate the successful hospitality businesses and people in the North of England. The winners are Anthony’s in Leeds (Best Restaurant), Andrew Pern of The Star at Harome (Best Chef), Ho
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Michel Roux at The Inn at Little Washington
Virginia’s The Inn at Little Washington will welcome the internationally acclaimed Michelin 3 star chef, Michel Roux, today to celebrate the publication of his newest cookbook “Eggs”. A Champagne reception will begin at noon followed by lunch at 12.45pm. In the afternoon, R
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Win a stay at Wales' Ynyshir Hall
before 31st May 2006 and you could be in with a chance of winning a luxury night’s stay and a cooking demonstration from their award-winning chef.
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Europe's favourite wine bar
Travel + Leisure have identified five favourite spots in Europe where you can simply go out, have a drink and enjoy a great atmosphere. They are Le Sommelier (Copenhagen), La Taberna de Cien Vinos (Madrid) [if my Spanish serves me correctly, that one sounds good!!], Legrand Filles & Fi
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Chicago bans foie gras
The City Council in Chicago has voted to ban the sale of foie gras by retailers and restaurants in the city. The ban comes into play in 90 days and a fine of $500 faces anyone who violates the regulations. Reservations have been expressed by restaurant owners, unsurprisingly, but also by Ri
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Molecular cuisine comes to Tokyo
Molecular cuisine combines physics, chemistry and gastronomy, and was made popular in the early 1990s by the Spanish chef Ferran Adrià. While many parts of the world are no stranger to test tubes and petri dishes, this type of cooking has been a long time in coming to Tokyo. But the wait is
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Festival of Food and Wine at Lake Placid
Next week the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa at Lake Placid, NY will host the first annual Festival of Food and Wine (17th-19th May, 2006). The event will teach and entertain food lovers amidst majestic views of the Adirondack high peaks. Paul Sorgule, the inn’s executive chef, and six
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Lasagne given the OK at Marriott West India Quay
London’s Marriott West India Quay found itself in the most unlikely of situations recently after hosting the English Premier League soccer team, Tottenham Hotspur, prior to their last game of the season. Many of the Spurs players were hit with a virus just before the game, enabling ri
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Top 10 cities for foodies
What would you say are the top 10 cities for eating out? According to MSNBC, it’s Barcelona, Brussels, Hanoi, Las Vegas, Lyon, New York, San Francisco, Rome, Tokyo and Vancouver. The choices are based on “cities chosen for their unique dishes”, “others for their celeb
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