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Top 10 Asian Pantry Items

Top 10 Asian Pantry Items

Top 10 Asian Pantry Items There are times when we all crave our favorite foods. In the case of a craving, it is most essential that we have the ingredients on hand for instant satisfaction. If you are one who yearns for a warm coconut curry on a chilly fall evening, the toasty saltiness of(…)

Restaurant Review: Market 39, InterContinental Hotels and Resort Asiana Saigon

Restaurant Review: Market 39, InterContinental Hotels and Resort Asiana Saigon

Breakfast at Market 39, InterContinental Hotels and Resort Asiana Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City Out of the far corner of my eye, I can see 3 huge pots of steaming soup bubbling away. To confirm my suspicion, I get up, bypassing at least six other food stations and head toward the steams direction. I make eye contact(…)

Best White Wines to Start a Wine Wardrobe

Best White Wines to Start a Wine Wardrobe

Best White Wines to Start a Wine Wardrobe  (Wine Wardrobe – Starting a Wine Cellar Part II)  Read “Wine Wardrobe – Starting a Wine Cellar Part I” HERE I can’t just leave you hanging after telling you what pieces you need in your cellar without giving you some specifics. So here you go, a small(…)

5 Summer Sippers

5 Summer Sippers

Summer is here and it is time to shake off those wintery Cabs and step into something a little lighter and more refreshing. What do you see yourself sipping poolside or over conversation beside the barbecue, or under a beach umbrella? I’m sure it is something slightly chilled, something fruity, maybe white or pink. So(…)

Wine Wardrobe – Starting a Wine Cellar Part I

Wine Wardrobe – Starting a Wine Cellar Part I

Wine Wardrobe - Starting a Wine Cellar A wine cellar could be compared to a wardrobe. In both cases, there are some pieces you must always have. For your wardrobe you can pick up the next issue of Vogue magazine to see what you need, but what do you pick up for the next “in thing”(…)

Wine Destinations: Yarra Valley, Australia

Wine Destinations: Yarra Valley, Australia

Wine Destinations: Yarra Valley, Australia The Bordeaux varietals have found a new home in the Yarra Valley, Australia. This valley has been growing as an area to be reckoned with since its Renaissance in the 1970s and 80s. Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and other French varietals of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, could not be more(…)

Australia’s Emirates Lounges get a Culinary Makeover by Anston Fivaz

Australia’s Emirates Lounges get a Culinary Makeover by Anston Fivaz

Dine Emirates Australia’s Fly Emirates lounges are rolling out a culinary makeover as ambitious as it is intriguing. Customers across Australia are now able to sample gourmet dishes specifically designed by Anston Fivaz, executive chef of globally acclaimed luxury property Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa. Starters, main courses and deserts change with the month as(…)

Saying Au Revoir to France at Caveau Le Gravillas

Saying Au Revoir to France at Caveau Le Gravillas

Four months working in Paris was absolute bliss. Steaming hot, freshly baked baguettes, accompanied by aromatic cheeses and the perfect glass of wine… Paris was the ideal place to live and undoubtedly a tough place to leave. I’d spent weekends touring Europe – visiting Barcelona, London, Istanbul, Brussels and Normandy and enjoying all of the(…)