Words and Photography by Sylvia Le Dung Alain Ducasse needs no introduction. The French Master Chef, renowned the world over for his culinary empire, which is comprised of Michelin starred restaurants, cooking schools, and cookbooks, shows no sign of slowing down. Ducasse recently made headlines with his upcoming, much anticipated Culinary Summit in Monte Carlo,(…)
Suntory has blended six whiskeys for this distinctive homage and has limited their production to just 150 bottles, each containing 700 milliliters of the special blend Suntory Liquors, one of the oldest liquor companies in Japan, is getting set to launch a special edition whiskey to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first gig of(…)
Seared Red Snapper with Green Beans and Tomatoes Yield: 4 Servings Ingredients: 4 (6-ounce or 170g) skin on red snapper fillets 2 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided 1 pint cherry tomatoes green beans, trimmed ½ pound (225 g) bean sprouts ½ teaspoon minced fresh ginger 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 ½ cups(…)
Creamy Prawn Risotto with Caviar and Peas Yield: 4 Servings Ingredients: 6 cups chicken or shellfish broth 2 pounds cooked prawns, tail meat removed and shells reserved ¼ cup butter ¼ white or yellow onion, finely diced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup Arborio rice 1/2 cup dry white wine ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan(…)
The first time I ate at Nobu was in Tokyo and it took a bit of luck to make it happen. A friend and I were nearing the end of our time in Japan and decided to call and see if maybe, just maybe, the famed restaurant could fit us in that evening. To our(…)
Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas recently launched Black Ivory Coffee at its four Maldives resorts, following on from its Anantara Golden Triangle resort in Thailand. What is Black Ivory Coffee you ask? Well, it’s coffee that is digested and naturally refined by elephants in Thailand and costs $1,100 per kilogram. Many coffee connoisseurs complain that(…)
Yield: 4 Servings Ingredients: 6 duck confit legs, remove the meat from 2 legs and dice into 1/2-inch (1 ¼ cm) cubes 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 small yellow onion, cut into a small dice 3 stalks celery, cut into a small dice 1 clove garlic, minced 2 whole cloves ¼ cup Cognac or Armagnac(…)
Glittering Hong Kong, Asia’s World City, is a well-known gastronomic epicenter of Asia. The streets of this always buzzing city are home to myriad food outlets and eateries that serve almost every cuisine known to man. Moreover, the city’s abundant eateries cater to every price point; so eating out in Hong Kong is not only exciting,(…)
