Truffle burger at McDonald’s
McDonald’s Japan has released a trio of special-edition gourmet burgers filled with thick slices of pineapple, black truffles and chorizo sausage for about $10 a pop. Released in one-day only sales, the premium sandwiches were presented in glossy, white boutique bags emblazoned with the golden arches. Replacing generic burger boxes, meanwhile, were fancy, shiny gift […]
A dozen bottles of whisky [only] on Harrod’s wall for $1.5 million
Scottish distillery The Dalmore has partnered with Harrods to launch The Dalmore Paterson Collection, named after master distiller Richard Paterson who assessed, nosed, tasted and selected each whisky blend for the lot of a dozen bottles. The price tag for the world’s only collection of its kind? A cool £987,500 ($1.5 million). Whiskies range in […]
French picnic wine
A start-up out of France is getting a lot of buzz and raising eyebrows for launching a range of canned wines in a country of wine purists, where traditional winemaking traditions are fiercely upheld. Winestar is the latest company to put wine in an aluminum can, joining the likes of brands like Barokes, Francis Ford […]
11 month waiting list for “world’s best restaurant” – elBulli effect?
Spain is once again home to the ‘World’s Best Restaurant’, El Celler de Can Roca — which only one month after being declared the best restaurant in the world is booked until April 2014. The Girona-based eatery about an hour’s drive outside Barcelona has officially become one of the toughest tables to secure in the […]
Become an at-home molecular gastronomist, like Adrià
Want to recreate the mythic El Bulli restaurant, or a rudimentary facsimile, at home? Spanish chef Ferran Adrià has developed a molecular gastronomy kit that will allow home cooks to perform kitchen alchemy, spherifying and gellifying foods à la El Bulli. Together with younger brother Albert, Ferran has released a series of four ‘EasyKits’ this […]
‘Calorie-neutral’ dining expereince at London pop-up
Chef Frederick Forster has joined forces with Miele to launch a pop-up restaurant called “Steam” in London’s Covent Garden, which is totally calorie-neutral. So, what will be served up? Dishes include beef fillet with beansprout salad, scallop and chorizo brouchette with cucumber and ginger dressing, quail egg cocotte with mushroom and leek fondue and prawn […]
WORLD’S BEST CHOCOLATES, SAYS NATGEO
According to National Geographic, five of the top 10 chocolatiers hail from the US, while premium Swiss brand Teuscher owns bragging rights to being the world’s master chocolatier. In its list of Top 10 Best Chocolatiers in the World, National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel reveals its picks for chocolate makers who produce things like “…a single-source […]
EL BULLI’S EXCLUSIVE WINE COLLECTION GOES ON THE BLOCK
Wine lovers and gourmands will get a chance to grab a piece of El Bulli history next April, when Sotheby’s auctions off 8,807 bottles curated by the restaurant’s director Juli Soler and the sommelier team over the last 27 years of Adrià’s tenure. The auction is expected to haul in an estimate of up to […]
2008 GRAND CRU PACKED IN AN ORIGINAL STRADIVARIUS CASE
To celebrate its new status as a Grand Cru from Saint-Emilion, the domain Château Fombrauge, which overlooks France’s Dordogne valley, has decided to launch a limited edition of its 2008 magnum in an original Stradivarius case. The owner of Château Fombrauge, Bernard Magrez, chose to present the 2008 magnum special edition in a vintage violin […]
POP-DOWN 262FT FOR FINNISH FEAST
This month the best food iin Finland can be found 262 feet underground in what it is being coined a “pop-down” restaurant. Eating underground promises a unique experience with a silver spoon feast serving up entrees like roasted veal and fennel risotto. “Muru Pops Down in Tytyri is in stark contrast to the current trend […]