Daniel Calvert’s French restaurant at Four Seasons Tokyo declared one of Asia’s 50 Best. Being declared one of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in the awards scheme of the same name is a hell of an achievement. Being declared one of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants when you’ve only been open a year though? Chapeau, M. Calvert.…
Fancy some good ethics with your skiing perks? Vail Resorts have got you covered “We will not waver in our commitment to continuously reinvest in the ski and ride experience,” says Ryan Bennet, Chief Marketing officer of Vail Resorts. He’s got a point. Already a very fine place to ski – we’ve even got a…
If we can misquote David Bowie for the sake of a headline. We can? Sweet. Look it was either that or “Basque in the glory” joke and we’re pretty sure we’ve done that already. This is all a very long-winded (and yes, you’re right, slightly desperate) way to announce that, in April 2022, the rather…
Chopard and Manhattan’s The Lowell team up for a remarkable Valentine’s collaboration Can you put a price on true love? No. But you can put a price on diamonds, dinner for two and a night in – to my mind – New York’s most charming hotel. Collaborating with celebrated jewellery-makers Chopard, The Lowell “Happy Hearts…
Il San Corrado di Noto is the first boutique resort of its kind in Sicily’s UNESCO World Heritage site, Val di Noto After a three year transformation programme, Il San Corrado di Noto will open in April 2022. The ancient masseria, once owned by Prince Nicolaci, has been converted into an idyllic, all-suite retreat –…
One of the world’s best pastry chefs is coming to London At some point in early 2022 – we can’t be more specific because, well, you know – Cedric Grolet will be coming to The Berkeley in London’s Knightsbridge. Who he? He great pastry chef, that who he. Famed for his culinary ‘trompe-l’œil’ –…
You’ve seen The Wave. You’ve seen The Sailboat. Here comes The Superyacht… Dubai is not known for its sense of moderation so it probably comes as no surprise that Jumeirah Group – the behind the wave-shaped Jumeirah Beach Hotel, and the sailboat-inspired Burj Al Arab Jumeirah – are adding a third hotel. The superyacht-inspired Jumeirah…
Not to mention white sandy beaches, tropical rainforests, blue lagoons… Yeah, alright COMO Laucala Island, we get the point. You’re beautiful… As yet another storm lashes the UK, Fiji seems even further away. But hey, we have faith, travel will return. And when it does, COMO Laucala Island is going to be close to the…
Don’t take our word for it, take Michelin’s… Gusto by Sadler, the restaurant at the Baglioni Resort Sardinia has been awarded a Michelin star. A hell of an achievement, frankly, for a restaurant, and resort, that only opened in June 2021. The hotel group, which boasts three hotels in Italy’s finest art cities – Florence,…
And, in the case of Novikov, it’s been around for ten years. Cast your mind back to December 2011. The X Factor had just created Little Mix. Bolton Wanderers were still a Premiership side. The Marvel Universe was five films in, rather than 26. And celebrated legendary Russian restaurateur Arkady Novikov had just launched his…