Updated Jan. 4, 2024 1:26 pm ET WASHINGTON—China and Saudi Arabia topped a list of 20 countries whose governments or state-linked entities pumped millions of dollars into Donald Trump’s properties while he was president, according to a new report and previously undisclosed records that shed light on Trump’s potential business conflicts as he seeks a … Read more
Working in concert with Ethic Ocean, the Association’s World Culinary Council will lobby European ministers to protect biodiversity PARIS, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The members of Relais & Châteaux’s World Culinary Council has voted to immediately remove eel from their own menus and are sending a call to action to the rest of the group’s … Read more
In “Menus-Plaisirs—Les Troisgros,” Frederick Wiseman’s four-hour documentary about a great French restaurant, playing at Film Forum, there is a kitchen like none that I’ve ever seen: a large rectangular room with windows facing the woods; rows of stainless-steel countertops, with burners embedded in the flat surfaces; clear open air above the cooking spaces—a startling absence … Read more
The soirée, held on November 29 at The Blond, marked the launch of DEWAR’S® Blended Scotch Whisky’s highest-age expression to date and the first in the brand’s four-part Collector’s Series – DEWAR’s Double Double 37 Year Old. HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — DEWAR’s® Blended Scotch Whisky, the world’s most awarded Blended Scotch, hosted a … Read more
Published 11/18/23 a 8:35 p.m. By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff (Oregon Coast) – Ask any local about their fave destination in the state of Oregon – that mid-range territory right above California – and you’ll likely get the response “I love our beaches.” The Oregon coast is not like a lot of U.S. beaches, … Read more
Mandarin Oriental was named the best luxury hotel brand in the world. Source: LTI — Luxury Travel Intelligence There are rankings of the best hotels in the world. But a new list, released by the members-only group LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence, ranks hotel brands rather than individual properties. The ranking analyzes many hotels within … Read more
-Fast casual concept celebrates grand opening Nov. 14th with free chicken salad for a year- ATLANTA, Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced today its second location in the Triangle with an opening inside the city limits of Raleigh, North Carolina. Situated in a … Read more
This isn’t surprising. I’ve eaten some mediocre restaurant-prepared stuff – most recently, this week, shin of gristle with trace elements of beef accompanied by way too many root vegetables – and been very happy with, again recently, bought-in sea bass. (I asked; the restaurateur replied honestly.) It may be, then, that bought-in meals are good … Read more
Ahhhh, local restaurants, there’s a fair amount of them. And, depending on the food served, everyone has their favorite, or “go-to”. Favorite Italian restaurant…favorite seafood establishment… favorite Mexican food… favorite chain restaurant… favorite watering hole…favorite breakfast eatery, you get the idea. It’s a truly special thing though when some of our local restaurants get high … Read more
Image source: Jaromila | E+ | Getty Images Consumers are still splurging for a side of fries with their meals. That can have a positive read-through for the economy. Frozen potato supplier Lamb Weston Holdings has seen the share of consumers ordering the iconic side with fast food meals — known as the fry attachment … Read more