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| Literary supper club pairs food with books Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:28 PM PDT Every two months, The Bookish Banquet hosts a dinner party themed after a classic novel for an event that's part book club, part multi-course dining experience. It started as a one-off, Alice in Wonderland dinner party in Bristol, England: Guests were invited to dress up and chef Chantal Hintze served up rabbit stew in pastry top hats. The evening's success inspired the chef and self-confessed bookworm to continue the concept when she moved to Amsterdam, this time with a more literary focus, she said. Most recently, diners gathered around the award-winning novel "Life of Pi" by Canadian author Yann Martel and revisited key scenes of the book with courses like "After the Storm" and "Learning to fish" via dishes like braised beef cheeks and banana chips, black rice balls with yuzu and salmon-topped blinis. A Sherlock Holmes-themed dinner party featured mini pigeon pies with chestnut puree to represent "A Journey through London Town," while "A flower from Professor Hora" was re-created into an edible flower pot with rose and vanilla marshmallows. Throughout the evening, guests are also invited to discuss the themes of the book. Hintze cut her teeth working at her family's cafe in Marrakesh before moving on to Yotam Ottolenghi's deli in London. It's a dining concept that has also seen growth in film, with edible cinema events popping up around the world. In London, food is synchronized with the film that's being projected in order to add another sensory dimension to the movie-watching experience. During a scene in "Pan's Labyrinth" in which characters run through a pine forest, for example, patrons at Edible Cinema were given pine-smoked popcorn to evoke the sensation of the trees and the sound of the needle-laden forest floor. And at Nitehawk Cinema in Brooklyn, chefs create film and food pairings that include dishes like crispy pork belly, blood orange gastrique, and a "Bucket of Blood" cocktail during a screening of the horror flick "Carrie." The next Bookish Banquet dinner is set for May 25 and will be themed after "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." – AFP/Relaxnews, March 13, 2014. |
| And the most beautiful restaurant in the world is… Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:50 PM PDT According to a ranking compiled by food blog The Daily Meal, the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant at the luxury Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort is the most beautiful dining destination on the planet, not for cascading crystal chandeliers, gold-gilded decor or high end art, but for the stunning, unparalleled view. Guests dine under a vaulted ceiling made of transparent acrylic that offers panoramic 180-degree views of the ocean and marine life. Schools of rainbow-coloured, tropical fish and sharks glide overhead as guests tuck into dishes like duck agnolotti and Maldivian lobster carpaccio, and the restaurant is illuminated by blue-green hues of the sea above. For the list, editors looked at restaurants that had won awards and accolades for their design, the clout of the designer, location, and the destination's overall reputation, be it from reputed sources like the Michelin guide or press reviews. Taking the second spot is The Four Seasons Restaurant in New York, designed by celebrated architects Philip Johnson and Mies van der Rohe. The Grill was called "the city's greatest dining room" by New York Magazine and is also known as America's "most powerful lunchroom." Walnut-paneled walls and soaring, two story windows characterize the Grill, while The Pool Room is described as more airy and romantic. And in the No. 3 spot is Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse in Monte Carlo, a sumptuously decorated restaurant in the style of Versailles splendor. Here are the top 10 most beautiful restaurants in the world, according to The Daily Meal: 1. Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, Maldives 2. The Four Seasons, New York, U.S.A. 3. Le Louis XV, Monte Carlo, Monaco 4. La Maison 1888, Da Nang, Vietnam 5. Tori Tori, Polanco, Mexico 6. Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India 7. L'Opera, Paris, France 8. Maiden's Tower, Istanbul, Turkey 9. Hakkasan, Beverly Hills, U.S.A. 10. Mugaritz, Rentería, Spain – AFP/Relaxnews, March 13, 2014. |
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