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Tokyo is the world’s most dynamic food city, even without the Michelin stars
DestinationsIn 2007, Michelin published its first-ever restaurant guide to Tokyo and awarded the city more stars than even Paris. Jean-Luc Naret, Michelin’s editorial director at the time, was emphatic: Tokyo, he said, was “by far the world’s capital of gastronomy,” a comment that seemed as much an indictment of Paris, and of France, as it [...]
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Surprise, surprise, hotel restaurants have become locavores
RoomsFor years, most hotel restaurants could easily be dismissed as unremarkable and unsurprising, their menus seemingly unchanged from year to year. But lately, they have been following the lead of upscale restaurants and offering ingredients grown or produced nearby. “Most hotels for years tried to cater to a mass market,” said Charles D. Dorn, managing [...]
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U.S. hotels have given up on extra fees, raising room rates instead
OriginalHotels are not airlines. OK, you know that. But, after making lots of noise in recent years about focusing on building additional ancillary fee revenue streams — just as the airlines are charging for bag fees etc — and exhibiting symptoms of a syndrome that Freud might have labeled “fee envy,” many hotels in the U.S. are [...]
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UK’s best-known foodies to revamp Heathrow’s food offerings
TransportTwo of UK’s best-known foodies have been appointed as the official taste buds of Heathrow. BBC’s Masterchef show star chefs John Torode and Gregg Wallace were tasked with eating their way around the UK’s only hub airport in 80 plates and to set Heathrow a six-month challenge to improve the airport dining experience. The duo [...]
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Anthony Bourdain’s “Parts Unknown” episode 4 recap: Quebec is Canada’s culinary capital
Destinations“I love Montreal,” Anthony Bourdain states in a voice over at the beginning of tonight’s episode of Parts Unknown. “It is my favorite place in Canada. The people who live there are tough, crazy bastards.” So begins what appears to be Bourdain’s most gluttonous dive into a country so far in Parts Unknown. This episode, while [...]
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Forget the Spanish sun, tapas and wine brought in 5.6 million tourists last year
DestinationsTurespaña…estimates that 5.6 million tourists were wooed to Spain last year to taste any of the local specialities. This data, corresponding to 2012, meant that gastro-visitors grew by 4.25 compared to a year earlier. These are clear indications that, as it was suspected, gastronomy is taking center stage when it comes to attracting foreign holidaymakers [...]
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Andrew Zimmern’s new Travel Channel show sneaks in this Sunday afternoon
DestinationsSurprise: Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern has a new project airing on the Travel Channel this weekend. The Border Check — produced by Zero Point Zero — will air Sunday, May 5th at 5:00 PM ET, with the episode taking place at the US/Mexico border in Tijuana. Zimmern tells Eater he developed the concept for [...]
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Business of booze: Destinations for 10 Hollywood-inspired drinks
DestinationsWith “The Great Gatsby” about to hit screens globally, cocktails are being touted as back in vogue. Online travel consultants Cheapflights.com has compiled a list of cocktails made famous by Hollywood and where you can buy them. Reuters has not endorsed this list: 1. French 75 – “Casablanca” – Paris, France Recreate your own “Casablanca” classic [...]
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Airlines tease passengers with popular brands to spike in-flight meal buys
TransportAir Baltic is not the only airline that regards innovative meal services as a way to sweeten its passengers. Deploying familiar brands seems to be a favoured approach. At least six carriers…serve Starbucks coffee. Delta Air Lines and American Airlines have both dished up Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. This correspondent’s personal favourite was Japan [...]
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The best 100 restaurants in the world are mostly in Europe
DestinationsEl Celler de Can Roca, a Spanish family establishment, last night headed the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, toppling Noma. The awards for Restaurant magazine, sponsored by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, are selected in a vote by food writers, chefs and gourmets. El Celler, run by three brothers north of Barcelona, spent two years [...]
