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...Back in 1988, amid the contentious “celebrations” of the founding of the penal colony, Cole, dressed as Captain Cook, had been the highlight of the first Indigenous Australian float in the Sydney Mardi Gras...
...The Inn’s restaurant, Carbon Beach Club, is an actual beach club, with loungers and umbrellas in the sand....
...In an extra challenge for those in the kitchen, spectators will also be offered a far higher proportion of plant-based options than is traditionally associated with the land of beef bourguignon and foie gras...
...It became an inn shortly after the city’s first bridge was built, right next to the hotel, over one of the Limmat’s narrowest spots....
...There are some familiar Robuchon classics on the menu: the world’s best purée de pomme de terre (a mouthwatering two-to-one potato-to-butter ratio), sea bream carpaccio and quail stuffed with foie gras....
...Dishes such as foie gras royale or black bass and shiitake chutney bring perfect execution without the pretension that blights some other Michelin-starred establishments....
...Best calls the puffs a “good entry point” product for western consumers looking to crickets as a possible protein source....
...With its wavelike wooden walls, wood-clad exercise machines and weights with attractive leather handles, you will need your best retro workout gear to match....
...“And I send someone to queue every two days at the best tofu shop in Hong Kong because they don’t deliver.” He cures his own meat and uses the best artisanal soy sauce....
...Henry Foy examines how western governments have provided more than $110bn in support to Kyiv since last February — $38bn in the form of weapons — and how the reality of maintaining these numbers is only...
...Artur Tort’s gorgeous photography uses a vivid palette somewhere between Gauguin’s Polynesian canvases and the skyscape postcards you might find in the lobby of the Honolulu Holiday Inn....
...Here is my tried and tested guide to the best of the bunch. All are in Manhattan, with one exception in Brooklyn. 1....
...Among their propositions were a chef-accompanied visit to the Carriageworks Saturday market for a deep dive into indigenous produce, and VIP tickets to the city’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade, with...
...Over time, the “Soundsuits” evolved from that first camouflage overall into more flamboyant mixtures of costume, armour and Mardi Gras floats....
...Dressed in sequins and feathers for Mardi Gras, they brim with post-pandemic cheer. The club feels like it has been here for years....
...If you’re in it for a spa indulgence and lovely landscaped grounds, and you’re up for a splurge, head to the lovely Ojai Valley Inn....
...It doesn’t have the creamy foie gras texture of Wagyu – some cuts taste like an intensely flavoured sponge....
...In Nairobi, Ranta and her fellow strivers had to settle for second best....
...For starters, Hollande orders the terrine and jokes that he wants FT readers to know that the French have lost none of their taste for pork and foie gras....
...The Western Australian marron (a shellfish similar to a yabby) with white asparagus was tremendous, and the tender beef short rib was accompanied by foie gras, onion charred in duck fats and another dollop...
...They also know Orbetello, and the peninsula, like the proverbial back of their hand, from the best aperitivo spots to that hidden textiles shop, so the roster of recommendations keeps guests busy, and happy...
...I visited in summer but still felt compelled to buy the festive vegan foie-gras — such a clever idea, given how sensitive holiday family meals can be....
...Netherlands Just over half an hour by bike (10km) from the Rijksmuseum on the banks of the Ijmeer lake lies the village of Durgerdam, home to about 430 people and, from the spring, a lakeside gastronomic inn...
...Here’s the best of what I found....
...“It’s the best deal in the history of private equity”, a rival football dealmaker says. “They are not going to lose money here.”...
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