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...Its wine and spirit business — about a fifth of group sales and 16 per cent of total operating profits last year — suffers from softer demand....
...“And so the days on the line are hard, bodies are sore, but spirits are high.”...
...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...
...Scandi and Swiss families gather to eat. A group of ruddy British expats prop up the bar. Dressed in sequins and feathers for Mardi Gras, they brim with post-pandemic cheer....
...is fermented in house; lobster with a Goan curry powder and caramelised mango chutney (chef’s kiss); trout, aged for two weeks, fried in foie gras fat, served with fried brioche, and topped with foie gras...
...She brought us a bottle of Les Valseuses Fleur Tropicale, an orange wine from the Jura, the mountainous region buzzing with natural wines....
...Via Bungenäs’ Instagram, I get wind of an impromptu gig at the restaurant by the eight-piece Swedish band Louisiana Avenue whose boisterous Mardi Gras-inspired music soon has people dancing on the tables...
...They’re made of human hair and bright flowers and sequins and old toys and Mardi Gras beads and embroidery. It’s just colourful excess. [MUSIC PLAYING] Nick, welcome to the show....
...A disco soundtrack, and an eccentric wine list split into “James Bond” and “Austin Powers” halves – the one old-world traditional, the other natural wines – keep things playful....
...Andrew Edmunds, Soho 46 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LP Good for: Channelling the spirits of old Soho through the medium of wine Not so good for: Al fresco....
...DoorDash rolls out the barrel on beerUS delivery app market leader DoorDash announced on Monday it would launch alcohol delivery in 20 US states, as the speedy shipment of beer, wine and spirits to consumers...
...“The trend of moving to spirits away from beer and wine has accelerated in the pandemic,” said Ivan Menezes, chief executive of Diageo....
...Philippe Schaus, chief executive of wine and spirits maker Moët Hennessy, said people armed with large savings and stimulus cash were “trading up” for premium goods....
...it is to meet people our spirits seem drawn to platonically....
...But there are many who have a fighting spirit and energy, and believe in the revolution. They [enter Thailand] for a break, medical treatment, whatever, and go back [to fight].”...
...and spirits while staying at home....
...Performances are woven into the narratives (including the fortunes of Clarke Peters’ Mardi Gras Indian chief and Wendell Pierce’s jobbing trombonist) and, according to the show’s music supervisor Blake Leyh...
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...On a recent Friday night, doing our best to summon the spirit of Luca’s buzzing dining room, my other half and I opened a bottle of rosso and began preparing our food — foolproof with the easy-to-follow...
...Carnival’s Mardi Gras, whose maiden voyage had been due in August, has six themed entertainment areas and the world’s first rollercoaster at sea....
...Sakura is the closest that Japan gets to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Coronavirus intruded this year, but the shadow it cast is not entirely alien to the season....
...A thin slice of brioche, slid into hot, clarified butter, is rich and refined enough to be a bed for foie gras in the most starry of restaurants....
...It decided to add a hit of marijuana to its portfolio of beer, wine and liquor brands. It has invested about C$5.2bn ($3.9bn) in Canopy since 2017....
...However, its wine and spirits business, which includes Svedka Vodka and Mondavi wines, continued to disappoint, with sales down 8.9 per cent from a year ago to $703.6m....
...for wine and spirits....
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