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MICHELIN MARVEL Indulge in black Angus beef More tasty treats...
Dubai is not short of culinary tenderloin ‘Café de Paris’, beef
haunts but few come close to bourguignon, try the whole
STAY (reportedly an acronym spit-roasted john dory for two, No peeking Festival fare
for Simple Table Alléno the STAY lobster caesar salad, Hotfoot it to no-shoe Sani Gourmet is one of
Yannick). This is a must-try in foie gras terrine or for the Maldivian paradise Gili Europe’s finest celebrations
a city of multiple must-tries. sweet-toothed, go mad at the Lankanfushi and give Top of global cooking. Taking
Alléno found starry success Pastry Library. Whatever your Table a go. You will be picked place at Porto Sani it brings
(all three of them) at Le tastebuds, dress up for dinner up by a buggy, blindfolded together some of the best chefs
Meurice and has gone on to and enjoy what is a guaranteed and taken to a secret spot on from Greece and around the
sprinkle his magic from Paris gastronomic treat. the island. Your blindfold is world. This year its focus is
to Saint-Tropez, Taipei to then left on during dinner, so on rising stars, young chefs
Dubai. STAY is a gourmet that you can fully appreciate who are making a name for
destination in itself, cosseted what you’re eating. There are a themselves (including a first
by One&Only The Palm, a host of other innovative eating Michelin star). For a taste of
gorgeous boutique hotel on options too – including wine the future, check into Sani
a distant frond. This is adult and chocolate or wine and Resort between 23 and 27
territory: romantic red tones, cheese tastings in the cellar; June and savour the guest
vaulted ceilings and black dinner in the organic garden, chefs’ exceptional menus,
crystal chandeliers give it a Hollywood or Bollywood enjoy workshops, presentations
a grown-up VIP vibe. The themed foodie evening at the and wine tastings.
food is as lavish as the setting jungle cinema, a Japanese
and consistently excellent. tasting menu at Swing by the
Alléno is a culinary genius, Sea or the ultimate Robinson
putting a contemporary Crusoe dining experience on
flourish on traditional dishes. One Palm Island complete
with solo tree, its own jetty
and a sink-into-and-never-get-
up cushioned seating area.
FOODIE FESTIVALS nutmeg-flavoured muffins;
For chocoholics, the Grenada ice cream comes in local
Chocolate Festival in May flavours – rum, coconut and
is a must. Entering its guava. The Sunday barbeque Ice magic
fourth year, it celebrates the lunch at Sea and Surf
island’s organic and ethically Terrace Bar has a laidback Iceland packs a lot into
produced cocoa. Learn how vibe; there’s a Friday night its compact frame. From
local chocolate artisans craft Caribbean buffet where otherworldly landscapes
their ethical ‘tree to bar’ tables groan under the Picnic pinnacle dotted with steaming geysers
products; visit cocoa farms weight of local delicacies; and geothermal pools to
hidden in lush Caribbean and the ever-changing dinner The True North Ship thundering waterfalls,
rainforests; be a farmer for menu at Oliver’s Restaurant (part of North Star Cruises) black sand beaches and the
the day; learn how to make (all seven courses if you’re brings you an Aussie Northern Lights, this is a
truffles, and most importantly, feeling hungry) is melt-in- adventure like no other. natural born thriller. The
RESTAURANT REVAMPS Pedersen who infuses dishes To feast on seafood, head to gourmet sandwiches and eat lots and lots of the dark the-mouth Creole. Even Purpose built to sail deep food is also really rather good.
Constance Lemuria Resort with aromatic local flavours. The Nest. It teeters on a rocky sushi with a Seychellois twist. stuff – it would be rude not to. the spa treatments harness into the heart of Australia’s Get a taste for Icelandic fare
is the foodies new resort of The main hub is The Legend, peninsula between the two Other additions include Diva Base yourself at foodie haunt, the restorative power of the wilderness it can reach in Reykjavik: fresh seafood,
choice in the Seychelles. transformed every evening Anse Kerlan beaches and the for modern French and a new Spice Island Beach Resort. island’s herbs. What’s more, untouched areas inaccessible mountain lamb, Icelandic
Having opened after a resort into a live cooking restaurant private decking behind it is a wine tasting experience in the Firstly, it has nabbed a spot Spice Island Beach Resort is to larger vessels. The ship has tapas and sushi are all tabletop
makeover, food was evidently where chefs take you on an brilliant spot for a romantic cellar; alternatively head out on the island’s best beach, and all-inclusive so you can eat an on-board helicopter that favourites. Then hop on a
high on the revamp agenda. interactive culinary journey dinner à deux. Barefoot to one of three amazing secondly, it embraces local as much as you want without can whisk you off deep into super jeep and drive deep
Various restaurants have to different parts of the Takamaka remains as dreamy beaches for gourmet picnics flavours like nowhere else. spending an extra dollar. Kimberley country for hiking, into the Icelandic wilderness
been renamed as well as new globe. We love this new show and tropical as ever with under a bamboo gazebo. Everything here is sprinkled fishing, swimming and a on a brilliant southwest
experiences added. What cooking element as well its feet-in-the-sand lunch, with the spices that give the five-star banquet next to itinerary. Ever thought about
does remain is the delicious as the addition of a weekly metres from the turquoise island its nickname. Brilliant Eagle Falls: epic exploring having lunch on a glacier?
creative cuisine from Christian chocolate extravaganza. waters. Refuel on tasty salads, breakfasts feature goodies like with a gourmet touch. Well now’s your moment.

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