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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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