Art on the Plate: Asia’s Best Female Chef 2016, Margarita Forés
There was a time when acclaimed Filipino chef Margarita Forés played the role of young fashion intern, doing random jobs for the Italian couturier Valentino at his company in New York, such as clipping...
View ArticleTinkled Pink: Rosé Wine Pleases Palates, Champagne Becomes Collectible
Oenophiles, it is time to raise a glass and drink pink!Perennial proclamations that rosé has taken its place among reds and whites as a respectable quaff at last sound perfectly credible. “Rosé is now...
View ArticleTop 8 Rooftop Places to Hang Out at Hauz Khas Village
Delhi’s Hauz Khas Village is always filled with upbeat nightlife hotspots and vibrant rooftop restaurants which enthral you to spend splendid evenings with your loved ones. These beautiful outdoor...
View ArticleChristie’s Hong Kong Raises US$2.8 Million in Sale Topped by Petrus
Christie’s started its wine sales of 2016 in Hong Kong with a March 12 auction that it said raised HK$21.8 million or US$2.8 million, topped by Petrus.A lot of 12 bottles of Petrus of the 2000 vintage...
View ArticleOrnellaia Unveils 8th Vendemmia d’Artista Project with L.A. Artist Yutaka Sone
Italian winemaker Ornellaia has released the 8th edition of Vendemmia d’Artista (The Artist’s Harvest), a project that uses its wines as a unique vehicle to promote the contemporary arts.It tapped Los...
View ArticleViews from the Top: Guillaume Deglise, CEO of Wine Fair Vinexpo
Over 1,300 wine exhibitors from more than 35 producing countries will be converging on Hong Kong in May for Vinexpo, one of the world’s largest wine fairs. Global wine sales stabilized at around 2.6...
View ArticleMad About Madeira: The Rise of Portugal’s Historic Fortified Wine
James Christie, founder of auction house Christie’s, sold a bottle of Madeira in his very first auction in 1766. And now 250 years later, Christie’s has emerged as a key player in the Madeira revival,...
View ArticleDom Pérignon Celebrates P2 1998 in Palm Springs
CALIFORNIA — Under the clear blue skies of the Mojave desert, surrounded by green yucca plants and time-weathered rock formations, Dom Pérignon celebrated the release of its P2-1998 with a select group...
View ArticleArtketing: Hennessy Releases Hennessy 8 Designed by Artist Arik Levy
A longtime collaborator with Hennessy, artist Arik Lévy has created yet another limited edition bottle for the prized cognac’s new release, the Hennessy 8.Taking three years to develop, Levy’s creation...
View ArticleDom Pérignon's Richard Geoffroy Talks Wine Creation, the Passage of Time, and...
CALIFORNIA — The rugged rock formations, stark desert landscapes and quirky trees of Joshua Tree National Park would not be where they are today without time and nature. Tectonic plate movements and...
View ArticleThe Mecene: Louis Roederer’s Arts Patronage
Champagne and art are a perfect pairing. Considering that a significant percentage of the record 312 million bottles of bubbly sold last year were uncorked at cultural events, it seems almost fated...
View ArticleTable Talk: Cooking Ideas With Olafur Eliasson
Though Olafur Eliasson’s new monograph-cookbook Studio Olafur Eliasson: The Kitchen may pair, say, a recipe for miso with a curator-penned poem about soybean fermentation, “it’s not about food as art,”...
View ArticleArt on the Plate: Sotheby’s Taps Michelin-Starred Chef to Translate Modern &...
Good food, fine wine, and collectible art often make handsome bedfellows.So to help drum up wider interest in its Modern & Post-War British Art sale, taking place June 13 and 14 in London,...
View ArticleArt Reimagined as Cake
When he's not collecting art and visiting art galleries, San Francisco-based pastry chef Dante Nuno indulges in a little side project: bringing paintings to life in the form of, well, cake.Sugar is...
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