Category: Food and Drink

Hawke’s Bay ‘Behind the Label’ experience

Hawke’s Bay ‘Behind the Label’ experience

By on Oct 21, 2006 in Accommodation, Food and Drink, Hotels, Leisure Travel, New Zealand, Oceania, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany   - Read 100 times

Greenhill The Lodge  is offering a  unique personal encounter with the wines and people of Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand. As part of their ‘Behind the Label’ wine experience, you will get to meet the personalities behind some of the regions award-winning wines. The package includes two nights at Greenhill and use of all its [...]

Luxury honeymoon tour of Italy

Luxury honeymoon tour of Italy

By on Oct 16, 2006 in Europe, Food and Drink, Honeymoons, Italy, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 164 times

If you’re looking for the ultimate luxury honeymoon experience combining culture, food, wine and luxury, you need look no further than the ‘Luxury Honeymoon Tour’ offered by Cellar Tours.   Guests embark on an eleven day adventure in Italy sampling some of the finest wines and foods on offer, the whole time transferred in a [...]

Epicurean package at Chatham Bars Inn, Cape Cod

Epicurean package at Chatham Bars Inn, Cape Cod

By on Oct 15, 2006 in Accommodation, Food and Drink, Going Out, Massachusetts, North America, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Special Offers & Packages, Travel Miscellany, USA   - Read 106 times

The new Epicurean Package at Chatham Bars Inn offers the perfect getaway for those who love their food and wine. Until 30th March 2007 – from $1000 including tax and gratuity – you can enjoy two nights’ accommodation at the resort, a wine tasting evening in the wine cellar, a cooking demonstration and, finally, a [...]

The Six Senses Cookbook

The Six Senses Cookbook

By on Oct 14, 2006 in Asia, Books, Food and Drink, Maldives, Regions, Thailand, Travel Equipment, Travel Literature, Travel Miscellany, Vietnam   - Read 103 times

Get your hands on a copy of The Six Senses Cookbook. This beautifully illustrated book has been photographed entirely on location at Soneva Fushi and Soneva Gili in the Maldives, Evason Resorts and Evason Hideaways in Thailand, and at Evason Ana Mandara Resort in Vietnam by the award-winning photographer Jorg Sundermann. The volume includes some [...]

Truffle getaway package from the Hotel Eden Roc, Ascona

Truffle getaway package from the Hotel Eden Roc, Ascona

By on Oct 13, 2006 in Accommodation, Europe, Events, Food and Drink, Hotels, Regions, Switzerland, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 86 times

The famous and secretive White Alba Truffle from the region of the Langhe, Monferrato and Roero hills attracts aficionados of haute cuisine to the 76th annual Fiera Nazionale del Tartufo Bianco d’Alba. Travel with  Ascona’s Hotel Eden Roc  to Alba and revel in wine tasting at the Vietti winery and a meal at the world-renowned [...]

Bottle of water for $24…? Welcome to Bling H2O

Bottle of water for $24…? Welcome to Bling H2O

By on Oct 09, 2006 in Food and Drink, North America, Regions, Tennessee, Travel Miscellany, USA   - Read 762 times

Bottled at its source in Dandridge, TN the award-winning Bling H2O bottled water is an extravagant fashion accessory rather than a sensibly-priced drink.   Bottles come in two sizes, with prices starting at $24 for 750ml. The frosted glass bottles themselves are studded in Swarovski crystals. Definitely one for those with more money than sense [...]

Luxury wine tours in Minnesota

Luxury wine tours in Minnesota

By on Oct 04, 2006 in Food and Drink, Minnesota, North America, Regions, Travel Miscellany, USA   - Read 92 times

What happens when the Twin Cities area’s leading limousine service and Minnesota’s premier wine tour service partner? A luxury tour of the St. Croix and Hiawatha Valley Vineyards that will long be remembered. Cities Limousine and Vintage Ventures 4U have teamed together to offer a memorable experience in the form of Luxury Limousine Wine Tours. [...]

Arkansas Apple Festival

Arkansas Apple Festival

By on Sep 29, 2006 in Arkansas, Events, Family Travel, Food and Drink, North America, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, USA   - Read 117 times

Another apple festival taking place this weekend is the Arkansas Apple Festival at Lincoln, in the north-west corner of the state. The event offers a great family day out, with a wide variety of arts and crafts accompanied by lots of music and, of course, apples!  One of the highlights is the Apple Core Throwing [...]

Capital District Apple Festival & Craft Fair at Altamont, NY

Capital District Apple Festival & Craft Fair at Altamont, NY

By on Sep 29, 2006 in Events, Food and Drink, New York, North America, Regions, Travel Miscellany, USA   - Read 102 times

Autumn is a great time to get out and about, and to take in a few sights.   And it’s also a great time for apple festivals.  If you’re near Albany, NY this weekend, you might like to  make your way to the 15th Capital District Apple Festival & Craft Fair at Altamont. As well [...]

The world’s most expensive marmalade

The world’s most expensive marmalade

By on Sep 27, 2006 in Europe, Food and Drink, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 108 times

A jam-maker in Manchester, England, has celebrated its 125th anniversary with a marmalade that will set you back £5,000 a jar. F. Duerr & Sons Ltd. has combined the finest Seville fruit with vintage Dalmore 62 whisky from Whyte & Mackay, valued at £32,000 per bottle, Pol Roger Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill 1996 vintage Champagne [...]

New Thai Cooking School at JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa

New Thai Cooking School at JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa

By on Sep 10, 2006 in Accommodation, Asia, Food and Drink, Hotels, Regions, Thailand, Travel Miscellany   - Read 80 times

The JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, has just opened a fabulous new Thai Cooking School. It offers fun-filled, hands-on experience where guests learn alongside the charming Chef Tammasak and his team and they progress from apprentice to Master Chef, able to turn out a Thai banquet at home to impress family, colleagues, and friends.

Malcolm’s Specialty Food Tour of Italy

Malcolm’s Specialty Food Tour of Italy

By on Sep 06, 2006 in Europe, Food and Drink, Italy, Regions, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 133 times

Join world-renowned ice cream connoisseur and food expert  Malcolm Stogo on an intimate excursion that explores the finest fare of Italy. Malcolm’s Specialty Tours of Italy  run from the 5th to 14th October 2006 (Specialty Food Tour of Italy)  and from 18th to 29th January 2007  (Gelato Tour of Italy). Definitely one for the foodies [...]

British Airways and The Naked Chef

British Airways and The Naked Chef

By on Sep 03, 2006 in Air Travel, Australia, Events, Food and Drink, Oceania, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany   - Read 57 times

British Airways has teamed up with the famous UK celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, aka ‘The Naked Chef’. There are 10 pairs of BA tickets to see Jamie Oliver on tour in Sydney,  Australia. All you have to do is sign up at ba.com/jamieoliver before this Friday (8th September 2006) for a chance to win the [...]

Phoenix Cooks!

Phoenix Cooks!

By on Sep 01, 2006 in Accommodation, Arizona, Events, Food and Drink, Going Out, North America, Regions, Resorts, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany, USA   - Read 81 times

Billed as Arizona’s premier culinary event, Phoenix Cooks! will showcase unique restaurants, world class resorts and nationally recognised chefs.   There is a reception this evening but the main event – a five-course extravaganza for $95 per person – begins tomorrow. If you want to really go to town, opt for the Arizona Biltmore‘s Phoenix [...]

Culinary packages at the newly renovated Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Michigan

Culinary packages at the newly renovated Grand Traverse Resort & Spa, Michigan

By on Aug 28, 2006 in Accommodation, Food and Drink, Michigan, North America, Regions, Resorts, Travel Miscellany, USA   - Read 82 times

To celebrate the completion of $11m in renovations, Grand Traverse Resort near Traverse City, Michigan, is expanding its packages by offering new culinary vacations featuring hands-on cooking classes with the resort’s award-winning chefs. Ideal for food lovers of all levels of experience, three Culinary Escapes are planned for 2006 with Executive Chef Richard Beichner and [...]

Another expensive cocktail

By on Aug 22, 2006 in Accommodation, Europe, Food and Drink, Hotels, Regions, Travel Miscellany, United Kingdom, Western Europe   - Read 278 times

Last month I mentioned a cocktail in New York that was for sale at $1500. And now I’ve found one in Belfast at an almost similar price tag of £750. The five star Marchant Hotel has reported sold two of its Mai Tai cocktails since it started offering them a few weeks back. The drink [...]

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