Category: Restaurants

Raymond Blanc voted Chefs' Chef of the Year

Raymond Blanc voted Chefs' Chef of the Year

By on Jan 14, 2006 in Accommodation, Europe, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, United Kingdom, Western Europe
Raymond Blanc has received the AA’s Chefs’ Chef Of The Year Award 2005. This national award is voted by a poll of the 1800 chefs and hoteliers whose restaurants are featured in the AA Restaurant Guide.  To be awarded Chefs’ Chef of the Year, is the greatest recognition of a chef by his peers. He
Luxury Texas hotels and restaurants

Luxury Texas hotels and restaurants

By on Jan 12, 2006 in Accommodation, Going Out, Hotels, North America, Regions, Restaurants, Texas, USA
AAA Texas has released its elite list of AAA Five Diamond Rated properties for 2006. In all, five hotels and two restaurants have been chosen as Five Diamond recipients for the entire state of Texas. The hotels are the Four Seasons Hotel Houston, Omni Houston Hotel, The St. Regis Hotel (also in Houston), The Mansion
Little Good Harbour, Barbados

Little Good Harbour, Barbados

By on Jan 11, 2006 in Accommodation, Barbados, Caribbean, Going Out, Honeymoons, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Speciality Travel, Vacation Rentals
One of the last family-run oceanfront hotels on the fashionable west coast of Barbados, Little Good Harbour is located in a tranquil fishing village just north of Port St. Charles. The accommodation consists of  a cluster of luxury cottages, nestled around a central swimming pool and lush tropical gardens. This charming island hideaway is  home
Le Franschhoek, Western Cape

Le Franschhoek, Western Cape

By on Jan 11, 2006 in Accommodation, Africa, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, South Africa
One of the Western Cape’s latest luxury boutique hotels, Le Franschhoek has 63 rooms, and its own Camelot Spa and Le Verger restaurant.   Capturing the essence of four star luxury, this impeccably appointed  hotel offers unparalleled views of the spectacular Franschhoek Mountains. It is easily accessible, being just 50 kms from Cape Town International
Dining at the Romantik Hotel Tennerhof

Dining at the Romantik Hotel Tennerhof

By on Jan 11, 2006 in Accommodation, Austria, Europe, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Western Europe
Adored by everyone, the elegant restaurant at the Romantik Hotel Tennerhof  at Kitzbühel is under the direction of chef Thomas Ritzer, one of the best in Austria. Ritzer’s cuisine is based on classic Austrian cooking with a light Mediterranean-Asian accent. Menu includes a Brennessel (nettle) cream soup with sheep-cheese croutons, duck-liver tart with caramelized red-wine
Villa Dievole in Tuscany

Villa Dievole in Tuscany

By on Jan 08, 2006 in Accommodation, Bars, Europe, Going Out, Italy, Regions, Restaurants, Vacation Rentals, Western Europe
This sixteenth Century villa was once home to Florence’s nobility but can now serve as your own private home from home in Italy. Your perfect Tuscan escape begins just outside Siena at Villa Dievole, which houses a very good winery, restaurant and outdoor bar with live music on weekends.
Ta' Marija

Ta' Marija

By on Dec 29, 2005 in Europe, Going Out, Malta, Regions, Restaurants, Western Europe
Ta’ Marija has been crowned ‘Best Maltese Food Restaurant’ for the second year running.  In a  ceremony organized by The Definitive(ly) Good Guide Company, the award was presented by Malta’s Honorary Minister for Tourism, Dr Francis Zammit Dimech, who said: Visitors to our country, as well as Maltese regular ‘eaters out’ should be choosy when