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Happy Birthday Frankie

  Happy Birthday Frankie Frank Baroudi is one of life’s gentlemen and a true connoisseur. Whether fine wine, whisky, cognac, food, cigars, travel, art, or just living life well, Frankie has a pretty high-calibre ‘A game’....

Wineck-Schlossberg: turning Alsace’s ‘Corner of Wine’

Wineck-Schlossberg, Alsace’s ‘ Wine Corner’ Domaine Paul Blanck, Wineck-Schlossberg Grand Cru, Pinot Gris, 2017 Wineck-Schlossberg GRAND CRU The Wineck Schlossberg Grand Cru appellation is located in the communes of Katzenthal and Ammerschwihr, in the Haut-Rhin department of...

BEAK to TAIL FEATHER a dinner celebrating Duck & Pinot Noir – The perfect pairing

  For Canard I absolutely adore ducks; I’ve nibbled on their webs and sucked on their tongues in Chinese palaces. I’ve eaten their livers “with some fava beans and a nice Chianti” in Italian cucinas....

UPDATE: Canada’s Top Chef is a Cambodian

  And your winner is....Chanthy Yen The Cambodian Vying to be Crowned "TOP CHEF" Canada Chef Chanthy Yen is celebrated for his innovative approach to modern Cambodian cuisine. With a nearly two-decades-long career, Chef Yen has established...

In the Mood

Zest & the Baron    In the Mood Hong Kong Island: I wound my way down Hennessey Road on an impossibly thin, old, ‘double-decker’ tram, the carriage made of ancient wood, worn down to the...

Consecration Wine

Consecration Wine " I made Versailles for my Court, Marly for my friends and Trianon for myself. " Louis XIV, The Sun King   Versailles The Grand Trianon is a French Baroque-style chateau set within its own park,...

Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice

Courage, Endurance, Mateship, Sacrifice   The Right Honourable On the 25th of August 2024, ANZAC DAY, the Australian Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Anthony Albanese was in Papua New Guinea to give a speech, and... as fate...

Eight Men Out

    Eight Men Out On the 14th day of the 4th month of the year 2024, eight men came together for a four-hour degustation of seventeen courses, paired with Champagne, White wine, red wine, Port,...

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