Brit menswear designer to launch lounge in Dubai
British luxury retailer Alfred Dunhill will open its third overseas restaurant in Dubai’s Jumeirah Emirates Towers in early 2012. The launch of Alfie’s Restaurant and Lounge is scheduled for January 2012, to coincide with the opening of the new Dunhill fashion store in the same location. The Dubai restaurant will be Dunhill’s first in the Middle East and its third worldwide, following in the footsteps of existing venues in Shanghai and Hong Kong. via Luxuo
World’s top gourmet stops for gastronauts
The travel guide Lonely Plant has assembled a list of 1,000 of the top places around the world to indulge in gastronomical delights. If your idea of a luxus getaway is eating your way through a Turkish Bazaar or hunting down the best truffles in Tuscany. You may want to pick up a copy of Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Sights (£15.99/$25) released on September 27. Until then here are some stops that made the list: – Gelateria di Piazza, San Gimignano, Italy for gelato – House of Master Belgian Chocolate-Makers, Brussels, Belgium for chocolate – Darjeeling, India for tea – Maison Mercier, Epernay, France, the champagne capital of the world […]