Top 50 Eats in Asia
The Bangkok-based restaurant Gaggan, which puts a modern spin on classic Indian dishes in a bid to bridge the gap between eastern and western fare, topped this year’s S. Pellegrino and Acqua Panna’s list of the 50 best restaurants in Asia, unveiled Monday night in Singapore. The fine dining of Tokyo’s Narisawa, which is rooted in providing dishes with the fresh Japanese ingredients and menus that evoke a strong connection to nature, followed in second place while Paul Pairet’s experimental comfort food at Shanghai’s Ultraviolet came in at third. Also in Tokyo, Nihonryori RyuGin followed in fourth place and the reinterpreted Southern French food at Restaurant André in Singapore landed […]
World’s best lodges, says NatGeo
Thatched bungalows in the rainforest of Costa Rica and luxurious tents in the Australian Outback are among some of the properties chosen to form National Geographic’s new collection of boutique hotels and lodges. Launched as the National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World, properties chosen were judged on factors such as design and character, guest experience and quality of service, and sustainability practices. The initial collection includes 24 lodges that span the world, from Australia to Canada, South Africa and Latin America. The only property from the US to make the cut is The Ranch at Rock Creek in Montana. Special NatGeo packages are also being launched within the group […]