Fact File: Foie Gras
the liver of specially formed geese or ducks, used as a table delicacy, especially in the form of a paste (pate de foie gras)
ORIGINS
Some 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians discovered that ducks and geese a...
DG Cafe And Wine Cuisine Launch Hong Kong
DG Cafe & Wine Cuisine held a cocktail reception recently to celebrate their official opening at the scenic 1881 Heritage at Tsim Sha Tsui, the historic site of the Former Marine Police Headquarters.
The...
La Tour d’Argent’s Big Wine Auction
Paris’s Michelin-starred restaurant, La Tour d'Argent, is to sell 18,000 bottles of wine and spirits in an auction which is expected to raise about a million euros.
The d’Argent restaurant, which dates back ...
The Macallan 1824 Collection Comes To Asia
Single malt whisky maker The Macallan introduced a completely new family of single malts, The Macallan 1824 Collection, to Singapore’s Changi Airport. This collection was developed specifically for the duty f...
Moët & Chandon Raise SGD22,000 From Auction Of Single Bottle
Moët & Chandon celebrated 100 years in Singapore September 2009 with grand dinner, auction and party at One on the Bund. We previously covered the special plans for the anniversary in Singapore here.
The...
Peninsula Shanghai Opens Its Doors
The first major structure to be built on the Bund in Shanghai in 60 years, the Art Deco-inspired Peninsula Shanghai finds itself immediately at home in the neighborhood. It will officially open 19 October 200...