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Diamonds & Champagne, Dom Perignon Meets Bulgari

Diamonds & Champagne, Dom Perignon Meets Bulgari

When we think of glamour, what often comes to mind is something like this: Diamonds and Caviar. To celebrate the best of the best, two prominent LVMH maisons have teamed up to craft ‘Bvlgari Serpenti x Dom Pérignon Rosé’. This marriage of brands is perfectly represented with a limited edition case of Champagne that’s characterized by the iconic Bvlgari snake wrapping itself around a magnum of Dom Pérignon Rosé. This proudly Franco-Italian collaboration is the work of Bvlgari Creative Director…

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Chika Tillman: From Wall Street Banker to Pastry Chef

Chika Tillman: From Wall Street Banker to Pastry Chef

“I really loved the job as a banker, but the first thing I checked every morning in the newspaper is not the stock market section but the restaurant section,” said Chika Tillman, founder and head pastry chef of ChikaLicious Dessert Bar. In the late 90s, when Tillman was working amid the hustle and bustle of Wall Street, in a suit and heels, she would attend the evening classes at French Culinary Institute after work. Having helped out in the kitchen…

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How to Pick Out the Restaurants on Your Travels

Restaurants Travel Guide

People travel for various reasons: business, romance, friendship, and adventure. It doesn’t matter which of these reasons leads you to make your way across the world, they will almost invariably include food.  It can just be fuel that keeps you going, or an adventure on its own. Just as the famous travel writer Deborah Cater said: “You have to taste a culture to understand it”. However, finding a good dining place despite the language barrier, cultural quirks and poor spatial…

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