When in Beijing, we embarked on an introductory flight of baijiu, the ubiquitous Chinese spirit for all celebrations, at Capital Spirits.
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Fruitcake cookies with booze
I love alcohol-soaked fruits. My taste for boozy fruits started when I was a kid: Rum and raisin ice-cream was a regular treat after piano classes. Then came along brandied cherries, prunes in armagnac and pears poached in red wine as I got older. I like desserts that combine alcohol and fruits. For instance – black forest…
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Antwerp: Las Mañas
I had known Debbie since my Banyan Tree days when she contacted the PR department for some information for a story. That was back in 2007, I think. We never met until earlier this year when AB and I were in Antwerp for a weekend. Fortunately she was in town, instead of trotting around the…
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To the very last drop…
Of wine or whisky. You pick. Le 11ème Domaine @ 83 rue de Jean-Pierre Timbaud, Paris is a cave à vin that happens to also serve whisky on the tap (as shown in the diptych above). We liked the wines that we tried and the assiette mixe (mixed platter of chacuterie and cheese) was good! Meanwhile,…
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