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Singapore has developed a database of more than 12,000 recipes since Freidanck's arrival in 1998. Nine top chefs on a rotating roster--including France's George Blanc and Britain's Gordon Ramsay--are recruited to craft dishes for the first- and business-class cabins. Freidanck visits their kitchens frequently. "The panel provides constant new ideas," the former hotel chef says. "Like everyone at the moment is doing pork bellies or yellow beetroot or purple carrots...
KUALA LUMPUR Aficionados, like Malaysian hip-hop artists Joe Flizzow and Point Blanc, hoard Nike's Air Force 1 ($94), a top seller around the globe for 25 years...
...while organic wine might be good for the earth, is it any better for your palate than regular wine? Some biodynamic wines are definitely worth the slight bump up in price, like the citrusy Patianna Sauvignon Blanc or the Domaine de la Renjarde Côtes du Rhône Villages, with its earthy berry notes. "What you are tasting is that specific soil, that sun, those grapes," says acclaimed sommelier Sterling Roig. "These wines have an incredible purity about them." Which means that after swirling your glass, you should feel free to look down your nose while sniffing...
...attain the opulent qualities of its premium cognac, Louis XIII de Rémy Martin, which retails for around $1,400 a bottle. To be labeled a cognac, as opposed to a mere brandy, the eau-de-vie must come mainly from three types of white grapes - Ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche and Colombard - grown in the areas around the town. Despite coming from vineyards in an even more exclusive area, Louis XIII is still the blend of 1,200 individual eaux-de-vie. Like the medieval cathedral builders who didn't live to see the fruits of their labors, many...
...renowned wine writer and TV-show host, she is also a member of the Royal Household Wine Committee, which chooses the wines that the Queen serves her guests. Robinson's advice is impeccable, her wit dry and her take on wine refreshingly non-American. Recommending the Montes Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2005 Casablanca Valley from Chile, she describes it as "quintessentially an aperitif, but if you were to drink it with a well-dressed salad, it would not rise up and bite...