Food & Wine
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Nicholas Forrest
Imagine what it would be like to journey back in time to Medieval England and attend one of the incredibly lavish and sumptuous feasts held by the rich and eccentric nobility of the time. Grant King, chef and owner of Sydney restaurant Gastro Park, had to do...
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Egmont Labadie
The elBulli cellar auction at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on April 3 was a stellar achievement, with a total of HK$14.1 million or US$1.8million (pre-sale high HK$9.2million). The 183 lots of Burgundy wines alone sold for HK$7.5million against a pre-sale high...
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Egmont Labadie
Here is a quick recap of this week’s opportunities to acquire rare bottles: In Hong Kong, the elBulli cellar auction at Sotheby’s on April 3 will feature more than 8,000 bottles stored for years at Ferran Adrià’s now closed restaurant. Burgundy, Spain,...
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Egmont Labadie
Famous Champagne brand Ruinart will be the official supplier of sparkling wines for seven art fairs this year: Art Paris (March 28 to Apr 1), MiArt Milan (Apr 5 to 7), Zona Maco Mexico (Apr 10 to 14), Art Brussels (Apr 18 to 21), Art Cologne (Apr 19 to 22),...
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Egmont Labadie
Acker, Merrall and Condit wine auction on April 3 will feature an exceptional Imperial (6l) of Château Petrus 1982 estimated $30,000 to $50,000. Other highlights include several DRC lots: 12 mixed Grands Crus bottles of 2009 (est $35,000 to $50,000) and...
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BLOUIN ARTINFO Hong Kong
A robot band with geriatric human lounge singers will be part of an installation art cocktail bar that Adrian Wong is devising for the Fringe Club basement during Art Basel Hong Kong. The artist, known for his provocative work that comments on...
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Egmont Labadie
Acker, Merrall and Condit Hong Kong wine auction on March 22-23 reached a total of HK$38.3 million or US$4.9 milllion (pre-sale estimate HK$40 million). Highlights of this sale include: a 12-bottle lot of Romanée-Conti 1988 sold for HK$984,000 (pre-...
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Egmont Labadie
The Hôtel de Crillon, one of the oldest luxury hotels in Paris, will auction on April 22 about a tenth of its cellar or 2,000 bottles with an estimated value of €170,000 to €190,000. The hotel will soon be closed for renovation.Highlights of...
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Egmont Labadie
Bonhams London wine auction on April 4 will have a special focus on old vintages of Bordeaux wines. Highlights of this sale will include many lots of the highly praised 1982 vintage: 12 bottles of Château Petrus (est £40,000 to £60,000 or $60,000 to $91,000...
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Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop
Every year, French chocolatier Jadis et Gourmande produces a collection of Easter egg inspired by great artists. This year, the chocolatier looked at French sculptor Cesar, Constanti Brancusi, Amadeo Modigliani and Joan Miro for...














