Celebrity Life

On a cold January evening in London, Elite Traveler was invited for dinner at INO, a petite Greek gastrobar tucked behind buzzing Carnaby Street. Having opened last May, INO takes its inspiration from the Greek culinary tradition of cooking over sizzling charcoal. And as soon as you enter, the sweet barbeque smells of marinaded wood-fired... View Article

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No culinary movement has garnered quite the same level of traction in the past 10 years as veganism. From meatless ‘meat’ brands to fast food chains, everyone has been clambering over themselves for a slice of the vegan market. Everyone, that is, except fine-dining restaurants it seems, with many of the world’s best restaurants slow... View Article

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It’s well known that food plays an integral part in Chinese New Year, and to mark the coming of a new moon, Hakkasan Hanway Place and Hakkasan Mayfair are waving goodbye to the Year of the Ox and welcoming the tiger with a special Chinese New Year menu.  A celebratory Cantonese feast designed for sharing,... View Article

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Jean Imbert has undertaken a mammoth task. Earlier this month, he and his team opened the doors to Jean Imbert au Plaza Athénée, which was once the flagship restaurant of one of the world’s most decorated chefs, Alain Ducasse. In the past 21 years, the restaurant, which sits within Paris’s incomparable Hotel Plaza Athénée, has... View Article

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At first glance, a New York car showroom is a somewhat curious space for Onjium — a hugely admired Korean fine-dining restaurant that celebrates ancient stories and flavors — to have chosen for its new US outpost.  But that is only part of the story. Genesis House, the Seoul Michelin star restaurant’s new home in... View Article

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Earlier in 2021, Elite Traveler introduced our ‘Restaurant of the Week’ feature to champion new openings from the world’s best chefs and restauranteurs. As the industry bounced back from the trials and tribulations of 2020, an abundance of exciting new restaurants blossomed. From New York to Paris to Tokyo, as 2021 unfolded, we’ve explored the most... View Article

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With a restaurant empire that has amassed 21 Michelin stars, Alain Ducasse requires very little in the way of introductions. The newest addition to the French-born chef’s repertoire is Osteria BBR at the storied Raffles Singapore.  Though it opened in August 2021, Osteria BBR is actually more of a reincarnation of Ducasse’s previous Raffles eatery,... View Article

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Stepping inside The LaLee cafe-restaurant at The Cadogan, a Belmond Hotel, immediately transports you to another era; the days when the exclusive Chelsea hotel was the stomping ground of Oscar Wilde, who famously held a pied-a-terre within its storied walls. And that’s exactly the idea. The warmly lit marble bar, the smartly dressed waiters and... View Article

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When San Franciso chef Corey Lee opened San Ho Won at the start of November it was big news. Lee achieved legendary status amongst the city’s chefs when, in 2014, his SoMa restaurant Benu was awarded a third Michelin star, the first (along with Saison)  in the city to achieve the top accolade. San Ho... View Article

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It’s no secret that the past two years have been trying for the global hospitality industry but there are signs of recovery underfoot, and the arrival of 2022 brings the promise of new restaurant openings.  Building on some of the most notable openings of 2021 which included new ventures from the likes of Massomi Bottura,... View Article

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Famed Swedish chef Niklas Ekstedt long harbored ambitions of opening a restaurant in London, a city he called home as a child. A couple of months ago this dream became a reality when he unveiled his first restaurant outside Sweden, launching Ekstedt at The Yard at Great Scotland Yard Hotel in the city he “fell... View Article

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With its makeover well underway, The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville is this week unveiling the jewel in its crown: the new Drusie & Darr restaurant from world-renowned chef and all-round culinary icon, Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The French chef, best known for his two-Michelin-star eponymous New York restaurant Jean-Georges, is set to add some serious star power... View Article

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