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10 Hardest to Get Restaurant Reservations
One of the very reliable sources for the release of the eating joint status Eater.com has recently released a list of 10 hardest restaurant reservations to get in the world along with how to defy the odds list.
The name which has surpassed all others is undoubtedly Danish chef Rene Redzepi’s restaurant Noma as it has received 20,000 reservation requests a day. The Copenhagen restaurant has quickly filled the vacuum left behind by the closure of legendary Spanish restaurant el Bulli last year.
In a way to book a table at Noma, there will be a day when the famous food writers will start a trend of writing “I Ate At Noma” pieces. On the other hand Eater.com offers a few helpful insights and tips which includes tackling the phone on the sixth day of every month when the phone lines open up for reservations. The earliest reservations can be made are three months out.
A table at Sukiyabashi Jiro is equally cumbersome to get a table for you to sit and eat there as it is described as the “world’s most hallowed sushi temple” and helmed by legendary master sushi chef and octogenarian Jiro Ono in Tokyo. Eater’s tips for getting a table here involve recruiting the hotel concierge and taking a Japanese native to help thaw out foreign relations.
1. Noma, Copenhagen
2. Sukiyabashi Jiro, Tokyo
3. Next, Chicago
4. Tickets, Barcelona
5. Quintessence, Tokyo
6. The Fat Duck, Bray, Berkshire, England
7. Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, Brooklyn, NY, USA
8. Minibar by José Andrés, Washington D.C.
9. Schwa, Chicago
10. The French Laundry, Yountville, California, USA
11. Yam’Tcha, Paris
Rolls-Royce 102EX comes home after a world tour
After a wide and a lavish world tour the Rolls-Royce 102EX is finally back at its native place at West Sussex, England. It was a global test program as a whole. The world saw the first look of the car at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and there after it went on a world tour to make sure that electrically Phantom can stand on the name of it being a true-blue Rolls-Royce.
The initial market research findings will be taken out by the first quarter of 2012. The car is said to be powered by a lithium ion battery pack and two electric motors which are mounted at the rear sub-frame. The 102EX can hit speeds from 0 to 60 mph in less than 8 seconds and boasts of top speed of 99 mph. Once fully charged the car can travel up to 124 miles.
The Rolls Royce Ghost Arizona Sun rises
The whole world now knows that the Middle East exercises over luxury car markets in the world. Which makes it very little of a surprise that the first Bespoke Rolls Royce Ghost in the world in a dazzling “Arizona Sun’ color that landed at Rolls-Royce dealer in Abu Dhabi was sold no sooner than it landed at the showroom. The Ghost is powered with a new 6.6 liter twin-turbo V12 engine and can go from 0-60 mph just 4.7 and hit top speeds of 155mph Inspired by the spirit, furnishing styles, and yachts in 1930′s the in-house designs for the Ghost have be crafted at the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars plant at Goodwood, England.
Princess Anne Inaugurates The First 2012 London Olympics Stadium
Olympic games in Beijing, China, this sporting event, which is considered to be one of the foremost occasions in the sporting world is now all set to make its way to England, with 2012 Summer Olympics. England, a nation with the esteemed honor of being the host to three previous Olympics events (1908, 1944, and 1948) is now once again in the spotlight, has now officially inaugurated the first London 2012 Olympic venue. Princess Anne inaugurated the Lee Valley White Water Center near Waltham Cross, which is going to be one of the most prominent venues for the event.
The staggering cost of $49 million, the Lee Valley White Water stadium is a marvel of engineering that has been completed in its due time and slated to host the canoe course event for the 2012 London Olympics. This stadium is slated for an official opening for the public from April 2011, and then till the venue will be used exclusively by the British canoe team. The venue took 18 months for completion and once opened for the public, it will provide the 2012 Olympics with state of art rafting and canoeing facilities for both 300 meter Olympic course and a 160 meter intermediate run.
John Paul DeJoria Sells Ethical Diamond Online
John Paul DeJoria certainly can sell anything. The man has sold to us shampoos and tequila, and now he is going to sell us diamonds. Considering the kind of success he has had in the past, I would be surprised if this venture if his also does very well. If you dont know what I am talking about then let me give you a heads about this man. John Paul DeJoria is the man behind Paul Mitchell salons hair care and also the man behind Patron Spirits.
So he is now going to launch an online, upscale and conflict-free diamond company called DeJoria Diamonds. He has founded this company in collaboration with his British partner Jonathan Kendrick. DeJoria says, “We originally launched DeJoria Diamonds in England in 2003 offering a complete end-to-end diamond-buying service to include education and information on diamonds themselves as well as providing independent valuations and full certifications on all the jewelry we make for our customers. We have steadily built the UK business to the point where we know we can continue to develop our flawless reputation, earned in England, right here in the US.”
1970 Mercedes Benz Owned by Elvis to be Auctioned
A 1970 Mercedes-Benz 600, is being auctioned off in Surrey, England, at a Bonhams year-end event colorfully known as the Important Motor Cars and Fine Automobilia sale.
Bonhams, the auction house while describing the specialties of the Benz, which is slate blue in color, said that the car is special in more ways than one because it is one of the very few cars that were actually registered in Presleys name. They even displayed the photograph of the registration to prove the same. Detailing its history the spokes person said that Elvis used it for two years before giving it away to a friend, James Leroy Robertson. The car ultimately ended up with Robertson Motors Memphis who sold it in 2005.
Bonhams have handled a lot of celebrity high profile cars in the past. At an auction in July it offered a DeLorean DMC12 Coupe owned by Miranda Guinness, the countess of Iveagh, and a Mercedes-Benz SLK230 owned by the Australian singers Kylie and Dannii Minogue. The pre sale estimate of the Presley Benz is $231,000 to $309,000.
Cat Hotel in London magnetize Celebrity Felines
The Longcroft Luxury Cat Hotel in Hertfordshire, England is a 5 star hotel meant for pets and the hotel is managed by Abi and Matt Purser. It is a cat meant specifically for cats and the la cat menu comes with several mouth watering dishes.
There would be a heated chalet all to themselves, 24-hour veterinarian service, if needed, and luxurious grooming services. The site even reveals that the cats would be able to enjoy the chalet to their heart’s content. The Hotel offers six very large luxury heated chalets each with their own bedroom and exercise area creating the perfect stress-free retreat for your much treasured pet whilst they are in our care.
There would also be bird boxes to keep the cats entertained, and I wonder who would clean up all the blood and feathers after the cats are done with entertaining themselves with their birdie playmates. There would also be a fountain that would let oxygenated water flow constantly.
Live in 11th century castle
The castle is called le chateau de Montbrun and has been recognized by the French Ministry of Culture, as a protected monument ever since 1947. Now here is some trivia about the historical place. During the Hundred Years War, this castle was the property of both France and England. It has seen a series of renovations and touch ups since the 16th century. The last major renovation happened in the mid60s.
But don’t get worried about some ancient type interiors. The whole place is quite contemporary with a house chapel, a cinema, a billiards room, a library, a music room, 15 guestrooms and a lot of office space and staffing quarters.
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