April 2006
LONDON IS THE BEST PLACE TO EAT
RIGHT NOW...
The latest cover of Gourmet, the New York foodies' bible, declares that London is " The best place in the world to eat right now."
So how to boil down these thousands of restaurants and hundreds of cuisines ? Atmosphere, service and value-for-money have been taken into account.
Still, the thing that matters most is the food. There is nothing in here that does not provide dish after dish of genuinely extraordinary dining. There is none of the bland, filling food for which London was once renowned.
Going to any of these dozen restaurants, you will come into contact with unforgettable, life-enriching flavours that simply cannot be experienced anywhere else in the world.
NEW JEAN-GEORGES' LONDON EATERIE: RAMA
With celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten at the helm, Rama was always going to be a hit but add to the mix that architect Jeffery Beers has converted the old Jamaican embassy into a sleek and stylish venue that houses a bar, restaurant and a casino and the result is dynamite. The décor nods to Jean-Georges' New York eaterie Spice Market with its sensual silk walls and comfy chairs and the menu compliments the venue perfectly, offering up an exotic mixture of the chef's gastronomic staples and the most popular Pan Asian dishes around. The waiting staff on hand are quick to inform diners that, at Rama, it is customary to share several dishes, so order three or four that whet your appetite. With choices ranging from black pepper shrimp with pineapple and crunchy squid salad to cornfed chicken or monkfish, this is good news. The wine list is extensive, with bottles from France, Burgundy, Chile and America. If cocktails are more to your taste, Salvatore's bar opposite can rustle up some fantastic concoctions; try The Last Sin instead of having a coffee; the mixture of Havana 7, Kahlua and espresso is the perfect end to a deliciously decadent meal.
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SHANGRI-LA ASIA ACQUIRES HISTORIC PALACE IN PRIME PARIS LOCATION FOR ITS FIRST EUROPEAN HOTEL
Shangri-La Asia, parent company of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, has acquired the historic palace of Prince Roland Bonaparte with plans to convert it to the Shangri-La Hotel, Paris in late 2008, marking the group's European debut. The Bonaparte family mansion in Paris' 16th arrondissement will be converted into the capital's first luxury hotel fully owned and operated by an Asian hotel group.
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JOB OF THE MONTH
(small selection)
all jobs available here
Corporate Financial Analyst , UK
SPA Manager, France
Assistant GM, Manchester UK
Head Pastry Chef, London UK
Assistant FOM, Dubai
Japanese Head Chef, Copenhagen
Chef De Cuisine, East Anglia UK
Sales Coordinator, London UK
Director Of Business Development, Malaysia
Financial Controller, Middle East
SPA Director, Beirut Lebanon
Dear All,
We would like to apologize to GSA Hospitality agency based in Australia / Asia for accidentally used an article we have published on our last March 06 newsletter about Enrico Bernardo ( the Sommelier of the year 2005 ) that GSA Hospitality actually wrote earlier this year!
All apologies to Jonathan Glover and Editor Catharine Nichols at GSA Hospitality.
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STAFF MOVEMENTS
Eric Damidot has been named Executive Chef at Las Vegas' Paris Hotel and Casino and Bally's Hotel and Casino. Eric Damidot was most recently the Executive Chef at the Ritz-Carlton Atlanta.
Patrice Caillaud has been named Executive Pastry Chef at the Mandarin-Oriental New York. He comes from the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas and previously ran the pastry kitchens at Lespinasse, the Bellagio and Patisserie Payard in New York.
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has appointed Liam Lambert as Operations Director, Europe. Lambert has spent the past five years as General Manager of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London.
Sylvain Ercoli has been appointed General Manager of Claridge's, taking the post left vacant when Michael Hoffmann left London.
Michel Serrano is the new General Manager of the Concorde Lafayette in Paris.
Christoph Mares has been appointed General Manager of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London.
Brice Kemper has been appointed Rooms Division Manager at the Hotel du Cap Eden Roc near Cannes.
Jerome Fernandes has been named Executive Chef at the Marriott Druids Glen Hotel & Country Club in Ireland. He was most recently the Executive Sous Chef at Sol Kerzner's Atlantis in the Bahamas.
Michel Chertouh has transferred as General Manager to the InterContinental Mar Menor Golf Resort in Spain. Mr Chertouh was most recently the General Manager of the InterContinental Sao Paulo. He previously served at the Crowne Plaza Sao Paulo, the InterContinental Rio de Janeiro and the InterContinental Miami.
Olivier Revy has joined the Sofitel Suzhou in China as Executive Chef and Food and Beverage Director. Mr Revy was previously the Director of Food and Beverage at the Pan Pacific Singapore and the White Sands Resort and Spa in the Maldives.
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