Oct 18, 2024 • 6 min read
18.10.2024 - 17:57 / travelandleisure.com / Jack Nicklaus
Luxury Bahamas resort complex Baha Mar will add a fourth hotel property in the coming years, expanding its presence on the island.
The new resort, which is expected to open in 2029, will sit on 12 acres of beachfront property, Baha Mar shared with Travel + Leisure. The hotel will consist of about 350 rooms that each start at more than 550 square feet along with 50 residences and four new restaurants, including a rooftop omakase option and a beachfront eatery with a yet-to-be-announced celebrity chef.
“Baha Mar is committed to creating spectacular experiences, and this $350 million capital investment in our world-class resort collection underscores Baha Mar’s role as a catalyst for continued economic growth and job creation in the Bahamas,” Graeme Davis, the president of Baha Mar, said in a statement shared with T+L. “We are grateful to the government of The Bahamas for their continued support and our collaborative partnership in bringing this new development to life.”
In addition, the new property will feature a 14,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, pools, an outdoor bar, luxury shops, and family-friendly amenities. The hotel will also include 25,000 square feet of dedicated indoor and outdoor event space.
It was not immediately clear which brand would be tapped for the new resort.
Prime Minister of The Bahamas Philip Davis said in a statement the new development “will be highly significant for our country, creating local jobs, supporting tourism growth, and offering new experiences for both residents and visitors."
Beyond the new resort, Baha Mar is currently made up of three resorts: the Grand Hyatt, the SLS, and the Rosewood. The complex features more than 45 restaurants and lounges, a casino, an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus signature golf course, an expansive 15-acre beachfront water park, and more.
The companies said the new property will be built on the site of the recently-demolished Melia Nassau Beach, which itself closed in 2021.
Oct 18, 2024 • 6 min read
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A single panda can eat more than 70 pounds of bamboo a day, so before Mao Sun and Xing Er, two Chinese-born bears, moved to the Copenhagen Zoo in the spring of 2019, Danish zookeepers had to find a reliable source of the treelike grass. One supplier was the farmer Søren Ladefoged, whose crop has recently benefited another local attraction: the fine-dining destination Noma. The chef Mette Søberg, 34, who heads Noma’s test kitchen, was inspired to add tender young shoots to the menu after the restaurant’s 10-week pop-up at the Ace Hotel in Kyoto last year, where thinly sliced bamboo was served in squid broth. “In Japan, and in Kyoto specifically, they’re so excited about ingredients that are in season for a short time,” she says. From late March through May, “everyone knows, ‘Ah, it’s bamboo season!’” Back in Denmark, she started grilling the shoots over pine boughs for a slightly smoky tinge and serving them with a butter and sencha tea dipping sauce. “We want to make it really simple so people can actually taste the bamboo,” says Søberg, who describes the plant’s flavor as “nutty, vegetal and a little bit sweet.” She adds that many Noma diners are surprised to encounter bamboo in Denmark, where it’s cultivated but not typically consumed. Outside of Asian restaurants, the same is true in the United States, where, at Brooklyn’s Cafe Mado, the chef Nico Russell, 36, has been pickling the shoots and serving them with razor clams in a garlicky sauce. He gets his supply of the yellow groove variety from the New Jersey-based forager Tama Matsuoka Wong, 66, who described this year’s demand as “a frenzy.” Wong, who specializes in harvesting edible invasive plants, points out that yellow groove multiplies rapidly through horizontal roots and can quickly overtake a plot of land. She works with property owners to contain the plant, while getting it into the hands of chefs like Mads Refslund, 47, of the wood fire-centered restaurant Ilis, also in Brooklyn, who has ordered over 750 pounds from Wong so far this year. This past summer, he served vertically cut salt-cured shoots with buckwheat oil-brushed uni and caviar pooled in the divots of the stems. He also preserved the majority of his supply, he says, so that — despite bamboo’s short season — he can offer it for months to come. —
Good morning from Skift. It’s Thursday, October 10, 2024, and here’s what you need to know about the business of travel today.
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In the seven years since its opening, the beachfront resort Baha Mar has become one of the Bahamas’ premier luxury escapes, offering travelers a paradisiacal getaway just a three-hour flight from New York City. Now, the brand has announced it will be constructing a new hotel steps away down Cable Beach, set to open in 2029.