The Parlour where afternoon tea is served in the pink, ridged roof cottage at Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa dates back 400 years. This year, the resort, Bermuda’s original cottage colony, celebrates its 100th anniversary as a hotel. But while celebrating its history and continuing traditions (such as its repeat visitors’ plaque including one California couple in residence over 100 times, earning them their own key to the cottage which has been renamed for them), the resort is also breaking out new developments. On the heels of its purchase by Dovetail + Co and complete redesign, a new executive chef took over in July with new, inventive menus due to be unveiled in November.
The chef James Wambui, named Best Chef in Bermuda by The Bermudian magazine, has been working elsewhere on the island for the past seven years including two years at the restaurant Huckleberry, one of a new wave of interesting restaurants that enlivened the traditional island’s formerly moribund dining scene. He’ll bring that energy to the resort’s poolside restaurant Pastel with a mix of international small plates such as the Peruvian Flank steak Anticucho, flamed mussels with bacon butter, smoked chipotle sauce, pickled lemon and parsley sauce and other dishes such as Yellowfin Tuna Thai crunch bowl with shredded red cabbage, carrots and red bell peppers with a sesame peanut sauce. A global array of street food dishes is also set to appear from Japanese-Peruvian Tuna Takoyaki to a classic New Orleans oyster Po’Boy, a Jamaican lobster patty and Vietnamese pork belly Banh Mi.
Another restaurant that debuted with the recent redesign is also going through a menu reinvention. Sunken Harbor, an offshoot of the Brooklyn cocktail bar of the same name, will maintain its mix of Portuguese and Caribbean influences but have a more elevated focus with more local dishes and ingredients. Among the dishes to come: the stew Caldeirada composed of mussels, squash blossoms, Tandoori scallops and saffron fish nage; heritage carrot terrine and grilled spiny lobster tail with lamb belly and aubergine sauce; short rib macaroni and cheese and Bermuda fish pie.
Two restaurants are doing well in their present form so will continue with minor tweaks. Breezes, the beachfront restaurant and favorite of locals, serves burgers, salads and sandwiches including a towering version with that day’s catch for lunch; spicy Tiger Prawns with grilled mango salsa, Rock Fish Island Style and Island Spiced Rack of Lamb are on the menu for dinner. Shoreline is the site for breakfast and the Monday night barbecue which features an extensive salad, raw bar, dessert and grilled steak and rib buffet that is even more popular with locals. Part of the reason is the live band
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Azul Beach Resort Negril is located on the glorious shores of Seven Mile Beach where the sun meets the Caribbean Sea in beautiful Jamaica. This five-star stunning resort features Karisma’s Gourmet Inclusive Experience and lives up to all expectations. The laid-back Caribbean feel lets you go at your own pace but when you are ready for action it’s easy to find things to do. With seven pools, a fitness center, spa, nightly entertainment, water sports, plenty of kids activities, and impeccable service, my son and I found the perfect balance between relaxing and exploring the resort. School may have just started but it’s not too soon to plan a family vacation for the holidays. Here are five reasons to add Azul Beach Negril to your bucket list.
If I had to recommend one place to eat tapas in Spain, it’s Bar Poë in Granada, not only for the food, but for the atmosphere. It’s always bustling (come early to guarantee a seat) with a local and international crowd. Run by a friendly husband-and-wife duo, every drink comes with a free dish, and, unusually, you can choose your tapa. International and big on flavour, the menu includes Portuguese piri piri dishes, salt cod, curries and more. Jason Rich
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If you're interested in trying out popular upstart cruise line Virgin Voyages in 2024 or 2025, pay attention. The cruise line is doing the cruise ship shuffle — delaying the debut of its fourth sister ship, swapping itineraries among its trio of existing ships to fill the gap, and introducing new ports and itineraries around the world.
In Linde Freya Tangelder’s opinion, great design starts with demolition. “To pull something down or destroy a little bit of the past gives you freedom,” says the 35-year-old Dutch-born designer. Breaking apart her own work and starting over, deconstructing her models and rebuilding them, is, she says, an integral part of her creative process.
Sergio Jimenez has traveled to Denmark and Iceland. He’s made his way to the outskirts of Copenhagen and Reykjavik and buried himself in the culinary art of one of some of the world’s most acclaimed chefs. He’s trekked up and down the California coast delving into the origins of America’s farm-to-table movement. Jimenez has basked in the flavors of the globe’s freshest menus, absorbed the experience around him. He’s taken notes. And he’s taken those notes home to San Diego.
The more than 600 vineyards, sprawled across the picturesque green rolling hills of La Rioja, Navarra and Basque Country in northern Spain, are not as visited as those of California and France but certainly should be. The World’s Best Vineyards awards were held in Rioja last month and a Rioja vineyard, Marqués de Riscal, took second place. The full-bodied reds and elegant whites are reason alone to visit Rioja and wine tastings are an essential part of the wine tourism experience. From the bold and fruity flavors of Crianzas to the more complex profiles of aged Gran Reservas, the tastings offer a delightful journey through the diverse region.
Whether it’s a Moroccan-influenced Chicken & Shrimp Kefta with a Vietnamese-style Nuoc Cham dipping sauce, or a Green Thai Curry Hummus with both English and Wasabi peas, Chef Jason Neroni of the newly-opened The Desmond restaurant has California Cuisine speaking with a lot of different accents. “We’re buying everything we can from the area,” says Neroni, “then we craft it with global influences. That gives us no boundaries — we’ve got a lot of different palates traveling through here and we can make them all very happy.”
Big Sur is an amazing place to visit and explore. It’s a rugged stretch of California coastline that has an incredible combination of mountains, ocean views, beaches, and redwood forests. Whether you’re looking for a relaxing day on the beach or more adventurous activities like hiking in the Santa Lucia Mountains, these Big Sur hotels ensure you’re within reach.
In 2023, the city of Carlsbad, just north of San Diego, launched an “All Paws Lead to Carlsbad” tourism initiative to encourage pet friendly travel to the Southern California beach town. Although the campaign officially ended in May, Carlsbad is always a dog friendly town that welcomes woofers of all breeds and sizes to many of its shops, restaurant patios, and hotels. There are also dog parks to frolic in and dog friendly beaches in the general vicinity for pups that like to swim, surf, or go for long runs in the sand.
“Home sales to Americans in Europe keep growing”; “The number of Americans living in European countries is increasing”; “Americans relocating to Europe is a trend.”
“People will tell the same old story until they hear a better tale,” says Ahmed, an elder I meet by chance in Tangier's casbah—a Cubist jumble of white buildings beneath circling gulls that cry out over the morning call to prayer. We're chatting, perched on the high ramparts of the old Portuguese citadel, our heels in Africa, Europe on the horizon like a giant seabird gliding toward us. “Birds go back and forth without borders,” muses Ahmed, his words flying just as freely among Darija (Moroccan Arabic), French, and Spanish. Tanjawi—or Tangerines—are sociable polyglots who speak in a meze of languages. Ahmed's hair is as silvered as Moroccan sardines, his green eyes drizzled with amber like the olive oil in bissara pea soup.