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Celebrating Champagne

There are those who think Champagne does not age well. Luckily for me, I don’t know any of them.
My friends and I value the way great Champagne ages. It matures just as well as the mighty Bordeaux or regal Burgundy. In fact, Champagne shares two of the major varieties of Burgundy, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. [...]

December-January 2010 | Roberto Viernes | 0 comments | Continued
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Holiday Cocktail

What’s the point of a cocktail if it can’t transport you, momentarily at least, to some otherworldly place? As this somewhat gloomy year comes to an end, we decided to turn to a popular holiday theme to make sure the weeks ahead are happy, joyful, merry and bright.
Adding decadence in this otherwise frugal year is [...]

December-January 2010 | Jo McGarry | 0 comments | Continued
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The Holiday Collection

When we asked pastry chef Ron Viloria to create a holiday recipe for HILuxury, we should have known to expect something quite out of the ordinary.
“I wanted to reflect the magazine’s style and elegance,” he says, “so I created a holiday collection.” In Viloria’s collection, you’ll find a triple chocolate Chanel purse, a Japanese cheese-cake [...]

December-January 2010 | Jo McGarry | 0 comments | Continued
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Chef Ernesto Limcaco, Y. Hata

Chef Ernesto Limcaco grew up with a great role model in the restaurant industry. “My mom was a dynamite cook,” he says. “She owned two restaurants, one in the Philippines and one in San Francisco.”
But the most valuable lesson he learned from her was not about cooking. “Successful restaurateurs understand as much about receipts as [...]

December-January 2010 | Hiluxury Team | 0 comments | Continued
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Culinary Magic

Savor innovative flavors and palate-tempting flair at Azure
The first thing that strikes me about the dining room formerly known as The Surf Room at The Royal Hawaiian is that architect Terry Hendrickson actually
understood the original architecture of the hotel.
Call me odd, but I feel a warm glow of confidence when I walk into a restaurant [...]

December-January 2010 | Jo McGarry | 0 comments | Continued
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Vineyards Of Southern Italy

Exploring the rich and diverse wines of this beautiful region
Italy is a vine-swept nation whose wines are famous in every corner of the civilized world. Red wines such as Barolo, Barbaresco, Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Brunello di Montalcino, Amarone and Valpolicella are well-known to wine cognoscenti, as are white wines Soave, Gavi, Albana di [...]

October-November 2009 | Roberto Viernes | 0 comments | Continued
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Cruzan Rum

Blooming hibiscus, tradewinds, mango trees and an average year-round temperature of 80 degrees might make most people think of Hawaii. But you’ll find all this and more on St. Croix, the largest of the Virgin Islands.
With a centuries-old sugarcane industry producing molasses as a byproduct, it’s no surprise that St. Croix is home to some [...]

October-November 2009 | Jo McGarry | 0 comments | Continued
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Popovers

While the dry-aged, prime steaks at BLT will have the culinary curious beating a path to Trump Tower in Waikiki, it may be something as simple as a popover that could have the town talking.
And although it’s true that a well-known, in-store dining room is famous for its larger-than-life popovers, there’s serious competition from Chef [...]

October-November 2009 | Jo McGarry | 0 comments | Continued
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Time-Honored Taste

Ko at the Fairmont Kea Lani offers a passionate approach to traditional recipes
Maui’s Fairmont Kea Lani has been home to some very fine food over the years. In the mid-1990s, Shep Gordon’s Grand
Chefs on Tour made frequent stops at the luxurious resort, and highly respected celebrity chefs like Charlie Trotter, Roger Verge and Nobu Matsuhisa [...]

October-November 2009 | Jo McGarry | 0 comments | Continued
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Summer Palate

Sip on crisp wines and other refreshing offerings this season
Summer is here, and the sun is shining longer through the day. Temperatures are rising, and it is more common to drink white wines than reds to cool us off. But there are some of us who will be grilling red meat outdoors with the extended [...]

August-September 2009 | Roberto Viernes | 0 comments | Continued
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