Worldwide restaurant recommendations and eating out adventures

12.04.12
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Why don’t I get these gigs?!

Posted by mareec

If you were trying to get in touch with Paul Boutinot mid March, you would have been out of luck unless you were fortunate enough to be attending a wine dinners he was asked to host in … wait for it … …

16.03.12
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Prowein 2012

Posted by alisonl

We’ve just about recovered from another roaring success at Prowein this year, where Boutinot showed a huge range of fantastic wines from all over the world to a greatly appreciative audience! With a bigger and better stand this year, we …

13.03.12
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Lunch in Barcelona

Posted by catherineb

The latest memorable morsel for me comes from KAIKU situated in the Barceloneta area of Barcelona.  Specialising in fantastic seafood tapas the restaurant is only open at lunch time so it’s probably a good idea to book.   The host is incredibly grumpy (imagine a Catalan Basil Faulty …

01.03.12
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Benares – Rijk’s Dinner

Posted by mareec

Michelin starred Indian restaurant, Benares, hosted a dinner featuring Rijk’s wines on the 29th February. Neville and Teresa Dorrington, owners of the Rijks estate in Tulbagh, South Africa, were on hand to present the wines.   Fantastic food specifically matched with …

22.02.12
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Dine with Poderi Colla

Posted by mareec

Event: Wine Dinner Producer: Poderi Colla Date: Sunday 26th February Venue: Hotel du Vin Brighton Price (inclusive of dinner and wine): £65 To Book: contact Hotel du Vin Brighton on 01273 718588. Italy’s Piedmont region is not only one of the …

16.02.12
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Du Vin Delights

Posted by mareec

The latest of Boutinot’s (occasional) Saturday morning fine dining tastings was recently held at Bistro du Vin Soho – where London’s fine dining sommelier’s were invited to taste 32 wines, some new to Boutinot, some new vintages and some just …

22.12.11
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Bea’s BBC Debut

Posted by mareec

Fans of Rick Stein were in for a treat last night when Boutinot’s Bea Pascual made her TV debut during Rick’s Spanish Christmas feature. Bea was a lunch guest at her friend Jose Pizzaro’s place and had brought along some Fernando …

12.07.11
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Tea For Two

Posted by mareec

Following on from our invitation to join Heston Blumenthal & Jancis Robinson in their mission to reignite the ‘pleasures of afternoon tea and sherry’ at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the 9th May, it sounds like the tea & sherry …

08.07.11
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New du Vin!

Posted by mareec

The prestigious Hotel du Vin chain has just opened a Bistro du Vin on St John St, Clerkenwell. Whilst the Bistro concept is already present in the group’s hotels – this is their first ‘stand-alone’ Bistro site. Open from breakfast, …

12.06.11
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From Water To Wine

Posted by christinac

It may not have been the Marriage at Cana but Paul Boutinot did turn on his magic and charm at an exclusive Waterkloof event at London’s beautiful Aqua Nueva in Regent Street. The event was a veritable who’s who of …