Wine Bar Find: Sager + Wilde London

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Eat here, drink here, date here. The exposed brick walls, wooden floors and high windows of Sager + Wilde London are the perfect backdrop for the aforementioned activities, and that’s all before delving into the carefully crafted, by-the-glass wine list. Opened in 2013 after a successful stint as a pop-up in Shoreditch, husband and wife […]

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The Curators: Michelin starred Chef Matt Lambert on NZ cuisine and his top 6 NYC restaurants

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(This article by Jenny Nguyen-Barron first appeared in ForbesLife. Click here to read the original) Oceanic cuisine is unmistakably trending in New York City right now. In the last year, the media has shone a flattering spotlight on the multitude of cleanly designed, produce-led restaurants and cafes that are beginning to inhabit many of the city’s streets. […]

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The Curators: Portland’s 10 Best Places To Stuff Your Faces

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1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) It’s always been a strong opinion of mine that travel planning is an activity best left to the stomach. The stomach can help you decide not only which local restaurants and delicacies you should experience but it can also dictate which city you do it in. Lately mine […]

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NYC Italian Tapas Bar Find: Bar B

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The notoriously media shy owners of Basta Pasta, the 24 year old Japanese/Italian trattoria have quietly opened Bar B ”“ a brilliant little Italian tapas bar – without even the Internet finding out. They seem to have made it purposely difficult for New Yorkers to stumble across. To begin with, the name “Bar B” is […]

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Melbourne Wine Bar Find: City Wine Shop

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This inviting Melbourne hotspot is part wine bar, part bottle shop, part bistro, and part café. All parts are exceptional but mostly so is the wine – of which they make very easy for you to drink with all the consumption options made available. Have it by the glass, by the bottle or just take […]

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London Restaurant Find: Fernandez & Wells Soho

London Hotspot Find: Fernandez & Wells | meltingbutter.com

You know those days where you didn’t eat lunch till 3pm and you’re not really in the mood for a full-blown dinner? But you still fancy sharing a bottle of red? It’s on these kinds of nights that Fernandez & Wells delivers. Grab a seat, a bottle of red, along with a selection of well-sourced […]

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NYC Restaurant Find: Pearl & Ash

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When you dine in a restaurant with an inch-thick wine list you’d expect to be dropping some serious cash. You could go either way at Pearl & Ash, a progressive downtown wine bar serving up globally inspired small plates with a plenty of wow factor. For 10-15 bucks a plate and a 30-something dollar bottle […]

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Athens Bar Find: Oinoscent Cellar & Wine Bar

ATHENS HOTSPOT FIND: OINOSCENT CELLAR & WINE BAR | meltingbutter.com

OINOSCENT: CELLAR & WINE BAR, STNTAGMA If Greek wine is as much of a mystery to you as it has been to me, head to Oinoscent – the first of this kind of new-school wine bar in the city. The staff here knows their wine and will give you well informed recommendations by the glass […]

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Amsterdam Restaurant Find: DiVino Winebar

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1 / 1 ( 1 vote ) An Italian wine bar that I happened to stumble across when it had just opened a few years back – and what a find! The perfect cozy spot for a simple Italian dinner with friends in the wintertime. Best bit: There’s no real menu, the chef makes what […]

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