BlackBook In The Know It’s an oenophile’s pipe dream come true: in Paris, historic Taillevent restaurant has created the “cinq de Curnonsky” pairing menu — a lavish €1,200 per-person repast celebrating five of the world’s greatest white wines. taillevent.com Gelato king Messina is sharing its cool love with China by opening up a maiden international store in Hangzhou. Whether it’s a Piggy in the Middle (satay gelato with crispy pork crackling) or a Mr Potato Head (peanut butter gelato with white chocolate potato crisps), Messina is renowned for its deliciously creative fare. Now, after the main man from Hangzhou’s City Hall popped into a Sydney store for scoop, its heading for China. The store is open now. gelatomessina.com New London hotel restaurants to get excited about this year … At Ian Schrager’s Edition Hotel in NoHo, where Bohemia air-kisses Oxford Street, Jason Atherton gives Great British produce a modern twist in his 140-seat luxe brasserie, Berners Tavern (bernerstavern.com), while over in Holborn, Bjorn van der Horst (who made his name at The Greenhouse), has returned to don the whites at Rosewood London (rosewoodhotels. com), the city’s newest and swishest five-star hotel. Down in Belgravia, meanwhile, the talented Sophie Michell, whose grandmother cooked for the Queen Mother, is serving spanking fresh fish and shellfish at Pont St, the charming new restaurant at the stylish boutique hotel Belgraves (thompsonhotels.com). Photos Clockwise from top left: thomas duval, Sarah Coghill, nikolas Koenig, PHILIP VILE (2) CONTRIBUTORS: Rosie Birkett, Delia Demma, Jeffrey T Iverson, Alex Mead, Paul Richardson, Jeremy Wayne Get the latest foodie news, always on CenTURION-MAGAZine.COM
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