EAT > Boragó, Santiago Chile (19/20)

19/20 It is not an understatement to say people fly around the world to dine at Boragó which is found in the outer suburbs of Santiago. Chef Rodolfo Guzmán opened Boragó in 2006 and since that time has created a restaurant that has been recognised in the top 50 restaurants in the world for the…

ByEd ItorSeptember 21, 20230Comments

DESIGN

RIDE > VAN DEER – Red Bull Skis

For those who don’t know Marcel Hirscher he is one of the most successful professional ski racers ever. He was competing for over 15 years, between 2007 and 2018 he won eight consecutive World Cup titles, he also won 11 medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships (7 gold) and 3 Olympic Medals (2…

ByEd ItorSeptember 21, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE > Chardonnay DRINK > WINE

WINE > Domaine Naturaliste ‘Artus’ Chardonnay 2021 (95/100 points)

Bruce Dukes has been making wine in Margaret River, WA for over 30 years and he knows a thing or two about quality chardonnay. Duke’s career started with a degree in Agronomy (the science of soil management and crop production) from the University of Western Australia and then a masters degree in Viticulture and…

ByCrispySeptember 20, 20230Comments

STAY > SYDNEY

STAY > Little National, SYDNEY

The Little National Hotel is located in the Wynyard part of the Sydney, CBD (Central Business District). Which makes it a perfect place for a business trip to Sydney. Conveniently located on Clarence Street with a short walk down to Barangaroo, George Street or The Rocks; The Little National is designed as a…

ByEd ItorSeptember 20, 20230Comments

DESIGN

DESIGN > Teenage Engineering TP-7 Field Recorder – It looks so good but do you really need it..?

Swedish design firm ‘teenage engineering’ have been reimagining appliances since 2007, making functional tools into highly desirable consumer electronics. Hey Good looking The TP-7 field recorder looks stunning with its brushed aluminium, functional buttons, high vis colours on the accents it looks like something you would…

ByEd ItorSeptember 20, 20230Comments

EAT > EAT > QUEENSTOWN

EAT > Bloody Mary’s, Christchurch NZ (13/20)

Christchurch is a little quiet on the Sunday night that we make our way to ‘Bloody Mary’s’ its been recommended for good food, a pleasant ambience, its Bloody Mary’s and that it was actually open on a Sunday evening! Its located in the Ridges Hotel and when you walk in it feels a lot like…

ByEd ItorSeptember 16, 20230Comments

WHERE TO SKI > SKI > JAPAN

SKI > Hakuba Valley

Located in northwestern Nagano Prefecture of Honshu (the main island of Japan) at the base of the 3,000m tall Northern Japan Alps, you will find the town of Hakuba and the centre of HAKUBA VALLEY which is a group of 10 resorts (Happo-one, Iwatake, Tsugaike, Hakuba 47, Goryu, Kashmayari, Sanosaka, Jigatake, Norikura and Cortina). …

ByEd ItorSeptember 7, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir DRINK > WINE

WINE > Dry River Pinot Noir 2020 (96/100 points)

The Dry River vineyard was established in 1979 by Dr Neil and Dawn McCallum and was one of Martinborough’s first wineries and over time it has become one New Zealand's most iconic wines. It was named after one of South Wairarapa’s earliest sheep stations, Dry River rests on the very arid, gravelly, free-draining soils near…

ByEd ItorSeptember 5, 20230Comments

EAT > KYOTO EAT >

EAT > Nikuryori Oka, Kyoto (17/20)

Nikuryori Oka is restaurant that obsesses with beef, and not just beef but A5 marbled wagyu beef largely agreed to be the most flavoursome, melt in your mouth beef in the world. Hidden away amongst the beautiful machiya tea houses of Gion you will find a restaurant and a chef who will…

ByEd ItorSeptember 5, 20230Comments

EAT > TOKYO EAT >

EAT > J U L I A Omakase, Tokyo (18/20)

Tokyo is has the most Michelin starred restaurants in the world, it is no wonder that in this incredible city fine food is expressed in so many ways and so there are so many choices. The Michelin guide lists 461 fine dining restaurants in Tokyo of those listed 199 have either 1, 2 or…

ByCrispySeptember 5, 20230Comments

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