}
}
}
}
TRENDS
Foodie Frenzy
fall 2012
celebratedliving.com
52
NORTH:
TORONTO
WHY:
awaveof high-endhotel and
celebrity chef openings converge
in theOntario capital this season.
CHECK IN:
Thenew65-story
TRUMP
INTERNATIONALHOTEL&TOWER
TORONTO
(trumphotelcollection.
com) recentlyopenedwith261
rooms, a loungeon the31stfloor,
asprawlingspawithasaltwater
lappool, and
STOCK
restaurant
overlooking theskyline.Twomore
high-endhotelsareexpectedby
fall, the
FOURSEASONSHOTEL
TORONTO
(fourseasons.com/toronto)
and
SHANGRI-LAHOTEL, TORONTO
(shangri-la.com).
DINEOUT:
By fall,NewYorkchef
DavidChangwillopen
MOMOFUKU
NOODLEBAR
and
MOMOFUKUDAISHO
(momofuku.com).DanielBouludwill
front thenew
CAFÉ BOULUD
at the
fourSeasonsopening inOctober.
SOUTH:
PANAMA
CITY, PANAMA
WHY:
New luxuryhotelsan-
ticipate the2014PanamaCa-
nalexpansionandnextyear’s
openingof the
BIOMUSEO
by
architectfrankGehry.
CHECK IN:
Beachesare
nonexistentdowntown, but
justoutside thecity thenew
THEWESTINPLAYABONITA
PANAMA
(westinplayabonita.
com)offersresortamenities
including threepools, sixres-
taurants, and fourbars ina
relaxing locationconvenient
tomostattractions.Other
newcomers include the
TRUMPOCEANCLUB
(trump
oceanclub.com)and the
upcoming
WALDORFASTORIA
PANAMA
(waldorfastoria
panama.com), expected
inNovember.
LOCALFLAVOR:
Thegentri-
fyingCascoViejo,Panama’s
oldcolonialquarter,hosts
destinationrestaurants like
MANOLOCARACOL
(manolo
caracol.net)andnewcomers
including the
TÁNTALOHOTEL
(tantalohotel.com) featuring
an international restaurant
andpanoramicrooftopbar.
HOT
CITIES
TOVISIT
(AND EAT IN)
NOW
CaT
CENTRal
Areyou in
Tokyo,
pining for
Fluffyback
home?
Stop into
the
CALICO
CAT CAFÉ
for tea,
andpet
someof the
50or so
resident cats.
catcafe.jp
