Age
n
da
/
Ten things todoaround thenetwork
To Tuscany
It’s not just theChianti that’sdrawing visitors toAntinori’s newhillside
winery, just anhour’sdrive fromPisa, Tuscany. Thewinemaker’s
cantileveredheadquarters, designedby renownedfirmArchea, is luring
architecturebuffs too.
antinorichianticlassico.it
Bean to bar
Chocolate is undergoing something
of a renaissance in theUK,with
many chocolatiers grinding their
cocoabeanson site. London
chocolatier Paul A Young
takeshis “bean-to-bar”
concept to thenext
step, including the
usuallydiscarded
shell of thecocoa
bean tocapture
the tasteof the
entirebean.
paul
ayoung.
co.uk
Design a hotel room
Sweden’s Icehotel isofferingprospective
guests theopportunity todesign andhelp
construct their own suite from ice,which is
then theirs for thewintermonthsbetween
December andMarch. At SEK1.5m (NOK1.4m),
it’soneof themost expensivehotel rooms in
theworld.
icehotel.com
Play
shuffleboard
Floridacomes
toBrooklyn at
theRoyal Palms
ShuffleboardClub,
withcompetition-size
shuffleboardcourts,
Florida-themed
cocktails, anda
rotating selectionof
New York’sbest food
trucks.
royalpalms
shuffle.com
Read
Lillehammermightbebest known
thesedaysas thehideoutof Frank
“TheFixer”Tagliano in
Lilyhammer
,
but from20-25May the town is
home to the largest literature
festival in theNordiccountries.
Speakers includeNorwegian
crimewriter JoNesbø,
andcontroversial
Danish rappoet
YahyaHassan.
litteratur
festival.no
To Paris
CelebratedRussianartists
Ilya andEmiliaKabakov
are the latest artists to
be invited to transform
theGrandPalais
with a large-scale
installation for the
biennialMonumenta
event,which runs
from 10May to22
June. Theyhave
created amaze-
like, imaginary town,
titled
TheStrange
City
, inwhich visitors
can lose themselves.
grand
palais.fr
In The Shard
The luxury Shangri-La resort
chainopens its first hotel in
theUKon6May– inEurope’s
tallest building. Shangri-LaAt
TheShardoccupiesfloors 34-
52of architectRenzoPiano’s
87-storey spirenear London
Bridge,with an indoor infinity
pool on level 52.
shangri-la.com
In Koreatown
Oneof thehippest neighbourhoods inLA, Koreatownnowhas an
appropriately cool place for hipsters to rest their heads. Thenew
boutiquehotel, calledTheLine, ispepperedwithnods toKorean-
Americanculture. Theflagship restaurant, Pot, isheadedupbyRoyChoi,
famous inLA for hisKorean taco truck.
thelinehotel.com
At the world’s highest eco-hotel
LocatedonRussia’sMount Elbrus, at 3,912m above sea level, LeapRus3912
can lay claim tobeing theworld’shighest eco-hotel. Designedby Italian
architects LeapFactory, thehotel is runby theNorth-CaucasianMountainClub
andoffers accommodation for up to40climbers.
caucasus.ru
Milk and cookies
DominiqueAnsel, theNew York-basedpastry chef
behind theCronutmega-trend, has launchedhis
latest creation– themilk andcookie shot. It’s
a simplechocolate-chipcookie shot glass
filledwith vanilla-scentedmilk, but
it’s gotNew Yorkhipsters liningup
around theblock.
dominiqueansel.com
RÉUNION DES MUSÉES NATIONAUX-GRAND PALAIS/;MIRCO
MAGLIOCCA, CORBIS; PA PHOTOS; ROBERT HARDING; THOMAS SCHAUER
012\
n
D
o
G
o
T
a
s
t
e
S
t
a
y
