November 2011 Kanoo World Traveller 9
London’s famed Michelin-starred haunt, hakkasan, opens in
Dubai’s Emirates Towers this month – its second UAE venue (to
Abu Dhabi) in an ever- expanding web of international outposts.
Sit down in its sure-to-be-glamorous venue and savour
high-end Cantonese fare, including all-new dishes concocted
exclusively for Dubai by Hakkasan Abu Dhabi’s chef de cuisine,
in addition to famed Hakkasan classics, like Peking duck with
Royal Beluga caviar. In the Big Smoke, meanwhile, reservations
at 34 will lead you for the heart of Mayfair, off Grosvenor Square
and into the latest eatery from Caprice Holdings (owner of
The Ivy, among others). With chef Paul Brown (formerly of Le
Caprice) at the hot plate, 34’s tipped as a ‘haven for carnivores’.
Expect plentiful meat, then, from Scottish dry-aged, grassfed
beef, to free-range organic cuts from Argentina. Interiors,
meanwhile, promise an English-meets-Art Deco style designed
by the man who brought us The Club at The Ivy, J Sheekey’s
Oyster Bar and Le Caprice New York.
If you’re planning a winter’s break to London in the New Year, you
can pick up a piece of iconic British art while you’re there – just pay a
trip to the London Art Fair (January 18 -22). Taking place in the cool
borough of Islington, a visit to the commercial fair there will bring you
face-to-face with a plethora of 20th century greats, the ubiquitous
Damien Hirst among them. Of-the-moment names gracing the walls
alongside Hirst include the likes of Michael Taylor, Gabriel Dubois,
Darren Murray and Albert Irvin. But don’t turn a blind eye to the
show’s global offerings – rather, keep your eyes peeled for the Art
Projects section where international works will be on show, including
artists represented by the über-trendy Hoxton Art Gallery, who will
appear at the fair for the first time.
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