The Fat duck in Bray was opend by Heston Blumenthal in 1995. It quickly gained a reputation for its excellent French bistro style food, and gained its first Michelin star in 1998. Within six years The Fat Duck had been awarded its third Michelin star, and soon afterwards it was named "Best Restaurant in the World"
Heston Blumenthal has made his reputation not only by serving world class food, but also from his devotion to the study of "Molecular Gastronomy". Simply put, this is the process of finding out not only what food tastes like, but why it tasts the way it does, and what made it so. the dishes which have come out of this type of cooking include snail porridge, Oak moss and Quail Jelly.
As well as the tasting menu which contains these strange concoctions, there is a more traditional a la carte menu which lists Saddle of Venision, Best end of Lamb and Roast Turbot.
Reservations at the Fat Duck are very difficult to come by - it is important to call as early as possible, but bear in mind it is impossible to book more than three months in advance.
Louis Vuitton buys Yacht Manufacturer
The Louis Vuitton Group, LVMH, has purchased Dutch yacht manufacturer Royal van Lent. The yacht company make ultra high end yachts, with an average selling price of 30 million euros. The sellers are Dutch investment firm Egeria and the acquisition price is worth approximiately 11 times net profit.
Asics Inner Muscle Revolutionises Sport Clothing
High end sports clothing has recently gone down the route of tight elastic tops and shorts that initially appear about 4 sizes too small for the athlete. The theory is that the tops provide more overall support to muscles, which improves performance. Asics, a leading trainer company, has taken this technology one step further. Lusso took a look.
Topper chosen for Champion of Champions event
Topper Sailboats offer a range of 12 different boats for all abilities of sailor. They are highly regarded as having excellent construction quality and design. They have been chosen to be the craft of choice for the Endeavour Trophy at least up until 2010 and probably further into the future. Lusso have taken a closer look at this company to see how they do it.
Did Russian billionaire buy 496 million euro property?
Recently, it was reported that Villa Leopolda was sold to a Russian billionaire for just under 500 million euros. It soon revealed that Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov was behind the sale. As is the habit with Russian oligarchs, Prokhorov made his billions in precious metals. In 2007 he launched a $17 billion private investment fund, so he was definitely wealthy enough to purchase the property.
Issue 15, Available December 2008.
Travel Special
The ultimate in peace and quite. Lusso Magazine investigates the best island resorts in the world - it's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.
Ultimate Toys
Super yacht tenders, powerboats, motorbikes and super cars, we serve up the usual dose of high octane machinery.
And the regulars...
Brian Ebbesen, Arash Farboud, Nick English and others all share their views
The Value for Luxury Market
“Doug,Very interested in your article on EOS and this is something I am trying to re-create ...” By Nigel Worrall 27 September 2008
