ASIA’S PREMIER ART SHOW | Enjoy your Stay at THE PENINSULA for the HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR

Back for its fifth year, ART HK 12 – Hong Kong International Art Fair will take place 17–20 May 2012, preview 16 May, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). ART HK 12, sponsored by Deutsche Bank, is delighted to announce its outstanding exhibitor line-up, showcasing the very best in contemporary art from the world’s most important galleries in both Asia and the rest of the world. The total number of galleries at ART HK 12 is 264, representing 37 territories. The total number of new participating galleries this year is 77. In 2011 the Fair received a record number of visitors, with 63,511 attending, an increase of 38% from 2010. The Fair is internationally recognised for its encouragement of broad cross-cultural exchange, and remains unique as the only world class art fair to have a 50/50 balance of Asian and Western participation. … Continue Reading

LOCAL LIBATIONS | Michelin-Rated Mayfair-Based Tamarind Lands in Newport Coast: Serious Naan-sense at Crystal Cove’s Tamarind of London by Culinary Explorer Melissa Sherman Pearl

My formerly hippified father likes to say that he and my mom left Chicago for England in 1969 because Nixon assumed office.  However, as London was then the quintessential hotspot for young filmmakers, and he fit the bill quite nicely, their US exodus may very well be accredited to latter.  I happened along midway through their UK adventure and grew up in SoCal.  But one British trait they imparted on me was a deep-seated love of Indian cuisine.   You can’t imagine the elation I felt upon hearing that a London-based Indian restaurant would be opening a sister restaurant in Orange County.  And then to further discover it was the Michelin-rated, Mayfair-based upscale Tamarind, well, can we all say yippee?

LOVE IS IN THE AIR | W Retreat & Spa, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico Redefines the Suite Life in Sophistication and Style

EXCLUSIVE VIP | ANQI SOUTH COAST PLAZA ADDS BERLIN THRILL TO ALLURING NEW YEAR’S EVE COUNTDOWN 2012 by Melissa Sherman Pearl

Special 2 Night Stay at The Hotel Hanford with Pair of Tickets to AnQi’s Exclusive Fantasy of Artistic Curiosities Boasting 80’s Favorite Berlin featuring Terri Nunn  Percentage of Party Proceeds to Benefit Orange County United Way and CASA Orange County

Award-winning AnQi by Crustacean is doing it again.  The exquisite Orange County New Year’s Eve destination has upped their game with this year’s exotic Countdown of Pleasures. Over-the-top entertainment, an ultramodern food bazaar, a private 10-course molecular dining experience at Chef’s Table, and 80’s Band Berlin featuring Terri Nunn is just a taste of what will be found on the West end of South Coast Plaza.

This New Year’s Eve, food will be literally flying off the edible walls as well as the live appetizer-adorned Geisha. Beginning at 9PM, AnQi at South Coast Plaza welcomes party-goers with champagne rain poured by aerialists,  an interactive molecular station, a Liquid Nitrogen ice cream exhibit, a rickshaw of noodles and dumplings, a library of sushi, decadent dessert art, and their Breakfast Bar 2012 along with a host of other culinary and sensory delights. Endless champagne and food are included although additional alcohol is purchased at guest’s discretion. … Continue Reading

ROMANTIC RENAISSANCE | Top 5 Most Popular Things to do in the Amalfi Coast 2012