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ON THE COVER 3D ARTWORK BY MICHAEL ESCOLANO PHOTOGRAPH BY ODEEN ARCANGEL ASSISTED BY HARRY ADJALUDDIN MAKE-UP BY CHERDEN DENIS STYLIST KENNETH MENDEZ MODEL MICHAEL OF BEHIP-MGMT LOCATION (1) GRAND AMIRI SUITE, (2) CLUB LEVEL (3)FOUNTAIN COURTYARD - THE RITZ-CARLTON, DOHA
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Contents Cravings
Scenestealer
24 Fauchon Paris
60 The Torch Doha Launches
Sweet for my Sweet
Special Features 28 eforea: spa at Hilton 32 Chef Moritz Neumann New York Steakhouse
34 Alexandre Kachan Ipanema Restaurant
38 The Ritz-Carlton, Doha Marking A New Level of Luxury
Trendsetter 44 Let the Wild Rumpus Begin Love, Mulberry
46 Humberto Leon and Carol Lim Biography 48 Max Mara 52 El Matador Moderne
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61 McLaren MP4-12C Coupe debuts in Lagoona Mall
62 Qatar Airways Introduces World Renowned Chefs Award-Winning Five Star Service 66 Oryx Rotana Doha Celebrates it’s 2nd Anniversary 67 Fifty One East Awarded Best Retail Company for 2012 69 Pari Gallery Birthday Blast
Oryx Rotana Hotel, Doha A delightful new city hotel whether you come to the hotel for business or just for a pleasure stay in Qatar this city hotel offers your diversity during your stay.
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ryx Rotan Hotel Doha, Qatar, a delightful new city hotel whether you come to the hotel for business or just a pleasure stay, this city hotel offers you diversity during your stay. With its 400 trend-setting lifestyle rooms, the hotel offers its’ weary traveller an opportunity to take advantage of the many amenities it has to offer. The hotel is ideally situated, being directly near to the airport, and within walking distance to Doha’s wonderful Corniche. Only a stones’ throw away from the heart of the city, where the Souq Waqif and many beautiful Malls as well as Katara are more than interesting attractions for any guest. The Oryx Rotana is a high-tech hotel with 11 fully-equipped meeting rooms containing the most up-to-date audio-visual equipment; in addition the hotel offers a team of well-trained assistants’ to assist the clients with events and meetings. The Oryx Rotana cares about it guests offering excellent services while working efficiently to satisfy their clients needs. Then when the busy day is done the hotel offers the weary businessman a relaxation programme “second to none”.
The numerous leisure and spa facilities and a state of the art fitness centre, Jacuzzi, steam rooms, saunas, swimming pool, and massage rooms are ideal for regeneration after a busy day.
Take a seat and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere, browse through the newspaper while leisurely sipping on your beverage of your choice and enjoy eating a morsel from the tasty Bistro delicacies.
array of mouthwatering delicacies, light snacks, and desserts in addition to fusion tea and coffee.The international buffet, The Choices also includes an a-la-carte menu, then The Cellar where the international palate can enjoy the fine selection of beverages and Mediterranean tapas. The Jazz Club an exclusive club with live entertainment ideal for an evening of relaxation and enjoyment. Al Nafourah Garden - Chill out at this newly opened Al Nafourah Garden. Experience the relaxed atmosphere offering sumptuous light traditional Arabic bites, variety of cocktails, and set the mood with our flavourful Shisha’s. Last but not least the Splash a casual dining experience by the poolside complemented by hearty refreshments such as light snacks, sandwiches and fresh, healthy salads.
The Oryx Rotana also boasts or its’ six signature restaurants to delight every guest's palate and dining desires. These specialized venues include the Sky Lounge, the Lobby Bistro where the guest can select a tempting
The Oryx Rotana Doha has been named as the Best Airport Hotel in the Middle East this year at the 2012 World Airport Awards held at the Passenger Terminal EXPO in Vienna.
Oryx Rotana has a beautiful artistically crafted formation, the elegant lobby lounge filled with the power of daylight and a modernly furnished ambience offers its’ guest an ideal location for a short business meeting, or just an ideal place to hang-out.
CAYENNE GTS
Doha. Porsche Centre Doha, Al Boraq Automobiles Co WLL, has unleashed its sportiest SUV ever – the Cayenne GTS. After the global reveal wowed the audience at the 2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, Porsche is introducing this most sporting SUV in a market already in love with the Porsche Cayenne.
The exterior underlines the vehicle’s sporting character. The Cayenne GTS front section features larger cooling air intakes – similar to the Cayenne Turbo – and a distinctive front apron with additional air intakes. The attention-getter at the rear end is definitely the dominant roof spoiler with twin-wing profile which does not only look good but also increases the down force on the rear axle even further. Salman Jassem Al Darwish, Chairman and CEO of Porsche Centre Doha, said: “There is a strong focus on sports performance. This new model combines greater engine output, more dynamic power development and a firmer chassis setup with a lower-slung body -yet with a very high degree of comfort.”
Its sportiness is complimented with comfort and luxury. A leather interior comes as standard, including Alcantara trims. The driver and front seat passenger sit on eight-way electrically adjustable GTS sports seats. The rear seats, with single seat styling, offer rear passengers outstanding side support. With its shift paddles, the standard SportDesign steering wheel is poised for manual gear changes and blends harmoniously with the puristic interior.
Salman Jassem Al Darwish, added: “A lot of people here in Qatar choose the Cayenne for all its space, luxury and comfort, while enjoying the superior sporting performance and sheer pleasure of getting behind the wheel of a Porsche. Now, with the new GTS model, our customers will be bowled over by the fact that while it still looks like an SUV – with all the benefits of a large, comfortable, family-friendly vehicle - it handles and feels like a sports car – both physically and emotionally.”
Exclusive, optional interior packages are available only for the GTS, including contrasting stitching in Carmine Red or Peridot Metallic.
The Cayenne GTS has a basic retail price of 334,400 Qatari Riyal in Qatar.
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Imagine indulging in a classic English high tea, set in a charming 17th century English parlour or savouring the experience of being served an authentic meal made from fresh ingredients. Think about what it might feel like to dine alfresco on sushi and maki that are delicious works of art while soothing live music plays under a starlit sky. Would you ever expect to be offered all this on a platter, right here, in the heart of Doha?
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ugar and spice and all things nice, this you will find when you enter Fauchon Paris Patisserie, there you will discover a heavenly selection of worldly sweetness. Sweets and pastries have a long history through history, and have animated taste buds again and again through the ages, now Fauchon Paris brought the Patisserie to a whole new level where history became news. When you enter into the Fauchon Paris world, you travel into your own fairy tale patisserie, glide over the elegant glass counter where and aroma of sweet biscuits and cakes filled with exotic spices have taken their place. A cake selection, where Fauchon Paris used a painter’s palette to brush over their cakes and produce an awesome selection, using all the colours and designs only a true artist produces. Cakes baked and presented full of passion and imagination to meet the tastes of young and old alike. The fluffy croissant, the fruit tart, the filled macaroons, the birthday cake a difficult selection for connoisseur of the patisserie.
Fauchon Paris is a modern Patisserie with a sophisticate and modern ambience, they offer “the sweet tooth in us” an adventure through the gardens of the delicate patisserie filled with exotic spices from near and far, where patisserie chefs create and present cakes, pastries and biscuits and other delicacies in flattering colours shapes and sizes made to measure the sweet palate of its visitor.
The Fauchon café offers an air of serenity and peace to its client, therefore, take time out and visit Fauchon cafes on either the Salwa Road or in the Royal Plaza on Al Sadd.
Enjoy a wonderful fluffy breakfast croissant with a deliciously flavoured coffee or an afternoon “High Tea” where it’s time to sit down and relax and enjoy. There where fragrances and spices are mixed together in their special blends of tea collected from near and far and savour the many individual flavours from around the world.
Fauchon Paris patisserie does a great deal more its clients, Fauchon Paris has brought all of these wonderful exotic flavours to your doorstep. Fauchon Paris offers its clients an abundant selection of favoured teas, coffees, jams and confection. Take time to venture into the world Fauchon Paris patisserie has created for you its client, with an array of indescribable presentation baskets, beautiful tins containing tea and coffee, confect in many interesting variations all of which are especially created and designed to meet the desires of its clients. The chocolate lover under us will return again and again to Fauchon Paris to purchase the fragile irresistible confect produced by Fauchon Paris for us, releasing an inexplicable sensation allowing our palate to enjoy true harmony with sweetness.
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Let us blend rare herbs with ancient healing remedies. Let us inspire you to care for yourself. Let us soothe and heal you with timeless Arabian rituals. Let us send you out refreshed, invigorated and full of a love for life.
October is breast cancer awareness month throughout the world. In its spirit, The Ritz-Carlton Spa will donate QAR 5 from all services and products. Immerse yourself in a sanctuary of peace and tranquility and receive 10% value on all treatments and packages. Terms and conditions apply. For reservations, call The Ritz-Carlton, Doha at +974-4484 8000 or visit us at www.ritzcarlton.com/doha.
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MARKING A NEW LEVEL OF LUXURY The Ritz-Carlton, Doha, located at the prestigious West Bay Lagoon area opens its door to provide the new level of luxury product and services with Arabian hospitality. Located on the east coast of Qatar, Doha is the major economic center and holds the main port. Surrounded by the calming Corniche Bay on one side and the golden sands of desert on the other side, Doha is a charming blend of cultural and contemporary lifestyle. Set on its own private island, the five-star hotel is a delightful respite from the hustle and bustle of the city center, providing maximum security and privacy, and featuring panoramic views of the Arabian Gulf and the West Bay Lagoon. It is conveniently located only 25 minutes drive from Doha International Airport, which receives a large number of flights from Europe, USA and Asia. Each of the 374 rooms and suites, ranging mostly from 47sqm to 190sqm, are elegantly finished and refurbished with opulent fabrics in contemporary style with large black and white calligraphy pieces feature in the guest rooms. Suites are lined with padded velvet and silk wall fabrics while some of them also feature wooden floors. The beautiful views from the guest rooms provide a fascinating visual experience of Qatar peninsula and Dohaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s city skyline.
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