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Soul Food at the Avila Beach Hotel on Curacao Located in the lively Pietermaai District on the island of Curacao, the historic Avila Beach Hotel is fast becoming a hub for food fans thanks to its growing crop of culinary and cultural events. While annual events often include visiting celebrity chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants in the Netherlands, it’s possible to enjoy a memorable lunch or dinner at the hotel’s Restaurant The Pen year-round. Set overlooking the Caribbean, the restaurant features inspired dishes such as a refreshing watermelon salad with goat cheese, and beef tenderloin or lamb. Another top draw is the hotel’s Live Jazz Night on Thursday evenings at the Blues Bar & Restaurant, featuring music and Happy Hour 9–11 pm. The Caribbean menu features appetizers such as arepas with avocado salsa and soul food mains of stoba (slow-cooked beef stew) and grilled red snapper with funchi fries. www.avilabeachhotel.com
From in-room
Lennox Hotel
Budding Chefs Welcome at RitzCarlton Toronto
Champagne on Tap Since opening in late 2019, the Lennox Miami Beach Hotel has been a hotspot for
camping to handson cooking classes,
A-listers, influencers and
the Ritz Kids program
a fashionable crowd.
at The Ritz-
The eco-chic décor,
Carlton Toronto offers
featuring handcrafted
a family-friendly hotel
furniture from Patagonia
experience with a wealth of activities and amenities for young
and natural, green materials, offers the perfect backdrop for
guests. The Family Fun Package includes overnight accommodation
laidback luxury in an artistically inspired setting. Now, the boutique
in a deluxe category room for up to 4 (2 adults, 2 children), access
hotel has upped the luxe factor even further with a new Moët
to the exclusive Club Lounge with complimentary breakfast, lunch
& Chandon champagne vending machine, the first of its kind in
and light snacks, an in-room movie nightly with snack and a choice
Miami. The gold-rimmed dispenser offers guests the opportunity
of enrichment activity such as the Culinary Creators Experience,
to enjoy French champagne at the push of a button with 200-ml
an interactive activity for two children in the kitchen with a Ritz-
bottles including Brut Imperial, Rose Imperial and Nectar Imperial
Carlton, Toronto chef. The Ritz-Carlton Toronto also offers an indoor
available. To use the service, guests stop by the hotel lobby to
swimming pool, a kids’ breakfast menu at TOCA restaurant and a
purchase a token and borrow champagne flutes, then make their
weekend candy station in the lobby.
selection at the vending machine located in the hotel courtyard.
www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/canada/toronto
www.lennoxmiamibeach.com
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taste& travel international april–june 2020