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- 25 weird places to do just about anything
- Schooling the privileged: The Peninsula launches 'The Lifestyle Academy'
- In-flight hot pot: Enjoying 'airplane food' at China’s A380 theme restaurant
- Watch the solar eclipse live from the top of Fuji
- 10 great international cooking classes
| 25 weird places to do just about anything Posted: 16 May 2012 09:08 AM PDT by Pam Grout Conformity is easily recognized by its four walls, yawningly standard size and inability to think bigger, wackier and more creatively. But why be normal? Here's our list of 25 weird places to eat, drink, sleep, golf, party, ski, be entertained, get married, honeymoon, go bowling, save the environment and -- bizarre though it may sound -- be refused entry. Work it out. 1. Weird places to eat
There's an old Finnish proverb: "Show me a person who loves to cook and I'll show you a restaurant waiting to happen." read more     |
| Schooling the privileged: The Peninsula launches 'The Lifestyle Academy' Posted: 15 May 2012 03:00 PM PDT
"We created 'The Lifestyle Academy' to give guests the opportunity to experience a level of fun and insightful learning that will enable them to look, live and feel their absolute best," says Rainy Chan, general manager of Hong Kong's iconic hotel. Because being able to have luxury is one thing, but being able to fully appreciate it like a connoisseur requires training. The hospitality giant has enlisted in-house experts as well as consultants to lead workshops in personal style, etiquette for children, gastronomy, floral design and golf. Also on CNNGo: The Peninsula Hotels group bans shark's fin from menus read more    |
| In-flight hot pot: Enjoying 'airplane food' at China’s A380 theme restaurant Posted: 15 May 2012 02:57 PM PDT by Richard Macauley Although most of us gripe about airplane food, others seem to enjoy dining aboard. Well, that seems to be the case at least with a certain group of foodies in Chongqing, in southwest China. A novelty restaurant modeled after Airbus's A380 has recently opened in the city. DC seafood restaurant (特等舱餐厅), or "Super-class Restaurant" in Chinese, treats diners with steaming congee and hot pot fare served by waitresses dressed as flight attendants. There are also views across Chongqing's Jialing River (嘉陵江). read more    |
| Watch the solar eclipse live from the top of Fuji Posted: 15 May 2012 02:55 PM PDT On an apartment-building roof, in a local park, maybe even up a ladder -- given clear skies the choices are endless. If you're in Japan on May 21, chances are you have at least a half-laid plan for watching the total solar eclipse that morning. Still, we bet they're not half as ambitious as those of electronics maker Panasonic, which is dispatching a team to the top of Mount Fuji to stream the whole celestial event live online. Better yet, the Panny team will be using only solar-powered equipment to film and broadcast the eclipse. Kinda like a snake eating its own tail, we guess. And, in case you're wondering what happens when the moon blots out the sun, said equipment, naturally, includes solar batteries for offline backup. The annular eclipse -- it's still total, but the moon leaves a ring-shaped sliver of the sun still showing at totality -- will begin at 6:19 a.m. in Tokyo and will be visible from much of Japan, southern China, western Canada and the United States (on the evening of May 20 in North America). read more    |
| 10 great international cooking classes Posted: 15 May 2012 09:01 AM PDT Some say the best way to get to know a culture is through sampling its food, but even better is learning how to cook it. These cooking classes give you a hands-on introduction to the cuisines of 10 countries around the world. Hutong Cuisine: Beijing, China
The instructor, Chunyi Zhou, is well qualified to teach on China's most popular cooking styles: she's originally from Luo Yang, a small town in the area of southern China known for its delicate Cantonese cuisine, then went to culinary school in Chengdu, the heart of spicy Sichuan country, and now resides in Beijing, famous for its aristocratic Mandarin dishes. In her class, students will learn the most important techniques for Chinese cooking, from stir-frying to steaming to braising. read more    |
Cheers today, gone tomorrow.In a restaurant that disappears the next day
A clear case of watch envy.The Peninsula Hong Kong has launched "The Lifestyle Academy," a series of personalized "lessons" that will help you pick designer clothes, gourmet food and get better at golf.
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