It’s often described as the Olympics of the Food World. Entering its 26th edition in 2013, the Bocuse D’Or—a biennial competition started by one of the fathers of French cooking, Paul Bocuse, that brings together the best chefs in a country, and then the world—is one of the great culinary honors.
This year, the top toque award at the U.S.A. competition went to Chef Richard Rosendale The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia. On Sunday, at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, Rosendale—who’s one of only 66 Master Chefs in the country—dazzled the judges’ taste buds with a version of D'Artagnan Winter Chicken Preparations. It's hard not get hungry reading Chef Rosendale's description:
After a long wait, we’d like to announce the grand prize winner of our
photo contest. Congratulations to David Morrow! His photo “Speeding
Through Shanghai,” won May’s Strange Sights contest. He picked up
more votes than any of the other finalists did from the first half of
2011! Because of your votes, David is heading to Hawaii for a 6 day/5 night stay for two at a luxury hotel. Well-deserved!
What's your favorite landmark? Tell us now in T+L's new Best New Landmarks Survey! Click here and vote on the skyscrapers, parks, museums, stadiums, and parks you love, then brag about the places you've visited—both new landmarks and classic sites. Plus, you can enter for a chance to win a $25,000 dream trip!
Vote as many times as you'd like before the survey ends on October 31st and share your picks on Facebook and on Twitter using #TLLandmarks. Vote now!
Isn’t it hard to believe that 2011 is more than halfway over? It also means that it’s time for our monthly photo contest winners from the first half of 2011 to go head-to-head for the Grand Prize—a trip for two to Hawaii! And there are just a few more days to vote!
Your votes will determine which one of the six finalists from the Beaches and Coastlines, Strange Sights, Nature, Family Getaways, Buildings and Architecture, and Winter Travel photo contests will win a 6 day/5 night stay for two in Hawaii at a luxury hotel. So vote now and vote often for your favorite shot.
With the invention of the iPod and the digitalization of music, listening to the radio seems to be almost prehistoric. Whenever I start a sentence with the phrase, “I heard on the radio today…” my friends are at first confused, then immediately flabbergasted that I would partake in such a seemingly unhip activity (I guess it’s my nostalgic nature, or the fact that I’m too lazy to play DJ all the time).
But radio has been making a comeback, especially when Pandora Radio was launched in 2005, introducing the masses to the digital (i.e. cool) version of its dashboard predecessor. And now, with the iPhone spurring on the creation of a plethora of apps, radio is back.
Quick! Make use of your lunch break today by answering four "Mutiny on the Bounty" trivia questions on the Air Tahiti Nui Facebook page. The first round of questions must be completed by Tuesday, August 9th. Then check back to finish the remaining questions by August 23rd to enter the drawing for a six-night escape for two to Tahiti.
The Adventure photo contest is now closed! With over 650 submissions, T+L Editors narrowed it down to Top 10 semi-finalists. Now it's your turn to you to vote for the winner! Click here to vote for the one you think deserves to win.
If you missed the submission period for this contest, there's still time to enter your photos in other categories, including Road Trips, Animals, and Food.
Lyndsey Matthews is an online editorial assistant at Travel + Leisure.
This month’s Contest Watch has a mixture of innovation and history. Honor the Titanic’s 100th anniversary with a grand trip to Ireland or look to a social-media startup to get you to Thailand. Inspired by past, present, or future, these prizes are guaranteed to get you traveling.
At T+L, we’re pretty excited about our upcoming—and first ever—Travel + Leisure Global Bazaar, taking place in New York City from September 16-18. In celebration of this revolutionary travel event that will bring together authentic sights, tastes, sounds, and products from around the world—from capoeira performances to simulated safaris to craft beers from Belgium, T+L is also announcing a Global Bazaar Sweepstakes.
The winner will receive round-trip airfare for two to NYC from within the contiguous U.S.; three nights at the Renaissance Hotel’s New York Times Square Hotel, two tickets to the first annual Travel + Leisure Global Bazaar; two tickets to the Travel + Leisure epic 40th anniversary party; and a VIP event gift package.
Entering is easy! Returning fans to the Travel + Leisure Facebook page can visit the Global Bazaar sweepstakes tab on the main page www.facebook.com/travelandleisure.com. First-time visitors can also visit the main Travel + Leisure Page and “like” it to access the sweepstakes entry form. Fans can enter the sweepstakes up to once a day until the sweepstakes ends on August 1. One winner will be randomly selected for a VIP weekend at the Global Bazaar.
Remember that scene in Heartbreakers, when Sigourney Weaver’s con artist character staged a dramatic fall for Jennifer Love Hewitt’s character in the marble-decked lobby of an über fancy hotel, all for the sake of getting a sweet suite at the hotel, free of charge? Funny as that was, there are other—and much more legal—ways to get a free upgrade at a hotel. There are hotel reward programs. Or, for those who like to have a little fun, just sing a song!
At T+L, we’re pretty excited about our upcoming—and first ever—
