Sofitel Metropole boasts home-made ice creams To mark summer, Sofitel Metropole Hanoi's La Terrasse du Metropole invites diners to experience its exclusive home-made ice creams which blend the French "savoir faire" with a local touch. Following a traditional French recipe and made from 100% natural ingredients and local fresh fruit, the home-made ice creams come in various original flavors. Chocolate lovers should try the "Sicilian Cassata Terrine", a layer of chocolate ice-cream, raspberry sherbet, dry fruits parfait and chocolate sauce. The "Bird Lover's Sundae" is beautifully decorated with pink macarron, strawberries and raspberries marinated in Grand Marnier, passion fruit sherbet and orange ice-cream. Rex Club Lounge opens The Rex Hotel has just launched its Club Lounge at the New Wing. The Rex Club Lounge on the 4th floor of the hotel is reserved for the exclusive use of guests on the executive floors. Located on the 4th and 5th floors, the executive accommodation features nine … [Read more...] about Sofitel Metropole boasts home-made ice creams
Dry ice ice cream
On thin ice, and a long course, with the Dutch
As I lace up my ice skates while sitting on the banks of the Zijlroade river Thursday, grizzled men old enough to be my father glide past me, leaning into the bone-chilling wind and effortlessly propelling themselves across the frozen surface. When organizers announced Wednesday night that the Elfstedentocht — the Netherlands' mythical Eleven Cities Tour — would not be staged because the ice was too dangerous, a colleague suggested I skate the waterways that make up the course for a story. I'm not sure he knew the tour is 125 miles (200 kilometers) long. I don't even like driving that far. I was born in Australia. I don't have skating hardwired into my DNA like most Dutch people. I didn't push a chair around a frozen lake as a child the way Dutch kids do to learn how to skate. But despite all that, I love skating and the fact that I'm terrible at it does not deter me. Waiting for a long gap between the passing skaters, I step into the middle of the ice and … [Read more...] about On thin ice, and a long course, with the Dutch
Various flavors of Saigon ice cream
Even though often considered a dessert for a hot day, ice cream is actually delicious and pleasant to eat during any kind of weather. As it has been raining almost every day in Saigon, why not shelter from the heavy downpours in an ice cream parlor, savoring a chilly scoop and feeling the cold from both outside and inside? A favorite of young people's favorite is Uncle Tam's ice cream shop at No.2 Truong Han Sieu street in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1. Each glass includes a big scoop of ice cream, some salted peanuts and fresh longans for the relatively low price of VND10,000 (US 50 cents). The ice cream flavors range from longan to coffee and mangosteen. Making ice cream with the family's special recipe, Uncle Tam has run his business for 20 years, catering generations of high school and college students. Thanks to the popularity of the shop, several copycats have sprung up in the area, so look out for the right shop for an unbeatable taste. Another interesting combination … [Read more...] about Various flavors of Saigon ice cream
Cool flavors
Hue’s rightful royals
Why two street cooks in District 3 are better than all the Nguyen emperors put together … [Read more...] about Hue’s rightful royals