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THE RITUAL OF FOOD
hotelsm . ag / lovercakes HOTELS ’ “ Food Trotter ,” Stéphane Bellon , shares his experiences after a recent trip to Myanmar . Bellon , founder of Studonomie in Geneva , took to the streets to taste local rice cakes , a specialty sweetly called “ lover cakes ,” and even a meal with Buddhist monks .
GOSTELOW REPORT
DUTCH HOSPITALITY
hotelsm . ag / vangastel “ De-flagging is much more taxing than flagging ,” says Alex van Gastel , general manager of The Pulitzer in Amsterdam . Van Gastel talks about taking the hotel independent after 20 years as part of Starwood ’ s Luxury Collection .
HOT OPENINGS
KIMPTON GOES INTERNATIONAL
hotelsm . ag / kimptonseafire Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants introduced its first luxury property outside of the U . S ., the Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa in Grand Cayman . Located along the Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman , it is the island ’ s first new hotel in more than a decade .
4 hotelsmag . com January / February 2017