BBC NEWS | Europe | Catalonia's culinary king feels the heat: "One of the world's leading restaurants started life as a mini-golf course.
Set in a stunning natural park near the Catalan town of Roses, it was opened in 1961 by a German homeopathic doctor.
Three years later, the pitch-and-putt business was abandoned in favour of gastronomy, although the name, El Bulli, survived. It refers to a breed of French bulldog favoured by the doctor's wife.
Today, El Bulli is a culinary phenomenon. With three Michelin stars, its constantly-evolving tasting menu has featured a stream of unlikely innovations: rose petals in tempura, monkfish liver fondue, grilled sole skin, ying-yang of chickpea water, and Rice Krispies paella - to name but a few."
Sunday, July 27, 2008
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Cambodia's triumph of stability
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Cambodia's triumph of stability: "'Is the glass half-full or half-empty?' asks Tom Andrews, as he sips an iced coffee in Phnom Penh's Hotel Le Royal.
He is not referring to the cool drink in his hand, but rather about how far Cambodia has come since this colonial landmark served as a ramshackle base for the international press corps in the chaotic days before the city fell to the Khmer Rouge in 1975.
The former United States congressman has been a regular visitor since the mid-1990s, and it is not just the standard of accommodation which has changed.
United Nations assistance made possible the first democratic election in 1993, and despite several hiccups in the intervening years the fourth national poll has been largely trouble-free."
He is not referring to the cool drink in his hand, but rather about how far Cambodia has come since this colonial landmark served as a ramshackle base for the international press corps in the chaotic days before the city fell to the Khmer Rouge in 1975.
The former United States congressman has been a regular visitor since the mid-1990s, and it is not just the standard of accommodation which has changed.
United Nations assistance made possible the first democratic election in 1993, and despite several hiccups in the intervening years the fourth national poll has been largely trouble-free."
Obama ends last leg of his Middle East, European tour_English_Xinhua
Obama ends last leg of his Middle East, European tour_English_Xinhua: "U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is winding up the last leg of his 'world tour' to the Middle East and Europe designed to boost his say in foreign affairs amid a presidential campaign dead heat back in the United States.
On Saturday, Obama told a news conference that 'the reason that I thought this trip was important is that I am convinced that many issues that we face at home are not going to be solved as effectively unless we have strong partners abroad.'"
On Saturday, Obama told a news conference that 'the reason that I thought this trip was important is that I am convinced that many issues that we face at home are not going to be solved as effectively unless we have strong partners abroad.'"
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