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Words: Sophy Grimshaw Snack Donald’s Sixteen is the first restaurant in Chicago from American entrepreneur turned reality TV star Donald Trump. The billionaire businessman brings his typical “more is more” aesthetic to the venture, from the overhead chandeliers to the 30-foot floor-to-ceiling windows which show off the city’s famous skyline. The food is a quirky take on luxury. Try chef Frank Brunacci’s lobster tostada for a flavour of what’s on [...]
Words: Sophy Grimshaw
Snack Donald’s
Sixteen is the first restaurant
in Chicago from American
entrepreneur turned reality
TV star Donald Trump. The
billionaire businessman brings
his typical “more is more”
aesthetic to the venture, from
the overhead chandeliers to
the 30-foot floor-to-ceiling
windows which show off the
city’s famous skyline. The food is
a quirky take on luxury. Try chef
Frank Brunacci’s lobster tostada
for a flavour of what’s on offer.
Sixteen, 401 North Wabash
Avenue, Chicago,
+1 312 588 8000;
www.trumpchicagohotel.com
Make it snappy
Actor Clive Owen is among those who think a visit to Barbados isn’t
complete without seafood at Aqua, a two-storey beach-side restaurant
and lounge. Main courses that draw visiting A-listers include crusted ruby
snapper with aubergine. And now, there are Japanese-style options on the
new sushi and sake menu. Finish off with the pistachio crème brûlée.
Aqua Restaurant & Lounge, Hastings Main Road, Christ Church, Barbados,
+1 246 420 2995; www.aquabarbados.com
Blooming marvellous
Dehesa in London’s Soho is the latest place to
go for top-flight tapas, and is the new sister
restaurant to one of the capital’s best-kept
secrets, Salt Yard on Charlotte Street. It’s no
exaggeration to say the deep-fried courgette
flowers with honey and Monte Enebro (a Spanish
goats’ cheese) are one of London’s best bites. Try
also the mackerel a la plancha with quince, apple and pear alioli.x
Dehesa, 25 Ganton Street, London, +44 (0)20 7494 4170;
www.dehesa.co.uk
A truffling matter
Pigs and hounds can be taught to hunt for
truffles, but few of us would expect to find
this luxury ingredient on a pizza. However,
a black truffle pizza is now on the menu at
Leeds restaurant Croma. The building was
formerly a bank, and Croma’s Nick McNally says the vault safes have
come in handy for insurance purposes, ensuring the valuable truffles are
locked away. At a reasonable £11.95, the pizza is worth snuffling out.
Croma, Atlas House, 31 King Street, Leeds, + 44 (0)113 245 6467;
www.croma.biz
