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Moscow’s Fast Food Restaurants Are Hip and Healthy

2016-04-01 by Mihaela Lica Butler

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Good bye McDonalds and the like, hello Healthy Food! Yes, Healthy Food, because this is the name of a fast food chain with branches in Moscow. And is it possible at all to have healthy fast-food? Well, the following five protagonists in Moscow prove that you can have even more. Healthy Food is a chain, […]

Tags: dining, fast food, moscow, Moscow restaurants, Russia

South Africa Travel: Cape Town is a goldmine for vegan diners

2014-10-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Courtesy Slow Life

Looking for a vegan-friendly holiday? You might not have thought of South Africa – where steak, fish and sausage are some of the nation’s favoured foods. However, if you’ve always been interested in going on a safari, wandering through hidden jungles or simply exploring the local culture, you can. It may seem intimidating at first, but depending on where you stay it can be a breeze. Cape Town in particular is home to quite a lot of vegan and vegetarian friendly places, meaning should you choose to stay in a Cape Town villa, hostel or hotel you’ll have plenty of choice.

Tags: Cape Town, dining, restaurants, South Africa, Vegan, world restaurants

The Peninsula Paris Reopens After Four Years of Renovations

2014-08-04 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The Peninsula Paris

The hotel reopened last Saturday, welcoming its first guests with no less than 200 luxurious rooms and suites, all decorated with elegant furnishings, which rival some of the most exclusive hotels of the world.

Tags: dining, Paris hotels, The Peninsula Paris

Hilton Engages Restaurateurs for Concepts

2012-02-24 by Phil Butler

Hilton Restaurant Concepts

News from Hilton Worldwide tells of the company’s plans to have under their brand some 500 new restaurants worldwide in the next three years. The launch of HiltonRestaurantConcepts.com is designed to integrate partner restaurants into the Hilton family, and vice-versa bolster Hilton’s value.

Tags: dining, food, food & beverage, Hilton Hotels, Hilton Online, Hilton Restaurants, hotel industry, Hotel Restaurant, hotels, restaurants, World hotels

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