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What to Eat and Drink Around the World This Week

By Leah Koenig on April 06, 2018

The best openings, tasting menus, and launches across the globe.

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Drinks by a cocktail icon in London, a superstar chef collaboration at Manresa, and a chance to dine in a bamboo cocoon in Bali ensure that mid-April will be thrillingly delicious.

 
Courtesy Rocco Forte Hotels

London: Donovan Bar at Brown’s Hotel

On April 9, the five-star Brown’s Hotel will welcome a swanky, newly redesigned bar. The menu, curated by legendary bartender Salvatore Calabrese, will feature vintage drinks and signature cocktails to be shaken and served against a backdrop of Sir Terrence Donovan’s photographs. Drinks include: the Flower Power (Hendrick’s gin, butterfly pea tea, and lavender honey) and the Godfrey (Hennessey, VSOP Cognac, crème de mure, and blackberries). The following week, Beck at Brown’s, a restaurant featuring Michelin-starred chef Heinz Beck, is slated to open. Albermarle St., Mayfair; 44-20/7493-6020; roccofortehotels.com.

Courtesy RTB Fillmore/Avery

San Francisco: Avery

After an acclaimed run as a fine-dining pop-up, the team behind RTB Fillmore will put down permanent roots on April 10. Chef Rodney Wages (who honed his skills at Atelier Crenn and the French Laundry), will offer globally-inspired modern fare like toasted grain broth with clarified onion butter and savory æbleskivers. The drinks menu, meanwhile, will include a range of artisanal sakes and an optional sake pairing. 1552 Fillmore St.; 415-817-1187; averysf.com.

Courtesy Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve

Bali: Meta Meets Kubu

On April 14, Kubu, the renowned restaurant at Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, will join the Ubud Food Festival (April 13-15) for a special dinner. Kubu’s chef Maurizio Bombini will partner with visiting chef Sun Kim (of Singapore’s Michelin-starred Meta) to, Kubu’s chef, Maurizio Bombini will create a European-Korean fusion menu. Offerings include French quail with mushroom ragout and scallop sashimi with yuzu and basil. The meal will be served in Kubu’s cocoon-like bamboo huts and accompanied by the sounds of the Ayung River below. Jalan Kedewatan, Banjar Kedewatan; 62-36/1479-2777; kubuatmandapa.com.

Courtesy Manresa

Los Gatos, CA: Collaborative Tasting Menu at Manresa

On April 14 and 15, superstar chef David Kinch will welcome three Michelin-starred chef Esben Holmboe Bang (of Norway’s Maaemo) to create a collaborative tasting menu. The menu, which is part of a larger chef collaboration series at Manresa, will draw inspiration from both California and Norwegian cuisines and highlight dishes like spring lamb with miniature artichokes and prawns with spruce tree shoots. 320 Village Ln.; 408-354-4330; manresarestaurant.com.

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Detroit: Albena at The Siren Hotel

In mid-April, Downtown Detroit will welcome the Siren Hotel, housed in the city’s historic Wurlitzer Building. The boutique hotel’s intimate, eight-seat restaurant, helmed by James Beard Rising Star chef Garrett Lipar (Torino), will feature Great Lakes region-inspired dishes, including schmaltz-cooked rutabaga with cream of onions. 1509 Broadway St.; 313-277-4736; thesirenhotel.com.

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