Luxe Beat Magazine OCTOBER 2015 | Page 2

Contents 18 44 34 Travel Chef Damien Jones of Lydiard in Ballarat 54 40 Luxe Beat Exclusive: Interview with “Cigar Czar” Richard Carleton Hacker Spa & Beauty 08 Asheville’s Hidden Gems 12 Hemingways Naughty Nairobi 16 High Tea and Original Frescoes 42 18 Going Green in the Emerald City Rum Tasting at the Four Seasons Nevis 44 Straight To The Source 24 Extravagant Mandarin Oriental 46 28 Leah Travels France--October Culinary and Wine Tasting Getaway to the Gervasi Vineyard 33 Star Clippers 51 Southern Wines and Spirits of Nevada Opens Unique Beverage Learning Center Epicure 34 2 Taiwan’s Top 12 Taste Treats: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous Gourmet Dining at the Harbor Fish Market and Grille 38 53 Sake 101 with Sake Sommelier Eiji Mori 40 77 Is ‘Made In America’ Primed For A Comeback? Philantrophy A Stay at Miraval is the Ultimate Gift to Yourself 78 As the World’s Farmers Age, New Blood is Needed Fashion & Design 81 “The Art of Pink” Transforms The Peninsula Tokyo 60 66 How To Stay Fresh and Glamorous For Air Travels Business 70 Sree Sreenivasan: America’s Tech Guru 74 International Dining Literature 82 Metropolis: Mapping the City 86 The Poet’s Secret