It has been confirmed that the Pan Pacific London hotel, the first outpost for the Pan Pacific Hotels Group in Europe, will have a Singapore-influenced restaurant, bar and drawing room when it opens this summer.
Straits Kitchen, Ginger Lily and the Orchid Lounge at Pan Pacific London, located on Bishopsgate Plaza in the City, will be overseen by the hotel s executive chef Lorraine Sinclair and executive pastry chef Cherish Finden.
The menu at Straits Kitchen has been designed by group executive chef Tony Khoo and Sinclair and will showcase the melting pot of cuisines represented in Singapore, with dishes including wok-fry Singapore chilli mud crab; Scottish lobster nonya laksa; and butter-aged Buccleuch beef with roasted black garlic and Himalayan salted chips.
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OK, maybe that’s a stretch. But while Hamilton may not be the home of country music, it is the home base of one of country music’s rising stars.
Hamilton’s favorite son, Blaine Holcomb, now a Nashville resident, is about to release the first single off his second recording, “Over A Beer.” The full 6-song EP will be released on October 1. The title track comes out Friday on all streaming services.
After a childhood spent on athletic fields, the 2010 Hamilton High School grad traded his cleats for a pair of cowboy boots. During his sophomore year at St. Lawrence University he entered a country music talent contest called The Texaco Country Showdown sponsored by Big Frog 104. His win at the regional level caught the attention of well-known CNY country cover band, The Fulton Chain Gang, which led to a three-year stint playing throughout New York state. His success in the country music realm convinced him to take a major leap of faith: a move to Nashville in Febru
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PANAMA CITY BEACH When rising country music star Noah Garner thinks of his years in Bay County, he recalls Panama City Beach as a Spring Break Town.
Which just so happens to be the title of the first single release from his new EP. Spring Break Town, an upbeat summer anthem, debuted March 26.
“I wrote this song because I have lived and heard the stories of many people that had experienced the excitement of Spring Break. I lived in Panama City . for ten years, and I was able to add my own personal story to it,” Garner said. “I came up with the idea when I was talking to my mom and best friend about Panama City and said the words, It’s nothing but a Spring Break town, and I ran with the idea. It is the first song that my good buddy, Lenny Pey, and I worked on together.”
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