Miscellaneous

🍷 Alex Price, fascinated with wine since joining an after-school 'Corkscrew Society', curates a unique wine list inspired by European vegetation zones for Plates. His list includes selections from the deciduous forests, Alpine shrubs, Mediterranean scrubland, with plans to expand to Scandinavian wines and a fine wine selection. Price admires Honey Spencer, enjoys Thymiopoulos Blanc des Côteaux Cuvée Amphore, and recommends Roc D'Anglade Rosé for best value. He recently participated in Caia Confluence, a series at Notting Hill restaurant Caia, featuring different sommeliers.

🍕 Tortilla updates its loyalty program with a new app, integrating collection of stamps and unlocking rewards. Existing members earn a free burrito after five stamps, with free guacamole after two. Rewards, now valid for 90 days, are redeemable at company-owned stores. The Burrito Society offers surprise perks and users can gain stamps through a referral feature. Over 80 Tortilla UK locations offer free chips and salsa upon app signup until August 14.

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🚗 3V Infrastructure, formed to accelerate EV charging access, staffed with top-tier talent, builds Level 2 chargers, focusing on multifamily housing and hotels. The company received a $40 million commitment from Greenbacker Capital Management. JD Power study cites over half of respondents avoiding EVs due to charger scarcity. 3V addresses the infrastructure gap in multifamily properties. Research shows 27% of apartment tenants and 20% of hotel guests desire EV charging amenities. 3V supports property owners with installation and maintenance, targeting portfolios with more than 20 sites. Visit www.3vinfrastructure.com for more information.

🏢 No Ordinary Hospitality Management (NOHM) partnered with Sanjay Foods to support IXL Events Centre and Stoneleigh Abbey in 2022 and 2023, respectively. IXL, within a 600-acre estate, hosts luxury weddings and corporate events. Stoneleigh Abbey, dating back to 1154, caters to 10 to 1,000 attendees. NOHM also manages Coombe Abbey Hotel, featuring 11 meeting rooms, and St Mary’s Guildhall, which underwent a major restoration in 2022, for events ranging from teas to weddings.

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🛳 Luxury cruise line Crystal launched its new booking engine on August 1, 2024, to improve the booking process for travel advisors. Integrated into Crystal Cruises' website, the engine features an intuitive interface, real-time availability, suite categories, pricing, advanced algorithms for personalized cruise recommendations, and options for back-to-back voyage combinations. Crystal offers training resources and a dedicated support team for advisors, emphasizing their commitment to innovation, with remarks from Chief Sales Officer Marett Taylor and Head of GCC Sales Dan Essex.

🗄 Swirly cabinets and oak-lined ceilings highlighted in a lookbook featuring eight wooden kitchens from around the globe. Showcased homes include Churchtown in Ireland with stained oak-panelled cabinetry, Bolívar House in Spain with swirly dark wood cabinets and concrete elements, and a nearly underground London house with veneered MDF cabinets. Fjord Boat House in Denmark features oak cabinets, Coopworth in Tasmania has plywood-lined kitchens, Zwaag house in the Netherlands boasts two types of timber, Hood Cliff Retreat in the USA utilizes white oak floors and pine ceilings, and Malibu Surf Shack in the USA includes chunky wooden cabinets by Kelly Wearstler.