Luxury Portfolio Vol. 08 Issue 01 - Gary E. Richardson

SAVORY New York City, New York | Two hot health trends, turmeric and bone broth converge at New York City’s Springbone. Their Liquid Gold drinking broth features free-range chicken broth, organic coconut milk, and turmeric. The combination is said to boost immunity. springbone.com Mauritius | The island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean has a unique specialty that gets its kick from turmeric. Vindaye can be made either with firm white fish or octopus and fried and coated in turmeric and other exotic spices. La Terrasse at the recently refurbished One&Only Le Saint Géran is the ideal spot to enjoy this delicacy while sitting at a dining pavilion overlooking the surrounding ocean. oneandonlyresorts.com SWEET Seattle, Washington | Turmeric flavors in ice cream are very popular and they don’t have to involve dairy. At Frankie & Jo’s, a popular plant-based ice cream includes coconut milk, coconut cream, fresh turmeric root, cardamom, pepper, and both candied and fresh ginger. frankieandjos.com Beirut, Lebanon | Sfouf, a traditional Lebanese cake made with turmeric, semolina, molasses and topped with pine nuts can be found at Lebanese bakeries and restaurants around the world. Amal Bohsali, a Beirut bakery, that had its origins in 1878 when Salim Bohsali opened his first outlet, ships sfouf throughout the country. abohsali.com.lb AT THE SPA Turmeric’s healing qualities also work well externally, especially in scrubs that soothe and invigorate. Several of the Banyan Tree spas offer a Turmeric Honey Cleanser a body scrub that mixes together turmeric and honey, tamarind and sesame seeds for a scrub that exfoliates and moisturizes. banyantree.com/en At the luxurious Four Seasons Bali at Sayan, a Rice and Spice treatment combines an exfoliation using temu lawak roots with cloves, turmeric, fenugreek and ginger with a traditional gayung rice and spice wine shower followed by a back massage with aloe and ginger. fourseasons.com/sayan

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