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Yahoo
6 days ago
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Friends of Frog: Star Dublin chef Mickael Viljanen to cook in London at £350 dinner
The chef Adam Handling is to welcome Dublin star Mickael Viljanen for a four-hands dinner at Frog this month as the two put on a £350 menu. Viljanen is the chef behind the two Michelin-starred Chapter One in the Irish capital, widely regarded as one of the best fine dining restaurants in Ireland. He'll be in London for one night only and follows the first Krug Champagne-backed 'Friends of Frog' event with Angelo Sato of Humble Chicken. Viljanen will join Handling for a seven-course dinner to showcase the UK and Ireland's best produce, including Cornish crab and wagyu beef. A starter of scallops with black truffle, smoked eel and rye will precede wagyu with tandoor cauliflower and wasabi, as well as barbecued veal with veal sweetbreads, peas and Rossini Kaluga caviar. There'll be snacks too and snacks from both chefs, while the finale will come by way of Handling's new chocolate shop. Handling said the dinner is personal to him, as 'one of the most memorable meals of his life' came about at Chapter One in Dublin, and praised Viljanen's 'artistry, precision, and creative power in the kitchen'. Other dinners are on the way as part of the series: Aktar Islam (Opheem, Birmingham) will cook on July 14, and Stephen McLaughlin (Restaurant Andrew Fairlie, Gleneagles) will be in town on July 21. Tickets are £350 per person, excluding drinks and service. 34-35 Southampton Street, WC2E 7HG,
Telegraph
21-05-2025
- Business
- Telegraph
The Waitrose wines worth buying in its mega sale
Waitrose has one of the largest supermarket wine ranges and recent areas of expansion include its No 1 own-label range which has recently doubled in size, and the sparkling wine selection which has been expanded to reflect the huge popularity of wine with bubbles. To secure the best deals at Waitrose you need to navigate a vast schedule of promotions that change roughly once a month in order. However, the wines I've picked below are mostly bottles for which I'd be happy to pay the full price (where they're not, I've said so). And to make things even easier, Waitrose has just launched one of its deals offering 25 per cent off when you buy six or more bottles priced between £5 and £100. Skip to: White wines Red wines Rosé wines Sparkling wines The very best value on the 25 per cent-off deal is usually found at the lowest end, where margins are slender, and the higher end, where wines are not usually discounted. In previous years, hedge-funders have filled their boots on Krug, which might explain why, these days, Waitrose imposes an upper price limit on bottles that are included in the deal. But it's also a good chance to buy a mix of whatever you please without feeling frustrated that you're missing a promotional window. The current 25 per cent-off deal runs from 21 May to 3 June 2025. Try these... White wines
Boston Globe
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Former Bruins defenseman Torey Krug's career likely over due to injury
'I'm hoping and he's hoping I'm wrong, and he's pushing, but the surgery that he had, it was very, very invasive.' Advertisement Krug, who spent the first nine seasons of his NHL career with the Bruins Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'I fractured my ankle six years ago now in the playoffs when I was with Boston. Over the last few years, it's starting to get worse and worse,' Krug told reporters. 'I've been able to manage it for so long now. Last year was definitely tough, trying to manage the pain level. This summer, I wasn't really able to do the things I needed to do to prepare for the NHL season, a lot of pain and stuff.' Advertisement If Krug can't return to game action, he will likely spend the last two seasons of his seven-year, $45.5 million contract with St. Louis on long-term injured reserve. Krug was a dynamic playmaker on Boston's D corps from 2011-20, appearing in 523 games with Boston and scoring 67 goals and 270 assists. The 34-year-old defenseman played a key role in Boston's last two runs to a Stanley Cup Final. A poised playmaker with a booming shot, the 5-foot-9 defenseman provided a spark in his first taste of the postseason in 2013. He scored four goals and recording six points over 15 playoff games that year. He was a menace in Boston's second-round series against Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers during that playoff push, scoring four goals over five games. Krug was arguably Boston's most impactful defenseman during Boston's 2019 Cup run, scoring 18 points (12 on the power play) over 24 games. Had Boston defeated St. Louis in the Stanley Cup Finals that spring, the clip of Krug's 337 career points ranks fifth all-time among Bruins defensemen — trailing only Ray Bourque, Bobby Orr, Zdeno Chara, and Brad Park. The former undrafted free agent out of Michigan State is also the Bruins' all-time leading scorer among American skaters. Advertisement Conor Ryan can be reached at
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Krug's Career Likely Over In NHL
ST. LOUIS – Defenseman Torey Krug's career in the NHL is likely over. The 34-year-old missed the entire 2024-25 season for the St. Louis Blues after having left ankle surgery. The Blues announced on July 16, 2024 that the defenseman was diagnosed with pre-arthritic changes in his left ankle and would be re-evaluated in 6-8 weeks once Krug worked to rehabilitate the injury through non-surgical interventions over that time. But it was evident he needed a major procedure done and it was immediately known then that his career would be in jeopardy. Advertisement The injury is a cumulative result of a bone fracture suffered earlier in his career with the Boston Bruins. "I don't really think there's much uncertainty with Torey," Armstrong said at Tuesday's end-of-season media availability. "I talked to him. He was at the rink the other day; he's just getting almost normal, day-to-day living with his leg, his ankle. I'm not expecting him to play again. Now, he's hoping that I'm wrong, I'm hoping that I'm wrong and he's pushing, but the surgery that he had, it was very, very invasive." Krug spoke on Sept. 4 prior to training camp and was emotional about the potential of his career being over. Advertisement 'Thirty-three years old and when you miss a whole year of hockey, obviously those things cross your mind," Krug said at the time. "I don't want to look too far ahead, but those are things you definitely think about. "I've always wanted to see my kids watch me play and see how hard I work. I don't think regardless of what you're doing, they're going to see, even if it's away from the rink, how hard I work, being a parent, working on the house, doing stuff in the yard, they're going to see that. I just think it's in your DNA. It's tough but the mental side of it's just going to be just as tough as the physical side." Krug has played 13 seasons in the NHL, the first nine with the Boston Bruins before he signed a seven-year, $45.5 million contract ($6.5 million average annual value) with the Blues on Oct. 9, 2020. He played 778 regular-season games and has 483 points (89 goals, 394 assists) and played in two Stanley Cup Final series with the Bruins, losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in 2013 and losing to the Blues in seven games in 2019. "You want to win a Stanley Cup and I've had a chance to compete for ... I went to two finals and you make the playoffs so many times and you understand what comes with the job, all the injuries," Krug said. "There's other things that obviously come into play that I can make a living for a family and set up your kids. You don't want to trade that. A lot of great memories for sure." Krug still has two years remaining on his contract but will need to remain on long-term injured reserve for the Blues to have his $6.5 million cap hit to spend at their disposal.
CBS News
04-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Hundreds support Kennedy Krieger Institute's ROAR for Kids 5K at the Maryland Zoo
Hundreds of community members did not let the rain dampen their day on Saturday. Kennedy Krieger Institute held its annual ROAR for Kids 5K Road Race and low-mileage Fun Walk at the Maryland Zoo. Walk, run, and a whole lot of "jungle' fun A record-breaking number of registrants showed off their \wild side to support Kennedy Krieger's ROAR for Kids. ROAR for Kids began in 2005 and has now raised over $4 million to advance programs and research that support children at Kennedy Krieger. "It started out as a bike ride through the city for the autism program programs, and then it's just evolved to much larger," said Dr. Bradley Schlaggar, the president and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute. "They really support each other" The Bennett Blazers, Kennedy Krieger's youth adaptive sports team, kicked off the race. One of the team's athletes racing is Hannah Krug's 8-year-old son Harris. "I am just so proud of him. I'm really proud of the whole team. they work so well together. They really support each other," said Hannah Krug, ROAR for Kids supporter and parent. "They're really a vital part of families that have a child with a disability. So it's just great to be part of, like, the larger picture." Kennedy Krieger supports nearly 30,000 people like the Kurg family every year through medical services, community programs, wellness therapies, and much more. "We serve individuals with neurodevelopmental challenges through clinical care, education, early childhood programs, and research and clinical training, as well as advocacy. There's no place like this," said Dr. Schlaggar. "Especially having a child with a disability, that you need the support of the community that you're involved in, it's really important– representation really matters for them," said Krug. "Coming to events like this, they exceed other children just like them, and are part of a bigger organization that cares and supports them in so many ways." It is one of the many reasons why the Krug family has helped raise more than $6,000 to support ROAR, helping the organization overall surpass its 2025 fundraising goal. "So we're over $172,000 this year," said "I think what is really important is recognizing that para-athletes are athletes," Krug explained. "They're tremendously hard working and work all year in this year-long program, and really bringing awareness and support to this program is really what's important to us. WJZ was the proud media sponsor of the event. Our very own Kaicey Baylor served as the event's emcee. For more information or to register for ROAR for Kids, visit this website.
