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TRAVEL NOTES
WINE COUNTRY
The Kenwood Inn and Spa is open following a $9,000,000 expansion. The number of rooms has been increased from 12 to 30. Spa services have been expanded and the spa is reopening as The Caudalie Spa At The Kenwood Inn, reflecting the Inn's new association with the world-renowned Caudalie Spa at Chateau Smith-Haut-Laffite in Bordeaux. The inn has added several buildings that continue its Italian Bergo style of architecture. Rooms range from $375 to $700 per night.
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*** CUNARD'S kitchens have a new cook at the helm: famous chef Daniel Boulud. Boulud, who runs tres chic restaurants Daniel and Cafe Boulud in New York, is creating special menus for each restaurant on each Cunard ship, including the new Queen Mary 2. And in case you missed it, CUNARD has redesigned its Web site, www.cunard.com , to allow visitors to take an online tour of the famous Queen Elizabeth 2 and view panoramic shots of the cabins and public rooms.
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HOTELS, RESORTS and SPAS
*** Round Hill Hotel & Villas in Montego Bay Jamaica (see EPICUREAN TRAVELER, Vol.1 #2), recently acquired Welcome Wharf, a 19th-century plantation house set on 10 acres next to the resort, that has been converted to a spa.