In the beginning, Toronto's club scene had two gods: Charles Khabouth and Nick Di Donato. After years of one-upmanship (properties like Khabouth's Ultra competing with Di Donato's C Lounge and so forth), the rivals joined forces to create Queen West's energy drink-drenched hot spot, Tattoo Rock Parlour, an instant classic among the head-banging majority. For their next collaboration, the gods turned their focus from the spiky hair of Queen Street to the spiked heels of King West-and they looked to the Far East for inspiration. The new enterprise, Spice Route, is adorned with artwork and accoutrements befitting a Thai palace (or an episode of Entourage): a giant, hand-carved Buddha statue towers over the host station; wall hangings depict crumbling ancient ruins; and a 16-foot waterfall divides the bar. A plush private dining room is sure to host many local luminaries in the coming weeks. In the long run, though, expect the tube tops to outnumber top-notch clientele. This is a resto-bar, after all, which means despite Winlai Wong's (formerly of Monsoon) delectable Indochinese menu-wasabi-crusted shrimp, Kobe carpaccio, Shanghai edamame salad-it won't take long for killer cocktails and DJ Julien Nolan's pulsing dance beats to scare the foodies back to Splendido. On the bright side, a sun-trapping side patio featuring additional ponds and booths may be the closest thing to heaven this side of Spadina
The spice route was in ancient times ,and still may be for some peoples from the Middle East to China . traveled by merchants , usually on camels back and forth collecting various spices and herbs , to sell in the countries that didn't produce them. some of these countries held spices from afar , as valuable as gold, some times more, depending on how rare , or hard to collect.
There was no water route to India. Italy have a monopoly on the spice trade because they had the only water route to India
Countries in the spice route included countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. You can get more information about the spice route at the Wikipedia. Once on the page, type "Spice trade" into the search field at the top of the page and press enter to bring up the information.
he went because of the spice
Italy lost a monopoly
He was in a search of a westward route to the "spice lands."
Magellan went to open the "Spice route" without damaging relations with Portugal.
Italy lost a monopoly
it is beautiful as ever
Ferdinand Magellan
Italy lost a monopoly
His goal was to find a route to the rich spice trade of the Indies and to explore the west coast of Africa.
Ferdinand Magellan