Reservations for Copenhagen restaurant Alchemist which opened its doors earlier this year will open this afternoon, 19 August at 5pm (CET time). The response to the opening of the restaurant was overwhelming so the team at the Alchemist is asking clients to enter details on the waiting list in the booking system and they will contact clients if a table becomes available. It is possible to book a table from October 1 to December 21. The booking system has been changed to Tock which should provide customers with a smooth booking experience. Pre-payment of the menu is required to confirm the reservation during the online booking process. For those who do not have a Tock profile, it is advisable to create one beforehand. Reservations are available for a maximum of six guests per party. The head chef and co-owner of the restaurant is the young Rasmus Munk who has already made a name for himself with his holistic cuisine. ”Holistic Cuisine is inspired by two major … Continue reading
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No more ‘a la carte’ menu for Enrico Crippa at Piazza Duomo
Enrico Crippa: Customer preferences have changed Enrico Crippa, chef of Piazza Duomo in Alba, one of the most acclaimed restaurants in the world has decided that he will stop serving an a la carte menu when the restaurant reopens after the summer holidays on 22 August. The Italian chef said in a letter that he wanted to communicate a very important step in his career and also that of the restaurant Piazza Duomo. “After a long period of reflection and careful considerations, I have decided that the time are ripe to offer three set menus eliminating from 22 August the a la carte menu that has always been available at the restaurant which has three stars and constantly features in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. “This choice comes from a long time observing how clients tastes have shifted over the years. Most of the times, people come to the restaurant to choose a tasting menu that is proposed to them. Only a tiny percentage of clients chose from the a la carte menu,” … Continue reading
Two pizzerias top 50 Top Pizza Italy 2019
Francesco Pepe of Pepe in Grani in Caizzo, who has been the winner of the previous two editions of 50 Top Pizza has been joined this year in top position by Francesco Martucci of I Masanielli. After the announcement of the European list last month, it was now the time for the Italian list to be unveiled in Naples on 23 evening. 50 Top Pizza is an online list created by Barbara Guerra, Albert Sapere and Luciano Pignataro. Ciro Salvo of 50 Kalò in Naples, which won the top place for its pizzeria in London placed third. Pier Daniele Seu was nominated as the Pizzaiolo of the year. His pizzeria in Rome, Seu Pizza Illuminati placed eighth in the list, the first pizzeria in Rome. The young pizzaiolo of the year went to Lorenzo Sirabella of Dry in Milan. While Campania, the home of Italian pizza claimed 18 spots in the list, the number of Italian regions represented in the top 50 is 14. Lazio has 7 in total, Lombardia 6, Veneto 4, Emilia Romagna 3, Piedmont, Tuscany and Sicily … Continue reading
‘Vespertine is like my creative dungeon’ Jordan Kahn
Jordan Kahn presents Vespertine at the European Food Summit in Slovenia Like most people living in cities, Jordan Kahn, chef of Vespertine was driving around trying to avoid traffic when he spotted an empty building under construction. “That's what you do when you are in Los Angeles." He decided to stop the car and looked at ‘this thing and it was very emotional’. He had no idea what triggered his desire to stop. That evening, he finished work at his previous restaurant Red Medicine and after service, at around 3am, he went back to Culver City where today the restaurant is located. “Service had finished at 2am so it must have been around 3am. I jumped over the construction fence, broke open the hinge of the plywood door and trespassed in this empty building. I did not fully know why I was there, I did not think this was the place for a restaurant but there was this gravity pulling me. I could not shake it away,” Jordan told Food and Wine Gazette. He returned (and trespassed) … Continue reading
World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2020 will be held in Antwerp, Belgium
The MAS Museum, Antwerp ANTWERP: The next edition of the World's 50 Best Restaurants in 2020 will be held in Antwerp, Belgium. The Northern city of Antwerp, less than 50 kilometres from Belgium's capital Brussels will be hosting the award ceremony. The news had been in the air for the past few months but now it has been confirmed by the World's 50 Best Restaurants. Although no date for the event has been announced, it is likely to take place in early June to coincide with the UNWTO World Forum on Food Gastronomy, taking place in Bruges. These food-focused events will see the world's top chefs converging in Belgium. Antwerp is the second largest city in Belgium after Brussels and is known for its design, art and architecture, fashion, jewellery as well as its food. Food lovers, it’s time to brush up on your Flemish. The annual gastronomic fiesta of events that is The World’s 50 Best Restaurants will be hosted in Flanders in 2020, culminating in the famous … Continue reading
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Gert de Mangeleer to cook at HAKU in Hong Kong
Gert de Mangeleer HONG KONG: On 22 and 23 August, Belgian chef Gert de Mangeleer will cook at HAKU Hong Kong with Agustin Balbi in a special four-hands collaboration series. The event takes place over two nights with guests being able to experience an 11 course menu that highlights the chef's shared love for pure and organic flavours with a special focus on choosing sustainable premium ingredients. “When chef Gert and I first met in Milan, we were already following each other’s work for a while. We had a great conversation over dinner and realised we had a lot in common when it came to our views and philosophies around food,” said … Continue reading
Cyrus Todiwala to open first restaurant outside London
LONDON: Renowned celebrity chef, Cyrus Todiwala best known for appearing on The Incredible Spice Men and BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen, has announced he will be opening his fifth restaurant alongside Café Spice Namasté and Mr Todiwala’s Kitchen, in his first move outside of London. In late August, Todiwala will be launching Tandem, a celebration of authentic Indian cuisine and cocktail mixology located in a picturesque and decorative Grade II listed building in the heart of Leicester city. The restaurant and bar will offer accessible luxury, with the memorable interior taking inspiration from both Portuguese and Goan influences. The … Continue reading
Maxime Gilbert to host Vincent Thierry at Écriture on 12 August
HONG KONG: Le Comptoir’s 2-Michelin-Star contemporary French restaurant, ÉCRITURE, will host award-winning chef Vincent Thierry of CHEF’S TABLE, The Dome at Lebua for a special collaboration dinner on Monday, August 12. Joining forces with Écriture’s own Maxime Gilbert, the two pioneering French chefs will present an exclusive 9-course joint menu featuring creative French cuisine available for one night only. A native of the Loire Valley – known as the ‘Garden of France’ and renowned for its wine, goat’s cheese and fresh produce – Chef Vincent sums up his cooking ethos as “classic French cuisine with simplicity and unpretentiousness”. … Continue reading
Under the circus tent at Al Meni in Rimini
The heavens opened at around 3pm on Saturday a few hours after the official opening of the Al Meni, an annual event organised in Rimini under a giant coloured circus tent sent between the sea and the Grand Hotel that evokes a great master of world cinema, Federico Fellini. Heavy rain, thunderstorms welcomed the opening day of the seventh edition of Al Meni, a festival that is organised annually in the Emilia Romagna city of Rimini in June. “In a world where walls are being built, and in a place where we were surrounded with walls 1,000 years ago, we want to break the walls and say to everyone tat you are welcome here. We love to have … Continue reading
Douro Boys Cuvée 2017 and Vintage Port 2017 to be released at October auction
Imagine a wine that is the result of a blend of the best barrel of red wines from five different winemakers and a port from the the best casks of vintage Port from the exceptional 2017 vintage. The Vale do Douro was an unknown river valley ‘somewhere in western Europe’, when João Ferreira Álvares Ribeiro, Jorge Roquette, Dirk van der Niepoort, Cristiano van Zeller & Vito Olazabal teamed up in 2003 as the ‘Douro Boys’. They wanted to make their native wine region better known in general, to introduce their red wines to the world at large, and to reposition the Port wines on the market. They have accomplished all of this. Today, … Continue reading
A taste of the sea at new pop-up Bar Bulot in Bruges
The sea is very much the focus of the new pop-up restaurant opened by Gert de Mangeleer and Joachim Boudens in the original Hertog Jan and recently Bistro L.E.S.S. The pop-up is Bruges' new hotspot for summer. The pop-up restaurant opened a few days ago in time for the summer season. Following the successful opening of the new L.E.S.S eatery in the centre of Bruges, Gert and Joachim are offering a taste of the sea this summer in the Flemish city of Bruges. Under the guidance of chef Pieter Lefevere and host Maxime Depreitere (both former Hertog Jan), the restaurant will remain open till the end of September before the place undergoes … Continue reading
Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore: What we have learned from the opening of Casa Maria Luigia
Having opened Casa Maria Luigia a few weeks ago, Massimo Bottura is already looking towards future projects. That’s him, constantly thinking about the future, about next projects. He is already in discussions to open more soup kitchens in Mexico, and with the help of Goldman Sachs, Amazon and Salesforce, New York, Seattle and San Francisco. He is even considering one in Bethlehem. But before the start of the Al Meni festival in Rimini last weekend, he took the time to share what his wife Lara Gilmore and he have learned from the opening of their inn on the outskirts of Modena. The inn, named after Massimo’s mother opened a few weeks … Continue reading
Veyrat speaks about the pain of losing a third star as he hits out at Michelin
Marc Veyrat, the 69 year old French chef of La Maison des Bois in Manigod, that lost the third Michelin star after just one year in January has said he is convinced that no Michelin inspector went to eat at the restaurant during the year in a damning interview he gave to Le Point. The French chef spoke for the first time about his pain, his depression and thinking the worse since he was given the news abruptly on 20 January. He admitted thinking about committing suicide on several occasions. "I've asked Michelin to show me the proof that they visited the restaurant last year by providing me with the receipts but they told me it would not be … Continue reading
Mauro Colagreco’s Mirazur is first ever French restaurant to top World’s 50 Best list
It is turning out to be a magical year for Mauro Colagreco. Mirazur, his restaurant in Menton was named the number 1 restaurant at the World Restaurants Awards in Singapore. The top spot may not have come as a big surprise. The Italo-Argentinian chef of restaurant Mirazur in Menton, France has been a rising star for the past years and the only question everyone was asking was whether Noma would make it straight to number 1 or not given El Celler de Can Roca, Eleven Madison and the previous number 1 Osteria Francescana where no longer eligible for the award (see my comments here). Finally, the decision landed on Mauro Colagreco's … Continue reading
No space for legends: The hall of fame of the World’s 50 Best
Massimo Bottura, the last no 1 before the change in rules Roger Federer has won 20 grand slams, Rafael Nadal 18. On the other hand Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray have only managed three each. But they've all been told to go into a hall of fame never to compete in a Grand Slam title again. Of course that’s not the case. Liverpool, the winners of the Champions League this year are also eliminated from next year's champions league and so are the likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus. Their only problem is they've won the cup before. It is also imaginary. But this is the conundrum that the World's 50 Best … Continue reading
Q&A with Antonia Klugmann: ‘The way I eat has impacted the way I cook’
Antonia Klugmann is chef of L’Argine a Venco, an acclaimed restaurant with a highly personal and unique cuisine in Venco, Fruili Venezia Giulia on the border with Slovenia. This is the second part of our interview with the Italian chef in the usual Q&A format. What is the best dish you’ve ever made? I hope that I still have to make it. The best dish you’ve ever eaten? I don’t know. I like so many things. Even a fruit that is perfectly matured and is eaten at its best can change your palate for ever. Do you cook at home? No. What do you like to eat when you don’t cook at home? I have been on a diet for around two … Continue reading
New Alchemist in Copenhagen to open on 4 July with 50 servings menu
UPDATED: Two years after closing the former Alchemist, head chef and co-owner Rasmus Munk has revealed the features of the new 24,000 sq ft dream restaurant in Copenhagen. The new Alchemist is set to open its 100 sq ft bronze door on 4 July. Bookings open on 22 June. The 27 year old chef opened the former Alchemist in 2015 with a vision of challenging the meal and serve more than just great food. When he designed the new Alchemist in 2016, his initial visions were accompanied by the dream of building a restaurant able to stimulate all the human senses to create complete sensory dining experiences. This was always the vision for … Continue reading
Massimo Bottura’s Al Meni to return this weekend with ‘green event’ in Rimini
Massimo Bottura, the acclaimed Italian chef is bringing 12 promising international chefs and 12 chefs from his region, Emilia-Romagna to Al Meni for a food festival he created a few years ago. The event takes place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June. Bottura will be directing the 24 chefs who will create magic under the Circo 8½ a giant coloured circus tent, set between the sea and the Grand Hotel that evokes a great master of world cinema: Federico Fellini. They will be the protagonists of 'Al Mèni' (meaning "hands" in Romagna dialect),. During these two days, the chefs will be taking turns working together in pairs in the large … Continue reading
The World’s 50 Best goes from 100 to 120 restaurants with some perennial favourites dropping from top 50
Riccardo Camanini's Cacio e Pepe. The restaurant Lido 84 has been named as one to watch The World's 50 Best Restaurants list has grown this year from 100 to 120. The list from 51 to 120 was announced today with a number of favourites falling from the top 50. These include Alex Atala's D.O.M., Niko Romito's Reale, Arzak in Spain, Maemmo in Oslo, the Ledbury in London and Nihonryori RyuGin in Tokyo. This year's World 50 Best Restaurants list which will be unveiled next week will not feature the likes of Massimo Bottura, Daniel Humm and Joan Roca. The chefs of Osteria Francescana, Eleven Madison Park and Celler de Can Roca are no … Continue reading
Two brothers from another sea: Kobus van der Merwe cooks in Willem Hiele’s ‘magical world’
Kobus Van der Merwe (left) with Margot Janse (centre) and Willem Hiele Thousands of kilometres separate South Africa from Belgium. But South African Kobus Van der Merwe, chef of Wolfgat and Belgian Willem Hiele, chef of the restaurant by the same name in Belgium have something that connects them to each other. It was therefore no wonder that Alexandra Sweden, who brought them together and introduced them through social media, termed them ‘Brothers from another sea’. Until a few months ago, the two chefs had not met despite a similar passion for the sea and ocean, for the people of their territory and their approach to cooking. Willem … Continue reading
Bar Bulot, new seafood pop-up restaurant by Gert de Mangeleer and Joachim Boudens opens on 27 June
Gert de Mangeleer and Joachim Boudens Bar Bulot, is a new pop-up restaurant that will open in the location of the first Hertog Jan and bistro L.E.S.S. on 27 June. The concept, created by Gert de Mangeleer and Joachim Boudens of Hertog Jan has been created just in time for summer. It is a seafood restaurant that will be open till October before works on a traditional Flemish restaurant they intend to open in the same spot will start. Gert and Joachim hope to open the new restaurant by the end of the year. In the meantime, visitors to Brugge will be able to savour a taste of the North Sea and France at the new bar Bulot. Their … Continue reading
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Travel to Italy this summer with Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure
Cucina Tipica: An Italian Adventure is the story of Jacoby Pines, a disheartened American who arrives in Italy on holiday, and decides he never wants to leave. What follows is a wine-soaked, food-filled, travel-laden adventure about one man’s quest for an antiquated existence in the modern world. This is the third novel by Andrew Cotto, an award-winning author whose regularly contributed to The New York Times and has written for Parade, Men's Journal, Rolling Stone, The Huffington Post and Conde Nast Traveller among others. The story … Continue reading
Antonia Klugmann ‘Today’s problem is speed. It is excessive’
Antonia Klugmann Antonia Klugmann’s cuisine is personal, so personal that when she is invited to a congress or event she closes her restaurant. Being in charge of a small operation in Venco, in Friuli Venezia Giulia on the border with Slovenia means she does not have the luxury of a large team that can work while she is not there. So the decision to become the first ever female judge on Masterchef Italy was huge. When she took the plunge, she decided to close the restaurant for three months. It was an experience that changed her life but … Continue reading
Classic cookbook Great Dishes of the World available online for first time
ckbk, a new service providing digital access to the world’s best cookbooks, today announces that it is making Robert Carrier’s classic cookbook, Great Dishes of the World, available online for the first time. Great Dishes of the World had a huge impact on its publication in 1963, and went on to sell more than 10 million copies in numerous editions. According to cookbook editor Jill Norman, “With Great Dishes of the World, Carrier persuaded readers to look beyond their usual culinary boundaries and to experiment, inspired by … Continue reading
London is Europe’s pizza capital closely followed by Paris according to 50 Top Pizza
London has emerged as Europe's pizza capital in a newly unveiled list of the 50 top pizzeria's in Europe. 50 Kalo, the pizzeria in London which opened in July last year tops the list. The pizzeria of Ciro Salvo is the second one after the one he opened in Naples in 2014. He is the third generation of master pizza makers, Ciro has won accolades from some of the world's best guides. In total, London has 8 pizzerias in the 50 top pizza list closely followed by Paris with 7. Bijou, in Paris placed second while Baest in Copenhagen placed … Continue reading
Recipe by Valentino Cassanelli: Seared scallops with coral carbonara, bitter herbs and sea urchin
Serves 4 For the carbonara sauce 25 g pork cheek, seasoned20 g butter1 clove of garlic80 g scallop coral0.3 g saffron30 g white wine12 g basmati rice200 g fish stock6 g Pecorino Roman0.1 g ground pepper5 g yuzu Brown the garlic clove, the bacon and the coral in the butter, then add the white wine, rice, saffron and fish stock. Cover and cook for 20 minutes. Remove the bacon and the garlic and then emulsify with the help of the blender gradually adding the pepper, pecorino and yuzu. Obtain the sauce sift it. Sea urchin … Continue reading
New pop-up by Lionello Cera at the Venice Lido
The Venice Lido Resort Lionello Cera, chef of two Michelin star Antica Osteria Cera in Campagna Lupia, in the Venice countryside is taking over the terrace restaurant of the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort for an exclusive pop-up restaurant which celebrates local cuisine this summer. The pop-up restaurant opened on 1 June together with the opening of the hotel beach. The pop-up is called “Bistrot del Mare by Cera” and is the latest addition to the catering outlets of the Hotel Excelsior Venice Lido Resort which also has the Ristorante … Continue reading
Low Food Session: Diversity vital for the future of food
The second Low Food gathering will take place on 4 July Vuurtoreneiland, the Netherlands. Participants will be invited for a day of great stories, speakers and delicious food. Following the success of the Low Food Symposium that was organised in the Amsterdam in January, the Low Food Session is a one day gathering which will bring internationally respected speakers and food that showcases the best of Low Food. Low Food is an initiative of Joris Bijdendijk, Joris Lohman and Samuel Levie. Low Food is an open platform for new ideas and … Continue reading
Pop-up at Souvenir in Gent this summer
Why should a restaurant stay closed when the chef is on holiday? At a time when costs of property and rent are very high globally, wouldn't it be a good idea to give promising staff the potential to flourish? That is what chef William Sigurdarson and his wife Joke Michel have decided to do this summer. They will keep the restaurant open in July while they are away. During July, chef Radu Iliescu will take over the kitchen of Souvenir in Gent, Belgium as he showcases his talent in the setting of Souvenir. They have called the pop-up Radu … Continue reading
New book about Wine in Austria to be launched in December
A new book called Wine in Austria: the History was unveiled recently during this year's edition of the Austrian wine Summit. This is the first time that an academically substantiated and comprehensive volume on the history of viticulture in Austria from prehistoric times to this present day will be published. The book includes an individual chapter devoted to the life and work of Dr Friedrich Zweigelt.More than two and a half years of work went into creating the 500-page book, which was commissioned by Willi Klinger and came to fruition … Continue reading
Cadzand Foodfest to take place on 2 and 3 June
The full line up for the fourth edition of Foodfest which takes place in Cadzand on June 2 and 3 have been announced. The event is organised by chefs Sergio Herman and Syrco Bakker with Iman Soomers. The event will be held on 2 and 3 June in Cadzand at the Martiem Plaza platform next to restaurant AIRrepublic. Four international chefs will cook together with Sergio and Syrco. On Sunday 2 June for lunch, Norbert Niederkofler of Italian 3 Michelin star St Hubertus will cook with Vicky Cheng of VEA Hong Kong. The dinner will feature … Continue reading
North Sea Chefs Netherlands launched following success of Belgian project
North Sea Chefs - The Netherlands was launched on 21 May 2019 at a dinner organised at Pure C in Cadzand. Following the example of Belgian colleagues who founded North Sea Chefs in 2011, a group of Dutch chefs have now joined forces to raise awareness about unknown and unrecognised North Sea fish and by-catch with a view to ensuring sustainable North Sea fishing. North Sea Chefs wants to set an example of how chefs can proactively put the issue of sustainability on the agenda outside the kitchen walls and raise awareness for fishermen, ship … Continue reading
A former Augustinian convent becomes a modern-day sanctuary at August in Antwerp
Photo by Robert Rieger In Antwerp, the people behind renowned boutique hotel 'Hotel Julien' have launched a new hospitality project: August. On the recently developed Military Hospital site, a former Augustinian convent has been converted into a modern-day sanctuary for both Antwerp residents and foreign visitors to enjoy. August re-envisions its historical central function with an open restaurant and a bar, a bespoke hotel with dedicated wellness area, an open air swimming pool and secluded gardens. August consists of 5 different buildings, … Continue reading
Riccardo Camanini’s magical Cacio e Pepe
Riccardo Camanini's Cacio e Pepe is served at table Go back a few years and few people would have known what Cacio e Pepe was. A staple of modern Italian cuisine, its simplicity was such that it was rarely if ever served in restaurants, especially those outside Rome where the dish seems to have originated. It was one of those comfort food dishes that many would eat at home when they lacked inspiration or ingredients. But, over the past few years, the Cacio e Pepe or ‘cheese and pepper’ as one would translate it from Italian, has become … Continue reading
‘If you do something you love, you will never work a day in your life’ – Christophe Hardiquest’s in conversation with 10-year-old
What does a 10-year-old ask a chef? How does the conversation go? Most importantly what can one learn from a conversation between a beginner, in this case and someone who is on top of his game. For a school project, my 10-year-old son had to present to his class a topic related to food. It could have been anything from the food pyramid to wine making. He decided to choose to speak about the Michelin guide and top chefs. Without any prompting his decision was clear from the start. Talk about following in someone's footsteps. He asked me … Continue reading
Recipe by Valentino Cassanelli: Linguine with ginger, veal and cocoa nibs
Serves 6 For the veal: 1 veal head 2 onions, roasted 2 cloves 1 bay leaf salt White vinegar (80 g /litre or water) Place the veal head into a sauce pan and roast for 45 minutes at 190 ° C. Make a broth by adding roasted onions, cloves and a bay leaf. Add the water and white vinegar to cover and simmer for 4 ½ hours, adding the tongue 45 minutes before the end. Once everything is cooked, remove the meat, discarding any excess fat and nerves. Roll it up until you have a cylinder of roughly 6cm and cut the meat into 3cm pieces. Warm … Continue reading
Root cause: Can you imagine a world without wine?
Steven Laine, author of Root Cause Can you imagine a world without wine? This is the story behind Root Cause, a recently published book by Steven Laine. Corvina Guerra is a flying winemaker who dreams of one day settling down in her native Italy on her family’s vineyard. On a visit to a vineyard in Italy, Corvina makes a startling discovery: Phylloxera, a menacing plant that devastated vineyards in Europe more than a hundred years ago, has infested the vines. After reporting her findings to her company, Universal Wines, Corvina is … Continue reading
Brussels ‘Dinner in the Sky on Water’ programme announced
Brussels Dinner in the Sky (Photo courtesy of Dinner in the Sky) For its 2019 Brussels edition, Dinner in the Sky will head to the Canal, opposite the future Kanal Pompidou Museum. Since its launch in Brussels in 2006, Dinner in the Sky has always focused on making its guests experience "childhood dreams". Whether in Belgium or in the 70 countries where the concept has been developed. This year, that magic takes place on the water: the Dinner in the Sky tables will be put on the canal. Literally. Guests will be greeted "on the … Continue reading
Two brothers from another sea: Kobus van der Merwe to cook with Willem Hiele in Belgium and South Africa
Kobus van der Merwe, chef of Wolfgat to visit Belgium next month Chefs Willem Hiele and Kobus van der Merwe, from Belgium and South Africa respectively, have a lot of things in common despite the fact that they cook and live thousands of kilometres apart. The two chefs will organise a unique interactive experience that takes place in Flanders Belgium and on the West Coast in South Africa. The first leg of this home and away experience, to use the football analogy given we are in full Champions League with all the excitement it has … Continue reading
Three Sauvignon Blancs from the master of minerality Hannes Sabathi
Profound wines that communicate the soil's message have always been Hannes Sabathi's objective. Photos by Manfred Klimek, Moodley Hannes Sabathi, the congenial winegrower from the Südsteiermark loves the distinctive mineral interplay of different soils in wine and is completely dedicated to the vinification of these sophisticated expressions. He realised at a young age that for him the truth about wine lay in the soil. Since then, the terroir fanatic has worked without compromise to vinify wines from various sites in a way that faithfully … Continue reading
Magnus Nilsson to close Faviken in December 2019: “For the first time I woke up and did not feel excited to go to work”
Magnus Nilsson, chef of the famous Swedish restaurant Faviken has announced he will be closing the restaurant in December 2019. The Swedish chef said that he began to feel that the restaurant had to come to an end. "It would be impossible to run a restaurant like this without it turning into a fake experience. I am not interested in making this project that has been run on intense passion from a large group of people almost 11 full years into something less good," he said. "I've always known that Faviken was not going to be forever. To … Continue reading
Sabine Caubarrere on discovering sourdough in Uruguay
In Borneo, Isabel Gilbert Palmer discovered Argentine chef Sabine Caubarrere who after her culinary studies in Buenos Aires Culinary Arts and Business Administration at IAG (Instituto Argentino de Gastronomía) and the UADE (Universidad Argentina de la Empresa) and before her current project in Uruguay travelled and worked in Spain. How was Spain? I stayed there for 6 months, 1 month and a half in Valladolid, where together with 11 other international students I studied at Escuela Internacional de Valladolid Fernando Perez while training … Continue reading
Cooking on the frontier: a culinary trip to Ana Ros and Antonia Klugmann
A small road sign on the way to L’Argine a Venco leads you to a small country road which takes you to Antonia Klugmann’s restaurant. Opposite is a sign saying Slovenia is just two kilometres away. A further 36 kilometres or just over a half hour drive is Hisa Franko, the restaurant of Ana Ros and Valter Kramer which has put Slovenia on the culinary map. This is Mitteleuropa or the German term for Middle or Central Europe. And here is home to two of Europe’s leading female chefs, both valid reasons for a gastronomic trip but also … Continue reading
Da Costa, Niederkofler, Nørregaard and Rodrigues to participate in fourth edition of Foodfest
The first four international chefs that will take part in the fourth edition of Foodfest, the event organised in the Netherlands by Sergio Herman, Syrco Bakker and Iman Soomers were announced. The event will be held on 2 and 3 June in Cadzand at the Martiem Plaza platform next to restaurant AIRrepublic. Quique Dacosta of three Michelin star restaurant by the same name and Norbert Niederkofler will prepare an exclusive lunch and dinner at Pure C together with Sergio Herman and Syrco Bakker on Sunday. Quique Da Costa began working in … Continue reading
Anne-Sophie Pic to cook with Sang-Hoon Degeimbre at L’Air du Temps
Anne-Sophie Pic, the chef of three Michelin star restaurant Maison Pic in Valence, France and one of the most influential French chefs will cook at L'Air du Temps in Belgium on Thursday 16 May. This will be the third collaboration dinner that Belgian chef Sang-Hoon Degeimbre will organise at the Liernu restaurant. Earlier this year, Andreas Caminada, chef and owner of three Michelin star Swiss restaurant Schloss Schauenstein cooked for the first time in Belgium at the two Michelin star restaurant L’ Air du Temps. Sang-hoon … Continue reading
Brussels restaurant Bon Bon launches app
Brussels restaurant Bon Bon of chef Christophe Hardiquest has launched an app which will allow clients to book tables that become available at the last minute. Customers who download the app on their smartphones (iPhone or Android) will be able to receive notifications when a table is available but will also be able to get advance notice for events that take place at the restaurant. Chef Christophe Hardiquest last year embarked on a mission to discover and modernise old Brussels recipes and invited chefs from around the world for Bon Bon … Continue reading
Mauro Colagreco to host Julien Royer for four hands dinner at Mirazur in May
On Wednesday 15th of May 2019, three Michelin starred restaurant Mirazur will open its doors for an unforgettable collaborative dinner. Chef Mauro Colagreco invites Julien Royer, chef and co-owner of two Michelin starred Odette in Singapore, to cook alongside him at Mirazur for one night only. Currently no.3 in The World's 50 Best Restaurants, Mirazur’s Chef Patron Mauro Colagreco uses the finest local ingredients to express his passion for the Cote d’Azur’s culinary landscape. Recently awarded the No 1 slot on Asia’s 50 Best … Continue reading
François Lurton creates a special vermouth
François Lurton, from the eponymous winegrowing dynasty in Bordeaux, not only vinifies excellent wines in South America and Europe, but also has a great passion for distinctive distillates. After the rousing success of his Sorgin, a gin distilled from Sauvignon Blanc, he and his partner Sabine Jaren have now created a vermouth – from this same grape variety. Hardly anyone in the world knows the Sauvignon Blanc as well as Lurton, and even fewer have the opportunity to vinify this grape variety on as many diverse and exciting … Continue reading
Junghyan Park to cook at Tate Dining Room in Hong Kong
On the evenings of 28 and 29 May, Vicky Lau, chef of one-Michelin- starred Relais & Châteaux member Tate Dining Room will host a highly anticipated culinary collaboration with guest chef Junghyun ‘JP’Park of Atomix. This is the first visit of the guest chef Junghyun Park to Hong Kong. Praised by critics as one of New York City’s hottest new restaurants, Atomix is the innovative one-Michelin-starred Korean fine dining concept by husband-and-wife team Junghyun and Ellia Park. Successfully fusing traditions from their native Korean … Continue reading
Death of Belgian chef Eric Martin announced
Belgian gastronomy is mourning Eric Martin, chef and owner of Maison Lemonnier who was unexpectedly found dead in his room last Saturday during a holiday abroad. His son, Tristan and the team at Maison Lemmonier said that just like Eric would have wanted, they will remain open and will continue to receive guests as they have done for the past 15 years from Thursday 19th April. The father and son duo had been working together since 2008. Their hotel and restaurant, Maison Lemonnier is found in the idyllic Lavaux-Ste-Anne in the Belgian … Continue reading
Afton Halloran, the roast beef rebellion and 10 European food trends
At the age of 11, Afton Halloran decided to become vegetarian. A year later, at school, she had to learn to cook during a home economics class. The class started with how to make a proper English tea but as weeks went by things became more sophisticated and the pupils learnt to make cookies, soup etc. One day, they had to learn how to make a proper roast beef dinner. “When I heard this, I went to the teacher and told her that I had no reason to learn this recipe because I had become a vegetarian. At first the teacher looked in shock, then … Continue reading
Alberto Landgraf: Silence is underrated
Most chefs you speak have that aha moment when they realised cooking was going to be their vocation. For some it was cooking with their mother or grandmother or remembering something they had eaten which triggered that spark. Not for Alberto Landgraf, chef of Rio de Janeiro restaurant Oteque. "For me it was different because I went to London to study English and finish my studies. My mother was an English teacher and wanted me to finish my studies in England. For some reason, I ended up working in a kitchen," he told Food and Wine Gazette … Continue reading
Sauce by The Langham to launch soon
Sauce by The Langham is an expert-led cookery school located within The Langham, London that is set to launch in mid-May 2019. It will offer a range of classes that have been enthusiastically designed to put the joy into cooking. Tucked away in the heart of the five star hotel, Sauce’s top of the range kitchen is the place in which trade secrets will be shared and the best ingredients will be available for preparations. Experiences inspired by all of The Langham’s renowned outlets including Palm Court, Artesian, Roux at The Landau, and The … Continue reading
Playfood 2 at L’Air du Temps: Andreas Caminada cooks for the first time in Belgium
Sang Hoon Degeimbre of L'Air du Temps (left) welcomes Andreas Caminada (Schloss Schauenstein) in Liernu, Belgium. Andreas Caminada, chef and owner of three Michelin star Swiss restaurant Schloss Schauenstein was recently in Liernu, Belgium to cook at L' Air du Temps, the restaurant of chef Sang Hoon Degeimbre. Under the theme PLAYFOOD, the Belgian chef is inviting a number of international top chefs to cook at the restaurant following the refurbishment of the restaurant last year. The first guest of Sang-Hoon was Swedish chef Magnus … Continue reading
Falling in love with Uruguay: Discovering La Barra and Borneo Coffee
Isabel walking to the shops in La Barra Wedged between Brazil in the north and Argentina to the west, Uruguay has become Isabel Gilbert Palmer’s latest “I’ve fallen deeply in love with” part of the world. On the road during the month of January she travelled along the Uruguay coast, from Montevideo to Punte Del Esta tracing the coastal Ruta Gastromica from the seaside villages of Puente La Barra to Jose Ignaico and on the dusty ribboned backroads to Pueblo Garzon. Isabel shares some of her southern hemisphere summer finds and … Continue reading
Odprta Kuhna: Bringing a taste of Slovenia to Ljubljana and the world
In his own words, Lior Kochavy did not know how to crack an egg and make an omelette for himself. If he knew how to cook, Open Kitchen or Odprta Kuhna as it is known in Slovenia would not exist. Earlier this month it opened for the European Food Summit. This year will be the seventh edition of the project, the brainchild of Lior and his wife Alma. This one of a kind food market attracts around 50 restaurants to Slovenia’s capital to showcase what the country has to offer. Every Friday from March to October, hungry visitors flock to the … Continue reading
Summa 2019: a family reunion in Northern Italy organised by Alois Lageder
The historic buildings of Hirschprunn and Löwengang set the scene for the Summa. Photo courtesy of Weingut Lageder For over twenty years, Weingut Alois Lageder has been inviting winegrowers from all over the world to an annual collaborative event in Magrè at the Alto Adige Wine Road. While a few dozen kilometres down the A22 at VinItaly in Verona, everything is about business, the Summa is more like a friendly family gathering of winegrowers, individuals who not only care deeply about the authentic expression of their wines, but also … Continue reading
Odette in Singapore takes top spot in Asia’s 50 Best restaurants 2019 awards
Odette in Singapore has taken top honours at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2019 awards ceremony, succeeding four-time winner Gaggan in the No.1 spot. Chef Julien Royer’s Odette claims the coveted titles of the best restaurant in Asia and the best restaurant in Singapore. Housed in the iconic National Gallery Singapore, Odette serves Asian-inspired modern French cuisine, each dish presented with impeccable style and characteristic perfection. Taking its name from Royer’s maternal grandmother, Odette earned Asia’s Highest New Entry Award in … Continue reading
Charlotte Collard: The model turned digital food entrepreneur
Food may come as an afterthought when you are modelling but for Charlotte Collard it was another story. A former model turned digital entrepreneur, she has lived in cities like New York, Los Angeles and London to mention a few before returning back to her roots in Belgium where she lived for 18 years before leaving to New York to pursue her modelling career. She has today established herself as a TV presenter and also set up a digital food business as well as a big presence on Instagram. “I’ve always loved cooking. My grandfather lived … Continue reading
Henry Harris reunites with Dennis Gustafsson for one-off supperclub at Bouchon
On Sunday 7th April, chef Henry Harris will be taking to the kitchen at Bouchon, Malmö in Sweden, joining owner and executive chef Dennis Gustafsson, for one night only. The dinner is particularly significant, as the pair have a longstanding relationship, with Dennis having worked under Henry at his critically acclaimed restaurant, Racine in Knightsbridge between 2002 and 2015. The friendship Dennis and Henry formed, is a testament to the importance that Henry places on mentorship and young talent. Bouchon shares many similarities to Racine … Continue reading
‘There will be a crash point if we don’t act now’ – Roberto Flore
The future will happen whether we like it or not and it is therefore essential to take action. “People are afraid of the future because they feel that they are not in control,” Roberto Flore who runs the DTU Skylab Foodlab in Copenhagen said at the European Food Summit. “We should design utopias or positive futures rather than speak of dystopia,” he said. Technologies, he said, need to be human centric. “We need to find people who can help to create and design machines. We do not have this concept at the moment. Machines are toady … Continue reading