One of the most important figures in Mexican gastronomy and chef owner of Rosetta in Mexico City, Elena Reygadas has been awarded the World’s 50 Best Restaurant’s 2023 Female chef of the year. She was Latin America’s Best Female Chef in 2014 and since then Reygadas has become one of the most important figures within Mexican gastronomy. A passionate advocate for Mexican … [Read more...]
Suculent in five-week pop-up in Copenhagen
COPENHAGEN: A bright, theatre-like sign marks the way to enter Suculent, located in the exotic, bohemian Raval-area of the Catalan capital. An area that’s fast, colourful, passionate, artistic and full of flavour. There, Antonio 'Toni' Romero has combined all those ingredients and reduced them to create dishes that after a decade of success, still keep wowing … [Read more...]
Simon Rogan takes over ION Harbour in Malta
VALLETTA: Renowned British chef Simon Rogan is the new chef patron of Ion Harbour, one of six 1 Michelin star restaurants on the Mediterranean island. Chef of 3 Michelin star restaurant L'Enclume in the Lake District, Simon Rogan has built a restaurant empire that today includes 9 restaurants in Lake District, London, Hong Kong and now Malta. Over the past 20 years, … [Read more...]
The reinvention of Mélisse, a Santa Monica institution
LOS ANGELES: The Last Days of Roger Federer: and other endings by Geoff Dyer is what came to mind when I came across the story of Mélisse, Josiah Citrin and Ian Scaramuzza. It is about endings, about choosing the best moment to step back and let the future take over. We very rarely know when it is the time to stop, when it is time to move on, when it is time for a big change. … [Read more...]
‘Working hard to feed the soul’: Andreas Krolik serving an haute cuisine vegan menu in the green heart of an urban jungle
FRANKFURT: With all the accolades that Andreas Krolik has received you would think that he would be a household name. Two Michelin stars, a 19 out of 20 rating in Gault & Millau which places him firmly among the world's great chefs as well as the chef of the year title in 2017, Andreas, chef of Frankfurt based restaurant Lafleur prefers to let his cooking do the … [Read more...]
