Viljhjalmur Sigurdarson, the Iceland chef of restaurant Souvenir and his wife Joke Michiel have announced that they will move their restaurant in the small Flemish city of Ypres to Gent. After four years in Ypres, Vili and Joke have decided to move due to roadworks which will make their restaurant in the village of Ypres inaccessible for a long time. When announcing their … [Read more...]
World Restaurant Awards to be unveiled in Paris on 14 May: “This is not another list”
The World Restaurant Awards will be unveiled for the first time ever at the historic Hotel de Villa overlooking the Seine in the heart of Paris on 14 May. Joe Warwick, the creative director of The World Restaurant Awards and Andrea Petrini, the head of the judging panel told Food and Wine Gazette "this is not another fucking list.” The awards will include restaurant of … [Read more...]
Seven tables for dinner at The Jane Antwerp to auctioned in aid of Deaf Flanders
From today, you can bid for 7 tables at one of the most sought after restaurants in the world with a guarantee that you will get a booking next year. The Jane in Antwerp, the restaurant created by chef Nick Bril and Sergio Herman will be auctioning 7 tables from today till the 24th December. The winners of the auctioned tables will be able to experience a full culinary treat … [Read more...]
Three Japanese chefs reflect on their experience in Belgium cooking with Gert De Mangeleer
The champagne bottles were out for two Japanese chefs who cooked at Hertog Jan in Zedelgem earlier this year. Both Zaiyu Hasegawa of restaurant Den in Tokyo and Hiroyasu Kawate, chef of Florilège in Tokyo clinched their second star earlier this week. The third chef to cook at Gert De Mangeleer's restaurant was Yusuke Takada from La Cime in Osaka whose restaurant also has 2 … [Read more...]
Ana Roš: “I believe we should be our own heroes and find a way to express ourselves”
Serendipity is probably the word that would best describe Ana Roš's story to date. An unlikely chef who never got any formal training in the kitchen, she would probably have imagined herself as more of a diplomat or even a European Commission official. Truth be said, she was actually offered a job in Brussels which she turned down on the spur of the moment. As fate had it … [Read more...]
