The new restaurant by Kobe Desramaults in Gent is expected to open in June, the Belgian chef has said on his instagram feed. He said that the restaurant will be small but very ambitious and would welcome two trainees every two months. Those interested should send a resume and motivational letter (Check out his instagram feed for more details). Desramaults has not cooked … [Read more...]
A year of planning: Noma Mexico pop-up restaurant is now open
Noma Mexico has just opened its doors. The pop-up restaurant which took one year of planning has come into fruition. Rene Redzepi, chef of the Copenhagen world renowned restaurant that closed its doors at the end of 2016 to reinvent itself later this year in a new format said on his Instagram feed that "the restaurant is looking amazing". The staff have transformed a plot … [Read more...]
Interview with Martina Liverani (Dispensa): Creating a lasting impact with a unique publication
When Martina Liverani, writer and founder of Italian food magazine Dispensa (which means pantry in English) created the bi-annual publication in 2013, little did she know that it would eventually reach a global albeit niche audience. "It was only in 2015 during the Milan Expo that we came up with the idea to have a bilingual publication and today this is unique in that it … [Read more...]
Everyone likes a bad review: the scathing restaurant review that went viral
Jay Rayner's scathing restaurant review of Paris restaurant Le Cinq has been the talk of the internet since the article appeared online on Sunday morning in the Guardian. It went viral pretty instantly confirming that there is nothing that readers like more than a bashing particularly if this has colourful language and has made the writer angry. Jay Rayner's website … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #110
Escape to Valletta: Culinary delights in the next European Capital of Culture: Valletta is one of Europe’s most diminutive cities. Bang in the middle of the Mediterranean, ravaged by extremes of weather and world war, Malta’s small jewel of a capital is also the furthest south – a historical comeback kid that continues to punch above its weight, as it has done for … [Read more...]
