BRUSSELS: Naina Madan developed her concept of making fresh hand-blended teas, tisane and chai customised to match moods when things were taking a negative turn in the world. That was not in March this year when COVID-19 brought about a major disruption to the world we knew. “I came up with the concept of Madn77 around three years ago. There was Trump, there was Brexit, there … [Read more...]
Book review: Eat a peach – a memoir by David Chang
One of society's biggest challenges is work life balance. Can you succeed in life and have an adequate work life balance? As David Choe, an artist friend of David Chang rightly put it, being a workaholic could be the last socially acceptable addiction. In Eat like a Peach - a memoir, David Chang speaks about his battle with depression, his suicidal thoughts which come and … [Read more...]
Puglisi announces closure of Relae, Manfreds: “Fighting for my freedom today means doing less”
COPENHAGEN: Christian Puglisi, chef and owner of Copenhagen restaurants Relae, Manfreds, Baest, Mirabelle Bakery and Mirabelle restaurant among other initiatives has announced he is closing two restaurants Reale and Manfreds at the end of the year. This is the second major announcement coming from the Danish capital in the past week. Last week Kristian Baumann and René … [Read more...]
20 year anniversary menu at Reale to continue in autumn and winter
CASTEL DI SANGRO: The 20Reale20 Menu, the star of Cristiana and Niko Romito's Reale restaurant will continue till the end of the year in its autumn and winter format. Cristiana and Niko have decided to continue the story of their gastronomic path which has been highly acclaimed over the past two months. From September 16 to November 1, the 20Reale20 Autumn menu will include … [Read more...]
The end of a chapter for Kobe Desramaults’ Chambre Séparée is fast approaching
GENT: That this would be an important year for Kobe Desramaults was a given. He turned 40 earlier this week and as he himself posted on social media, the fun begins now. But this year is also important because it will bring to an end a relatively new chapter, the closure of Chambre Séparée, the restaurant he opened in Gent just over three years ago. The restaurant will make way … [Read more...]
