The world food bubble descended on Paris on Monday 16 September for the #50BestTalks and what a fiasco it turned out to be. The most common question in food circles over the past weeks was whether you would be in Paris for the event as if being there or not separated the wheat from the chaff. What was meant to be a celebration of Mauro Colagreco and his number 1 position in … [Read more...]
Gelinaz! to return on 3 December: “Here I am, Here I am staying”
With a cryptic message “Hey what do you expect, J’ y suis, j’ y reste (Here I am, here I am staying), Andrea Petrini has announced the return of GELINAZ! on 3 December. No details have been announced to date other than the food world can expect a GELINAZ! event on 3 December and this will also involve chef Antonia Klugmann of Italian restaurant L’Argine a Venco in Venco. She … [Read more...]
Norbert Niederkofler and Jorge Vallejo cook the mountain at AlpiNN
BRUNICO: On the outskirts of the buzzing small town of Brunico, in South Tyriol, 2,300 metres above sea level lies a stunning restaurant, AlpiNN which is Norbert Niederkofler’s second restaurant in the region. The Italian chef rose to fame for his restaurant St Hubertus, which entered the 3 Michelin star hall of fame in 2017. At Alpinn, he has taken the Cook the Mountain … [Read more...]
Incredible VIVA: 8 chefs to cook at VIVA Viviana Varese in Milan
MILAN: An incredible line up of chefs will cook at Incredible VIVA, a series on dinners that are being held at VIVA Viviana Varese, a one Michelin star restaurant that is housed in Eataly, Milan. The chefs ranging from Tim Butler to Pia Leon, Adeline Grattard and Mauro Colagreco will be coking as guests of Viviana Varese in the coming months. The Italian chef teamed up … [Read more...]
Viva Viviana Varese inaugurated in Milan
MILAN: 30 chefs from Italy and outside Italy joined Viviana Varese to cook for over 800 guests who turned up for the inauguration of her new restaurant in Eataly Smeralda, Milan. VIVA is an acronym of the Chef’s name and surname and also substance, colour and life. “We created the project around 8 months ago. My idea was to name the restaurant Viva but the communication … [Read more...]





