HONG KONG: Roganic Hong Kong, the restaurant of British chef and founder Simon Rogan's urban farm-to-table concept is introducing a series of new baking classes on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays led by executive chef Oli Marlow. And the response has been excellent because the April classes have all been sold out and the restaurant is now taking bookings for May … [Read more...]

COPENHAGEN: René Redzepi, chef of noma restaurant in Copenhagen, one of the leading restaurants in the world is working on the assumption that the restaurant will be welcoming between 50% to 75% less guests than two months ago following the COVID-19 crisis. “I think that when we will reopen we will still be able to have 40 guests seated at the restaurant but we will need to … [Read more...]

NEW YORK: Daniel Humm, chef of Eleven Madison Park in New York has reopened his three Michelin star restaurant kitchen and turned it into a commissary kitchen with the goal of producing thousands of meals each day for those who are working on the front lines and those who have been deeply effected by the current crisis. After closing the restaurant and creating an auction in … [Read more...]

MILAN: Milano Wine Week has launched a campaign in aid of two hospitals in Bergamo, the epicentre of the COVID-19 crisis in Italy. The Milano Wine Week is calling on the Italian and international wine world to support Policlinico San Pietro in Ponte San Pietro and Policlinico San Marco in Zingonia. The third edition of the largest wine event in Milan will take place from … [Read more...]

BANGKOK: Bangkok Top Table's Young Chef of the Year Deepanker “DK” Khosla of urban farm-to-table Haoma Bangkok has launched a fundraising campaign to feed the jobless and hungry. With Thailand’s tourism sector contributing 30% of total GDP, the hospitality industry is one of the country’s largest employers. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, up to 5 million … [Read more...]