A dinner that becomes performance. A room becomes part of the dish. Meaning emerges when you step inside the moment The room is dark. Something that looks like a small green brain is placed in front of me. Gaggan tells a story in a serious voice: two friends in a Bangkok park, King and Kong, catching lizards. They take them to the restaurant terrace. One force-feeds them … [Read more...]
Why the last great art form may be losing its aura
Fine dining once promised presence - a moment lived only once. What happens when the table becomes performance? by Ivan Brincat Painters turn pigment into emotion, composers turn sound into structure, architects shape stone into buildings. Chefs, at their highest level, do the same - transforming raw and great produce through heat and time into experience. Fine … [Read more...]
Have knife kit, will travel
Gone are the days when chefs barely peeked their heads out from behind the kitchen pass. The evolution of chefs from behind-the-scenes artists to international culinary celebrities is transforming the way we experience food. Whether they are serving food personally to your table or donning microphones to share their ethos with the masses, we are eating it up. Their world has … [Read more...]
A Truffle-infused journey at the Alba White Truffle Festival 2023
Ah, November—a month that brought me to the enchanting Alba White Truffle Festival 2023. The crisp air, the vibrant colours of fall, and the promise of culinary delights awaited me in the picturesque town of Alba. It was to be an experience filled with the symphony of flavours, insights, and the revelation of the delicate world of truffles. The Alba White Truffle World … [Read more...]
Maxime Collard is Belgium’s Gault&Millau chef of the year for 2024
BRUSSELS: Gault&Millau announced today Maxime Collard of restaurant La Table de Maxime in Paliseul as the chef of the year for 2024. In front of an audience of around 1,800 restauranteurs, journalists and partners, Gault&Millau launched the 21st edition of the BeLux guide which sold 30,000 copies in pre-sale. CEO Marc Declerck said that Maxime brings out the best the … [Read more...]
