Peek Inside Bordeaux’s New Cité Du Vin, The Disneyland For Wine Lovers: Earlier this week, the French city of Bordeaux solidified its reputation as the Mecca of the wine world, with the opening of its long-awaited, 10-story, $9 million monument to viticulture, La Cité du Vin, or City of Wine. How to Rank the Restaurant Rankings: In a crowded field, choosing a best-of list … [Read more...]
Unique 16 hands dinner at the Ferme d’Achêne in the Namur province
A unique 16 hands dinner is being organised by Roland Swinnen in the Province of Namur on 18 and 19 June. Eight chefs will be cooking together in what is a first for the Namur region. Called Enjoy the Pleasure, the event is an opportunity to taste dishes of eight chefs in a seven course meal. The chefs taking part in this event are Gregorio Clavello (Au Gré des Saisons, … [Read more...]
Grant Achatz: ‘Alinea – it is a bit of a mind game’ – Chef’s table review
When Grant Achatz came up with the name Alinea, it was because he liked the definition - the beginning of a new train of thought. And that is exactly what he has done a few weeks ago when Alinea 2.0 reopened after months of refurbishment. He was asked why he was ripping apart a restaurant that worked so well. "Why fix something that is not broken? But Alinea is the beginning … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #78
The Eater guide to the whole entire world: Tapas at the bar in Barcelona, perfect roast goose in Hong Kong, dinner in a vineyard outside Melbourne, and brunch on a terrace in São Paulo — when we travel now, we travel to eat. But global restaurant-hopping goes beyond that perfect iconic essential dish: Restaurants and bars are an opportunity to slip into daily life and … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #77
Heston Blumenthal: from brink of bankruptcy to giant of gastronomy: "When I was 15, I went to a restaurant in Provence with my folks. I could hear the legs of lamb being carved and the clink of glasses, I could smell the lavender. The waiters’ feet crunched on the gravel and the crickets sang. I went into a multi-sensory wonderland, and I was hooked.” It was this moment, 35 … [Read more...]
