Empty tables after Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks: — Les Bouquinistes has long been a favorite luxury restaurant of Paris visitors. Set on a quay along the Left Bank, founded by Guy Savoy, a three-Michelin-star chef, it offers a warm welcome, a contemporary setting, a creative menu, prices that are not stratospheric and drop-dead views of the Seine and Notre-Dame. But on … [Read more...]
Culinaria to change format. Named Autumn it will be held in October
Culinaria, the culinary event that is normally held in Brussels in May is changing format. The event will not be held in spring. Called Autumn, instead of Culinaria, it will be held between 18 October and 30 October. Cedric Allard of Culinaria Agency, the organisers of the event, has announced that this year the event will not be held in spring but rather in "Autumn" and the … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #75
These entrepreneurs are using technology to turn a profit on food waste: Food waste is bad for our wallets. It’s also bad for the environment — the equivalent of throwing away the water, energy, and other resources that go into growing it in the first place. But as interest in reducing food waste grows, so does innovation to make it happen. Take a look at what some creative … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #74
You can buy a cheap chicken today, but we all pay for it in the long run: Have you ever asked yourself why an everyday “value” chicken can now be cheaper, pound for pound, than bread? Cheap chicken has become the “healthy” meat of choice for most shoppers and sales are booming, up 20% since 2000 in the UK. But is it really either cheap or healthy? Enigma chef Frantzen to open … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #73
First came the parent-and-toddler dining club at Michelin-starred restaurants — and now, kids can ditch the adults for a children-only meal at restaurants like Per Se, Del Posto, and Blue Hill, part of Danish culinary star Claus Meyer's new New York project Kid's Table. At the event, children aged 7 to 14 eat a three-course meal for $30, sans parents. Meanwhile, each restaurant … [Read more...]
