La Liste, a new collective of 1,000 top restaurants in the world was launched for the first time in Paris on 17 December and there are a few surprises. Two out of the top 5 restaurants are Swiss with one of the top 5 restaurants being French. The top restaurant on the list is Swiss Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville. It is followed by US based Per Se, Japanese Kyo Aji, French … [Read more...]
The inspiring work of René Redzepi, one of the world’s greatest chefs – Noma: My Perfect Storm reviewed
When you are on top of the game, whether it is in sport, art or in any other field, it is easy to rest on your laurels and bask in the glory of success. René Redzepi's restaurant Noma has been voted as the World's best restaurant in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. When he lost the top position in the year the restaurant was hit with an outbreak of norovirus, he worked harder and … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #59
Michelin in Italy was in the news last week following the decision to remove a star from Davide Scabin. It has been a controversial decision among Italian foodies given they consider this chef to be one of the most inventive in Italy. Social media was all the rage after designer Bob Noto created a graphic called Je Suis Scabin to show support to the Italian chef. If … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #58
Magnus Nilsson, the Swedish chef famous for his restaurant Faviken was in the news the past few weeks as the much awaiting book Nordic was launched. Here Dianne Henry takes a look at the book in an article which also features some recipes from this Swedish chef. You can also read about the experience of eating at his restaurant on Rocket & Squash. Are we in the … [Read more...]
A visit to the San Lorenzo mercato centrale in Florence
Food markets are the heart of any city. You tend to miss out a lot when you miss visiting the food market in any city. A food market is the centre of the city and it tells you a lot about the food culture and produce of that city or region. The San Lorenzo Mercato Centrale in Florence is no exception. Although the food market in Florence is a tourist attraction in its own … [Read more...]
