Heinz Beck, executive chef of the only three Michelin star restaurant in Rome, is one of Italy's best chefs. Known for his healthy cooking, maybe unusual for a three-Michelin star chef, the German born Beck has been in Rome for the past 21 years. He was the only three Michelin star chef to cook at the Flemish Food Bash held earlier this month on the Belgian coast. We caught … [Read more...]
Advice from Massimo Bottura to young chef: Keep your feet on the ground
Mark Moriarty, an Irish chef has won the San Pellegrino Young Chef 2015, an event organised for the first time this week. One of the judges of the competition, that took place in Milan was the most renowned chef Massimo Bottura. As soon as the award was announced, Bottura invited the Irish chef to cook at the Refettorio Ambrosiano, the soup kitchen in Milan which is feeding … [Read more...]
Vissani hits out at low-temperature cooking: ‘It is tasteless’
Italian chef Gianfranco Vissani has hit out at sous-vide cooking at low temperature saying he is totally against this type of cooking. "It is neither modern nor adds anything in terms of flavour and consistency of ingredients." Vissani is the head chef of Casa Vissani and a famous television personality in Italy. He is the chef of two Michelin Star restaurant Ristorante … [Read more...]
10 Chianti Classico producers you should know
There is no question that when it comes to Italian wines, Tuscany and Piedmont are among the favourite regions of wine connoisseurs. The wines of Tuscany like the region are special and there is a lot to write about but in this post we would like to place the spotlight on the Chianti Classico, which is a region within the Chianti region between the Tuscan cities of Florence … [Read more...]
By using food waste we can help feed the planet – Massimo Bottura
The project by Massimo Bottura to feed Milan's poor using food waste generated from the pavilions of Milan Expo is helping to raise awareness about the problem but is also the start of something that could be much bigger than what Massimo Bottura might have imagined. He says that interest in this project is growing to the extent that there could be a 'Refettorio Ambrosiano' … [Read more...]
