Some of Britain's top chefs, food producers, food writers, critics, publishers and restauranteurs recently met to celebrate the no 1 cookbook of all time as voted by industry insiders. The event was organised at Quo Vadis in London, Soho to pay tribute to Fergus Henderson, whose book - Nose to Tail Eating (published by Bloomsbury) was voted as the most valued and influential … [Read more...]
Chef’s choice: Michel Bras tops list of top 100 chefs for 2016 released by Le Chef
The magazine Le Chef has released the list of top 100 chefs for 2016. French Michel Bras of restaurant Le Suquet is the top choice this year. The top 10 includes no less than 6 French chefs including Pierre Gagnaire, Alain Ducassee, Pascal Barbot, Eirc Frechon, Emmanuel Renaut. Another, Benoit Violier is French/Swiss. The magazine consulted 528 2 and 3 Michelin star chefs … [Read more...]
Vivino, popular wine app used by 13 million users, raises additional funding
Vivino, a Danish-founded wine community and application yesterday announced that it has raised an additional $25 million to continue its expansion. The company, which currently has 13 million users from all over the world is an application that allows its users to scan any wine label and get results of how that wine ranks among its users. It also allows users to build a … [Read more...]
Sergio Herman announces new project in Cadzand for next year
Sergio Herman, one of the world's most talented chefs who decided to stop cooking full time in 2013, has announced a new project in Cadzand that is set to open next year. After the success of The Jane in Antwerp and Pure C in Cadzand, Sergio Herman is opening a new harbour restaurant, pavillion and takeaway in Cadzand. The restaurant is set to open on 16 September … [Read more...]
Two Swiss restaurants in Top 5 of La Liste, Hof Van Cleve is highest Belgian entry
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...]





