Is there such a thing as a World's Best Restaurant? Of course there isn't. That is the response that René Redzepi, chef of Noma says in the soon to be released documentary Noma, a Perfect storm. And we cannot agree more with him. The World's 50 Best Restaurants list is extremely controversial but also extremely powerful. It has been criticised by many especially in France … [Read more...]
Eneko Atxa to open Basque restaurant in London
Eneko Atxa, chef of 3 Michelin star restaurant Azurmendi, ranked 19th in the World's 50 Best restaurants and voted first by Opinionated about Dining in 2015 has announced plans to open a Basque restaurant in London. He will open his first restaurant in the UK next year at the One Aldwych Hotel. The hotel is situated in centre of London's Covent Garden. Atxa said the aim … [Read more...]
Old artisanal Belgian biscuit maker Maison Dandoy expanding
Maison Dandoy, the Belgian artisanal biscuit maker famous for its Speculoos has been slowly expanding its offer not only in Brussels, where it was created in 1829, but also outside the Belgian capital. After the successful opening of a shop in Tokyo in 2012, Maison Dandoy is opening a shop in the Belgian city of Antwerp on the Graanmarkt as well as a temporary pop-up store … [Read more...]
‘Nocturnes du Sablon’ in Brussels to take place as planned
It has not been an easy week for Brussels. From Saturday morning, the capital city has been in lockdown because of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks. It has meant closed shops, schools and metro amid the highest threat level for the Belgian capital city. But from today, the situation has slowly started to return back to normal with the reopening of schools and the metro … [Read more...]
Ferran and Albert Adrià to open restaurant in Turin – Italian press reports
Ferran and Albert Adrià, the two brothers of el Bulli fame, are set to open their first restaurant outside Spain in the Italian city of Turin according to Italian newspaper La Repubblica and specialised media like Gambero Rosso and Dissapore. According to the Italian media, the headquarters of Italian coffee giant Lavazza in Turin (above) will house the new … [Read more...]
