LIERNU: Fresh from a visit to Peru with Belgian NGO Iles de Paix last December, chef Sang Hoon Degeimbre of restaurant L’Air du Temps is organising a charity dinner later this month. The aim of the fundraising activity is to raise funds for farmers who are working to create an independent, stable and sustainable life. Together with the gardener of L'Air du Temps, Benoit … [Read more...]
First two courses by René Redzepi’s MAD Academy announced
COPENHAGEN: The first two courses organised by the MAD Academy will be held in the fall of 2020. These will be the first courses of the Academy that is fully funded by the Danish government and run by the MAD Academy which was set up by chef René Redzepi. René Redzepi said that together with Magnus Faviken, the director of the school, he hoped to meet the applicants in … [Read more...]
Low Food starts first gastronomic lab of the Netherlands
ALMERE: The Low Food Lab launched recently in Almere in the Netherlands. This open-source platform is an initiative of the Low Food movement – set up by chefs and food entrepreneurs Joris Bijdendijk, Samuel Levie and Joris Lohman. It investigates how gastronomy can offer solutions to societal challenges in the food system. Chefs, farmers, food producers and scientists will … [Read more...]
Kawate from Florilege, Shimizu of Anis to cook at LESS Eatery for ‘Chef’s Invitation’
BRUGES: Inspired by his culinary discovery trips through Asia, Gert de Mangeleer is launching a new concept this year. Under the name Chef’s Invitation, Gert de Mangeleer of the Hertog Jan *** Restaurant Group will regularly invite his friends from all over the world to cook together in one of his restaurants. Two such events are already on the calendar for 2020. The very … [Read more...]
Magnus Nilsson becomes MAD Academy Director: “there is potential to change the way our food system works’
Magnus Nilsson, the chef of Faviken, an acclaimed restaurant in Sweden, that closed for good at the end of last year, has been named the first MAD Academy Director. “We are thrilled to have a chef, leader and thinker of Magnus’ caliber on the team. Magnus was the chef and driving force behind Fäviken Magasinet, the internationally-renowned restaurant. As the Academy … [Read more...]
