Few people would imagine that Cadzand could be the location for a highly successful restaurant. Dutch chef Syrco Bakker is the chef of Pure C, a restaurant created by Dutch renowned chef Sergio Herman in Cadzand, Zeeland on the North Sea in the Netherlands. Syrco is still young but is already a top performer and one of the rising stars of Dutch cuisine. We have published our … [Read more...]
10 things we learnt from Sven Elverfeld
German chef Sven Elverfeld is a chef with a conscience. He is also a top performer. His restaurant Aqua in Wolfsburg may be one of the best in the world (it has three Michelin stars since 2009) and is currently 33rd in the World’s 50 Best Restaurant list). We have published our interview with him earlier. Here are the ten lessons we learnt from our conversation with him. 1. … [Read more...]
10 things we learnt from Peter Goossens (Hof van Cleve)
Belgian chef Peter Goossens is probably one of Belgium's most internationally known chefs. He has been in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for many years and is one of only three Belgian chefs to have three Michelin stars. Just before summer we spent time with this high-performing chef. We have already published the interview but here are the 10 lessons we learnt from that … [Read more...]
A perfect day in Parma
Parma is an elegant city and a must for any foodie traveller who happens to be in this area of Italy. It is maybe best known for Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese but it should not be discarded as a destination in its own right. Sometimes, the city is overlooked because visitors prefer to head to the neighbouring towns of Bologna, Mantova or Modena. But you … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #51
Corey Lee is considered to be one of the best chefs in the world. The three Michelin star chef of Benu is opening a new restaurant at the San Francisco Museum of Modern art, but none of his dishes will be his own. "I want to do something that represents what a museum does." He says he is thinking of it as a food exhibition. So what's different? He will have dishes that he … [Read more...]
