At this time last year, I was eating a pizza with two dear friends in Modena. Hard to believe after a 12 course lunch at Massimo Bottura's Osteria Francescana a few hours earlier. It was an experience that I will always cherish and it is one of the reasons (though the story is much more complicated than that) why Food and Wine Gazette was born. We are still months away … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2015
Chef’s table review – Massimo Bottura: A recipe as a social gesture
Massimo Bottura sees the world like few others. His passion for food is not only compelling but it is also contagious. You only need to see him in action live or on a television programme to realise that he has this capacity to stir emotions in people which is second to none. That he is passionate about cooking and food is no secret. But what few know is that one of the … [Read more...]
Tim Raue: Western cuisine is too complicated
Tim Raue is one of the most prominent German chefs in Berlin if not the whole of Germany. His restaurant Tim Raue has made it to the 40th position in the recently published Opinionated About Dining list, moving forward from the 62nd place. The German chef is unique in his style and in his approach. His two Michelin star restaurant serving Asian inspired cuisine has been … [Read more...]
Opinionated about dining release Top 100+ list of European restaurants for 2015
Opinionated About Dining has this evening announced the list of the top 100+ restaurants in Europe. Eneko Atxa, the Spanish chef of Azurmendi a few kilometers away from Bilbao has won the top spot in this awaited list. He takes the top spot from Belgian chef Kobe Desramaults of In De Wulf who has placed fourth in this year's list. Many of our readers will note that Food and … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #31
The past week saw the launch of Milan Expo. The theme is Feeding the Planet Energy for Life. Much has been written about the event, including the incidents that took place in Milan, so we are not focusing on this event in our round-up. So we start this week's roundup with a restaurant review with a difference. As we've said on Twitter, we do not always agree with Jay Rayner … [Read more...]
