Bon Bon, the two Michelin star restaurant in Brussels of chef Christophe Hardiquest is set to join 12 other Belgian restaurants in the 'Les Grandes Tables du Monde' list, Pierre Wynants, the vice president of the association announced when he was speaking during a discussion on a recent book he co-authored on Belgium's culinary future earlier this week. Christophe Hardiquest … [Read more...]
Archives for 2015
Gault Millau changed cuisine to what we know today – Pierre Wynants (Comme Chez Soi)
Pierre Wynants, former three Michelin star chef of Comme Chez Soi, the Brussels institution that celebrates its 90th anniversary next year, needs no introduction among food lovers. There is no question that he is one of Belgium's most well known chefs. At 76 years of age, he still commands great respect among his peers having held the coveted three Michelin stars from 1979 … [Read more...]
Eight reasons why we think the World’s 50 Best restaurants list may be in trouble
The influence the World's 50 Best restaurants has on the culinary world has been growing every year. But that influence seems to be coming at a price and that price is credibility. The criticism on the way that restaurants are judged has been there for many years but the noise is now growing louder. Over the past years, there were many judges who have quit because they did … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #36
This was the week that saw the announcement of the 50 World's Best Restaurants for 2015. Just like Michelin has been taking flak in the past years for its system, this award is also finding itself at the centre of criticism. We will be writing more about this during the coming week but in the meantime take a look at Tim Hayward's article in the Financial Times on the same … [Read more...]
Massimo Bottura’s soup kitchen needs your help
We've written many times about Massimo Bottura's Refettorio Ambrosiano, the soup kitchen that has opened in Milan to serve those in need as well as to educate people on food and human nourishment in view of Expo Milan 2015. The Refettorio needs your help with donations and we believe that this is a really worthy cause and one worth promoting. Over the coming months, 30 of the … [Read more...]
