Tickets for the Gelinaz shuffle are now on sale for what promises to be one of the major gastronomic events of the year. The event, which takes place on July 9 sees a global collaboration of 37 of the world's best chefs taking part. More details of the event have emerged as the tickets were put on sale. Chefs from countries like Japan, Chile, Brazil, Slovenia, France, … [Read more...]
Archives for 2015
Maxime Colin (Villa Lorraine): Bringing the best out of top quality ingredients
Maxime Colin, 27, is full of passion for top quality ingredients and you can see it in his face when he proudly displays a piece of Kobe beef. He speaks passionately about what makes Kobe beef so special, explaining the attention to detail the Japanese give to raising the cattle for what is considered the best meat you can buy. We met Maxime in the kitchen of Villa Lorraine … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #32
There are a number of interesting reads in this weekly roundup from an interview with legendary restaurant critic AA Gill to Nathan Myhrvold's views on the next big thing in food, a list of some splendid bars, a guide to Emilia Romagna and some recommendations on places to eat in Venice. Food Republic has an interview with legendary restaurant critic AA Gill. He says that he … [Read more...]
A year after the Osteria Francescana experience
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...]
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...]
