Yesterday we came across a quote on Twitter which went something like this: If your ingredient list reads like a novel it is best to stay away. It may sound obvious but whether we like it or not we end up succumbing to the convenience of supermarket food. However, author and journalist Joanna Blythman is on a mission to change this and she is clearly raising awareness on the … [Read more...]
Archives for 2015
Sergio Herman: Seeing light at the end of the tunnel
When Sergio Herman stunned the culinary world in 2013 by announcing that he would close his famous restaurant Oud Sluis, few people could understand his decision. But, as he told Food and Wine Gazette, once he had achieved all his objectives he no longer felt motivated. "I could have gone on for another five or 10 more years but would it have been fun? For me the answer was no. … [Read more...]
Ten reasons why food critics in newspapers may disappear sooner than we think
Elisia Menduni, a journalist we follow on Twitter tweeted on Monday that editor of Observer Food Monthly Allan Jenkins had said that the food critic in newspapers will no longer exist in 10 years time. She was participating in the Parabere Forum organised for the first time in Bilbao. The forum aims to bring a collective of women from across the gastronomic industry. We … [Read more...]
Joachim Boudens (Hertog Jan): Time is one of today’s luxuries
Time is one of today's greatest luxuries, Joachim Boudens, co-owner of Hertog Jan, the three-Michelin stared restaurant in Zedelgem (Bruges) tells me as he gives me a tour of the restaurant. He takes me for a walk in the garden of Hertog Jan and although it is winter and therefore bare, you realise that this is really an integral part, if not essential, to the restaurant. … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #23
This is a milestone post as it is the 200th one on Food and Wine Gazette. It's been an incredible journey so far. In a way it's great that this coincides with our weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine. It is a post we look forward to writing each week. It is also one which keeps us in contact with our readers who send us interesting posts from time to time. And it is a … [Read more...]
