Which is the best cookbook ever published? Is there such a thing as the best cookbook? What are the favourite cookbooks of chefs? Or bloggers? Or authors who've written cookbooks or books about food? That is the question that a new project by Jon Croft, a food book publisher at Absolute Press and Matthew Cockerill, co-founder of Open Access Publisher, BioMed Central, try to … [Read more...]
Archives for 2015
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #53
Novak Djokovic is a high tennis performer. His 10 grand slam career wins put him equal seventh in the all-time list but he is unlikely to stop here given he is at his peak at the age of 28. He clearly has the two contemporary players Rafael Nadal (14) and record-holder Roger Federer (17) in sight. But why are we mentioning this on a weekly round-up related to food and wine? In … [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...]
Sven Elverfeld: Food education should start with young children
Sven Elverfeld is a chef with a conscience. 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) but he is thinking not only about the current refugee crisis but also how to raise awareness about proper eating among children. When I sat to talk to him at … [Read more...]
Details of Alinea Madrid pop-up restaurant announced
Booking for Alinea Madrid, the pop-up restaurant of the Chicago-based Grant Achatz, considered as one of the most inventive chefs in the world is now open as details of the restaurant have been announced. Alinea Madrid will launch on January 12 and will stay open till February 6. This American restaurant is considered to be one of the best in the world and is a collaboration … [Read more...]
