Your dose of inspiration this week should start with this article about Mikael Jonsson of Hedone who traded a career as a successful lawyer in Sweden with being a Michelin starred chef in London. He decided to do this when he was 44 when he says it started to grind in the back of his head that he should take his home-cooking skills and see how could he could become as a chef. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Why Michelin may have gone a step too far with acquisition of BookaTable
Michelin may have gone a step too far with its acquisition of BookaTable, an online restaurant reservation platform earlier this week. With the acquisition of BookaTable, Michelin becomes the European online restaurant reservation leader. But the company that is also famous for its Michelin guides is likely to face criticism for a huge conflict of interest. When … [Read more...]
Vivino, popular wine app used by 13 million users, raises additional funding
Vivino, a Danish-founded wine community and application yesterday announced that it has raised an additional $25 million to continue its expansion. The company, which currently has 13 million users from all over the world is an application that allows its users to scan any wine label and get results of how that wine ranks among its users. It also allows users to build a … [Read more...]
Syrco Bakker: ‘Working step by step to create a unique experience at Pure C’
Few people would imagine that Cadzand in the North Sea would be the place for a highly successful restaurant. Until a few years, it was a beautiful but rarely visited part of Zeeland. Situated in the Netherlands, just a few kilometres away from Belgium, the location may be idyllic but it is not only out of the way but barely known until Sergio Herman decided to open Pure C … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #62
Alain Ducasse is one of the world's greatest chefs. The 59-year-old French chef has 23 restaurants in seven countries, including two in London, and a total of 20 Michelin stars. He also runs cookery schools, has written numerous cookbooks, and last year he even devised a menu for the International Space Station (bon app, Tim Peake!). Read his story in an excellent interview … [Read more...]
