Italian restaurants outside Italy can sometimes be hit and miss. While many tend to be good, they are not exceptional. Italian restaurants, especially those outside Italy tend to adapt to the culture of the country they are based in making them far less authentic. Senzanome is the flagship Italian restaurant in Belgium and especially in the Belgian capital Brussels. Giovanni … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2016
A woman’s definition of success is different – Maria Canabal of Parabere Forum
Maria Canabal, president of Parabere Forum is on a mission to raise awareness about women in the food and wine business. She tells me that the definition of success for women is different to that for a man. "That was also the conclusion of last year's forum. A women's career and definition of success is not measured by whether she has three stars. Success is not the same as for … [Read more...]
25,000 attend the Salon du Chocolat in Brussels
Nearly 25,000 visitors made it to the Salon du Chocolat which took place over the past weekend at the Brussels Expo in the Belgian capital. The event, in its third anniversary brought together nearly 110 participants to showcase and honour Belgian chocolate craftsmanship in all its forms. In addition to the exhibitors, there were also conferences, demonstrations as well as … [Read more...]
Weekly round-up of great reads on food and wine #66
The price of olive oil is set to rise by around 20% following bad weather and disease that hit Europe's olive harvest. According to research group IRI, shoppers spent an additional €231m in 2015 on olive oil after the retail price of the oil rose by an average of 19.8 per cent across Europe in the first 11 months of last year. Truffle used to be considered as pig food in … [Read more...]
The Gelinaz! band is back with another unique event
The Gelinaz! gang, a collective of chefs that was formed by Italian food journalist Andrea Petrini, is back with another unique event after the successful organisation of Gelinaz shuffle last year. 14 chefs will be teaming up in pairs in an event called Walk with Us London. The event, which has been a sell out, takes place on 28 February. The chefs will be randomly … [Read more...]
