Peek Inside Bordeaux’s New Cité Du Vin, The Disneyland For Wine Lovers: Earlier this week, the French city of Bordeaux solidified its reputation as the Mecca of the wine world, with the opening of its long-awaited, 10-story, $9 million monument to viticulture, La Cité du Vin, or City of Wine. How to Rank the Restaurant Rankings: In a crowded field, choosing a best-of list … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Matthieu Chaumont (Hortense): The man who introduced a cocktail culture in Brussels
The cocktail bar scene in Brussels was pretty non-existant before Matthieu Chaumont, the owner and cocktail master of Hortense opened his bar in Place Sablon in 2012. Although the cocktail bar scene in Belgium is pretty vibrant particularly in the Flemish cities of Antwerp and Gent, Brussels did not have a proper cocktail bar like the one created by Matthieu four years ago. … [Read more...]
Unique 16 hands dinner at the Ferme d’Achêne in the Namur province
A unique 16 hands dinner is being organised by Roland Swinnen in the Province of Namur on 18 and 19 June. Eight chefs will be cooking together in what is a first for the Namur region. Called Enjoy the Pleasure, the event is an opportunity to taste dishes of eight chefs in a seven course meal. The chefs taking part in this event are Gregorio Clavello (Au Gré des Saisons, … [Read more...]
San Degeimbre creates menu for new temporary rooftop restaurant in Brussels
After the successful opening of San Degeimbre's restaurant San in Rue de Flandres in central Brussels, the two starred Michelin chef of L'Air du Temps has created a menu for Orangery, a new rooftop restaurant that opened on 1 June and which will remain open until 30 September. In the heart of Brussels, the new restaurant can be found at the top floor of Parking 58 at 1 … [Read more...]
