More details have been announced for the event that will replace Culinaria. Named Autumn, the event changes format and will be held between 18 October and 30 October in Brussels. Over the past years Culinaria has made a name for itself as the top food event in Brussels. Autumn, this year, will feature a food market, a cocktail bar and a restaurant. Organisers have said … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Andy Hayler: The man who has eaten in all three Michelin star restaurants in the world
Andy Hayler is the only man in the world to have eaten in all three Michelin star restaurants. He first completed this feat in 2004 and then did it again in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and this year. He has been reviewing restaurants on his website since 1994 making it one of the oldest in the world and the site is updated with several new reviews each week. Eating in all … [Read more...]
‘Memory is really important. It is a vehicle to get to know who you are’ – Dominique Crenn (Chef’s table review)
Memory is a very important part of what Dominique Crenn does at her restaurant Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, California. "Memory is really important. It is a vehicle to get to know who you are inside." Understanding where she has spent most of her childhood has a lot to do with what her restaurant is all about. "It is not about us creating dishes, it is about us connecting … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #83
A hotel chef has been fired after boasting on Instagram that he feeds meat to vegans: A hotel chef has been fired after boasting on social media that he had secretly served meat to vegans. Alex Lambert was fired from his job as head chef of the Littleover Lodge Hotel in Derby after saying it was his “personal favourite” to serve “animal products” to vegans during an online … [Read more...]
Chef’s table review: ‘I was a punk and I became a chef’ – Alex Atala (D.O.M.)
No one has been more important for Brazilian cuisine than Alex Atala, chef of world renowned restaurant D.O.M. in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Chef's Table episode about this 47-year old Brazilian chef is a must watch for food lovers interested in learning the story of the chef who fought against the odds to make Brazilians love 'Brazilian' cuisine and become Brazil's topmost food … [Read more...]
