Kurt Micallef is an up and coming Maltese chef who is currently working at The Arches. He has gained experience working outside Malta at In De Wulf, the world renowned restaurant of Kobe Desramaults in Dranouter, Belgium. In an interview with Food and Wine Gazette a few weeks ago, the Maltese born chef said he was taking inspiration from old Maltese recipes and was working … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
French chefs in focus in Chef’s Table season 3 to be launched on 2 September
For two consecutive seasons which featured 12 top chefs from around the world, France, the centre of the culinary world was ignored. But that seems to have been a deliberate decision by the producer who have now made amends by launching a whole season focusing on France. The highly successful documentary series featuring top chefs from around the world, will place the … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #87
A Food Crawl Through San Sebastián With One of the World’s Top Chefs: About an hour’s drive east of Bilbao, and just 12 miles west of the French border, lies San Sebastián, a coastal Northern Spain gem of a resort town located in the country’s Basque region. Reputed for its turquoise waters, palm tree–lined streets, and—most of all—its cuisine, San Sebastián which also goes by … [Read more...]
A future for Amatrice – how you can help
When the hilltop medieval town of Amatrice was recently devastated by the recent earthquake that rocked central Italy, the founder and president of Slow Food Carlo Petrini launched an appeal aimed at all restaurants around the world to help rebuild the town. "Through this iconic dish that is the gastronomic symbol of Amatrice we hope to share the values of solidarity and … [Read more...]
Fourth Flemish food bash taking place on 28 August
The fourth edition of the Flemish Food Bash, an event organised by chef Vincent Florizoone, returns at the end of this month at the Belgian beach resort of Koksijde. The event, in its fourth edition, will be more Belgian than the previous event which attracted chefs from around Europe. Florizoone, the organiser said the event promises to be an explosion of creativity … [Read more...]
