Go back 10 years and the world of food and gastronomy was completely different to what we know today. The World's 50 Best Restaurants was not as influential as it is today, high-end restaurants were still extremely formal, social media and sharing was in its infancy and many of the world's top chefs were still obsessing with trying to 'copyright' their creations. But … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2016
Bean to bar Belgian chocolate maker Benoît Nihant opens store in Dubai
Belgian bean to bar chocolate maker Benoît Nihant has opened his first store in the Middle East. The shop is the second opening this year following the inauguration of a second store in Brussels in the Fort Jaco area in Uccle. The store (photo above) was inaugurated on 1 October at the City Walk complex in Dubai. The opening of the store in Dubai is part of Benoît … [Read more...]
La Paix: Respect for ingredients and slow cooking at its best
La Paix in Anderlecht has been on my to do list for many years now. But the opening times (Monday to Friday lunch and Friday evening) meant that it was never easy to visit this restaurant and that was the case until a few weeks ago. The restaurant is located in a Brussels neighbourhood that is most famous for its football team and the 'Abattoir'. With a location opposite the … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #91
The World's 20 Best Restaurants 2050: DA’ SOLO – Italian Chef Giuseppe Ciabolongo’s remote one-seat restaurant, nestled away in the hills of the Marché, has the distinction of being this year’s top restaurant. Reservations must be made ten years in advance since Da’ Solo only serves a single diner per night—a solitary feast which often lasts over fifteen hours. Eager … [Read more...]
Monica Galetti to open her first restaurant: Mere
Monica Galetti, who rose to fame in the UK when she joined the BBC competitive cooking show, Masterchef - the Professionals as a judge, is to open a much awaited restaurant together with her husband David Galetti, a French sommelier. The couple's first restaurant is to be located at 74 Charlotte Street in London's Fitzrovia and will open in partnership with Westbury Street … [Read more...]
