Travel is a great source of inspiration for David Kinch who is back in the United States after his trip to France where he was the first of 10 guest chefs to cook at Mirazur in celebration of Mauro Colagreco's restaurants' 10 year anniversary. "In recent years, I had the opportunity to travel a lot. This has meant not only having the opportunity to eat in the … [Read more...]
Archives for 2016
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #80
96 of the world's best chefs share their favorite food experiences: Shopping local markets, the perfume of durian, Andean mountain cooking, oyster omelets with Sriracha sauce and warm milk straight from the cow -- these are some of the world's best chefs' favorite food experiences. On the eve of the 2016 World's Best Restaurant awards, we asked chefs from the world's current … [Read more...]
Four new chefs join Generation W
Four new chefs have joined Generation W, the collective of chefs from the Wallonia region of Belgium (the W representing Wallonia). The new chefs are Philippe Meyers, chef of Restaurant Philippe Meyers in Braine-l'Alleud, Stephane Diffels chef of L'Air de Rien in Esneux, Jean-Philippe Watteyne, chef of Icook in Mons and Benoît Van den Brandem chef of Cuisinémoi in Namur. The … [Read more...]
Saison is top US restaurant in Opinionated about Dining list
Saison, Joshua Skenes' restaurant has been named the number one restaurant in the United States by the Opinionated about Dining list. The list created by Steve Plotnicki is based on surveys filled by diners. The US list follows the publication of the European list a few days ago and is released just five days before the World's 50 Best restaurant list which will this year … [Read more...]
Nigella’s top 10 cookbooks and the paths of culinary influence
Nigella Lawson is one of the best-loved figures in the world of food. The sheer quality of writing in her books conveys an enthusiasm for good food that is both inspirational and inimitable. How to Eat, which launched her career, is a milestone of culinary writing, ranking at #20 on the 1000 Cookbooks all-time list. The book changed our approach to food and went on to influence … [Read more...]
