Identita Golose has published Massimo Bottura's speech that was delivered at the event in Milan earlier this month. It is worth reading. Entitled the contemporary chef's manifesto, here is the first paragraph. "Creativity is a happy hindrance. When you have mastered a technique, you’ve become aware of your means, you have developed a critical ability and most of all you know … [Read more...]
Archives for 2016
Tomorrow’s kitchen is the theme of MAD5
Tomorrow's Kitchen is the theme of this year's MAD5, the non-profit culinary event organised in Copenhagen by René Redzepi, chef of world famous restaurant Noma. The event is returning after a one year break and will be held on August 28 and 29. The organisers have said that this year's participants will be pushed to ask themselves two questions: What do we hope our kitchens … [Read more...]
A perfect day in San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena in Tuscany famous for its towers. It is perfect for a day trip from Florence or Siena but also worth visiting if you are on a trip in the Chianti region. San Gimignano's medieval architecture is unique particularly with the preservation of around 14 medieval towers which dominate its … [Read more...]
Bean to bar chocolatier Benoît Nihant: ‘Our motto is to have fun every day’
Benoît Nihant is one of only a few chocolatiers worldwide who starts his chocolate making process from the beans he procures in different plantations worldwide. Known as bean to bar production, this Belgian chocolatier, who has his workshop in Awans, close to the Belgian city of Liege, has been producing his own chocolate from the beans he procures for the past six years. It … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #70
It has been 20 years since "Under the Tuscan Sun" was published. The book became iconic and was also turned into a film. The New Yorker revisits the book that made people dream of going to live in Tuscany. The author of the article says it reads slightly better now though he has a longtime love-hate relationship with the book as its success has haunted him, teased him … [Read more...]
