When Vilhjalmur Sigurdarson left Iceland on a one way ticket to Belgium little did he imagine that he would be settling in the small city or village of Ypres, known more for the battle field that was World War 1 than for a dining destination. But as a young chef, you cannot say he was not determined. After an experience at Texture in London, he had returned to his home … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2017
Chambre Séparée: where cooking is like theatre and eating is like attending a performance by Kobe Desramaults
When Kobe Desramaults said he wanted to reinvent the dining experience he was clearly being very serious about it. The chef of the renowned restaurant in De Wulf, in Dranouter, Belgium, which closed in December, has been serving guests in his new restaurant Chambre Séparée in the Belgian city of Gent since opening the new restaurant in June. In a completely different format, … [Read more...]
A perfect meal: Enrico Crippa reflects on collaboration dinner with Zaiyu Hasegawa
Enrico Crippa is a perfectionist who loves to set the bar extremely high. Before the four hands dinner with Zaiyu Hasegawa, he comes to show us the dishes that will be prepared for the dinner. That will allow the photographers attending the event to enjoy the dinner without the stress of having to take photos during the dinner. In passing he tells Andrea Petrini, of GELINAZ! … [Read more...]
50 Top Pizza: an initiative to find the best pizza in Italy
Pepe in Grani in Caserta is top pizzeria If you are heading to Italy any time soon and are looking for the best pizza that you can eat anywhere in the world, then you need to take a look at 50 Top Pizza. This is the name of a new website and initiative to discover the best pizzerias in Italy and therefore the world. The website, that has just been launched, is the brainchild … [Read more...]
San Degeimbre to open third San in Gent in October
San Degeimbre chef of two Michelin star restaurant L' Air du Temps in Liernu and creator of two successful Brussels restaurants called San will be opening the third 'San' restaurant in Gent in October. The news had been in the air for a long time but it has now been confirmed. The Belgian chef had said on the opening of the first San in Rue de Flandres, Brussels that he … [Read more...]
