Sven Elverfeld, chef of Wolfsburg restaurant Aqua welcomed Quique Dacosta, chef of the eponymous restaurant in Denia, Spain, for the first 'cooking up friendship' in his restaurant. "Quique and I have not had the opportunity to cook together and therefore I was very happy about his idea to visit me at restaurant Aqua," said Sven. "This dinner gives Sven and me the … [Read more...]
Archives for 2017
15 year anniversary event for World’s 50 Best Restaurants to take place in Barcelona
To mark its 15th anniversary, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is hosting a unique day of gastronomic discussion and celebration, in Barcelona, Spain, on June 27th, 2017 which will bring together five chefs whose restaurants have been named No.1 in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Ferran Adrià, René Redzepi, Joan Roca, Massimo Bottura and Daniel Humm will outline … [Read more...]
Start of Zeeland mussels season
The first line-grown mussels from the North Sea region of Zeeland were picked up today 23 May. These mussels, grown on immersed ropes normally are ready to be picked up between four to six weeks earlier than the bottom mussels season. According to current estimates the mussel season should start on 28 June this year. The Zeeland line-grown mussels are a niche product that … [Read more...]
Brussels restaurant L’Idiot du Village serves last meal
Brussels restaurant L'Idiot du Village, a Brussels institution has served its last customers this evening. Chef Alain Gascoin announced on the restaurant's Facebook page that he had sad news to announce. "A beautiful story ends here. I would like to thank our customers, young and not so young, those who have a story with the idiot. I am sorry but because of an illness and … [Read more...]
Weekly roundup of great reads on food and wine #115
Massimo Bottura and his global movement to feed the hungry: Massimo Bottura is running late. You imagine this is probably a perennial condition. In the previous week, as I know from various emails, the man who was in 2016 voted the number one chef in the world, has been in Tokyo, Melbourne and London, returning between each trip to cook at Osteria Francescana, his three … [Read more...]
