Eric Fernez chef of d'Eugénie à Emilie is this year's Gault & Millau chef of the year. This was announced during the launch of the 2018 guide which celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The chef of the restaurant in Baudour, Bergen was given this award for his perfectly executed classic cuisine. The anonymous inspectors of the guide have visited and reviewed over … [Read more...]
Archives for 2017
Gert de Mangeleer Unplugged, a collection of recipes to share in English released
Gert de Mangeleer, chef of three Michelin star restaurant Hertog Jan in Zedelgem, Bruges has just released his collection of recipes to share in a book called Unplugged in English. Originally published in Flemish, the book is now also available in English. “This is the first book in which I collected many of my favourite recipes. I never was really into sharing my recipes … [Read more...]
Bo Songvisava: Dreaming of a self-sustainable restaurant
Bo Songvisava is a chef with a vision. With her husband, chef and business partner Dylan Jones, they have received critical acclaim for their progressive, ethical Thai cooking at their restaurant Bo.Lan in Bangkok. They have already made plans to become a zero carbon restaurant by next year. But they also have plans to move out of Bangkok even if this is a long term … [Read more...]
Amber to close temporarily for complete refurbishment next year
World acclaimed Hong Kong restaurant Amber by chef Richard Ekkebus will be closing for a complete refurbishment for four months in the summer of 2018, the Dutch chef told Food and Wine Gazette in an interview to be published in the coming days. Ekkebus who opened the restaurant at the Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong 13 years ago said that they will be starting afresh. … [Read more...]
Mater Iniciativa has become essential to Central restaurant says chef Virgilio Martinez
Virgilio Martinez, chef of acclaimed restaurant Central, in Lima, Peru has been leading a team of researchers travelling across Peru collecting ingredients that grow on the banks of a river in the Amazon jungle, in the middle of the frozen Puna grasslands or at more than 13000 feet above sea level on a snow-covered mountain top. He believes that the diversity of the country … [Read more...]
