The Politics Of Pizza: How Italy's Flag And Food Are Deliciously Intertwined: A nation's flag embodies a defining aspect of its identity. It could be related to geography (the rising sun in Japan), nature (the maple leaf of Canada or the cedar of Lebanon), religion (the Christian cross or the Islamic crescent and star), political ideology (the hammer and sickle) or mythology … [Read more...]
Archives for 2017
A new ‘Standard’ for sourdough pizzas in Antwerp
At the repurposed PAKT site in Antwerp you will find the largest shared roof garden in Belgium. Measuring over 1800 square metres, it has a 200 metres squared greenhouse, 150 metres squared of hay and straw bale gardens, six chickens, 30 fruit trees, beehives and much more.The site has becoming a melting pot of creative business in renovated warehouses. It is now also home to … [Read more...]
Three new books by Rene Redzepi and a bi-annual publication on MAD to look forward to
René Redzepi, founder and head chef of noma, will be publishing three books starting in October 2018 as well as a bi-annual publication called Dispatches from September 2018. The partnership with Lia Ronnen, publisher and editorial director of Artisan, has just been announced and it will build on the announced a new the pioneering work of the acclaimed Copenhagen … [Read more...]
Andre Chiang: ‘I am a perfectionist and this is perfect’ – on closing restaurant Andre
Andre Chiang, one of the most influential chefs in Asia and the world has shocked the culinary world by announcing that he would close down his award-winning restaurant ANDRE in Singapore and return his Michelin stars. In the process, the chef, who also has another restaurant in Taipei called Raw has also asked the Michelin guide to no longer feature him in the guide. In a … [Read more...]
Eat well and stay well is the manifesto of the next LSDM
Barbara Guerra and Albert Sapere, curators of the Italian food congress LSDM or Le Strade della Mozzarella (Mozzarella Roads) have announced that the next congress to take place in Paestum, Italy on 23 and 24 May 2018 will have as its main theme eat well to stay well. "Over the past 10 years, we have had the good fortune to closely observe the cuisine of some of the best … [Read more...]
