2018 has come and is about to go and it has been an incredible year for Food and Wine Gazette. Before I take you on a tour of what we covered during the year, I would like to thank you and express my gratitude for your constant support be it through reading, liking, sharing or even providing valuable feedback on a constant basis. We don't often hear about Maltese chefs … [Read more...]
Archives for 2018
Retrobottega opens Retropasta in Rome
A week after Alessandro Miocchi and Giuseppe Lo Iudice of Retrobottega got to know that their restaurant has been short-listed for the no reservations category in the World Restaurant Awards they have launched a new project called Retropasta. Ever day, Romans will be able to buy eight types of fresh pasta. These include simple pasta (tagliolini, fettuccine, orecchiette, … [Read more...]
Virgilio Martinez and Pia Leon to cook with Agustin Balbi in Hong Kong dinner in January
HAKU, the innovative Japanese restaurant led by Argentinian Chef Agustin Balbi, will be joining forces with Virgilio Martinez and chef Pia León of CENTRAL Restaurante in a one-night-exclusive collaboration dinner on Saturday, 19 January. The special 8-course menu include signature dishes that showcase the award-winning culinary prowess of the three chefs. Under the guidance … [Read more...]
Three weeks after clinching 3 Michelin stars Dani Garcia announces he will turn restaurant into hamburger joint
Many in Dani Garcia's shoes will probably still be uncorking the champagne bottles after he clinched his dream of attaining 3 Michelin stars for his restaurant in Marbella, Spain. But 22 days after achieving his dream the Spain chef has shocked the gastronomy world by announcing he will close the restaurant on 21 October, eleven months after he was awarded 3 stars by the tyre … [Read more...]
Syrco Bakker (Pure C) and Nico Boreas (Sabero) clinch 2 Michelin stars in the Netherlands
Two new two Michelin star restaurants were added to the Netherlands when the tyre company announced the results for 2019 red guide. The new restaurants are Syrco Bakker's Pure C which is found in Cadzand and Sabero of Nico Boreas who opened Sabero in Roermond last spring. "This year is a very good year for the Netherlands," says Gwendal Poullennec, international director of … [Read more...]
