Christophe Hardiquest, the chef of two Michelin star Brussels restaurant Bon Bon has signed a deal with the new chairman of one of Belgium's top football clubs RSC Anderlecht to cook at a flagship restaurant that the Brussels team will operate during the club's home matches. In a bid to boost the club's finances, Marc Coucke, the Anderlecht chairman is focusing a lot of his … [Read more...]
Archives for 2018
Second edition of alternative wine fair PURR to be held in Ghent on 2 and 3 June
Three youngsters from Ghent with a passion for natural wines are organising the second alternative wine fair in the old docks of the Belgian city of Ghent on June 2 and 3. PURR (with additional emphasis on the final 'r' as pronounced in the Ghentian dialect) was founded by Jason Zappa Janse, Stijn Demeulemeester and Tristan Lybaert. Starting off as a 'wine fair' it has … [Read more...]
Dirk van der Niepoort is winegrower of the year
Dirk van der Niepoort, the Portuguese winemaker has been honoured as winegrower of the year at the Wine Awards gala presentation by German culinary magazine Der Feinschmecker. Over the past two decades, Dirk van der Niepoort has been the motivating force behind the quality revolution in the Douro. The region, which in the best cases, was producing grapes for Port wine has … [Read more...]
Can you feed people for $1.25 without using processed foods? Former Noma head chef Dan Giusti thinks it is possible
Dan Giusti, the former head chef of Noma in Copenhagen is inviting 10 world class American chefs to Brigaid's hub in New London to compete in the first ever $1.25 throwdown. The chefs will be devising school lunches that fit within both the national school nutrition standards and the $1.25 budget. The event takes place on Saturday 2 June and the guest chefs will cook head to … [Read more...]
Clamato: A must-have experience in Paris
A few years ago my wife was celebrating her birthday on a Sunday. Armed with a list of 10 restaurants I wanted to take her to, I discovered to my dismay that they were all closed on Sunday. This was Brussels but Paris, just one hour and 20 minutes away by train is no different. The reason for Sunday closure is understandable though frustrating for visitors who do not have a … [Read more...]
