ZEELAND: Dutch star chef Syrco Bakker and coffee specialist Rob Clarijs have joined forces to create Oostenwind, a sublime coffee in which you can taste their ambition, authenticity, pride and passion. The coffee has been available from 11 November at Pure C and selected outlets in the Netherlands. See here for details. Syrco Bakker earned his second Michelin star for … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2019
‘Cruz del Sur began as a dream of having organic and tasty vegetables’ – Paula Segura Mallmann
JOSE IGNAGIO: I met Paula Segura Mallmann, in high summer at lunchtime at Cruz del Sur in Jose Ignagio, Uruguay when it was at its peak with it regular and chic holiday house residents and the restaurant was busy…busy in a welcoming way, casual, relaxed, encouraging. Families were there, some were eating alone, some in small groups and a gaggle of golden … [Read more...]
Third edition of 50 Best BBVA Scholarship launched
Chefs from around the world have the possibility to win a scholarship to work at Mirazur in France, The Test Kitchen in South Africa and Leo in Colombia. These are the restaurants which will host the winner of the scholarship organised by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants with the support of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA). Entries are open for the initiative, which … [Read more...]
Teddington: the new Brussels bar and bistro with a ‘hockey theme’
BRUSSELS: Hockey is big in Belgium. After all the Red Lions, as the Hockey team is called are the current World Champions. A brand new address in Brussels that has just opened just off Place St Job in Uccle by Olivier and Catherine Lust, the owners of a gastronomic restaurant in Lasne called La Ligne Rouge. Teddington is housed inside a former printing press just off … [Read more...]
20 year anniversary for Le Chalet de la Forêt: 3 dinners including one with Belgian legendary chef Roger Souvereyns
BRUSSELS: Le Chalet de la Forêt, one of Brussels top restaurants run by chef owner Pascal Devalkeneer is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of dinners including one with Belgian legendary chef Roger Souvereyns. The first dinner will be held on 16 November with René Meilleur, the chef of restaurant La Bouitte in Savoie. The second will be with Pascal … [Read more...]





