HONG KONG: A few weeks after the opening of MONO restaurant, Ricardo Chaneton has invited three South American chefs to join him for a unique eight hands dinner. Hong Kong based Agustin Balbi from Haku will join the power couple Virgilio Martinez of Central Restaurante and wife Pia Leon of Kjolle for a one-night-only event showcasing the multi-faceted cuisine of their South … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2019
René Redzepi takes three month sabbatical, to propose it to staff members at full pay
René Redzepi is not just at the forefront of gastronomy but has also been at the forefront of ideas on how to improve the wellbeing of his staff at noma. Together with his general manager, they have discussed a way to grant staff members a three month paid leave after they've spent a certain amount of years with them. In announcing this, he has also announced through an … [Read more...]
Antonia Klugmann to cook at Tosca di Angelo in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Italian chef Antonia Klugmann is the next chef to cook at Tosca di Angelo at the Ritz Carlton in Hong Kong. After the first four hands dinner with Valeria Piccini, it is the turn of Antonia Klugmann, one of the top Italian chefs in circulation to visit Hong Kong and cook with Italian chef Angelo Agliano. Antonia Klugmann left her law studies to pursue a career … [Read more...]
Wolf, the first food market in Brussels opens its doors
BRUSSELS: The first Brussels food market opened its doors last weekend inside the headquarters of the former bank ASLK (Algemene Spaar en Lijfrentekas) or CGER (Caisse générale d'épargne et de retraite) as it is known in French. Inside the food market are 16 restaurants that can handle up to 755 people, a bar, a brewery, a chocolatier. It will soon have a bio market where … [Read more...]
Kobe Desramaults to close Chambre Séparée in December 2020
GHENT: Kobe Desramaults, the chef and owner of Chambre Séparée, the restaurant in Ghent will close it in exactly one year on 12 December 2020. It was always Desramaults' intention to open the restaurant for just four years. “It has been a great ride since the opening,” Kobe Desramaults said on Instagram. "In my mind, it makes a lot of sense to close a restaurant after … [Read more...]
