BRUSSELS: Christophe Hardiquest, chef of two Michelin star Brussels restaurant Bon-Bon had to adjust over the past few weeks. After taking a two week rest following the forced closure of the restaurant, together with Rob The Gourmet market, the Brussels foodie supermarket par excellence, he started to prepare food for hospital staff on a daily basis using produce that was about … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2020
(23) Antonia Klugmann launches ‘Antonia at home’
VENCO: Antonia Klugmann, one of the most influential Italian chefs with a restaurant in the countryside in Vencò, on the border between Italy and Slovenia has created ‘Antonia a casa’ or Antonia at home, a new venture offering food delivered to customers in the different provinces of the region. Over the past few weeks, she became of the chefs of 'high-end' restaurants that … [Read more...]
(22) Eating in with Karen Torosyan
BRUSSELS: It has been many days since I last used my car. Last Saturday, at 4.40pm I left home in the direction of central Brussels to pick up a delivery from Casse-Croute, the boutique takeaway that Karen Torosyan opened soon after the lockdown at Bozar Restaurant in Brussels, Belgium. The streets were deserted. Empty. Driving slowly around felt like I was the only one out. … [Read more...]
‘This crisis is making us focus on the way we consume, the way we travel, how we treat earth’
BRUSSELS/LYON: What does the future hold for restaurants and guides like Michelin or the World’s 50 Best Restaurants? I’ve always thought that we were living a time that I liked to call ‘peak food’. Everywhere you looked, food, restaurants, chefs were part of our daily life. Then came COVID-19, lockdowns, closed borders and everything has been put into question. Over a … [Read more...]
(21) The future of four hands dinners: RijksxManu goes online
AMSTERDAM: Rijks, the Amsterdam restaurant by Joris Bijdendijk is continuing with a series of guest chef events despite the online with a series of online 4-hands dinner. The first dinner will be held on Sunday 26 April with Brazilian chef Manu Buffara. Could this be the future of four hands dinner post COVID-19? "We are limited in travelling and meeting because of the … [Read more...]
