VENICE: Enrico Rossetti who was born and lives in Burano, Venice, has become a bit of a symbol of Venice's difficult few months. His photo, taken in front of Venissa, the restaurant he worked in, during the high tides went viral. Now, because of the COVID-19 crisis and Venissa closed, Enrico has started working in the vineyard of the winery that owns the restaurant. The … [Read more...]
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(36) Noma sells out of burgers and wine on reopening
COPENHAGEN: René Redzepi's bet to reopen as a burger and wine bar was rewarded on the first day of reopening. At 7pm, Noma announced at around 7pm that they had sold out their burgers and wines on the first day of reopening. Criticised by some for reopening in the most humble of manners, long 'social-distanced' queues formed to get a taste of the Noma Viking Burger and the … [Read more...]
(35) Rijks, Zoku join forces to convert 25 lofts into private restaurants in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM: Joris Bijdendijk continues to come up with creative ideas to fight the COVID-19 crisis. This time, in collaboration with Zoku, they will transform 25 of their lofts into private restaurants where couples can enjoy a dinner prepared by he and his team from RIJKS. On May 29, for less than 200 euros per person all inclusive, 25 couples will be able to enjoy a four … [Read more...]
Alberto Landgraf: ‘It is still too early to start taking life changing decisions’
The situation with COVID-19 evolves very rapidly. When I spoke to Alberto Landgraf a few weeks ago, the pandemic situation in Brazil was not as bad as it is today. They say a week is a long time in politics, you could say the same thing about the evolution of this pandemic. Alberto is the chef of Oteque, in Rio de Janeiro, one of the top restaurants in Brazil. Like many, … [Read more...]
Utopicfood launches documentary series “Can chefs save the world?”
SINGAPORE: In the summer of 2019 a select gathering of the world’s most famed culinary geniuses sat down to answer the question, “Can Chefs Save the World?” Now UTOPICFOOD!, an initiative to promote awareness of issues related to all forms of food production, is just releasing the result: a captivating three-part video series that is being rolled out from April to June … [Read more...]
