MARSEILLE: Alexandre Mazzia, chef of Restaurant AM, the new three Michelin star restaurant in Marseille, France has the feeling that he has finally become a ‘cook’. “I can hardly believe this. It is unthinkable, unimaginable and yet its true,” the French chef who has been breaking boundaries with his unique perspective on food. A former basketball player, he opened … [Read more...]
Archives for 2021
The Maltese ftira (flatbread) and how it made it to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
MALTA: As the sun sets on the horizon children come out of the sea and asks her parents for something to eat. It is the middle of summer and nothing is more appetising that a local flatbread known as ftira with tomatoes, tuna, olives, capers, basil and olive oil. You could say that’s the taste of Malta, the taste of an island in the middle of the Mediterranean. This must be … [Read more...]
Antonia Klugmann opens store in Trieste following success of ‘Antonia at Home’
VENCO: After the successful launch of 'Antonia at home' in April, Antonia Klugmann, one of the most influential young Italian chefs with a restaurant in the countryside in Vencò on the border between Italy and Slovenia has opened a store in Trieste. The aim is to bring the traditional cuisine of the region to the Italian city at the crossroads between Italy, Slovenia and … [Read more...]
Is Antwerp becoming Belgium’s gastronomic capital?
BRUSSELS: The Michelin Guide has released its new rankings for Belgium and Luxembourg including a new three Michelin star restaurant in Antwerp but there is one glitch. Restaurants are closed and have been closed since October and there is still no date for their reopening. COVID-19 has been devastating for Belgian restaurants. Closed in the first lockdown in March till June … [Read more...]
Belgium has a new 3 Michelin star restaurant, 2 new 2 Michelin stars and 10 new 1 Michelin star
Viki Geunes of Zilte clinches third star MONS: Belgium has a new three Michelin star restaurant. After years of waiting, the new three Michelin star restaurant is Zilte in Antwerp led by chef Viki Geunes. He joins Peter Goossens of Hof van Cleve who retained his three stars making Zilte the second three Michelin star restaurant in Belgium. In a year that has been … [Read more...]
