LONDON: Restaurant Geranium in Copenhagen was crowned the World’s 50 Best Restaurant no 1 for 2022. at the award ceremony in London on July 18. Led by chef Rasmus Kofoed, the top award was somewhat expected after the restaurant placed second to Noma in the list in October of last year. Speaking on the award, Rasmus said he had prepared a few words in case magic happened and … [Read more...]
Archives for 2022
‘Working hard to feed the soul’: Andreas Krolik serving an haute cuisine vegan menu in the green heart of an urban jungle
FRANKFURT: With all the accolades that Andreas Krolik has received you would think that he would be a household name. Two Michelin stars, a 19 out of 20 rating in Gault & Millau which places him firmly among the world's great chefs as well as the chef of the year title in 2017, Andreas, chef of Frankfurt based restaurant Lafleur prefers to let his cooking do the … [Read more...]
20 new restaurants in 51-100 list of World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2022
There are 20 new restaurants from 15 different cities in the list of restaurants ranked from 51st to 100th ahead of the annual awards ceremony that takes place on Monday 18 July in London. The highest new entry on the list is Trèsind Studio, Dubai, UAE at No.57 Asia has 14 entries in the ranking this year spread across seven cities including: Mingles, Seoul (No.71), Fu … [Read more...]
Jeremy Chan: Food doesn’t need to be described or talked about but eaten
LONDON: The success that Jeremy Chan has had over the past few years has been nothing short of astonishing. Nevertheless, it is not surprising given his determination to improve in every step of his journey. His restaurant Ikoyi opened in 2017 and he has been winning one accolade after the other. Spotted first by the World Restaurant Awards in 2019, the restaurant was named the … [Read more...]
Orfali Bros: We are talking layers of culture
DUBAI: Three brothers Mohamad, Wassim and Omar Orfali from Aleppo, Syria have been working to reinvent Aleppo's cuisine in a 60-cover restaurant in Dubai, Orfali Bros, that is open every single day from midday to midnight. Their work has been awarded with a Bib Gourmand in the first Dubai Michelin awards released earlier this week. Mohamad Orfali paved the way for his … [Read more...]
