CUSCO: Pía León has opened her new restaurant, Mauka at the Palacio Nazarenes, a Belmond hotel in Cusco. Named after an endangered Incan root vegetable, Mauka is an ode to the bounty of Cusquenian cuisine and its diverse produce, from the Andean mountains to the Amazon rainforest. At its core, Pía’s vision is to preserve Peruvian culture, transcending local gastronomy, curating … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2023
Chef Fatih Tutak and The Peninsula Istanbul to open Gallada Restaurant and Topside Bar in June 2023
ISTANBUL: Chef Fatih Tutak, of Istanbul’s acclaimed restaurant Turk Fatih Tutak, the first Turkish restaurant to be awarded two Michelin stars will take the helm as chef director at Gallada Restaurant and Topside Bar from early June 2023. This will be a collaboration with The Peninsula Istanbul which opened in Istanbul on 14 February 2023. The Turkish born chef has created … [Read more...]
Elena Reygadas is 2023 World’s Best female chef
One of the most important figures in Mexican gastronomy and chef owner of Rosetta in Mexico City, Elena Reygadas has been awarded the World’s 50 Best Restaurant’s 2023 Female chef of the year. She was Latin America’s Best Female Chef in 2014 and since then Reygadas has become one of the most important figures within Mexican gastronomy. A passionate advocate for Mexican … [Read more...]
Syrco Bakker to open two restaurants in Bali and the Netherlands
SLUIS/UBUD: Syrco Bakker, chef of two Michelin star restaurant Pure C will open a new restaurant in Ubud, Bali this autumn. While on the Indonesian island, he will simultaneously continue work on the renovation of a listed building in Sluis. Once completed, in around 18 months to 2 years, he plans to open a small-scale gourmet restaurant and atelier with his own bakery and farm … [Read more...]
To offer happiness you need to be happy – Pablo Sacerdotte
BARCELONA: Two days after ABAC had clinched three Michelin stars, Pablo Sacerdotte, the maitre d’ of the restaurant had already quit. “We got the three Michelin stars on 23 November and on 25 November I quit. It was the end of the journey for me,” the Argentinian told Food and Wine Gazette. He had decided that the world of fine dining was over for him, tired of working seven … [Read more...]
