Ferran Adrià is heading to London and offering an exhibition that explores two areas in which he is extremely well-versed: the art of science and food. The intricacies of his experimental style of cooking and the molecular gastronomy that catapulted him to fame will be on display for all to see. Whether you’ve eaten as his … Read more
Category GREAT CHEFS, NEWS · Tagged with food, Ferran Adria, restaurant, elBulli, London, Barcelona, elBulli Foundation, Somerset House, River Thames, elBulli: Ferran Adria and the Art of Food, exhibition
I’m very picky regarding food and places. There are quite some fashionable places where people more or less go to show off. Places where you have to be seen. I really don’t like them. I once even cancelled a date because the guy chose one of such places. Our choices are our mirrors. What is … Read more
Category FEATURED, GOURMET, GREAT CHEFS · Tagged with Andreja Lajh, Anselmi, Apsley's, Castello del Terriccio, Castello della Sala, diva, Eleonora Duse, food, Glamour, Greta Garbo, Heinz Beck, Heros De Agostinis, hotel, Ignaz Niedrist, Knightsbridge, La Pergola, London, Michelin, Nicole Kidman, Robert Dokler, Rome, Ruinart, Sarah Bernhardt, The Lanesborough, Tramin, Vignetti Massa, World's 50 Best Restaurants
Attending the Worlds 50 best restaurants award ceremony is each time a special emotion. For me it was the second time, but I didn’t enjoy less than last year. It’s wonderful to meet all the worlds top chefs in one place, seeing their friendly interactions and feeling the excitement each time a name of the … Read more
Category chef, food, GOURMET, GREAT CHEFS · Tagged with Alain Ducasse, award ceremony, Dal Pescatore, Diners Club International, El Celler de Can Roca, El Somni, Guildhall London, Joan Roca, Jordi Roca, Josep Roca, London, Massimo Bottura, Nadia Santini, Noma, Osteria Francescana, Rene Redzepi, winners, World's 50 Best Restaurants
This was our April event and if you ask me, it was definitely one of the best. I’m sorry if you have missed it! It was a wonderful atmosphere, full of positive energy and sense of humour that Cristiano brought with him from Tuscany. And the dishes! Such emotions as this time it’s difficult to … Read more
Category EVENTS, GOURMET, GREAT CHEFS · Tagged with Ana Roš, Andreja Lajh, Art of the poor cuisine, chef, Cristiano Tomei, Gostilna na gradu, Hiša Franko, Humour, Italy, Janez Pukšič, L'Imbuto, Laura P. Lajh, Ljubljana, Lucca, photo, Slovenia, Tuscany, Umetnost revne kuhinje
It was a nice morning in London last Monday when we have gathered in Mandarin Oriental, a nice international crowd of food and travel journalists and opinionmakers, for the Catalonian breakfast with the legendary Roca brothers (El Celler de Can Roca) and tonight (6th May) is the day when premiere of El Somni will happen. … Read more
Category food, FOOD FOR SOUL, GOURMET, GREAT CHEFS, NEWS · Tagged with Art, Barcelona, Catalonia, Costa Brava, Costa Brava tourism board, cuisine, El Celler de Can Roca, El Somni, food, Gastronomy, Girona, Haute cuisine, Joan Roca, Jordi Roca, Josep Roca, London, Mandarin Oriental, Maria Canabal, Michelin Guide, music, opera, Roca, Spain
SLO (bellow in EN) Večeri “Umetnost revne kuhinje”, plod sodelovanja med Ano Roš in Andrejo Lajh, ki k vsakemu dogodku povabita drugega gostujočega chefa, postavijo Ano Roš in njenega gosta pred izziv pripraviti vrhunske krožnike iz revnih sestavin. Po večeru s Cristianom Tomejem, ki nas je vse neizmerno navdušil, vas vabim na šesti večer iz … Read more
Category EVENTS, FEATURED, GOURMET, GREAT CHEFS · Tagged with Ana Roš, Andreja Lajh, Art of the poor cuisine, chef, Cristiano Tomei, cuisine, El Coq, Haute cuisine, Heston Blumenthal, Ljubljana, Lorenzo Cogo, Mark Best, Michelin Guide, Rene Redzepi, Seji Yamamoto, Slovenia, Umetnost revne kuhinje, Victor Arguinzoniz
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna , is now in its 11th year. Dedicated to highlighting some of the best dining experiences on the planet the list has become one of the go to guides for new dining discovery. Rene Redzepi from the Noma restaurant in Copenhagen currently sits on top of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants … Read more
Category FEATURED, GREAT CHEFS, NEWS · Tagged with Rene Redzepi, Noma, Heston Blumenthal, Ferran Adria, S.Pellegrino, London, Copenhagen, Thomas Keller, San Pellegrino, World's 50 Best Restaurants, Guildhall
Alain Ducasse has pushed the boundaries of excellence in cooking and the dining experience throughout his 30-year career in gastronomy. The Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Diners Club International®, part of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2013, acknowledges not only Ducasse’s reputation for innovative French cuisine but also his indisputable influence over today’s generation of chefs and restaurateurs around … Read more
Category GREAT CHEFS, NEWS · Tagged with Alain Ducasse, Albert and Michel Roux, Alice Waters, Andrea Petrini, Diners Club International, Ducasse, Eckart Witzigmann, France, Gualtiero Marchesi, http://www.theworlds50best.com/, Joël Robuchon, Juan Mari Arzak, Le Louis XV, Lifetime achievement award, Massimo Bottura, Michelin, Michelin Guide, Monaco, Noma, Osteria Francescana, Paul Bocuse, Rene Redzep, Thomas Keller, World's 50 Best Restaurants
Nadia Santini, matriarch and head chef at Dal Pescatore in Mantova, Italy, has been named the 2013 Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef, part of the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna. Marrying into a restaurant family, Nadia had never cooked professionally prior to walking into Dal Pescatore’s kitchen … Read more
Category chef, GOURMET, GREAT CHEFS, NEWS · Tagged with Anne-Sophie Pic, Arzak, chef, Dal Pescatore, London, Maison Pic, Nadia Santini, Veuve Clicquot, Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female Chef, World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards
A preview of Vinitaly with the menu created by chefs Enrico Bartolini (starter), Piero Bertinotti (first course), Fabio Baldassarre (second course) and Massimo Spigaroli (dessert) – the stars of “Designer Restaurant” during the most important professional exhibition dedicated to wine scheduled in Verona 7-10 April. Verona, 29 March 2013 – Haute cuisine recipes for Easter lunch … Read more
Category chef, GOURMET, GREAT CHEFS, RECIPES, WINE · Tagged with Antica Corte Pallavicina, Barbera, Borgomanero, chocolate, Davero, Easter, Enrico Bartolini, Fabio Baldassarre, Massimo Spigaroli, Montalcino, Nebiolo, Parmigiano-Reggiano, Piero Bertinotti, Pinocchio, Pinot Noir, Recioto, recipes, Rosso delle Dolomiti, Sauvigon, Unico, Valpolicella, Vinitaly