This new year has been busier than ever for Brazilian chef Alex Atala, whose restaurant D.O.M. is ranked #7 on The World’s 50…
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Omnivore food festival brings along a pop-up kitchen on its 2012 world tour
The promotional poster for Omnivore’s “World Tour”: can you recognize these chefs? OMNIVORE, a relatively new food festival first launched in France…
René Redzepi’s MAD Foodcamp kicks off in Copenhagen tomorrow
The MAD Foocamp – organized by Noma’s chef René Redzepi and a commitee of eight – will take place outside Copenhagen this…
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal: reservation lines open tomorrow!
Alas, the day is near. The opening of Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at London’s Mandarin Oriental has been confirmed for Monday, January 31. And…
2011 Michelin Guide for Spain and Portugal: few winners
I just attended, on Thursday, at San Sebastian’s Hotel Maria Cristina, the awards ceremony and launch of the Michelin 2011 Spain and Portugal. Surreal,…
Gastronomika food forum in San Sebastian, Spain: the full program
I’m off in a couple of days to San Sebastian, Spain, for what I consider to be one of the most important food forums…
Chef Gordon Ramsay takes over Rotisserie Laurier, in Montreal
To say I was surprised to read the news that chef Gordon Ramsay is opening something in Montreal, where I currently live, is an…
Quique Dacosta closes his restaurant for winter and opens a tapas bar
Chef Quique Dacosta (in the black apron) and Albert Adrià at the Cook it Raw, a food event that took place in Finland I…
