Asparagus: the most luxurious vegetable celebrated in Europe each spring
Asparagus is like cherries, it comes to the market in a precious, short window in spring, you eat as much as you can and then best forget it until the […]
Asparagus is like cherries, it comes to the market in a precious, short window in spring, you eat as much as you can and then best forget it until the […]
Provence in the South of France is famous for sprawling purple fields of lavender and for the pink-hued rosé wine. The fragrant herb assists to a relaxing sleep, while the […]
Shaded by the low parasols of mulberry trees, Le Cabanon epitomises the bon vivant lifestyle in the Mediterranean. Not just in the summer, but after the berries ripen into their darkest, […]
Zuni Café is to San Francisco what Chez Panisse is to Berkeley, an institution where locals gather over sustainably sourced superb food. Like Alice Water, Judy Rodgers was authentic with […]
Higher consumer consciousness about health and the quality of purchased food created the new food market – the [over]informed customer. I wrote about the evolution of taste and consumer preferences, […]
Trends are not invented. Food trends “reflect our contemporary world and spin up at a specific moment”, I learned during the four-weeks intensive course at the Ferrandi culinary institution based […]
Tartine Manufactory was long overdue in San Francisco. California’s most famous bread baker Chad Robertson should have expanded his rustic temple of slow bread years ago. After 15 years in […]
Tea Sommelier is an aesthetic meditation on tea, its history, tea culture and customs, some harnessing a ritual character, while others are purely practical. The book is well organised by […]
You may squeal with pleasure biting into the super dark chocolate cake that you just baked, while your partner or a child will fork through it forcefully. At times, we […]
The world’s best chefs in collaboration with food journalists, are challenged by the wildness of nature and unfamiliar destination. The modern chef is thrown back to hunter-gatherer age in this book inspired by survival.