A postcard from Malta: Food and Wine Gazette is back
It is incredible that we are already in 2015. Food and Wine Gazette started off in September of 2014 and we are back after taking a two and a half week break from writing about the things we like most...
View ArticleA few pinches of salt and the loss of a third Michelin star
Jean Michel Lorain (Photo courtesy of Cote Saint Jacques) Michelin has a lot of power despite the fact that reviews of restaurants are a few sentences long. Amid the many announcements of new...
View ArticleA perfect day in Valletta (Malta)
View of Grand Harbour from the Upper Barraka Gardens in Valletta The starting point has to be Valletta. It is the capital city of Malta, the country where I was born and lived for over 30 years. It is...
View ArticleA perfect day in Gent, Belgium
A postcard view of the Graslei from the St Michael’s bridge Gent is one of our favourite Belgian cities. This Flemish city, 45 minutes away from Brussels is a must visit for any visitor to Belgium....
View ArticleA visit to the new Rotterdam food market
The Rotterdam food market is a gem architecturally and houses over 200 apartments. The apartments also have a view of the market inside Rotterdam had not been on our radar screen despite the fact that...
View ArticleA perfect day in Parma
Parma is an elegant city and a must for any foodie traveller who happens to be in this area of Italy. It is maybe best known for Prosciutto di Parma and Parmigiano Reggiano cheese but it should not be...
View ArticleDario Cecchini – the legendary butcher of Panzano in Chianti
Inside the Antica Macelleria Cecchini in Panzano in Chianti No visit to the Chianti region in Tuscany would be complete without a visit to Panzano in Chianti at what may be considered as one of the...
View ArticleSra Bua by Tim Raue: Showcasing the purity of flavours
Tim Raue is a Berlin institution. Famous for his two Michelin star restaurant by the same name, Raue also has another two restaurants in the German capital. One is La Soupe Populaire which serves...
View ArticleTokyo meets Alba in unique four hands dinner between Enrico Crippa and Zaiyu...
When Zaiyu Hasegawa went to Alba the first time it was just a very short visit lasting less than 5 hours. He had been at an event in Milan and couldn’t resist a visit to the temple of the white...
View ArticleGoing, going, gone: 15,000 euros for a bottle of Riesling
The last bottle in the estate cellar of the Schlossböckelheimer Kupfergrube Trockenbeerenauslese 1921 vintage has been sold for a record EUR 14,992 becoming the most expensive German riesling ever...
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