AIRrepublic, the restaurant and terrace café created by Sergio Herman in Cadzand, Zeeland Netherlands will open on 31st March. The restaurant has now launched its online reservation system. The restaurant is a tribute to Sergio's father. In their open kitchen, they will focus on simple preparations using products from the Zeeland region. The focus will be on classic dishes and one's which Sergio's father used to prepare. With the focus being on fish and shellfish, you will be able to find dishes like marinated clams, oysters in champagne sauce and langustines for example. The restaurant will also serve meat or roasted chicken as well as vegetarian options. The meat is supplied by renowned Belgian butcher Hendrik Dierendonck. The restaurant is located in a pavilion in the newly built marina of Cadzand within walking distance of Pure C. From the restaurant terrace you can look towards the sea and the harbour and in the distance you can see Knokke, Zeebrugge and the … [Read more...]

Disfrutar in Barcelona, a restaurant run by former El Bulli chefs has been chosen by the World's 50 Best Restaurants as the 'Miele one to watch' award for 2017. The restaurant, opened in December 2014, is a collaboration between chefs Mateu Casañas, Oriol Castro and Eduard Xatruch. The three met while cooking at former No.1 restaurant El Bulli, where they worked alongside legendary Spanish chef Ferran Adrià. “Being named this year’s winners of the Miele One To Watch Award is a huge recognition of our collective work. In addition, this award helps Disfrutar, which is a very young project, to become established and obviously encourages us to continue working and challenging ourselves.” Eduard Xatruch of Disfrutar said. Following El Bulli’s 2011 closure, Casañas, Castro and Xatruch opened Compartir (meaning “share”) in the nearby coastal town of Cadaqués. Building on the success of their initial venture, the trio launched Disfrutar (meaning “to enjoy”) to widespread acclaim, … [Read more...]

The 8th Chefs' Gala Dinner hosted by Henry Brosi, executive chef at The Dorchester, will be held on Monday 20 March in aid of the Children's Liver Disease Foundation. Now in its eighth year, this prestigious dinner has raised over £938,000 to date, helping to transform thousands of lives affected by childhood liver disease. The CLDF is hoping to raise over £100,000 from this year's event with special prizes that have been donated by many chefs and generous donors. An online auction website will close at midday on 19th March. Those who are not attending the event are being encouraged to use the 'Maximum Bid' feature in order to increase their chance of winning auction items. The evening includes a glittering champagne and canapés reception, which will be followed by a four-course fine dining experience, followed by a raffle and auction featuring highly original and much sought after items. Among the prizes you can bid for is a master class with chef Armand Sablon, a lunch … [Read more...]

The man who became famous for his egg-and-bacon ice cream and snail porridge many years ago has been awarded the 2017 Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award. Celebrated chef Heston Blumenthal of The Fat Duck and Dinner by Heston Blumenthal received the prestigious honour which is part of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, which will take place on April 5th at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne, Australia.  “I am honoured, thrilled and really quite excited to be given The Diners Club Lifetime Achievement Award. For me, this award is particularly special because it’s voted by my peers. After 20 years of The Fat Duck, I now feel like I’m just starting – and those 20 years were my apprenticeship. The future is very, very exciting.” One of the culinary world’s most influential figures, Blumenthal, 50, is largely self-taught. Aside from a two-week stint at Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons in the UK, the London-born Blumenthal has no formal training. He … [Read more...]

Paul Cunningham, chef of Henne Kirkeby Kro in Henne on the rugged coast of Denmark got the surprise of his life as he clinched the second Michelin star after receiving the first last year. "I did not see it coming," he said. "It was a wonderful surprising experience. I am humbled, grateful and proud. My Hennefolk, I love you," he said. Known for his bold and dramatic cooking, Paul said that this was the absolute highlight of his career in the kitchen and thanked everyone for the beautiful messages which made 'an old man very happy.' Many took to Twitter to congratulate the English chef. Among them was Gelinaz!, the collective of chefs of which he is a member. They called him a 'GELINAZ Masterkiddo'. Among the chefs who congratulated him on Twitter were Michel Roux Jr, Tom Kitchin, Nathan Outlaw, Tim Allen and Jp McMahon. Paul Cunningham of Paul Food cooks everyday and calls himself a chef and wanderer. He is also author and photographer. Born in Essex, England in 1969 he … [Read more...]

The 2017 edition of the Salon du Chocolat kicked off on Thursday evening at Tour et Taxis with the traditional chocolate fashion show. Chocolatiers joined forces with Belgian designers to create a number of spectacular outfits which were paraded by Belgian television and radio personalities. Among the chocolatiers taking part this year were bean to bar chocolatier Benoit Nihant, Didier Smeets, Jean-Philippe Darcis, Joost Arijs, Laurent Gerbaud, Sigoji and Valentino (full list of designers and chocolatiers below) Benoit Nihant used the 'bean' to dress concept to design the dress with Fabrice Bertrang. Nadia Flecha Guazo of Chokolate designed a splendid Mayan inspired chocolate outfit with chocolate lace and Mayan earrings, necklace and a sculpted in bas-relief with dark chocolate painted in green and gold edible dusts (see photos below). The Salon du Chocolat is open this weekend and brings some of the best chocolatiers from Belgium. Among the chocolatiers, visitors to the … [Read more...]