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The Inspiration in No-culinary Elements as a Starting Point for the Creative Process

INTRODUCTION Last February, I visited Patrizia, run by Tommaso Zoboli, who offers thematic menus at his restaurant in Modena. The fairy tale menu I experienced there is clearly rooted in…

By Carola Sitjas I Bosch 49 Min Read

French Haute Cuisine: Dead or Alive? Reflections on L’Ambroisie and Le Cinq

Sensationalism and marketing gimmicks aside, is it true that the Haute Cuisine in France is on the verge of death? My answer to that question may sound equivocal at first:…

By Vedat Milor 19 Min Read
Michelin: A Friendship That Went Sour

I started serious dining out in 1986 when I had a fellowship…

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French Haute Cuisine: Dead or Alive? Reflections on L’Ambroisie and Le Cinq

Sensationalism and marketing gimmicks aside, is it true that the Haute Cuisine…

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The Society of the Illusionists: The World’s 50 Best Restaurants List

Once a year in the early spring, the restaurant world holds the…

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Form Swallows Function: The Tyranny of Tasting Menus

Tasting menus have played a major part in the debasement of dining…

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Man Bites Truffle: Eating and Drinking in Piedmont in Late Fall

The world looks like a bigger place when you stand on the edge of a hill in Piedmont, Italy. Light…

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Bruce Palling and Wall Street Journal: Poverty of Western Restaurant Criticism and Ibai in Donostia

We are witnessing a very interesting moment in history today, regarding food and wine criticism. On the one hand, there…

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Stravaganza Mediterranea

The participants in the event included Albert Adrià of elBulli, Andoni Luis Aduriz of Mugaritz,Alain Passard of L'Arpège, Pedro Subijana…

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