Giorgio Armani opens a wine bar
21-2-2012
Giorgio Armani opened a wine bar on the top floor of their Armani Ginza Tower in Tokyo. Previously it was a private floor, but is now a publicly accessable wine lounge. They hope to introduce the Italian cuisine from the restaurant on the floor beneath to the Japanese shoppers. Guests can choose between 300 wines.
Documentary about famous sushi chef Jiro Ono
20-2-2012
David Gelb made a documentary about the famous sushi chef Jiro Ono. Watch the video of the documentary “Jiro Dreams about Sushi”!
Food Film Festival
20-2-2012
During the second edition of the Food Film Festival there will be more than 20 movies about food, debate, cooking workshops, art & music. The Food Film Festival takes place in Amsterdam on 16, 17 and 18 March. Check the website of the Food Film Festival for the program!
Head chef for 1 day
20-2-2012
Every day, the restaurant Un Jour (France) gives an amateur cook the opportunity to be head chef. The chef of the restauarant, Ludovic Dalavaud, will give advice to the amateur chefs. During the evening the amateur chefs serves the dishes to his/her family and friends who judge the dishes.
Variation on the menu
17-2-2012
“Variatie op de kaart” (Dutch) stimulates professionals to discover new ingredients and begetarian dishes. They also support restaurants on the way to a varied menu and give advice on what vegetarians like to eat in restaurants. Watch de video!
Spagheterria
16-2-2012
Spagheterria (Amsterdam) is a restaurant specialized in Italian pasta dishes. All dishes are prepared with organic ingredients, which are imported from Italy. Every day guests can choose between six pasta dishes, prepared by chef Stefano Cavallari.
Berkley restaurant releases subscription for babies
16-2-2012
Alice Waters, owner of the restaurant in Berkley California, released an subscription (Farm baby) especially for babies. Fresh seasonal ingredients from farms are made into delicious snacks to satisfy their hunger. The jars in which they are processed are also environmentally friendly.
Cooking with Wonderbag
16-2-2012
Rwandan Inyenyeri designed the Wonderbag that holds the heat and reduces gas consumption. A meal has to be heated and then you place it in the Wonderbag. The insulation holds the heat that was achieved by heating the meal to prepare the meal. The device is popular in South Africa.
Video-game inspired menus
13-2-2012
Capcom Bar opened an entertainment bar in Tokyo. In the bar they serve dishes inspired by video games. The menus are inspired by the games Biohazard, Sengoku Basara, Gayakuten Series and Monster Hunter.
Documentary about Michel Bras
13-2-2012
A preview of the documentary about the famous 3-star chef Michel Bras who assigns his work to his son Sébastien Bras.