This morning, reading the Guardian online as I usually do first thing, I happened on an article by Hannah Ellis-Petersen about the sickening reviews that have recently been written about the young Irish opera singer, Tara Erraught – who is currently starring admirably in the trouser role in Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier at Glyndebourne.
Olio Nuovo!
The new season’s olive oil is finally out and it’s delicious just like this, on a piece of ‘pane abbrustolito’ — toasted over a wood fire. Green, grassy and fiery …
Nearing 50
They’re counting the days until the awards ceremony of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants are held in London on April 30th. I’ve been thinking about a few of the great UK places I’ve eaten in over the last year or so, restaurants I’ve voted for and would vote for again that express their terroirs and excite the palate.
Radio interview
The radio interview I recorded in New York recently has been broadcast on Heritage Radio and is available here. My great friend Mitchell Davis hosts Food Matters, a weekly programme …
Bringing Italy to New York
Forget Manhattan’s Little Italy district. Eataly, the brainchild of Piedmontese entrepreneur Oscar Farinetti, is now the big player in the Big Apple… Click here to continue reading this article (originally …
A room with a cru
There’s no better way to get to know Italy’s rich and diverse winemaking culture than by staying at the wineries themselves. Our Italian experts choose their top 10 estates with …
Paris des Chefs
Wynton Marsalis and Manresa’s David Kinch were among the creative pairs at the French food festival. On the stage of a large Parisian theatre, chef David Kinch, of Manresa restaurant …
Paris, Brazil
I cruised under the Channel this week to attend Paris des Chefs, a three-day food festival. It’s now being held in the Maison de la Mutualité in the 5th, a vast, creamy Art Deco palazzo that has recently been refurbished by architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Happily, it’s across the street from Eric Kayser’s bakery in the Rue Monge, still one of the bonnes adresses for baguettes d’auteur.
Christmas Eve in Italy
In the mountains above Avellino, a Michelin-star chef prepares a local, meat-free holiday meal. Like most Italians, Campanians celebrate Christmas Eve dinner with their families. Indeed, this cena della vigilia …
One Wild Dinner
Radical naturalist chefs from Sweden’s Fäviken and Belgium’s In De Wulf collaborate on an iconic meal. When Magnus Nilsson of Fäviken restaurant flew from Sweden to Belgium to prepare a …
