by Scott W. Clemens | Oct 20, 2014 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
Parmigiano made the leap from mere cheese to symbol of the Good Life in 1353, when Boccaccio wrote in the Decameron of a beautiful mountain of grated Parmigiano in the land of Bengodi. By the 1500s it began turning up regularly as an ingredient in recipes and Italian...
by Lucy Gordan | Oct 17, 2014 | Food, Food blog
text ©2014 On Sunday February 9 during the 10th edition of Identità Golose, Bavarian-born Heinz Beck, Rome’s only chef with three Michelin stars, was awarded the title of “Chef of the Year 2014.” Paolo Marchi, the Founder and Director of Identità Golose, and...
by Scott W. Clemens | Oct 9, 2014 | Food, Food blog, Recipes
From Brennan’s in New Orleans ingredients: 64 fresh asparagus spears 2 cups cold water 1⁄2 teaspoon salt 2 pounds lump crab meat, picked over to remove any shell and cartilage 1⁄4 cup (1⁄2 stick) butter Mousseline Sauce (recipe below*) Freshly grated Parmesan...
by Lee Daley | Oct 1, 2014 | Food, Food blog, Travel blog
The road to the real Vietnam runs through its kitchens and markets. On a recent gastronomic quest to savor as much of the country’s rich and varied cuisine as possible, I found modes of transport every bit as diverse as the nation’s menus. These included a train ride...
by Lucy Gordan | Oct 15, 2013 | Food, Food blog
THE FIRST WOMAN CHEF IN ITALY WITH 3 MICHELIN STARS Text ©2013 In 1993-4 Annie Féolde became the first woman chef in Italy to be awarded a third Michelin star, which she still holds today. Another two women in Italy have since achieved this...
by Lucy Gordan | Aug 9, 2013 | Food, Food blog
THE HOTTEST YOUNG CHEF IN NEW YORK CITY Interview ©2013 Daniel Humm’s restaurant, Eleven Madison Park (at East 24th Street) in the Flatiron district, which he’s co-owned since 2011 with Will Guidara, his general manager, has three Michelin stars and four stars — the...
by Lucy Gordan | Aug 9, 2013 | Food, Food blog
THE YOUNGEST BELGIAN CHEF AWARDED 3 MICHELIN STARS Text ©2013 Photos ©2013 by Kristof Vrancken I first heard of Gert de Mangeleer and his partner Joachim Boudens (voted the best sommelier of Belgium in both 2005 and 2011) from Geert Van Hecke, the first...
by Lucy Gordan | Jun 9, 2013 | Food, Food blog
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS AS THE HASSLER’S EXECUTIVE CHEF Text © 2013 Roberto Wirth, the owner and Director General of Rome’s luxurious Hassler Hotel, is the guiding light of Executive Chef Francesco Apreda’s successful career. At only 19-years old, thanks to...
by Lucy Gordan | Mar 9, 2013 | Food, Food blog
Interview ©2013 Last August I spent the first two nights of the press trip sponsored by Czech Tourism in New York at Prague’s Kempinski’s Hotel and the last three at Prague’s Four Seasons. I talked with the Executive Chefs at both hotels: Marek Fichtner of...
by Lucy Gordan | Feb 9, 2013 | Food, Food blog
Interview ©2013 During the press trip organized by Czech Tourism New York last August our Rome Bureau Chief Lucy Gordan met with Borek Šípek in his recently-opened glassworks in Nový Bor, where he cooked a Thai meal for everyone. For the complete history of his...
by Lucy Gordan | Jan 9, 2013 | Food, Food blog
THE RENAISSANCE MAN OF ITALIAN CUISINE Interview ©2013 Born in Brescia, Marino Marini is a chef, journalist, food historian, and book collector. Since 2004 he has been the librarian of ALMA, the International University for Chefs and Sommeliers, founded that...
by Lucy Gordan | Dec 9, 2012 | Food, Food blog
Co-Founder and Owner of Sicily’s First Didactic Agriturismo Interview ©2012 During the months of October and November the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Region of Sicily organized five week-long press trips to different predominantly rural...
