Mexico’s UNESCO world heritage cuisine honored with Star Diamond Award

Mexico’s world famous traditional cuisine, which is included on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, has been recognized with another great honor – the International Star Diamond Award. Mexico’s Secretary of Tourism, Gloria Guevara accepted the award at a celebratory dinner at the iconic Oak Room in The Plaza Hotel, New … Read more

Fauchon Les Bains summer pastry collection

Fabien Rouillard, pastry chef at Fauchon, imagined a French summer pastry collection with a retro touch inspired by the French seaside resorts. In fact the fruits were transformed in a pastry of absolute lightness and freshness. Entitled “Fauchon Les Bains”, the collection is available from June to August. The eclairs are called Deauville, Trouville, Cap-Ferret, … Read more

Caviar eating contest held in Russia

  A Moscow night club hosted a food competition with Russian specific. The organizer was inspired by the speed eating contests of the world, so he turned his attention to caviar. $70,000 were spent on devouring fish eggs. Meant to be enjoyed and savoured, the half kilogram black caviar was finished in just one minute … Read more

World’s best restaurant comes to London. A Taste of Noma at Claridge’s

Chef René Redzepi is exporting his acclaimed restaurant Noma to London   Luxury hotel Claridge’s, the iconic London establishment, recruited chef René Redzepi to open a temporary outpost of his famous Noma restaurant, called the best restaurant in the world. Noma has topped the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for two years running (2010 and … Read more

Thomas Keller awarded with Lifetime Achievement Award at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Event

Thomas Keller – The S.Pellegrino Lifetime Achievement Award Winner 2012 Thomas Keller has picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award ahead of The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, taking place on the 30th of April at the London’s Guildhall. The American chef, who runs the French Laundry restaurant in Yountville, California and Per Se in New … Read more

Fête de la Gastronomie to fly the flag for French cuisine in New York and Tokyo

France to promote its gastronomy in New York and Tokyo through “Terroirs : création et tradition” festival France’s gastronomy, part of the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, is a major export product the country wants to promote worldwide via a festival named “Fête de la Gastronomie“. Created by the France’s Ministry of Economy, Finance and … Read more