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‘Olympics’ of the food world: the winners for Europe Following a two-year winning streak, Rasmus Kofoed (Bocuse d’Or Europe 2010 and Bocuse d’Or 2011) will now be succeeded by Orjan Johannessen. Chef Orjan Johannessen, 26, of Norway was crowned the winner of 2012 Bocuse d’Or Europe, knowm as the ‘Olympics’ of the food world. … Read more
2012 finalists for 26th Annual IACP Awards The International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Awards annually celebrates the most outstanding food and beverage publications. The awards program was created to encourage and promote quality and creativity in cookbook writing and publishing and to expand awareness of culinary literature. The IACP Cookbook Awards have become the … Read more
Elite Traveler’s Magazine presented its own version of World’s Top Restaurants Guide, in contrast with famed Restaurant magazine’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list. The guide features 100 restaurants loved not just by the critics, but by the wealthy elite who spend their lives traveling the world and dining in style. By gathering the views, the magazine said it … Read more
Low Spanish and Japan sales in 2011 weigh on French foie gras exports, as the French producers reported a fell of 8 percent for last year. A small rise in sales within France, pegged at 1.1 percent in volume in supermarkets, however, meant that overall sales of French foie gras in 2011 were about flat, … Read more
Chinese government pledged to ban the use of public funds to buy cigarettes and “high- end” alcohol. “Corruption is the biggest danger facing the ruling party,” Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said, according to an official statement. “If not dealt with properly, the problem may change the nature of, or terminate, the political regime.” Wen Jiabao, … Read more
Chateau Guiraud 2011 awarded the official biological farming (AB) logo French organic vineyards doubled between 2007 and 2010 and then increased again 28 percent between 2009 and 2010 to reach 50,268 hectares (124,214 acres). These vineyards were run by 3,945 producers, up by 30 percent between 2009 and 2010, who made some 322 million euros … Read more