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The winners of the ECKART 2016 award: outstanding achievements in the art of cooking and fine dining

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 ECKART 2016 award winners: Andreas Caminada, Dominique Crenn, Sebastian Copeland and the Munich Viktualienmarkt. “Chef of the century” Eckart Witzigmann and his jury announce honorees. The jury appointed by “Chef Of The Century” Eckart Witzigmann has made its selection: This year’s international Eckart Witzigmann Awards (ECKART) will go to Andreas Caminada (Switzerland), Dominique Crenn (USA), Sebastian Copeland (USA) … Read more

Palermo holiday guide: what to see plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants

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The capital of Sicily is a crumbling film set of a city with unmissable architecture, vivid street life, and a great choice of alfresco restaurants and bars

10 of the best foodie retreats in rural France

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These charming B&Bs, guesthouses and gîtes offer comfortable pitstops on a French adventure, but with their mouth-watering regional food and wine they may prove hard to leave

Tom Kitchin’s ‘from nature to plate’ pop-up restaurant in London

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Tom Kitchin named Harrods’ new Chef of the Season. His food philosophy is simple. He is fanatical about seasonal cooking. Scotland’s youngest Michelin-starred chef proprietor is bringing his exceptional cooking, ‘from nature to plate’ philosophy and deeply-rooted passion for Scottish produce to Harrods. Tom Kitchin, of Edinburgh’s Michelin-starred restaurant The Kitchin, has been named Harrods’ new … Read more

Making the perfect limoncello on the shores of Italy’s Lake Garda

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‘You need a lot of lemons and they need to be the very best,’ says the owner of one of the few remaining groves on the Italian lakes

Heinz Reitbauer and Massimo Bottura awarded with Chef of the Decade and World’s Best Restaurant

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The International Eckart Witzigmann Award is one of the most prestigious honours recognising outstanding achievements in the art of cooking and fine dining. “Chef of the century” Eckart Witzigmann has awarded the Eckart for unique culinary achievements and special commitment under the broad spectrum of lifestyle since 2004. In partnership with the BMW Group, the … Read more