Despite huge changes in kitchen culture, fewer than a fifth of professional chefs in the UK are female, down on last year. Is its reputation for being a tough, male-dominated job still putting women off – or is that image unfair?
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A new wave of chefs has swept into Bordeaux, propelling the city’s restaurants up France’s culinary pecking order. And they’re serving up at decent prices too
From 28 March to 24 April 2016, the World Gourmet Summit (WGS) celebrates 20 years of fine cuisine, great wines and unique dining that have made it the region’s most talked about premier food and wine event, catapulting Singapore to the forefront as a dynamic international culinary hotspot. The highly anticipated 20th-anniversary celebration features a … Read more
An edible journey of Joel Robuchon’s fulminating career. For the 3rd year in a row, Andalusian chef Dani García, one of the most creative chefs on the Spanish scene, is organizing “A 4 manos” haute cuisines series (which means “Four Hands”). This year, the best chefs of the world will cook a tribute dinner to … Read more
From Heston Blumenthal’s sweet shop to the policeman turned pie-maker, here (in no particular order) are 50 of Observer Food Monthly’s favourite things