Gourmet dining: 40 new culinary stars for France’s new Michelin guide

France’s new Michelin guide, a showcase for French excellence in gourmet dining and hospitality, counts more than 40 new stars. It lists 8,768 establishments, of which 4,461 hotels and guesthouses and 4,282 restaurants. The 2013 edition of the France’s MICHELIN guide features a new *** restaurants, La Vague d’Or, at Résidence de la Pinède in … 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

France named 6 young gourmet chefs to the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters

France recognized young and dynamic cookery by naming six young chefs to the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. Instead of rewarding emblazoned chefs, the nobility papers of the French Republic and in particular the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, would go to a group of young French chefs out of the … Read more

Madrid Fusión gastro festival: Top chefs go back to basics

The 10th annual Madrid Fusión gastro festival A number of leading chefs at this week’s Madrid Fusion, an annual gastronomy fair, said to AFP they preferred to use primary products on their creations — and are in some cases even gathering them themselves. Wild herbs, leaves and even giant ants and tarantulas are in demand … Read more

Top restaurant trends: Scandinavia, Japan and France rule the plates

Electrolux has asked some of the world’s most influential food critics and chefs where to go if you are looking for the next big thing within the culinary world. The answer is a Scandinavian bistro style slow street food restaurant with Japanese influences focusing on local ingredients. To get the lowdown on what really goes … Read more