Albert Adria… The World’s Best Pastry Chef
Perhaps if there had been a reality television series called “Keeping up with the Adriàs”, the name Albert Adrià would have been as familiar as that of his older brother, […]
Serious food in the Burren
There was a gasp of ‘oh no, the chef has left’ when Mickael Viljanin, the Finnish chef who put Gregans Castle on the map, packed up his toque and knives […]
Sugar… Food Enemy Number One?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a pile of Krispy Kremes for the past few months, you will be fully aware that sugar has pushed fat resolutely off the “public enemy […]
Alice Waters, The Quiet Revolutionary
Time magazine named Alice Waters as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2014, and with 14 books and a slew of awards and honours, the 71 year old […]
Nordic Cuisine… Time to Move On
The question Christian Puglisi hates being asked most by journalists is “What is this ‘new Nordic cuisine’?” He tells me this at the end of our interview, he was so […]
People Intimidated by Michelin Star
“Bon Appetit definitely will lose its star,” says Oliver Dunne when I talked to him in January this year, referring to the Malahide restaurant where he is executive chef and […]
Madhur Jaffrey on Indian Cooking
Madhur Jaffrey is not an early riser. I discover this at the end of our interview, which was on a Sunday morning at 9.30am. Not only is she not an […]
The Return of the French Classics
When Graham Neville served courgette flowers stuffed with a prawn and scallop mousse in a lovage sauce to showcase the garden menu at a foodwriters’ dinner in Restaurant Forty One, […]
Michelin By Numbers?
People hear “Michelin star” and immediately think formality, starched linen tablecloths and a price tag to match. While the inspectors at the much lauded guide have tried hard to brush […]
Turning Japanese
French with Japanese and Asian influences? I’ll have to be honest, it sounded like culinary harakiri to me. When I want to eat Japanese food, I go to London and […]
Corinna Hardgrave 