Celebrity Life

In an exclusive interview with Chef Oliver Lange, Corporate Executive Chef of Zuma, we discussed his early experiences in the kitchen, culinary philosophy, the process of creation and more. A sophisticated twist on the traditional Japanese Izakaya style of informal eating and drinking, Zuma has 11 venues globally and 3 pop up locations. Chef Lange […]

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Warsaw may have the “Michelin” stars but Poland’s royal city now has the status. Krakow is the European Capital of Gastronomic Culture 2019, beating off Lisbon for the honor conferred by honorris-based European Academy of Gastronomy. Says Michal Sobieszuk, founder of “Eat Polska” which offers four hours, 1.5 miles, 10- stops escorted food crawls around […]

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It’s been barely a week this Miami’s dynamic and decadent South Beach Food and Wine Festival wrapped up, and foodies who flocked to South Florida for the spectacular four days of indulgence are barely starting to recover. The Festival, now in its 18th year, welcomed more than 65 thousand attendees and hosted over 100 events […]

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When Chef Eleazar Bonnilla set out to do The Chef’s Table tasting menu at La Zebra Tulum, he was determined to bring to its guest the joy of cooking he learned as a young child. Growing up in a large family in Querétaro, Mexico, he was surrounded by people who loved to cook. His father […]

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Provence, France, a sun-kissed region that has it all—lavender-filled hillsides, turquoise waters, delicious wines and incredible food. Recently, I dined in two of Provence’s exceptional two-star Michelin restaurants, L’Oustau de Baumanière and Michel Kayser’s Restaurant Alexandre. L’Oustau de Baumanière Mr. Raymond Thuilier opened L’Oustau de Baumanière in 1945, the same day his grandson, Jean-André Charial, […]

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The media hype has reached fever pitch with interviews and photo shoots galore. When you are The Best Lady Chef, that is par for the course. South Africa’s Chantel Dartnall takes it all in her stride – cool as a cucumber, she spoke to Upscale Living magazine about her path to the ultimate accolade. A […]

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Hot off the press after his sell-out JAN the Journal Volume 1, Michelin-star chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen thrills readers with yet another compelling, eye-catching and drool-worthy offering of food, lifestyle, stories and incomparable photography in JAN the Journal Volume 2. Audaciously daring readers to disregard the latest trends, Jan Hendrik challenges the indulgence […]

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It is hard not to miss Chef Giovanni – he’s the handsome, charming guy in chef whites working a mile a minute behind the open kitchen at Valentino Cucina Italiana on Ft. Lauderdale’s busy North Federal Highway. Rocchio isn’t just charismatic, he is extremely talented as well. “I don’t eat much,” he laughs, distracting listeners […]

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After the runaway success of everything South African born chef, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen touches, he ventures into the sphere of a luxury bi-annual publication, simply entitled JAN the JOURNAL. With Michelin stardom under his belt, this 250-page visual feast will take readers through his travels, lifestyle and above all else, an epicurean journey […]

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When I met Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen for the first time in 2016, he had just catapulted onto the world stage after clinching the accolade of a Michelin star for his first self-titled restaurant JAN. A lot has happened since then; filmed a television documentary about JAN, opened a second private dining room honouring […]

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“When you find the right balance on the plate, and when you have nothing else to say, that is perfection,” explained two-star Michelin Chef Guillaume Galliot of Caprice, housed in the Four Seasons Hong Kong. In a brief interview, we discussed his approach to food, lifelong learning, inspiration and more. At what point in your […]

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Unexpected Mastery of the Fine Art of Sushi Found in Astoria Gaijin, literally translated, means “outside person,” and as a non-Japanese master of the fine art of omakase sushi, Chef Mark Garcia certainly fits the bill. With that said, Chef Garcia is leaving connoisseurs of fine sushi no choice but to stand up and take […]

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