Journalist + sommelier / Argentina + Latin America
(The Independent) It’s a suffocating afternoon in Carmen del Emero, Bolivia, but Nelo Yarari Alipaz is oblivious to the humidity and relentless buzzing. The community leader of this remote village in Bolivia’s Amazon – accessible only by a nine-hour boat ride – is ready to talk business with one of Bolivia’s top chefs, Marsia Taha, who […]
(La Nación) A joint report on Argentina’s performance in last night’s LatAm 50 Best in collaboration with Valentina Ruderman for LA NACION. Pablo Rivero of Don Julio takes home Best Hospitality; Tomas Kalika at Mishiguene is Highest Climber, Mariano Ramon of Gran Dabbang a scorching new entry; the PROPER RESTAURANT boys, Leo Lanussol and Augusto Mayer, giving small restaurants a big voice; and Narda Lepes at Narda Comedor taking on the challenge to make greens […]
(Condé Nast Traveller) The head chef of Peru’s best restaurant Pía León opens her first solo project.
(Condé Nast Traveller) The Kolkata-born chef, best known for the 25-course emoji menu at his eponymous Bangkok restaurant, shares his shopping list. Check it out in November 2018’s Condé Nast Traveller.
(Fine Dining Lovers) The world’s eighth-largest country, Argentina, has very much to offer fine dining lovers hungry for meals outside of the capital Buenos Aires and also beyond steak. Fine Dining Lovers has checked out Córdoba, wine-producing province of Mendoza, Patagonia and Puerto Iguazú – home to the awe-inspiring waterfalls – for meals worth travelling for. As the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants are getting closer, discover […]
(DK) Break new ground with this spice book like no other, from food scientist and bestselling author, Dr Stuart Farrimond (and me). Explore the science behind the art of making incredible spice blends and how the flavour compounds within spices work together to create exciting layers of flavour and new sensations. My chapter looks at […]
(The Independent) Sitting in his garden near Adelaide, South Australia, Jock Zonfrillo is filled with glee. “My two English longhorns are arriving today!” he crows with joy. His happiness isn’t just evident because he plans to make beautiful calves; in 2011, the Scottish-Italian chef and farmer Richard Gunner of Coorong Angus Beef imported livestock embryos […]
(Fine Dining Lovers) Forced to leave Poland and start a new life on the other side of the world in Argentina, Tomás Kalika’s Jewish grandmother Olga surely never imagined her eynikl (grandson in Yiddish) would reintroduce humble Polish recipes at Mishiguene, his restaurant ranked as one of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2017. Besides family dishes originating in Russia, Germany and Poland, […]
(The Independent) When Ana Roš is ensconced at her summer house tucked away in the Julian Alps in Slovenia, she’s usually on holiday, but this year the Slovenian chef – who appeared in season two of Netflix’s Chef’s Table – is using down time away from the burners to pen her first book. Roš whose fine-dining restaurant Hiša Franko made its debut in […]
(The World’s 50 Best) Like the flower after which her restaurant is named, Pía León is set to bloom when she unveils Kjolle at Lima’s brand new Casa Tupac on August 10. After a decade cooking at Central, the three-time No.1 in Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, alongside her husband Virgilio Martínez, Latin America’s top female chef reveals […]