Cambodian Chef Wins Culinary World Cup in Paris
Held between September 11th and 14th, the inaugural Private Chef World Cup (PCWC2025) competition attracted chefs from around the world. The location, Village International de la Gastronomie,...
The King of Sweetness
The International Wine Challenge (IWC) in London has crowned Hans Tschida 'Sweet Winemaker of the Year' for the 11th time.
Burgenland winemaker Hans Tschida turns almost every appearance at the International Wine...
Goodbye La Maison
“We walk about under a load of memories which we long to share and somehow never can.”
― George Orwell, Burmese Days
La Maison Birmane
For ten to fourteen days of almost every month for...
The Uva From La Mancha
Octavo Arte Verdejo, La Mancha, Spain
I stumbled upon this wine at a dinner in Ha Noi this past week and found it absolutely delightful. Matched as it was with...
Tasting with Thibault
A fascinating tasting of Troplong Mondot wines with my old friend and great man of wine, Thibault Odent. Thibault is genuinely funny, irreverent, and cheekily mischievous; tasting wine with him is...
ODE to Joy
The Moors arrived on the Iberian Peninsula from North Africa in 711 AD, establishing a civilization known as al-Andalus, which was ruled by a series of caliphates for over 400 years.
On...
Champagne de Saint Gall
Union Champagne is a winemaking co-operative based in the village of Avize. Champagne de Saint Gall is the name of the Champagnes produced by Union Champagne.
Founded in 1966, it comprises...
CRAB FEST -CODA & EPILOGUE: Decapoda Brachyura
"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art!"
— Grimod de La Reynière
Decapoda Brachyura
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter in the brain, sometimes referred to as...
