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Opinion | The Bear season 3 gets it wrong – restaurants can be a positive place, says real-life chef

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Opinion | The Bear season 3 gets it wrong – restaurants can be a positive place, says real-life chef

Katie Button is the co-founder and chief brand officer of Katie Button Restaurants, which operates Cúrate Tapas Bar in Asheville, North Carolina, in the US. In the past, she has staged at leading restaurants such as El Bulli in Spain and Jean-Georges in New York. One of the selling points of the smash hit drama … Read more

Top chefs decry gastronomic conformity in the Instagram age, but is social media’s influence all bad?

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Top chefs decry gastronomic conformity in the Instagram age, but is social media’s influence all bad?

“We followed the Michelin template and had the Michelin attitude – we did what we had to do to get the stars, we had the silver cutlery and the white tablecloths,” says Aduriz, now fifth in the global Best Chef list. The interior of Mugaritz, Andoni Luis Aduriz’s restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country. Photo: Mugaritz … Read more