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

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

World’s best restaurant Noma to stay open until 2025 as it eyes return to Kyoto for ‘unfinished business’

World’s best restaurant Noma to stay open until 2025 as it eyes return to Kyoto for ‘unfinished business’

In January 2023, Rene Redzepi announced the closing of his world-famous Copenhagen dining room Noma – the five-time winner of the World’s 50 Best restaurant list and one of the hardest tables to book on earth – at the end of 2024. Now, Noma’s chef and co-owner is giving diners a reprieve. And a new … Read more