The Pleasures of Fermenting Foods yourself
Fermented foods have made a big comeback recently and for good reason. They’re packed with flavor and health benefits. My parents used to ferment kimchi when I was a kid […]
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Yogurt & fermented foods: health benefits and potential risks
Fermented foods have been a part of human cultures around the world for thousands of years. Next to the once mysterious, yet by science enlightened natural process of sugars turning […]
CLOSED – SHED: connecting the land and table sustainably in Healdsburg, California
It tears my heart, when a superb, forward-looking restaurant shuts down. Ahead of its time in its particular location, SHED CLOSED just before the global mayhem of 2020. In my […]
Fermented foods for vitality & health: probiotic recipes from global cultures
The cookbook Fermented foods for vitality & health draws a digestion and immunity boosting inspiration from around the world. Dominated by European recipes from the Mediterranean (Egypt, Croatia, Greece, Italy) […]
FOOD TRENDS: how fashionable food fads influence your plate
Trends are not invented. Food trends “reflect our contemporary world and spin up at a specific moment”, I learned during the four-weeks intensive course at the Ferrandi culinary institution based […]
Puzzling out dietary myths: paleo, vegan or detox as the new millennial diet
Should I go paleo, vegan or detox? Probably, like most people enchanted by the next superfood, you feel quite confused when dwelling on the idea of a healthy diet. If […]
Palkin: savouring gastronomic history of St Petersburg
Foie gras, truffles and beef mingle with game, smoked Sterlet Sturgeon fish and other gastronomic delicacies suggesting an upper-class dining experience…
Tsar: dining like a royalty in St Petersburg
As its name suggests Tsar is a fine dining restaurant in an authentic grandiose Russian style…
The House of Roosevelt in Shanghai: the ultimate stop for wine lovers
Its location at the most prestigious area in Shanghai might have guaranteed the popularity of this restaurant, private club, roof lounge and wine shop in one. However, it is the cellar which is the most wondrous attraction here.