British cheese revolution that would leave the French gasp beyond fromage
British cheese had millennia of tradition on the islands' soil and in the milkmen's craft, but all that diversity and skill got almost wiped out post WWII. Rejuvenated over the ...
Hamimi: empowering women of Morocco through repurposing traditional crafts for contemporary styles
It is ever more rare to find high quality, real craftsmanship based on traditional routes either through apprenticeships or handmade in-house. One of the islands of skilled hope today remains ...
Shinichiro Ogata: Japanese design culture of SIMPLICITY and SABOE Japanese tea
I interviewed Shinichiro Ogata, Japanese designer, creative director and founder of SIMPLICITY and SABOE tea experience on the theme of Japanese contemporary culture & tea's place in it. Shinichiro Ogata, the ...
Alain Ducasse: farmers' friend and chef activist
As the “artistic director” Alain Ducasse is not cooking at his restaurants very often, instead, he is “the one who carries the vision”. The French native and multi-Michelin chef is passionate about ...
Massimo Bottura: letting Italian genius out of the bottle
Becoming Italy's best chef today requires a striking culinary genius. At first unsettling the deeply traditional culinary habits in Italy by remaking its regional fare like spaghetti bolognese, chunks of ...
Toshiro Konishi: interview with master of nikkei cuisine and philanthropist who connected Peru with Japan
Toshiro Konishi was a Japanese chef recognised for his Japanese-Peruvian fusion cuisine known also as "Nikkei". Already when 16 years-old he worked at Fumi restaurant in Tokyo together with the ...
Chef Georges Blanc: keeping the Bresse chicken rolling the high game
Blanc was rewarded with three Michelin stars and kept them for over thirty years ...
La Muse Blue Investigates current wine pricing
Investigation of current wine pricing. In London, the European hub of international wine, I interviewed highly credible sources of the powerful wine business ...
Global sommelier Manuel Rodrigues: From Chablis through Dubai, Singapore to Tokyo
"The winemaker should touch the wine the less as is possible. I believe, that the nature is expressed the most." Manuel Rodrigues With a fortunate hands-on experience working on a ...