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19th May 2013
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If you watch BBC, it’s pretty likely you have come across famous chef Heston Blumenthal. The self-taught chef is known for inventing at his restaurant The Fat Duck, outside London, a new set of cooking rules. And Rene Redzepi? The Danish-Albanian chose his career as a chef almost by chance, starting at El Bulli, and is now the head chef of Noma, in Copenhagen, considered world's best restaurant according to World's 50 Best Restaurants chart. Rene Redzepi, Heston Blumenthal, but also Grant Achatz, Massimo Bottura, Juan Mari and Elena Arzak, Inaki Aizpitarte some examples of the lucky great chefs that have been dragged out of obscurity or industry-limited interest, to fame and worldwide mass success, writing books, owning restaurants and cooking schools.
Discover the Chef of the restaurant Enocratia, Eugenio Boer's secret recipe for the Milan Food&Wine Festival, a parallel event to the major Identità Golose
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Mario Batali's Eataly is setting sail. The gourmet Italian store is opening an 80-seat restaurant aboard the MSC Preziosa Mediterranean Cruise
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Discover what special events will be taking place at Identità Golose 2013, from unusual performances to lessons on cooking with water, to secret recipes
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Celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa is marking his presence in Las Vegas with the opening of his Nobu Hotel, which is also home to the world's largest Nobu restaurant
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Mexican chef Enrique Olvera has created a special menu that is being featured at Ikarus restaurant in Salzburg, Austria
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In the latest episode of his YouTube series Avec Eric, Le Bernadin chef Eric Ripert shows you how to prepare 1,000 pounds of fish
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Watch California chef Traci Des Jardins talk about her upbringing, building a successful career and her key ingredient: people
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The uber successful Adria brothers have announced official opening dates for their two upcoming Barcelona restaurants, Pakta and Yaguarcan
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Legendary French chef Paul Bocuse is recovering from a bad cold that landed him in the hospital last week
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Wondering what mouth-watering delicacies the team at Next will prepare for The Hunt? Check out a video preview of the seasonal menu dedicated to local game
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Celebrity chef and baker extraordinaire Elizabeth Faulkner has organized a cooking competition among female chefs, including Cat Cora and Amanda Freitag
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Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud will soon be producing his own high-end brand of single malt whiskey
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Finally, a video of Ferran Adria's keynote speech at Wired 2012 is available to the public. The chef talks about the importance of innovation and the BulliPedia
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Famous chef and globetrotter José Andrés fell in love with Haiti and he thinks you'll like it too. Watch this video and see for yourself
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The third Perfect Host application by S.Pellegrino is launched, featuring classic recipes, shopping advice and tips for a wonderful Italian Christmas
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Three Michelin starred Spanish chefs took up the challenge of reinventing the dishes of the great French chefs Escoffier, Carême and Vatel
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