Dubbed The Pavarotti of Pasta by the news show, Bottura and his wife, Lara Gilmore, explained how they struggled to make an impact with their restaurant for years before Bottura’s distinct, modern makeover of Italian cuisine was finally accepted in the country.
The episode saw the chef take presenter, Lesley Stahl, through a journey of his signature dishes as he explained the ideas behind creation like seawater paper and camouflage hare.
For anyone wanting to glean insight into the mind of the chef, it's a good look at the work he’s been doing at the top of Italy’s culinary ladder and, more recently, the work he’s done with hisFood for Soulproject: seven soup kitchens opened around the world to feed needy people with food destined for the trash.
“The numbers are math," explained Bottura during the interview, “33 percent of the world’s production is wasted every year. 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted every year. You know, think about one a trillion apples in the garbage. Think about how many, you know, apple pies you could create with those.”
The white truffle found in Alba, in Italy's Piedmont region, is highly-prized all over the world, and while the ancient tradition of the 'trifolau' still continues in the region, there is a dark side to truffle hunting.
Katerina Axelsson is the founder of Tastry, a sensory science company that uses artificial intelligence to match consumers' tastes with thousands of wines. But does this spell the end for sommeliers? Read on and find out.
The three-Michelin-star restaurant will launch a fairytale winter pop-up tent inspired by Japan's Hokkaido winter time, from 10 December, 2020, to 28 March, 2021. Find out how to book a spot.
Listen to the fascinating story of gumbo as seen through Alec's eyes, a love affair in which even a severe shellfish allergy and hospitalisation won't stop him in his quest to make the best.
Percebes or goose barnacles are notoriously dangerous to harvest, and many fishermen have lost their lives trying to collect them. Kaja Sajovic joined the intrepid goose barnacle hunters of south-western Portugal in search of the highly sought-after shellfish.
