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Michael Elégbèdé Itan
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Out of Africa: Michael Elégbèdé's Platform for Global Change

By empowering local food systems and exalting Nigerian culture Chef Michael Elégbèdé points the way to the positive change needed at ÌTÀN in Lagos.
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Sasu Laukkonen
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Sasu Laukkonen: A Sushi Survival Story

Discover how the Michelin-starred Finnish chef's Ora restaurant turned into a sushi pop-up shop overnight, becoming a story that inspired a nation.
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Danielle Nierenberg
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Food Activist Danielle Nierenberg Wins 2020 Julia Child Award

The president and co-founder of Food Tank will be awarded a $50,000 grant to advance her mission to make food as sustainable and equitable as possible.
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Paul Sorgule's 10 Principles for Professional Cooks

Paul Sorgule offers up ten guiding principles on what it takes to be a professional cook which reach beyond conduct, policy, procedures and pandemics, from respect and team work to honesty and professionalism.
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Kwame Onwuachi
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Chef Kwame Onwuachi is to Leave Kith and Kin

James Beard Award winner chef Kwame Onwuachi has announced he is to leave the landmark Washington D/C. restaurant Kith and Kin.
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Mory Sacko
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Mory Sacko to Open his First Restaurant in Paris

The 27 year old chef, and star contestant on Top Chef, France, will open Mosuke restaurant in Paris in September. Discover more about his trail blazing cuisine.
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Megan and Colby Garrelts Bluestem KC
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Chefs use Coronavirus Relief Fund for Healthcare Insurance

Megan and Colby Garrelts of Bluestem in Kansas City used a grant from the James Beard Foundation's Restaurant Relief Fund to pay for staff healthcare insurance when their restaurants were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Anthony Bouurdain Day
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#BourdainDay2020 - The Food World Reacts

Today is #BourdainDay and we remember the chef whose empathy we need now more than ever.
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Ciro Watanabe
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Latin American Chefs Pay Tribute to Ciro Watanabe

The world of gastronomy is in mourning after the passing of Peruvian chef Ciro Watanabe who passed away in Lima last weekend due to complications surrounding stomach surgery.
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Fine Dining Lovers Coronavirus Survey for Professionals
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The Coronavirus Survey: The Expert View

Read the Fine Dining Lovers Coronavirus Survey and find out what restaurant industry experts really think about the crisis.
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Fine Dining Lovers Survey for Diners
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The Coronavirus Survey: What Diners Think

For the lowdown on the lockdown and beyond, read the Fine Dining Lovers Coronavirus Survey, and find out how diners are dealing with the crisis.
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Amanda Cohen
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Amanda Cohen: We Need to Fix Our Restaurant Industry

In Fine Dining Lovers’ Turning The Tables, a series of talks by restaurant industry leaders, Amanda Cohen of Dirt Candy speaks about how the coronavirus crisis heighted issues in the industry and how it needs to change.
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Danny Meyer Says his Restaurants Will Remain Closed for the Foreseeable Future

New York's leading hospitality expert says it's not in his interests to re-open his full-service restaurants until a vaccine is found for coronavirus.
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Tom Colicchio
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Tom Colicchio: "There’s Going to be a Whole Second Wave of Closures.”

Tom Colicchio speaks about the challenges facing the restaurant industry once it reopens for business and the threat of a second wave of closures.
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S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2019/2020: discover all the finalists!

Take a look at the results of the regional finals and meet all the young chefs that will compete in the Grand Finale

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Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson

TV Star
Joe Bastianich

Joe Bastianich 

Restaurateur
Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

TV Star
Holly Garrad Cole

Holly Cole

Journalist
Ishay Govender-Ypma

Ishay Govender-Ypma

Journalist
Mathilde Bourge

Mathilde Bourge

Journalist
Evelyn Chen

Evelyn Chen

Journalist
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Massimo Bottura

Chef
Ilkka Siren

Ilkka Siren

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Hugo McCafferty

Hugo McCafferty

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Female chefs

Chef Shirel Berger
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Shirel Berger: "The plant kingdom is the most fascinating"
The chef/owner of OPA in Tel Aviv is putting fruit and vegetables on the plate but she doesn't want to be labelled. Find out why.
Cho Hee-Sook
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Cho Hee-Suk, the Godmother of Korean Cuisine, is Asia's Best Female Chef 2020
The Chef of the Chefs and mentor to the country's many celebrated chefs, Cho Hee-Suk of Hansikgonggan was awarded the prestigious award presented by Asia's 50 Best Restaurants.
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S.Pellegrino celebrates its 120 years in Taipei enhancing female talents
Discover more about the event at Regent Hotel where some succesful women from the food & beverage industry had the chance to tell their story.
Sweet Batel leaf Dish by Garima Arora
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Garima Arora's Inspirational Dishes
Taste with your eyes some of the best creations of chef Arora from Gaa in Bangkok, the first Indian female chef in the world to be awarded a Michelin star.
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In search of exclusivity: Shoji Natsuko's six-seats restaurant
After five years of by-invitation-only, Été is moving and opening to online reserve: meet chef Natsuko, born as a pastry chef and now experimenting a new cuisine based on seasonal Japanese ingredients
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Chef Enrico Cerea
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Enrico Cerea: Volunteer Cooking Has Allowed Me to Give Back
The three-Michelin-starred Italian chef from Da Vittorio restaurant shares his joy in being able to nourish those at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic in Bergamo, Italy.
Camilla Marcus
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Camilla Marcus is Fighting for the Survival of NYC's Independent Restaurants
Camilla Marcus is the owner of West~bourne in SoHo in NYC and founder of a NYC coalition lobbying the government for relief for independent restaurants as the coronavirus pandemic threatens their future.
Humm
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Daniel Humm: "Our industry now hangs on a thread"
Not even chef Daniel Humm is immune to the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Here he reflects on what the future holds for fine dining and society.
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Brazil's Chefs Unite to Defend Their Industry
United they stand, divided they will fall: in a coordinated action, the likes of which has never been seen before in Brazil, the country’s chefs and restaurant owners have come together to succesfully pressure their government to provide emergency aid to the hospitality industry.
Andrew Wong and Mukta Das
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Down and Out in Paris, London and Elsewhere: Chinese Food Businesses During a Global Health Crisis
Chef Andrew Wong and Dr Mukta Das reflect on the history of misinformation and racialised views surrounding Chinese food and how the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the problems.
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