People

US President Joe Biden Loves His Hometown’s Food

Article

Biden's Bites: The New President's Favourite Hometown Food

Millions will be watching as Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States of America, but how many of them know that he is a massive foodie? Here we take a look at the presidential palate, both past and present, and round-up some of Joe Biden's favourite hometown dining spots.

Article

The Dog That Only Ate Wagyu: Tales from a Superyacht Chef

From pampered pooches to a man who ate a full English breakfast every day, chef Harriet Mansell's stories about life as a chef on board superyachts are jaw-dropping. But the gig enabled the ex-Noma chef to save enough money to open her own restaurant. Read her amazing story here.

Article

Keller Cancelled: Chef Deletes Twitter Account

US chef Thomas Keller has deleted his Twitter account after facing a backlash. Find out what he said that courted criticism.

Article

Marcus Samuelsson's New Cookbook Celebrates the Diversity of Black Cooking

The chef from Red Rooster has released a new book telling the stories through food of 45 black chefs and cooks.

Article

Chefs Pay Tribute to Culinary Legend Albert Roux

Chefs around the world are paying respect to Albert Roux who has passed away at the age of 85.

Article

2020 Visionaries: Meet the Year's Food Innovators

20 of the amazing ideas, people, pivots and purposes that have answered 2020 with visionary responses.

Article

The Secret Chef: The True Cost of Dining

Searingly honest and sharp as a knife, The Secret Chef speaks the truth about the restaurant industry from behind the line. The second in the series examines the toxicity of kitchen culture and its effects upon the mental health of chefs.

Podcasts

Podcast

E8: "Circus to Steel" Bob Kramer

Bob Kramer is America’s foremost knife maker and master bladesmith. His bespoke chefs’ knives go for as much as $50,000 at auction and he famousl...

Podcast

E7: "A Very Different Restaurant" Brian Canlis

Brian Canlis runs Canlis restaurant alongside his brother, Mark. And they do things differently - very differently. As you will hear, Canlis is a...

Freshly Squeezed Episode 6 The Spice Club

Podcast

E6: "Building a Restaurant at Home" The Spice Club

Ten years ago, Monica Haldar managed to convince her mother Anita Sawhney to open up a pop-up restaurant in their family home in Manchester. Serv...

Podcast

E4: Yankee Goes Gumbo

This is a look at history, society, culture and tradition all through the eyes of a dish. A dish loved and adopted, nurtured and developed by gen...

Chef Watch

Video

James Beard Awards

A Chat With Chef Blaine Wetzel, Lummi Island’s Rising Star

We set out to Lummi Island, WA, to meet Blaine Wetzel, chef at the Willows Inn.

Video

James Beard Awards

A Chat With Chef Jimmy Bannos, Chicago's Rising Star

We traveled across the United States to meet the 2014 nominees for the James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year Award. While in Chicago,

Video

James Beard Awards

A Chat With Chef Jessica Largey, a Rising Star in San Francisco

We traveled across the United States to meet the 2014 nominees for the James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year Award. While in San Franc

Video

James Beard Awards

A Chat With Chef David Posey, a Rising Star in the Windy City

We traveled across the United States to meet the 2014 nominees for the James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef of the Year Award.

Video

Famous Chefs

Chef File: Interview With Bjorn Frantzen

An exclusive video interview with famous chef Bjorn Frantzén, from

Video

Davide Oldani

Davide Oldani at Fuorisalone 2014, 'Live From Milan'

Video

Best Chefs in the World

Claudio Sadler: Modernity & Movement

Watch the video for a “taste” of the Master Chef, Claudio Sadler.

Video

James Beard Awards

A Chat With Chef Katie Button, North Carolina's Rising Star

We had the opportunity to meet Katie Button, chef at Curate restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina.

Video

Famous Chefs

Chef File: Interview With Alain Passard

Video

Best Chefs in the World

Anatoly Komm: the Taste of Ideas

Fine Dining Lovers met the Moscow-born and highly eclectic chef Anatoly Komm, whose path to the profession has been unusual but - thanks to

Points of View

Article

Chef Michael Solomonov’s honest letter to younger self

Chef Michael Solomonov, chef-owner of Zahav, winner of the James Beard award for Best Restaurant in America, writes an honest letter to his younger self.

Article

Martin Roemers

Article

Anne-Sophie Pic: "I don't want to become obsessed with stars"

The French chef from three Michelin starred Maison Pic in Valence now holds eight Michelin stars in total across five restaurants. Find out what this means to her plus more about her forthcoming role as mentor in S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2019/20.

Article

Jose Avillez and his ever-growing culinary empire in Lisbon

Meet the 39-year-old Portuguese chef and step inside his 20 restaurants, every one with a different concepts. "Being a cook is, by definition, to be generous".

Young Chefs

Article

Young Chefs

Young Scottish Chefs Encouraged to Apply to Andrew Fairlie Scholarship

Applications are open for the Andrew Fairlie Scholarship, looking for young aspiring chefs to follow in the footsteps of Scotland's best chef.

Article

S.Pellegrino Young Chef

The Grand Jury of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2020 is Announced

The line-up of seven international chefs, known as The Seven Sages, who will decide the best young chef in the world at S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2020.

Article

Culinary Stops

Why Lima is hotter than ever

The consolidation of Peruvian cuisine shows that not only famous chefs are doing their thing: a new local scene is blooming with new concepts in Peru's liveliest city.

Levente Koppany | Central Europe winner SPYC 2019

Article

S.Pellegrino Young Chef

Meet the winners in the Central Europe final of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2019/20

Levente Koppány, Krzysztof Konieczny, Jana Stöger and Łukasz Moneta were the four young talents highlighted in the Central Europe final: we catch up with them before they head to the Grand Finale in 2020.

Zicheng Wang Winner SPYC 2019 Greater China

Article

S.Pellegrino Young Chef

Meet the winners in the Greater China final of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2019/20

Talented young chefs Victor/Zhi Cheng Wang, Ho Lam Shek, Pin-Jui Su and Ingrid Gonçalves share their thoughts and ambitions after their respective wins on their journey in the most exciting talent search for the best young chef in the world.

Paul Thinus Prinsloo_SPYC 2019 Africa and Middle East Final

Article

S.Pellegrino Young Chef

S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2019/20: Meet the winners in Africa and Middle East!

Find out what the winners Paul Thinus Prinsloo, Elissa Abou Tasse, Callan Austin and Marcus Gericke had to say about their win in the most compelling chef competition in the world.

Article

S.Pellegrino Young Chef

S.Pellegrino Young Chef: here are all the winners of the Greater China 2019 final

The last in the 12 regional finals of the world's most gripping talent search for the best young chef is complete! Find out the finalist and three award winners in the Greater China final!

Cynthia-Xrysw-Ruelas-Diaz_Latin America finalist SPYC 2019

Article

S.Pellegrino Young Chef

Meet the winners in the Latin America final of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2019/20

Meet the young talents destined to make waves in Latin America's fine dining scene following the regional final of the world's biggest search to find the best young chef: Cynthia Xrysw Ruelas Diaz, Eliodoro Xicum, Sebastián Pinzón Giraldo and Abraham Almazán.

Female Chefs

Article

Narda Lepes Named Latin America’s Best Female Chef 2020

Narda Lepes has been named Latin America’s Best Female Chef for 2020, and will be honoured at the virtual countdown of the list of Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants 2020, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, on 3 December.

Article

Delia Smith: Who is She, and her most Famous Recipes

In the UK, Delia Smith is a cultural icon. Find here Delia Smith’s most famous recipes.

Article

Who is Isabella Potì? Biography and Career in the Kitchen

Who is Isabella Potì? The young Italian chef was born in Italy in 1995. Isabella Potì very soon packed her bags for London. Here some Isabella Potì's recipes.