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Pía León: "Women Have to Want to Belong in the Industry"

Back in August, Pía León of Kjolle restaurant in Lima was named the World's Best Female Chef. Fine Dining Lovers spoke to the chef about her career pathway, as well as the way forward for women in the industry, and her own projects for the future. Take a look.

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Ottolenghi Test Kitchen Launches YouTube Channel

Israeli-born British chef Yotam Ottolenghi has launched the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen YouTube channel. Take a look.

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Levente Koppány: “I’m Happy to be Back in London”

The S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy finalist has just taken the reins of a new fine-dining project in the UK capital, where he plans to plant a flag for Hungarian cuisine. Find out more.

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Nigella in Hot Water with Italians Over 'Puttanesca'

Nigella Lawson has drawn criticism from Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera for changing the name of the traditional 'pasta alla puttanesca' to 'Slattern's Spaghetti'. Find out more.

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50 Years of Chez Panisse: Watch the LA Times Documentary

The LA Times has produced a 30-minute documentary to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Chez Panisse, called Alice Waters: How to Start a Food Revolution. Find out more.

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Dominique Crenn Wins Icon Award 2021

Chef, campaigner and activist Dominique Crenn has won the World's 50 Best Icon Award 2021, for her work on a range of issues, as well as championing women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights and labour rights. Find out more.

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José Andrés in New Orleans as Ida makes Landfall

José Andrés and World Central Kitchen are on the ground in New Orleans as Hurricane makes landfall in Louisiana causing widespread destruction.

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Podcasts

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E12: "The Power of Food" Clay Williams

Clay Williams is a Brooklyn-based photographer and co-founder of Black Food Folks, a platform that aims to promote and connect black food and dri...

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E11: "Queen of Fusion" Ixta Belfrage

Growing up in Italy to a British-American father and Latin American mother, chef Ixta Belfrage’s culinary outlook was destined to be internationa...

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E10: The Most Remote Michelin-Star Restaurant in The World

Restaurant Koks is a two-Michelin-star restaurant in the Faroe Islands, a rocky archipelago in the North Atlantic. There chef Poul Andrias Ziska,...

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E9: 'The Soldier Chef' Roshara Sanders

Roshara Sanders is the first Black female instructor at the Culinary Institute of America. She is an inspirational figure who has overcome hardsh...

Points of View

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Le Grand Fooding NY 2011: Interview with Chef Ana Ros

Passionate and tenacious, the Slovenian chef of Hiša Franko, preferred the stoves - and love - to a diplomatic career...

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Chef Anatoly Komm: the Taste of Ideas | Video Interview

Watch our exclusive video interview with chef Anatoly Komm. His restaurant Varvary, in Moscow, earned a position on the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants

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Rachel Quigley a Lawyer in the Kitchen

Rachel Quigley was a lawyer until she decided to quit it all and follow her dreams of a career in food starting off with the Cordon bleu school in Paris

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Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa: the Flavour of Nature | Video Interview

Exclusive interview with Yoshihiro Narisawa: the Japanese chef shared with Fine Dining Lovers his source of inspiration and cooking philosophy. Watch the video

Young Chefs

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Young Chefs

In Kyiv, Chef Eleonora Baranova is Open to the World

Chef Eleonora Baranova assimilates global influences into local ingredients at her restaurant in Kyiv, Ukraine, creating a cuisine without limits.

The Grand Jury of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2020

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S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy

The Grand Jury of S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2021 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 Academy 2021.

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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.

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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

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S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy

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

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S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy

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.

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S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy

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.

S.Pellegrino Young Chef 2019 China Final Winners

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S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy

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!

Female Chefs

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100 Most Influential Women in Hospitality 2021

Clare Smyth, Hélène Darroze and Nieves Barrágan Mohacho are just a few of the women recognised in CODE Hospitality's annual round-up of influential women creating positive change in the industry. See the list.

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On International Women's Day we Celebrate Eugénie Brazier

We remember the life and achievements of one of the most formidable and influential women in the history of gastronomy.

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Two-Star Vicky Lau Makes History in Hong Kong

The chef-owner of TATE Dining Room in Hong Kong has been awarded two stars for her French Chinese cooking. Discover more.

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Meet Claire Vallée of ONA: France's First Vegan Michelin Star

ONA in Arès, France, has become the first all-vegan restaurant in France to be awarded a Michelin star. Here Claire Vallée talks about her journey from archaeologist to successful chef.