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Brad Kilgore: "Why Can’t you Have Ice Cream as a First Course?”

Miami-based chef Brad Kilgore occupies a space in gastronomy between complexity and simplicity. Here he spoke to Fine Dining Lovers about his work, his restaurant philosophy and dough.

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Andreas Caminada: "Cooking is Not Just a Job, it's a Calling"

Chef Andreas Caminada, one of S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy's Seven Sages, writes a letter to his younger self, imparting wisdom, advice and insight as part of our Lessons Learned series.

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Freshly Squeezed: 'The Sioux Chef' Sean Sherman

Freshly Squeezed meets 'The Sioux Chef', Sean Sherman, who is reclaiming the lost food heritage of his Lakota ancestors and serving native cuisine at his Minneapolis restaurant Owamni.

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Mattia Agazzi: A New Star is Born in Beverly Hills

Meet the young Italian chef who has won his first Michelin star, putting Italian cuisine on the LA circuit with the newly opened Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura Beverly Hills.

Chef Rene Redzepi, Owner of The Best Restaurant in The World

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René Redzepi: "Noma Needs to be the Best Place to Work"

Just minutes after Noma was crowned the best restaurant in the world, René Redzepi said his restaurant must continue to change, disrupt and become the best place to work.

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New York City’s Hottest Cocktail is... Illegal

The most sought-after cocktail in New York City is not available in any bar. It's an unlicensed street drink whose creator, a local entrepreneur, is looking to go legit. Teetotaller Iris McCarthy tells the story.

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Meet Asia's Top Female Chefs

Across Asia, an increasing number of women are entering the kitchen and flourishing as chefs. Here's our pick of the best leading and up-and-coming female chefs in Asia.

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E14: "The Sioux Chef” Sean Sherman

Sean Sherman is a chef and founder of The Sioux Chef, a group of indigenous American ethnobotanists, food preservationists, adventurers and forag...

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E13: “Pie King” Calum Franklin

Calum Franklin, the chef behind London’s Victorian-style Pie Room, is making pie-making fashionable again. His and his team’s incredible creation...

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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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 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: 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.