gastronomy
As with many European port-cities, Porto has a colourful history. Initially a small settlement of Celtic tribes, centuries of maritime trade brought Romans, Visigoths, and Moors before falling under the rule of Portugal when the city became - like the wine that followed - fortified. Commercial success with wine, textile and salt exports saw investment and infrastructure in the mid to late Middle Ages resulting in a number of impressive buildings and a charming network of winding streets flanked by colourful apartments. Gastronomy is a route, arguably the finest, into understanding this history...
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If you think of Paris, you’ll likely think of iconic buildings like the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. Beneath the streets of the City of Lights, though, is a hidden world. Les Caves du Louvre is a different side to Paris. Built in the 18th century, the lesser known tourist spot is an underground network of cellars and tunnels, previously used as an elaborate wine cellar for King Louis XIV. At the turn of that century, the late king’s sommelier had ordered the construction of the space, one that meant wine could be supplied to the palace in complete discretion. "The cellars… were built ...
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Meaning 'enjoy', Disfrutar has topped the list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants and the waiting list to book a table is now approaching one year. It has received top ratings from various prestigious guides, including Michelin. For the chefs who started the business, being crowned world's best is a huge honour that has been many years in the making. Ghost kitchens, tortillas and giant greenhouses - Spanish gastronomy on show at the Venice BiennaleOriol Castro, Mateu Casañas and Eduard Xatruch met at the legendary restaurant 'El Bulli' where they worked as chefs under the orders of Ferran Adri...
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From salmon-flavoured gin to chorizo-flavoured whisky, Antonio Naranjo sees no limits to the unusual flavour combinations he can introduce to his cocktails. “I always try to go to the weird parts that people don’t know,” he says. “If I need to make a cocktail weird, I go for something like anchovies, or maybe salmon or maybe cheese. Something normally you don’t find in the bar.” The Cuban mixologist has been playing with people’s palettes for years, since he first decided to become a bartender after leaving Cuba at age 20. His recipes go far beyond your classic cocktails, producing what he cal...
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From the late French chef Alain Senderens's role in popularizing food and wine pairings to the wine recommendations of Cyril Lignac, chefs' interest in the world of wine is of course nothing new. But now an increasing number in France are getting even more closely involved in the actual creation of fine wines, like the many international celebrities who have put associated their name and image with top vintages. Among rosé wines from the French region of Provence, the Bandol appellation is famous for vintages associated with gastronomic pairings. Cradled by the sea breezes, the Var vineyards, ...
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Forced to start picking grapes much earlier than normal because of torrid temperatures, winemakers across France are worrying that grape quality will suffer from the climate-induced stress. The exceptionally dry conditions spread from the rugged hills of Herault along the Mediterranean, where picking is already underway, to the normally verdant Alsace in the northeast. Waves of extreme heat this summer accelerated grape maturation, meaning harvests had to begin one to three weeks early or more -- in Languedoc-Roussillon, some growers even started in late July. "We were all a bit surprised, the...
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The US TV show "The Bear" is turning Italian beef sandwiches into a runaway success. Sales of these classic Chicago sandwiches have increased in the United States since the show's first season aired in June. TV series have already been seen to influence the fashion world. "Squid Game," a major worldwide hit, offered a glimpse of the powers of fiction, spurring spinoff products, makeup trends on social networks, and renewed interest in jogging suits and other clothes worn by the show's characters. Now, it seems that TV shows are also influencing food trends. It may not have reached the scale of...
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The drought that has left a large part of Europe's soils dry since the beginning of the summer serves as a reminder that water is a precious and exhaustible commodity. The restrictions imposed on farmers lead to serious considerations about the food of tomorrow. One solution could come from West African countries, which, for thousands of years, have been cultivating a cereal that needs almost no water to grow. That grain is fonio. It's not wheat, it's not barley, and it's not quinoa either. But, it looks quite similar to these grains. Available in white and black varieties, although the latter...
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These latest must-have sneakers may not be to everyone's taste, but for beer lovers, they could really raise the bar. Heineken has managed to incorporate beer into the soles of a pair of sneakers to promote its new lager. Forget sneakers with soles that give off flashes of light with each step, or even those with built-in glitter. While fashion design may not be its usual territory, there's no doubt that Heineken has pulled out all the stops to promote its latest lager, Heineken Silver. But rather than using its prime product to fill a pint glass, the Dutch brewing giant has incorporated the b...
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By 2029, the meat substitute market is expected to grow by more than 11% to $12 billion. And hardly a day goes by without the food industry coming up with a new animal-protein-free alternative. However, the success of this market may not be quite what you think... Plant-based alternatives are still far from winning over all consumers Consumers born after World War II and up to 1965 -- those typically referred to as "boomers" -- are not the category most attracted to this type of food. Gen Z, those born in the late 1990s, but also Millennials, consumers born between the early 1980s and mid-1990...
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