Avustralya’daki restoranlarım Efendy ve Anason, yıllar içinde pek çok ödül kazandı. Ama bir türlü The Good Food Guide’da ‘şapka’ alamadık. Artık takıntıya dönüşen bu tutkudan vazgeçmemiz gerektiğine inanıyordum. Odağına Ege’nin sebze yemeklerini alan yeni restoranım Maydanoz o ‘şapka’yı kazanınca yıllar boyunca bu ödülü almak için verdiğimiz emeği düşündüm. Bir yanda geçip giden zaman, ayrılıklar, parasızlık, umutsuzluk; bir yanda başarı ve onun getirdikleri...
#Avustralya2023 yılı gastronomi için Michelin yıldızından sürdürülebilirlik sohbetlerine, açılan yeni mekânlardan sosyal medyada trend olan yemeklere dolu dolu bir gündemle geçti. Lezzetli Hayat ekibi olarak bu yıl hangi konularda yazıp çizdik, neler duyduk, dinledik hepsini bir araya getirerek seneyi özetleyen bir derleme hazırladık.
#GİZEM DİNÇBAŞISTANBUL -Amid the glamorous designer shops in Istanbul’s Istinye Park, overlooking the lavish Louis Vuittion and Gucci store is the divine Turkish kitchen of Borsa Lokantası. With several branches throughout Istanbul, Borsa Lokantası is indisputably a must-try for anyone interested in the beauty of Turkish cuisines
BRAY, England - The Fat Duck, a world-renowned British establishment reputed for dishes such as snail porridge and bacon-and-egg ice cream, is struggling to explain how numerous customers fell ill after eating there. The restaurant remains closed after more than 400 customers have reported falling ill last week
ISTANBUL - In 45 years on the job, veteran Turkish journalist, TV producer, columnist and writer Mehmet Ali Birand has interviewed some of the world’s leading personalities. In person, he is a calm gentleman, who loves writing books and being a news reporter
PARIS - Crisis wasn't on the menu Monday for Le Bristol, where Michelin elevated chef Eric Frechon's restaurant to 3-star status - the only one to receive such an upgrade in this year's guide. Frechon said his new coveted status should help fill empty dining tables
VALENCE - While the recipes she uses for teaching are somewhat simplified versions of those in her nearby Maison Pic gastronomic restaurant, Michelin three-star female chef Anne-Sophie Pic said they are nonetheless difficult to carry out alone in one's kitchen
BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK - Bethlehem was once a prosperous town a few minutes' drive from Jerusalem when Bahamas opened in 1997, with Christian pilgrims traveling in droves to the traditional site of Jesus's birth and Israelis visiting the tomb of the biblical matriarch Rachel just a few hundred metres from the restaurant