Gourmet fine dining

Read the final part of Andrew Friedman’s exhaustive history of the CIA, bringing us right up to the present day. Golden Poppy is chef Dominique Crenn’s first restaurant in France, set to open in Paris in the spring of 2023. From Venice to Sicily, eco-centric fine dining is sweeping Italy, where 48 restaurants hold the new Michelin Green Star designation. We gourmet fine dining some of the Italian chefs making strides in sustainability.

Listen to the journalist and food writer Bill Buford speak of his gastronomic adventures in Lyon, and how the daily kneading of bread produced an enduring friendship. Listen to this podcast with chef Jacques Pepin, as he recounts his extraordinary life for Fine Dining Lovers’ Freshly Squeezed series. Rather than just being faux-meat, Mamu is different. It’s a mushroom-based meat alternative that’s getting its launch in restaurants so that chefs can test its versatility. René Redzepi and the Noma team have announced they will close the pioneering Copenhagen restaurant next year in the name of reinvention. Generations of family-run producers are nurturing the gastronomic wealth of this picturesque region of Croatia, with a little help from their chef friends. Find out where to stop off for some of the best cheese, olive oil, truffles and more.

Kiki Aranita asks Middle Eastern chefs and restaurateurs how they feel about the linguistic shift towards the region’s fashionable larder in US restaurants. Learn how to make sausages with chefs Dan Barber and Paul Hargrove from Blue Hill at Stone Barns, one of the world’s best restaurants. Are slow drinks the fastest growing trend in the world of cocktails? Kiki Aranita met mixologist Danny Childs to taste his drinks and find out. When a ceramicist works directly with chefs and restaurateurs to create bespoke pieces, all kinds of magic happens. Fine Dining Lovers contributor Flora Tsapovsky spoke to Erin Hupp about her unique tableware. How do you build the perfect sandwich?