Glenn Viel lives life intensely. This intensity is expressed in streamlined, minimalist dishes with powerful, persistent tastes. His life is a race against the clock, and on that race he is accompanied by a Fifty Fathoms diver’s watch from the prestigious master watchmaker Blancpain.
Julien Dumas, the new chef of the Saint James in Paris, tells us about a cheese that he enjoyed as a child, Persillé de Tignes. This excellent product represents the commitment required from chefs everywhere to protect the environment and its biodiversity.
Kumatiya, a small, spiny tree typical of Rajasthan, has a great deal of appeal. In addition to being a part of the territory’s traditional agroforestry system and a source of complementary revenue with its gum arabic, it also offers a gratifying gourmet treat: its seeds.
The Gravenstein apple is a symbol of the Sonoma County community. Brought here by Russian trappers in the early 19th century, it has provided food and drink for the locals for many years. Today its orchards are threatened by the success of the region’s vineyards.
“Black chicken, authentic chicken.” This Tuscan saying expresses just how firmly rooted pollo nero del Valdarno truly is here. As part of the Food for Change campaign by Slow Food, we set out to encounter this passenger aboard the Ark of Taste.
In the face of industrial agriculture and standardized diets, we need a Noah’s Ark of foods. One that protects the foods that make our cuisine so special: the ingredients that express the talents of our region. A treasure to carry forward for the future of our tastebuds and our countrysides.
Leonardo da Vinci’s little-known project, cut short by his demise, was to transform Romorantin into the “ideal city” and that spirit permeates the city to this day. As it does the Grand Hôtel du Lion d’Or, erected in the days of the Italian genius and designed to make all the senses sing.
Europe’s seabass stocks are being hit hard by unsustainable fishing practices. If, we hope to continue eating this fish, we must no longer buy it during its spawning period. Relais & Châteaux chefs are taking the lead on this initiative by avoiding seabass in their menus in February and March.
China, the USA, Australia... even Brazil: many of the world’s countries have banned electric pulse fishing. Europe did too, but is subject to derogations for commercial purposes. Relais & Châteaux is committed to working with the Bloom association to ban it permanently in Europe.
Rémy Giraud, the two Michelin star chef at the Domaine des Hauts de Loire, introduces us to a dry bean called the Comtesse de Chambord, and the grower who brought it back to the market, Robert Albezard.
Saint-Denis is a city of diversity. It is inhabited by 135 nationalities and is where the final resting place of the kings and queens of France stands next to another great cathedral, one erected to the gods of football. The city was one of the great industrial centres of Europe...
Le Petit Nice's story begins like a film. The date is 1917. The location is Marseille, next to the sea. A countess leaves her neo-classical villa and crosses the street to make a phone call from the bar across the way. She informs her real estate agent of her desire to sell the villa...
Paolo Sari is the chef of Monte-Carlo Beach in Monaco. In his Michelin-starred kitchen, the products he works with come from the surrounding area, all within a 150-km radius. Looking out at the great blue sea, he talks to us about his gastronomic choices and the links he weaves with his producers.
Amazed by the amount of organic waste produced by his restaurant, Stephan Martinez decided to tackle the problem. His company Moulinot collects and transforms the organic waste of more than 300 establishments in the Île-de-France region, a model that has seriously piqued the interest of politicians.