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08/06/2025

Gareth Ward believes fine dining should be fun. “You’re on a night out, for f*ck’s sake,” says the iconoclastic British chef. “Stop taking yourself so seriously. Let your hair down, kick your shoes off, enjoy the music. Eat some food, drink some wine, and just take 12 hours of your life out…." (you spend the night there, too). www.ynyshir.co.uk

At Ynyshir, Gareth Ward takes an unapologetically global approach to gastronomy, importing ingredients, diving into Japanese technique and putting a DJ in the dining room

30/05/2025

Ducasse welcomes Vildgaard to the Palace of Versailles. https://shorturl.at/4hE0l

02/05/2025

🔥 The Art of Smoke — at Smoked Room Dubai 🔥

Tucked within the exclusive St. Regis Gardens, Smoked Room Dubai by Chef Dani García invites just twelve guests at a time into a Michelin-starred dining experience shaped by fire, silence, and creative obsession.

Every course in this smoke-driven tasting menu is a tribute to minimalism and intensity — Japanese discipline meets Andalusian spirit in a space designed for total immersion. Just elemental ingredients, masterfully transformed over flame.

🕯️ Twelve seats. One fire. Infinite detail.

02/05/2025

🔥🌿 One Night. Infinite Flavor — Smoked Room x Manāo

On the evening of May 5, two of the most distinctive culinary voices in Dubai come together for a one-off collaboration: Chef Dani García & Jesús Lobato of Smoked Room and Chefs Mohammad Orfali & Abjirah of Manāo.

Hosted at Smoked Room Dubai, this dinner will blur the lines between technique, region, and rhythm — fusing the primal elegance of smoke with the explosive layers of Southeast Asian flavor. Expect a menu of dialogue, contrast, and celebration, crafted by chefs who live to push boundaries.

🔥 Smoked Room’s intensity meets Manāo’s vibrancy — for one unforgettable night.

02/05/2025

🌿 Manāo Dubai — Where Southeast Asia Meets Modern Craft 🌿

At Manāo, Chefs Mohammad Orfali and Abjirah Khatwani invite you to experience Southeast Asia through a lens that’s both deeply respectful and radically original.

Located outside the predictable fine dining routes of Dubai, Manāo is a love letter to the flavor landscapes of Thailand and beyond — interpreted with precision, storytelling, and the signature edge that defines Orfali’s cuisine.

🌺 This is Southeast Asia — with Dubai rhythm.

24/04/2025

It’s hard to imagine that when Nora and Stefan first visited the two-story space that is now their restaurant, they found little more than a decrepit room of 300 square meters in the eighth district of Vienna. It’s also hard to imagine what made them decide on it so immediately, to the point of canceling all other prospective visits they had scheduled. Was it that it was located at 13 Kochgasse, the cook’s street? The fact is that about one year later, in late 2023, Stefan lit the first fire, Nora opened the doors and the couple’s dream finally became a reality.

22/04/2025

Stefan Doubek’s trajectory from curious young cook to one of Austria’s most compelling culinary voices has been swift and singular. Named the country’s youngest Global Master Chef at just 18, he sharpened his skills in some of Europe’s most exacting kitchens, including Jordnær in Copenhagen and Chambre Séparée in Brussels.

Back in Vienna, he launched Doubek in 2023 with partner Nora Pein. There, fire is not just a technique but a philosophy: each dish is touched by flame, with a focus on seafood, seasonal produce, and subtle Japanese influence. The result is a bold and elemental style that has earned the restaurant two Michelin stars directly.

20/04/2025

A symphony of fire and flavour. Stefan Doubek’s cuisine is tasty and complex, with a pristine presentation. On the plate, two or three elements – the main ingredient, the sauce, a discreet garnish – suggest a very elaborate simplicity that is manifested in four master dishes. Stefan insists they are his signature dishes.

Each plate reflects a commitment to innovation and tradition, set against the backdrop of a dining room where the glow of the open kitchen adds to the immersive atmosphere. This distinctive approach has earned Doubek two Michelin stars, affirming its place in Vienna's fine dining landscape.

17/04/2025

Suspended above Lisbon in the Vasco da Gama Tower, Fifty Seconds offers more than just a panoramic view - it delivers a dining experience where atmosphere and cuisine are in quiet, deliberate conversation.

The space is sleek and low-key, with expansive glass walls that frame the city below, creating a sense of calm. Awarded a Michelin star, the restaurant pairs technical precision with a refined aesthetic on contemporary Portuguese fine dining.

16/04/2025

Born in northern Portugal and raised in the Algarve from age 10, food has always played a major part in Rui Silvestre’s life. Growing up in a family of cooks, the young Rui could often be found helping out in the kitchen as a child. He continues to be inspired by family and food – two key influences that he says contributed to making him the person and chef he is today and that guests can easily taste in many of his dishes and his very distinctive personal cooking style.

A delicate balance of technique and emotion to his cooking. His dishes, rooted in the memory of family meals and the richness of Portuguese seafood, speak to a style that is both globally influenced and intimately personal.