Master of Wine & Chef de Cuisine
Master of Wine & Chef de Cuisine
Masterclass mit Alison Flemming, Master of Wine Knapp 600 verschiedene Rebsorten sind in Italien offiziell registriert – berücksichtigt man die zahlreichen Synonyme, sind es in Wirklichkeit wohl noch viel mehr. Die Welt der italienischen Weine scheint nicht zuletzt deshalb unendlich komplex und viele Endverbraucher begnügen sich mit dem absoluten Minimun, den drei bekannten “Ps”: Prosecco, …
All good things (including our culinary wine evenings) need a team. This was the first course. Hokkaido pumpkin sliced and roasted in the oven. Multi-coloured cherry tomatores, which can be roasted in the oven at the same time. Then a rich pumpkin purée with cardamom, dried tomatoes, chopped parsley, ground coriander and pul biber (a …
What could be better than a dozen wines to start the week.
At Hamburg Zanzibar. Turmeric is not something you usually associate with gin (more with curries), but then you wouldn’t expect a two-person strong start-up (a biologist and a yoga teacher) to win three top gongs in the World Gin Awards either. Hauke (German precision) and Yuka (Japanese creativity) started to make gin using some turmeric …
Ok, the last time we saw them, our friends were not eating meat. So we cooked accordingly. Pity, apparently now they are eating meat and could probably have murdered a steak….. Anyhow, we had: marinated kohlrabi (in lemon oil, olive oil and argan oil), lentil vinaigrette with fig mustard plus some roasted cashews; main course …
The professional chef world is a small one. Bernd met up with Andreu Genestra, Michelin starred chef in Palma de Mallorca. Andreu has worked with some of the world’s greatest chefs, with stints at Arzak and El Bulli, amongst others. His Aromata Restaurant in the heart of Palma’s old town is a low-key interpretation of …
Endlich! Nach einer bedauerlich langen Corona-Pause geht es mit den legendären Kochkursen bei Lauterbach Schaap Profi-Küchenstudio mitten in Frankfurt am Main wieder los. Legendär, weil sie – und Bernd – zu einer Art Institution für die Feinschmecker in Frankfurt und Umgebung geworden sind. Hier ist jeder willkommen, der eine Leidenschaft für gute Zutaten, für das …
There is probably about half an hour before our guests arrive. Of calm before the storm. The food has been prepared to the point of „ab Abruf“ (no idea how to translate that – basically it is the point at which the order for the food is called out). The bottles have all been opened …
When chefs are in flow, their faces are directed at the food, the head tilted down to survey the plate and yet with eyes in the back of their head to see what is going on and who isn’t doing what they are supposed to be doing. This is Bernd in flow at one of …
This was from one of our wine evenings about young growers in Germany who are shaking things up a bit. Eight wines, three courses and lots of fun. Join us for one of our future evenings – see events for more details.