During the second part of this year’s Area Talks event, we raised a very important topic with our guests. Eric Vildgaard (Jordnær, Denmark), Leonor Espinosa (Leo, Colombia), Alexandra Forbes (GQ Brasil), Dabiz Muñoz (DiverXO, Spain), and Małgosia Minta (Vogue, Poland) honored us with their presence. The moderator was the irreplaceable Rafael Tonon (Eater, Brazil). We […]

On the first panel of the Area Talks, we touched on “Food and Peace” subject. Taking into account the recent events in the world, this topic seems particularly important to us. We are, of course, talking about the war in Ukraine. The discussion panel was attended by: Diego Guerrero (DStage, Spain), Fatmata Binta (Fulani Kitchen, […]

Addiction, sexism, long working hours… The dark side of gastronomy has recently become a very popular topic. And what about bright sides? We were talking about these issues with our panel’s guests. Our guests were: Syrco Bakker from Pure C Restaurant – a very adventurous and dedicated chef and talented culinary artist. Michael van der […]

Creating a sustainable food system in the face of the changing climate is now a major challenge. Is there room for this in the world of gastronomy? One of our guests was Hannah van Zanten from Wageningen University, an associate professor of the farming system ecology group. She’s an expert in the domain of circular […]

“We took something from everywhere, but we have respect for our own region”. Dutch gastronomy – is it really that creative and open-minded? Our guests were Jonnie and Thérèse Boer from De Librije – Jonny Boer is the head of the three-star restaurant in Zwolle and he runs it together with his wife Thérèse, who […]

“Fine Dining is like high fashion for clothing and F1 for cars, it’s something that will always exist.” It’s not about restaurants where you go just for the food. It’s about places where you go for an amazing experience.