Gourmet Stories - Berries & Spice

Soro Lume – Neo-Romanian cuisine worth travelling to Bucharest for

Berries and Spice - Soro Lume - pork and cabbage featured

Moving away from the idea of fine dining (arguably more exclusive than inclusive), Soro Lume invites all those curious to taste the country’s history and tradition in contemporary fashion –…

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Not-quite-news: Scandinavian cook kills pizzaiolo in terrible pizza crime

Yesterday afternoon, a Neapolitan pizzaiolo died of heart attack, after a dill pickle landed on the pizza he was just about to slide into the wood fired oven. Shortly after…

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An elegy to gastronomy in the times of corona

I am chaotically waltzing through my thoughts, my anger, my sadness, my disappointment and a broken heart that keeps breaking more and more, and that I would like to patch…

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Why I started a YouTube channel

Hello everyone, my name is Ioana Negulescu – oh wait, am I already developing YouTube habits of trying to interact with the audience? – yes, that’s right: I started a…

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Take the tomato – what is local and traditional food after all?

Imagine biting into a sweet, ripe tomato, with its juices bursting out as your teeth pierce its flesh, with its smell and aroma providing your gustatory system with a great…

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For the love of food, quality and produce: Igor Kuznetsov’s Noble Savage

Listen to a recording of the article or read on. I met Igor shortly after coming back to Vienna last summer. My newly found friends from the natural wine club…

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Food in the time of Corona: The Rise of the New-Normal Cuisine

Listen to the recording of this article, or read on! Two years ago, a week after I moved to Vienna, I went for my religious weekend market stroll. I stopped,…

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An initiative to support food businesses during the COVID-19 crisis: #foodonourtables

Find out more about #foodonourtables, the initiative that I started to support local hospitality businesses during the COVID-crisis.

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Vinifero has become a staple of natural wine in Vienna. Discover the story of Enrico Bachechi, how he fell in love with natural wine and how it all started.

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Vinifero, Enrico Bachechi and his wonderful world of natural wine in Vienna

Vinifero has become a staple of natural wine in Vienna. Discover the story of Enrico Bachechi, how he fell in love with natural wine and how it all started.

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Burns Night in Vienna: Noble Savage + Berries and Spice

Burns Night in Vienna, you say? Indeed! Come join our 5-course tasting menu Scottish feast on the 25th of January 2020 at Noble Savage!

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Pompousness is dead. Where is fine dining heading?

A lot of time has passed since the last culinary revolution. In times where we question and redefine our values, where is fine dining heading, after all?

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Spotlight: The 6 most exciting food and beverage industry trends to embrace in 2020 (and yes, climate change is the leitmotif)

As December has just started, it’s the perfect time to start reflecting upon the year that is about to end and start making plans for 2020. Whether you work in…

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