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From the canvas to the plate – this is where fine art meets gastronomy ✨.

Amanda Eriksson is a chef who transforms dining into an edible masterpiece.

Originally from northern Sweden with a background in fine art, a transformative winter in Cervinia sparked her enduring passion for Italian ingredients and alpine culture.

In 2013, she and her husband opened Wood in Cervinia – built on a foundation of sustainability, authenticity, and fearless creativity. 🎨

#AreaTalks #FoodForThought #CulinaryArt #FineDining #Gastronomy by @areatalks

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Food News September 21 – September 27, 2026

1️⃣Today Sardinia FoodMission takes place at 7Pines Resort Sardinia, bringing together chefs Pasquale D’Ambrosio and Francesco Stara alongside The Best Chef Co-founder Cristian Gadau. The gathering features „Sardinia Talks” and an exclusive four-hands dinner.
📍@7pinessardinia, Sardinia, Italy
🗓️25 September

2️⃣To celebrate its sixth anniversary, London’s KOL Restaurant is hosting an exclusive event. The gathering will feature a curated lineup of influential chefs and culinary figures who have shaped the city’s dining scene.
📍London, UK
🗓️18 October

3️⃣Extreme weather events, including El Niño forecasts, are raising concerns over global grain supplies. The ripple effects can impact the food industry, forcing businesses to brace for rising costs of flour.

4️⃣For an exclusive one-night event, Andō in Hong Kong is teaming up with Bangkok’s Wana Yook for a unique collaborative dinner. The experience brings together Chef Agustin Balbi’s ocean-led culinary roots and Chef Chalee Kader’s innovative reimagining of traditional Thai food culture.
📍Bangkok, Thailand
🗓️15 October

5️⃣Milan’s DryMilano celebrated its „13 Years of Taste” anniversary with an exclusive collaborative mixology event. The evening brought together 13 guest bartenders from eight different cocktail bars to showcase their shared passion for craft cocktails.
📍Milan, Italy
🗓️20 September

6️⃣Hong Kong’s acclaimed 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo – Bombana has officially reopened its doors following an extensive interior renovation. The refreshed space introduces a new chapter for the venue, combining updated, elegant design with its signature standard of thoughtful hospitality.
📍Hong Kong, China

7️⃣The INTO THE WILD festival brings together an international roster of chefs. Focusing on origin and game, the event features distinct culinary perspectives from James Lowe, Edoardo Tilli, Elena Reygadas, Álvaro Clavijo, Prin Polsuk, Sophia Massarella, Pasha Demin, and Fabio Delledonne.
📍Lech am Arlberg, Austria
🗓️2 – 5 October

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Why is meat so expensive? 🥩

Certain prime cuts are extremely rare compared to the total size of the animal.

Animals like cattle require years of care, huge amounts of land, and steady feed to mature, whereas smaller livestock grow much faster and use fewer resources.

Choosing organic or free-range options means investing in significantly more space, labor, and specialized feed, which also raises production expenses.

Preparing quality meat involves professional expertise, careful aging, precise trimming, and skilled labor rather than just a simple chop.

💬 Does knowing what goes into raising and preparing meat change how you look at the price tag?

#FoodForThought #MeatPrices #FarmToTable #ButcherArt #SustainableFarming by @areatalks

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Food News September 14 – September 20, 2026

1️⃣Chef Rasmus Munk believes fine dining is not dead, and he is proving it by completely reinventing the business model at Alchemist. Starting this December, the restaurant will close for five months every year for research and staff training while keeping its entire team fully employed.

2️⃣Linglong is teaming up with Gaggan for an exclusive two-day collaborative event. Bringing their bold culinary ideas together in one kitchen, the two acclaimed restaurants will engage in an improvised dialogue to redefine the flavors of the East.
📍Shanghai, China
🗓️18 – 19 September

3️⃣Starting September 27, new EU anti-greenwashing laws prohibit food and beverage companies from using vague claims like „eco-friendly” or „climate neutral” on packaging without verifiable scientific proof.

4️⃣Chef Mirko Febbrile and pastry director Jeanette Ow will travel to the Julian Alps for a special collaborative dinner with Chef David Žefran. The exclusive event will bring two distinct culinary voices together, blending the flavors of Puglia with Alpine traditions.
📍Kranjska Gora, Slovenia
🗓️24 October

5️⃣Chef Tam Debhakam will welcome Chef Reina Chen for a special collaborative dinner. Reuniting after their successful event in China, the two chefs are teaming up once again for an exclusive culinary experience.
📍Bangkok, Thailand
🗓️18 October

6️⃣Chef Aitor Zabala and Chef Chele González will reunite for an exclusive two-night collaboration. Titled „Evolution,” the event brings them together to blend their shared Spanish roots with Californian and Philippine culinary influences.
📍Taguig, Philippines
🗓️9 – 10 October

7️⃣BOBO officially launched its highly anticipated seventeenth tasting menu, titled „Gateway to the City.” Crafted over the past six months by Chefs Artem and Alexey, this new culinary experience showcases their latest creative vision.
📍Saint Petersbourg, Russia
🗓️16 September

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Can sustainability and culinary excellence go hand in hand? 🍀

Chef 🔪 Luka Balać is proving that strict zero-waste practices and smart preservation aren’t limitations. Instead, they are the ultimate catalysts for creativity.

When we talk about culinary excellence today, it’s impossible to ignore the environmental footprint of our kitchens. 🍴

This isn’t just a passing trend or a niche experiment. It’s rapidly becoming the new global standard for fine dining.

#AreaTalks #FoodForThought #FineDining #SustainableGastronomy #ChefLife by @areatalks

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Food News September 7 – September 13, 2026

1️⃣FoodMission heads to Sardinia for „Sardinia Talks”- exploring culinary identity and biodiversity with Chefs Pasquale D’Ambrosio, Francesco Stara, and The Best Chef Co-founder Cristian Gadau, followed by a four-hands dinner.
📍 @7pinessardinia Sardinia, Italy
🗓️25 September

2️⃣Chef Bruno Verjus is closing his restaurant, declaring: “Haute cuisine is dead.” Driven by the unsustainable costs of fine dining, Verjus plans to transition with his team to a more accessible culinary model.

3️⃣Chef Nelly Robinson has opened „Noa,” an oceanfront restaurant in Cronulla that balances coastal vibes with his signature dining touches.
📍Cronulla, Australia
🗓️4 September

4️⃣Le Louis XV-Alain Ducasse will host an exclusive collaborative dinner uniting Björn Frantzén, Alain Ducasse, and Emmanuel Pilon. The event promises a unique convergence of styles, seamlessly blending Frantzén’s bold Nordic precision with Ducasse and Pilon’s celebration of natural simplicity.
📍Monte Carlo, Monaco
🗓️23 September

5️⃣The annual autumn culinary market returns to Switzerland – famous as the „smallest town in the world”. This event invites guests to celebrate the fall season with regional flavors and exceptional gastronomy.
📍Fürstenau, Schweiz
🗓️6 September

6️⃣Khufu’s Bistro in Giza will host an exclusive 10-course, four-hands dinner uniting Chef Mostafa Seif and Chef Solemann Haddad of Dubai’s Moonrise.
📍Giza, Egypt
🗓️14 September

7️⃣Chef Pam will welcome Chef Jeff Wu for an anticipated four-hands dinner. Reuniting a year after their first collaboration in China, the two celebrated chefs are joining forces once again for an exclusive event.
📍Bangkok, Thailand
🗓️23 September

8️⃣Get ready for BITE 2026 for a two-day celebration of gastronomy. You will experience a vibrant open-air tasting with over 70 culinary masters, followed by an exclusive Gala Dinner in collaboration with The Best Chef Award.
📍Sant’Ilario d’Enza, Italy
🗓️15-16 September

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How old is the fruit sitting in your shopping basket? 🥑

Supermarket fruits are frequently harvested unripe so they can survive weeks of transport and storage without spoiling.

The longer produce spends in transit, the more essential vitamins (especially vitamin C) it loses.

In contrast, local farmers harvest fruits when they are actually ready, allowing produce to go straight from local soil to the market stand in just 24 to 48 hours.

Choosing local whenever possible means better flavor, higher nutrient retention, and a win for the planet! 🌱

💬 Do you usually buy your produce at local farmers’ markets or stick to the supermarket aisles?

#LocalProduce #FarmToTable #FoodSupply #NutritionScience #EatLocal by @areatalks

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Food News August 31 – September 6, 2026

1️⃣Hong Kong’s Amber will host a 16-hands charity lunch featuring local chefs and bartenders to support Nepal flood victims. 100% of the event’s proceeds will go directly to the Hong Kong Red Cross Nepal Flash Floods Emergency Appeal.
📍Hong Kong
🗓️12 September

2️⃣Starting today, the first female-led culinary festival in the Austrian Alps, „Shef’s Edition,” officially kicks off at Rote Wand. This landmark event gathers an extraordinary international lineup of renowned female chefs.
📍Lech am Arlberg, Austria
🗓️4-7 September

3️⃣Cocinas Unidas and Food & Wine en Español will host „El legado de la tradición culinaria en Latinoamérica,” a virtual conversation highlighting women transforming the region’s gastronomy.
🗓️9 September

4️⃣Le Butter Shop, a new boutique dedicated entirely to butter, has opened near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The shop showcases approximately 30 varieties from producers across France, offering customers the chance to sample by the spoonful.
📍Paris

5️⃣Shanghai’s Ling Long will host a collaborative dinner with Onjium to celebrate the harvest season. The event unites Chef Jason Liu’s contemporary interpretation of classical Chinese cuisine with Onjium’s modern revival of gastronomy.
📍Shanghai, China
🗓️14-15 September

6️⃣Restaurant Fabula in Shanghai is teaming up with internationally acclaimed Chef Martin Öfner for an exclusive three-night dining event. The collaborative menu will bridge the earthy depth of Austrian Alpine cuisine with the oceanic flavors of China.
📍Shanghai, China
🗓️18-20 September

7️⃣BROS’ will host a special collaborative dinner for BROS’LAND. The exclusive event will feature guest chefs Luiz Filipe and Pier Daniele Seu cooking alongside resident chefs Isabella Potì and Floriano Pellegrino.
📍Shanghai, China
🗓️19 September

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For chef 🔪 Yuhei Miyamoto, exceptional gastronomy is shaped far beyond standard restaurant walls.

It is born from an intimate connection to the land and the changing seasons. 🌿

By pairing refined global techniques with a deep reverence for nature, he designs immersive dining experiences where every single element reflects its origin.

It stands as a powerful reminder that modern culinary artistry isn’t just about the plate itself, but about preserving our natural environment and honoring the very soil our food comes from.

#AreaTalks #YuheiMiyamoto #FineDining #SustainableGastronomy #ChefLife by @areatalks

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Food News August 24 – August 30, 2026

1️⃣ Ana Roš and Ángel León will meet at Aponiente for a special dinner connecting two distinct landscapes, culinary perspectives and relationships with nature.
📍 @aponiente_angel_leon Cádiz, Spain
🗓️24 September

2️⃣ Anne-Sophie Pic and Richard Lee will join forces for an evening built around live fire, exploring how heat can transform ingredients and shape a multi-course experience.
📍 @saisonsf , San Francisco
🗓️2 October

3️⃣ Josh Niland and Dan Barber will meet at Blue Hill at Stone Barns during Climate Week to explore the role of the sea in building a more sustainable food system.
📍 @bluehillfarm New York, USA
🗓️18 September

4️⃣ Chicago is turning vacant urban spaces into indoor farms, growing fresh produce closer to where people live and work while giving new purpose to empty office buildings.

5️⃣ Reina Chen and Tam Kwok Fung will let the market decide what lands on the plate, creating a dinner shaped by the freshest ingredients available that day.
📍 @fumeerestaurant Shenzhen, China
🗓️8 September

6️⃣ Three-Knife chef Floriano Pellegrino and Two-Knife chef Johnson Ebenezer will meet at FarmLore for an 11-course collaboration connecting the flavours of Salento with Ebenezer’s culinary perspective in Bangalore.
📍 @farmlore.in Bangalore, India
🗓️5–6 September

7️⃣ Sang Jung and Virgilio Martínez will come together at Lady Bee in Lima for a special tasting menu bringing two culinary perspectives to one kitchen.
📍 @ladybee.lima Lima, Peru
🗓️10 September

What’s happening in food? We’re watching it all.

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Food waste is a major problem in restaurants🗑️

Solving it is a shared effort.

While kitchens optimize processes through proactive planning and better inventory management, guests play a critical role by choosing mindfully and respecting portion sizes.

It’s time to rethink our approach to consumption to build a more sustainable future for the industry. 🍽️

How are you approaching waste in your kitchen?

#areaTalks by @areatalks

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Food News August 17 – August 23, 2026

1️⃣ Andoni Luis Aduriz, Rasmus Munk and Antonio Bachour will come together for a special one-night dinner at Xal, bringing together contemporary cuisine, creativity and pastry across three unique perspectives.
📍XAL, Mexico
🗓️21 September

2️⃣ Bees Bar by Narisawa is launching its first-ever pop-up, “Residencia Mexicana en Tokio,” bringing Mexican cuisine, tequila and mezcal to Tokyo in collaboration with Chef Edo López. Siete Leguas tequila will also make its Japan debut.
📍Tokyo, Japan
🗓️From 20 August

3️⃣ Just 0.3% of the UK’s farmland could generate £1.9 billion by replacing half of the fruit and vegetables currently imported with homegrown produce, according to new analysis.

4️⃣ Chef Gaggan Anand is returning to India with Rāga, a new restaurant in Delhi that promises to offer a completely new dining experience. Reservations will open soon.
📍Delhi, India

5️⃣ Eight Colombian gastronomy figures will come together for a charity lunch supporting women preserving the ancestral culinary traditions of Buenaventura, whose production spaces were affected by the earthquake.
📍Bogotá, Colombia
🗓️6 September

6️⃣ Rising CO₂ levels may be making crops less nutritious. New research suggests that higher atmospheric CO₂ could reduce levels of key nutrients such as zinc, iron and protein in some foods, raising new questions about the nutritional impact of climate change.

7️⃣ Frantzén Group will bring Brasserie Astoria to Malmö, marking its second Swedish location and sixth worldwide. The restaurant will open in the historic Västra Station in 2027.
📍Malmö, Sweden
🗓️2027

8️⃣ Paris Butter will welcome its former chef Caleb Carter for a two-night collaboration with Zenon Wijlens, celebrating their shared history and the evolution of their cooking.
📍Guangzhou, China
🗓️2–3 September

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