Chef Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy didn't win the 2011 The San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards on votes but he was tops in decibels. Roars erupted from Monday night's audience at London's Guildhall when the chef at the fourth...
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Closing of Bialetti’s moka pot factory a bitter cup to swallow
L'omino con i baffi – "the little man with the moustache" – is closing shop and leaving Italy, much to the consternation of both stovetop espresso and Italian design purists. To cut costs, Bialetti announced it would close its Moka Express production plant...
Joseph’s ladder & the vineyards of Aversa
The major work at the Beuys Is Here exhibition on view at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill until the 27th of September is Scala Napoletana ("Neapolitan Ladder"). The 1985 sculpture, completed by Joseph Beuys near the end of his life, was inspired by a ladder the...