Nearly 200 chefs in Spain’s capital, Madrid, including Michelin-starred chefs, have taken action to demand more comprehensive talks with the government on the situation of the food and drink sector, which has been adversely affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Michelin-starred chefs protesting in front of Spain’s Parliament included Ramon Freixa, Paco Roncero, Pepe Rodriguez, Diego […]
Southern Cyprus has announced they will pay for the treatment of tourists who infected by COVID-19 after they arrive on the island to stimulate the country’s tourism. “Tourists will only need to bear the cost of their airport transfer and repatriation flight,” the government said yesterday, adding that the costs of accommodation, medicines and meals […]
As of yesterday, the James Beard Foundation announced the winners of the Media Awards. Josh Niland’s The Whole Fish Cookbook: New Ways to Cook, Eat and Think is the winner book in both Year of the Book and Restaurant and Professional fields. The James Beard Foundation announced the winners with an online announcement instead of […]
The government has announced that foreign visitors to Spain will no longer have to undergo a two-week quarantine from July 1. Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya had earlier said the quarantine requirement would be lifted in July, without giving a date. Spain usually attracts 80 million tourists a year, with the industry accounting for more […]
Michelin-starred British chef Josh Eggleton said the virus has stepped up efforts to reconsider his business’s future. Michelin-starred chef Josh Eggleton, whose 6 restaurants have also closed since mid-May, worked with the Caring in Bristol charity during the quarantine process, directing 50,000 meals to homeless and shelters. Eggleton, the successful chef and restaurateur, said this […]
Presently, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, 79 per cent of Michelin-starred restaurants globally are closed. The weekly revised Michelin guide barometer revealed that only 21 per cent of the 3,165 starred restaurants around the world are currently available. Nonetheless, this is a significant increase on last week, when 14 per cent served guests. All Michelin-starred […]
