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When Chef Manu Chandra's team couldn't get visas, he single-handedly prepared an inaugural dinner for global celebrities at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. His menu celebrating Indian desert cuisine included an unexpected star: humble khichdi.
Chef Dieuveil Malonga visited nearly every African country to learn culinary traditions from farms and kitchens. Now he's training the next generation of top chefs to share Africa's food heritage with the world. --- ##
A group of women called the Mères Lyonnaises built Lyon's food reputation starting in the 1800s, long before male celebrity chefs took center stage. Eugénie Brazier became the first chef ever to hold six Michelin stars simultaneously across two restaurants.
Four women are leading restaurant kitchens across Portugal, challenging a centuries-old assumption that only men can be top chefs. Their success is opening doors for the next generation of women in professional cooking.
The beloved stop-motion character Tiny Chef is back on screens just months after his Nickelodeon show was canceled. He's partnering with Ikea to promote plant-based eating in a new three-episode series.
A Michelin-starred Mexico City restaurant is celebrating International Women's Month with four special dinners featuring acclaimed women chefs from around the world. Each one-night-only event pairs international culinary stars with Mexican masters to create unique fusion menus.
Chef Taiyaba Ali is hosting Khajoornama, a cultural popup in Bengaluru that celebrates how different Indian communities have used dates in their cuisine for centuries. The summer experience brings people together through storytelling, traditional recipes, and the humble date fruit.
A 29-year-old chef transformed his wife's family property into an intimate farm-to-table restaurant, growing 30 vegetables and herbs just steps from the dining room. What started during the pandemic has become a destination worth the trip.
A hundred Italian chefs gathered in London and created the world's longest tiramisu at 1,444 feet, shattering the previous record by over 500 feet. Every bite of the dessert will help raise money for charity.
Three Michelin-trained chefs turned a 37-acre organic farm outside Bengaluru into an extraordinary dining experience where guests eat what grows around them. FarmLore combines wood-fired cooking, hydroponics, and seasonal farming to create a restaurant that reconnects people with their food.
Indian celebrity chef Ranveer Brar went from sleeping on benches and bankruptcy at 32 to becoming one of the country's most beloved culinary stars. His story of starting over with just $5,000 and rebuilding his entire career proves that rock bottom can be a launching pad.
A family-run restaurant from Guwahati earned the honor of catering India's Republic Day reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan, serving Northeast-inspired dishes to 1,200 guests including the Prime Minister. Chef Aabhishek Bedi Varma transformed regional ingredients into fine-dining creations that celebrated eight Northeastern states.
Japan has appointed Chef Kahori Kishi as its official Cuisine Goodwill Ambassador in Ghana, joining a select network of just over 170 culinary diplomats worldwide. The role strengthens cultural ties between the two nations while promoting authentic Japanese cuisine and its health-focused philosophy across West Africa.
The Obama Presidential Center will honor beloved chef Tafari Campbell, who died in a 2023 accident, with a comfort-food restaurant celebrating his warmth and talent. Tafari's Kitchen will serve dishes inspired by the Obama family's personal recipes and memories.
Young chefs from 40 countries gathered in Bengaluru for the 12th International Young Chef Olympiad, turning culinary competition into cultural celebration. The event pairs cutting-edge AI with traditional cooking to preserve global food heritage before it's lost.
Top Chef champion Kristen Kish traveled to a remote Maine island to help Turner Farm's new chef blend Southern flavors with classic New England barn suppers. The National Geographic show "Restaurants at the End of the World" captures how culinary creativity is bringing new energy to island farming communities.
One hundred Italian chefs created a record-breaking tiramisu stretching nearly five football fields long in central London. The dessert honored the Royal Family and thanked the UK for its support of Italian culture.
Amanda Howard received her doctorate in nurse anesthesia on Saturday morning. That same evening, she performed CPR on a collapsing chef at her own celebration dinner.
A New Haven chef is protecting ecosystems by serving invasive species like lionfish and shore crabs at his sustainable sushi restaurant. His creative solution transforms ecological threats into delicious dishes that help native wildlife thrive.
Amanda Howard put her doctorate in nurse anesthesia to work within hours of graduating, performing CPR on a Philadelphia restaurant chef who collapsed during her celebration dinner. The two-minute response brought him back from having no pulse.
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