31/08/2024
Weekly Bulletin:
The Michelin Guide Taiwan revealed its 2024 ratings including ten new one-star restaurants and a Michelin Star for gelato and ice cream restaurant Minimal. Making it the first Michelin Star ice cream restaurant in the world. Taiwan now has a trio of Michelin Three Star restaurants, five Two-Michelin Star restaurants and forty One Michelin star eateries....
Shaquille O’Neal or ‘Shaq’ has been tasked by the Abu Dhabi Tourism authority to help promote the City’s restaurants. The capital city of The United Arab Emirates has made a series of videos showing ‘Shaq’ eating his way through Abu Dhabi’s restaurants....
EA Rooftop, one of the tallest Empire Towers in Bangkok, Thailand has announced its opening date of September 18.Highlights include the first rooftop Thai restaurant by Michelin Star chef Thitid Tassanakajohn; K by Michelin Star head chef Vicky Cheng, the first overseas venture by chef Vicky Cheng and Sartoria by two-star Michelin chef Paulo Airaudo....
High VAT tax levels blamed for Michelin-star restaurant closures in the Germany. Two months from now, Restaurant Ernst will close which had been lauded by restaurant critics as one of the most exciting places to eat in Berlin. The Chefs table restaurant joins four other established fine dining restaurants in closing: Michelin Guide Kin Dee (which lost its Michelin Star in 2023) closed in May this year, One Michelin Star Cordo, Michelin-Star NoName, Lode & Stijn (who had a green Michelin star, symbolising their sustainability) at the end of last year.
‘Travel influencer’ Chloe Jade Meltzer criticises Two Michelin Starred Mugaritz restaurant in Spain’s Basque Country as the “worst meal” of her life after spending nearly Eur 897 for three diners on the 25 course tasting menu. Blogger Meltzer describes herself as a digital creator and her job as World & Lux Travel blogger. Meltzer said the meal was so bad she felt sick even remembering it, adding on TikTok: 'The flavours were just bad, some of the produce was nice, but it seemed like this was almost a social experiment.' Two Michelin-starred Mugaritz in Errenteria, Northern Spain is renowned for its creative menus under chef Head Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz. It’s Unknown if Meltzer has any culinary background to feel emboldened to publicly criticise a restaurants cooking. Meltzer has made four Tik Tok videos about this restaurant. The videos have a combined 10 million views.
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The Michelin Guide Taiwan revealed its 2024 ratings including ten new one-star restaurants and a Michelin Star for gelato and ice cream restaurant Minimal
