Ukrainian chef to launch London restaurant staffed by refugees

Ukrainian chef to launch London restaurant staffed by refugees

(CNN) — Considered a “culinary ambassador” for Ukraine, renowned chef Yurii Kovryzhenko has spent years championing the national gastronomy of his home country around the world. Now Kovryzhenko, who’s previously run restaurants in South Korea and Georgia, as well as Ukraine, is preparing to open a neo-bistro-style establishment in London that will be staffed by […]

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Meet Grace Young, the wok guru fighting to save America’s Chinatowns

Meet Grace Young, the wok guru fighting to save America’s Chinatowns

(CNN) — If you don’t already own a wok or have plans to buy one, chances are you will after talking to Grace Young. But like the thousands who have attended her wok demonstrations or read her award-winning books over the last two decades, you won’t regret it. This year, the revered food writer, historian […]

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Japanese tea house lets visitors drink from ,000 antique bowls

Japanese tea house lets visitors drink from $25,000 antique bowls

(CNN) — Participating in an ancient Japanese tradition, sipping from a $25,000 antique bowl and even finding a bit of a 1970s “Austin Powers” vibe. All can be part of the experience at Gallery Okubo in Tokyo’s Yanaka district, where antiques dealer Mitsuru Okubo and his family offer the traditional Japanese tea ceremony experience with […]

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How ‘bland’ tofu became one of the world’s hottest foods

How ‘bland’ tofu became one of the world’s hottest foods

(CNN) — There’s a curious scene taking place inside what appears to be a run-of-the-mill Hong Kong industrial building. Vicky Lau, chef and owner of the two-Michelin-starred Tate Dining Room, and Romain Herbreteau, former operations director of French fine-dining group Dominique Bouchet, are darting around a gigantic soy milk machine the two of them put […]

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Hong Kong bids farewell to Jumbo Kingdom, the world’s largest floating restaurant

Hong Kong bids farewell to Jumbo Kingdom, the world’s largest floating restaurant

Locals gathered along the waterfront to give the floating restaurant its final farewell. Measuring about 260 feet long, the colossal three-story Jumbo Floating Restaurant was famous for its gigantic green and red neon sign reading “foon ying gwong lam,” Chinese for “welcome.” In its heyday, it was part of the largest floating restaurant in the […]

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The James Beard Award 2022 winners are …

The James Beard Award 2022 winners are …

(CNN) — An Indian street food restaurant in Asheville, North Carolina, and an African American chef at a fine dining restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, earned two of the American culinary community’s top awards on Monday night. Mashama Bailey, chef at The Grey in Savannah, is 2022’s James Beard Award Winner for Outstanding Chef. “Black and […]

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How a female Buddhist monk became one of Asia’s most revered chefs

How a female Buddhist monk became one of Asia’s most revered chefs

Editor’s Note — Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. (CNN) — It’s a busy Saturday morning for Jeong Kwan, a South Korean Buddhist monk. After […]

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20 classic French dishes everyone needs to try

20 classic French dishes everyone needs to try

Editor’s Note — Editor’s note: “Julia” tells the story of legendary cookbook author and television superstar Julia Child, who revolutionized home cooking in the US. The CNN Film premieres on Monday, May 30, at 8 p.m. ET. (CNN) — The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country’s culinary empire were laid […]

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Edible tape invented to stop your burrito from falling apart

Edible tape invented to stop your burrito from falling apart

London (CNN) — Four US engineering students were brainstorming the perfect invention for their product design course, when lunch inspiration — literally — fell into their laps. “Erin was eating a burrito and the tortilla opened all over her,” one of the four, Tyler Guarino tells CNN. “It hit her then — this is a […]

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