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Argentine President Javier Milei criticized Vice President Victoria Villarruel, stating that she has no influence in decision-making and is more aligned with the political caste. The power struggle between Villarruel and Milei's influential sister, Karina Milei, has been ongoing, with Villarruel focusing on traditional right-wing priorities. Milei's decision to freeze Villarruel out early in his term is unusual, and their strained relationship has been a topic of discussion in Buenos Aires government circles. The president's remarks highlight a deep fracture within the executive branch, reminiscent of past disputes between Argentine presidents and their vice presidents. [Extracted from the article]

Langbaan, a Thai restaurant in Portland, Oregon, was named the best restaurant in the US at the 2024 James Beard Foundation awards. The awards celebrated a diverse range of cuisines and cities, including a Senegalese restaurant in New Orleans and a European concept in Maryland. The judging process was updated to be more diverse and inclusive, and the winners reflected the varied backgrounds of the chefs leading America's restaurants. The awards also highlighted the importance of food access as a basic human right and called attention to food insecurity and global hunger crises. [Extracted from the article]

Parisian pastry chefs are breaking tradition and experimenting with new flavors and twists on classic pastries. Inspired by the "bistronomy" trend and competition from cities like London, these chefs are creating innovative desserts that are attracting both locals and tourists. Some notable creations include a maple syrup tart with whipped cream, a lemon tart with toasted hazelnuts, a chocolate croissant with praline and sea salt, a marbled flan with a double crust, a black croissant with praline filling, a pistachio babka, and a croissant-cookie hybrid called the Crookie. These unique pastries are gaining popularity and becoming viral sensations on social media. [Extracted from the article]

Chef Jean Imbert, known for his work with musician Pharrell Williams and fashion label Dior, will be opening a restaurant called Riviera at the new Lana hotel in Dubai. The hotel, part of the luxury Dorchester Collection group, is set to open in February and will also feature restaurants by pastry chef Angelo Musa and Michelin-starred chef Martín Berasategui. The Lana hotel is located in Dubai's Business Bay neighborhood and will compete with other new culinary destinations in the city. Additionally, London real estate executive Louis Harding has moved to Dubai to work for Betterhomes, citing the city's busy property market and can-do attitude as reasons for his move. Finally, a new performing arts center called Il Teatro, designed by Tadao Ando, is being planned for Sharjah, with a seating capacity of 2,000. The center is part of the Aljada mixed-use development and is expected to open in 2027. [Extracted from the article]

Londoners have been flocking to bakeries for high-quality pastries, with the croissant being the most popular choice. One standout is the Croissant XXL from Philippe Conticini, which measures about 18 inches long and costs £25 ($31). Bloomberg Pursuits enlisted Verena Lochmuller, head of development at the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen, to taste the giant croissant. While it lacked the lightness of a smaller croissant, Lochmuller deemed it "good" and said the price was reasonable considering the attention it garners and the amount of butter used. [Extracted from the article]

The best place to dine in the US right now is Friday Saturday Sunday in Philadelphia, a city that is emerging as the culinary hotbed of America. Tim Flores and Genie Kwon won top chefs' honors for the Midwest for their Filipino restaurant Kasama in Chicago. [Extracted from the article]

The best place to dine in the US right now is Friday Saturday Sunday in Philadelphia, a city that is emerging as the culinary hotbed of America. Last year, Chai Pani, a casual Indian street food spot in Asheville, North Carolina, won top restaurant honors, and the best new dining spot was Owami, an indigenous American eatery in Minneapolis. [Extracted from the article]

Chef Alexandre Couillon and his wife Celine joined the elite circle by impressing Michelin inspectors with two dishes they called "monuments to modern cuisine." Mallory Gabsi, 26, who was a semi-finalist on French TV's Top Chef, got a star for his eponymous restaurant in Paris and received the prize for best young chef. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The dining scene at the top of France's food chain is shrinking. Mallory Gabsi, 26, who was a semi-finalist on French TV's Top Chef, got a star for his eponymous restaurant in Paris and received the prize for best young chef. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Turn a corner in a New York City restaurant today, and there's a good chance you'll bump into a tableside cart. While patrons can order the house bloody mary, built tableside from a rolling cart for $14, the drink comes customizable with a variety of premium spirits and thick-cut bacon for an extra charge. [Extracted from the article]

Carbone, Marea, and Peter Luger - three restaurants that have defined New York's power dining scene over the past several decades - all lost their stars. (Bloomberg) -- In the world of Michelin star rankings, change comes slowly. The most notable loss, however, is for Marea, the ambitious Midtown pasta and seafood destination, which as recently as 2019 had two Michelin stars. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Chai Pani, which serves affordable Indian street food in North Carolina, is the best restaurant in America. Chris Bianco of Tratto, Pane Bianco and Pizzeria Bianco in Phoenix was named Outstanding Restaurateur. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Chai Pani, which serves affordable Indian street food in North Carolina, is the best restaurant in America. The Asheville eatery was named America's most Outstanding Restaurant at the James Beard Foundation Awards in Chicago on Monday, topping nominees such as Brennan's in New Orleans. [Extracted from the article]

Other winners included the Native American restaurant Owamni in Minneapolis, where the staff is 75% indigenous, as Best New Restaurant. (Bloomberg) -- Chai Pani, which serves affordable Indian street food in North Carolina, is the best restaurant in America. [Extracted from the article]

- Recommended by Tatsu Aikawa, chef/owner of Tatsu-Ya Concepts Canje The focus at Canje is Caribbean food, especially from Guyana, where chef and co-owner Tavel Bristol-Joseph was born. - Recommended by Krystal Craig, pastry chef and chocolatier at Intero restaurant Fil and Viet The name of this engaging food truck nods to the backgrounds of its chef/owners Rosie Troung, who is from the Philippines, and her husband Kevin Troung, who has Vietnamese roots. [Extracted from the article]

"Chef Kevin has a creative take on flavorsthat's still true to his Vietnamese heritage", says master chef PeterChang. Recommended by Pichet Ong, chef and partner NiHao in Baltimore La Famosa The food of Puerto Rico is spotlighted at this all day café in the NavyYards from chef and owner Joancarlo Parkhurst. [Extracted from the article]

The Soufflé Is Chefs' Comfort Food of Choice This Year Lafayette, the grand brasserie in downtown New York, opened in 2013, but chef-owner Andrew Carmellini is only now putting a soufflé on the menu. Chef Richard Farnabe will offer 10 versions of the dish - half of them sweet, half savory - and have two designated soufflé stations operated by two chefs. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- With Recipes, the Key to Making Millions Is Not About the Food (Correct) The most expensive hawker recipe known today in Singapore is Kay Lee Roast Meats, whose honey pork and roast duck recipes sold for more than $5 million. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- A Restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama, Is Voted Best in America Highlands pastry chef Dolester Miles was also named best in the country, making the restaurant the runaway winner at the awards. A panel of chefs, restaurateurs, and food journalists gave chef and owner Frank Stitt's modern Southern restaurant the honors. The James Beard Foundation Awards recognize restaurants, wine programs, chefs, designers, restaurateurs, cookbook authors, and journalists from around the country. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Supermarket Mince Pies Trounce Posh Rivals in Annual Taste Test In a blind tasting by pastry chef Claire Clark, they came last, beaten by supermarket varieties costing a fraction of the price. Clark says she likes her mince pies to be filled with plump raisins and sultanas, well spiced and with at least a drop of booze. Renowned pastry chef Claire Clark puts nine pies to the test in our annual survey. [Extracted from the article]

Trump blasted Germany again over trade and defense, ratcheting up a dispute with Chancellor Angela Merkel that risks getting personal and undermining a trans-Atlantic bond that is the bedrock of U.S.-European relations. Mike Dubke announced his resignation on Tuesday after less than three months on the job, a dire start to Trump's first week back in Washington. Dubke was one of the few senior White House officials without roots in Trump's presidential campaign. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Bakers Are Cashing In on Instagram's Cake Obsession For each cake she bakes, White usually makes four short Instagram videos, a minute-long Facebook video, and a longer, more involved YouTube video. [Extracted from the article]

News travels quickly among elite chefs, and by the next year, Wylie Dufresne of New York's (now closed) WD-50 was using PolyScience immersion circulators on an episode of the Food Network's competitive-cooking show Iron Chef America. Preston, like many of the chefs who count him as a friend, is a relentless tinkerer and perfectionist - think Willy Wonka crossed with Bill Nye the Science Guy. PolyScience's classic model sous vide circulator, the one Preston gave Merges back in the day, goes for $1,200, but an at-home version can now be had at Sur La Table for $399.95. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- 10 New Ways to Enjoy Pancakes for Fat Tuesday "We discovered a fun way of making pancakes when we poured pancake dough into a preheated sandwich maker, press down on it and then quickly lifted up the lid", he says. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Learn the Secret Ingredient to Momofuku Milk Bar's Success Tosi, an efficient, cheerleader-peppy blonde, presides over a team of 60 people that helps create retro-inspired delights such as crack pie, cereal-milk soft serve, and compost cookies. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The World's Best Chocolate, as Picked by Top Pastry Chefs The World's Best Chocolate, as Picked by Top Pastry Chefs. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The Woman Atop New York's Dining Scene Now Targets London Emma Bengtsson, holder of two Michelin stars, toast of the New York dining scene, didn't always plan on becoming a chef. Bengtsson took over as executive chef of the Midtown restaurant in 2014 after working as the executive pastry chef for four years. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- American Cut Review: Where Steak Night is Done Right in Midtown (Correct) The newest location of the luxe chain serves tomahawk steaks and rib-eye caps. (Corrects name of pastry chef in 8th paragraph.). [Extracted from the article]

At a ceremony held on Monday evening in Chicago's Lyric Opera, the James Beard Foundation announced the winners of its national chef and restaurant awards. Daniela Soto-Innes, the young chef responsible for the hit duck carnitas, among the many other excellent flavors at New York's Cosme, took home the award for Rising Star Chef. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- How Dominique Crenn Embraces Design in the Kitchen How Dominique Crenn Embraces Design in the Kitchen Yet eating at the San Francisco restaurant can be a sweeping, artistic experience because of how chef Dominique Crenn and her team have envisioned the presentation of their dishes. [Extracted from the article]

I tried three of the most celebrated afternoon teas in the company of Hideko Kawa, former head pastry chef at the Fat Duck and at Gordon Ramsay, each with three Michelin stars. "This is very beautiful and traditional", Kawa says, casting a critical eye over the food and approving of details such as the perfect shape of the scones and the thickness of the sandwiches, whose bread she describes as moist and fluffy. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg Business) -- Win Brunch With This Classic English Muffin Recipe From Top U.K. Chef Jason Atherton reckons pastry chefs don't get enough respect in U.K. restaurants. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg Business) -- An Under-the-Radar Chefs Club Serves Up Swanky Fun Sure, other national food magazines have chef rankings and awards, as well as test kitchens that host events, but only Food & Wine has managed to compress the two into a swanky full-time restaurant. Here's the catch: The four chefs aren't in the Chefs Club kitchen every night - the one that is would be Didier Elena, an imposing Frenchman who previously cooked for Alain Ducasse. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg Business) -- Luxury French Chocolate Maker Valrhona Opens a School in Brooklyn The work of pastry chefs is often undervalued in American restaurants, so much so that many restaurants don't even have full-time pastry chefs anymore. Pastry chefs from the best restaurants in the country celebrate the sweetness Attribution Justin Ocean: editor Tejal Rao: author. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg Business) -- The Father of the Cronut on How He Created a Pastry Revolution The Dominque Ansel Bakery launched the now famous Cronut in May 2013, and since then the pastry has been copied by confectioners around the world. [Extracted from the article]

In Paris, 85 percent of bread sales are baguettes, said Dominique Anract, who heads the local professional chamber for bakers and pastry chefs. Guillaume Gomez, the Elysee palace chef, was one of 15 judges in Thursday's baguette competition, making short work of the hundreds of breads delivered by 231 Parisian artisan bakers. [Extracted from the article]

Aug.14 -- Top London Restaurateurs Reveal the Key to Success: Having a Dog A lot of chefs have dogs because if you're doing a half-hour walk, it's half an hour you're not thinking about work. [Extracted from the article]

She's bringing her head chef from the Playboy Club, Andrew Hales, as well as pastry chef Jaime Garbutt. Joo says she wants to make Korean food sexy and to create an international brand, as Hakkasan has for Chinese cuisine and Zuma is doing for Japanese. [Extracted from the article]