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Gastronomic University to open in Spain

Basque Culinary Centre - BCC

Gastronomic University to open in Spain

The world's first "gastronomic university" is to open in Spain, complete with a research laboratory to explore the mysterious chemistry of taste.

Student chefs will be encouraged to master the craft of "molecular gastronomy" under the tuition of Spain's most celebrated restaurateur Ferran Adria, who owns El Bulli, and encouraged to use scientific innovation to design the recipes of the future.

Britain's own Heston Blumenthal, the self-taught chef at the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, has also been tipped for a guest lectureship.

'Cities of the Sea': 2011 schedule

Venice - Berlin - Madrid - Santorini

'Cities of the Sea': 2011 schedule

"Cities of the Sea" is an initiative to promote the local products and cuisine of Santorini in Santorini and around the world.

The successful 3-day event (September 24-25-26, 2010) has been a festival of flavors and products of the local cuisine in collaboration with local chefs, land manufacturers of Santorini, managers and local businesses and the first step in a long series of events, in order to consolidate the use of local products in kitchens in Greece and internationally and to gain their rightful place.

Alain Ducasse Training Center launches new themes

16 New training themes in 2011

Alain Ducasse Training Center launches new themes

In 2011, Alain Ducasse Training Center enriches its catalogue with 16 new themes to meet the restaurant industry changes.

Addressing all types of restaurant positions, our Training Center proposes training sessions in Culinary Arts, Restaurant Expertises and Overall skills.

Michelin awards top stars

... to two Chicago restaurants

Michelin awards top stars

Forget the relish-slathered hot dogs and deep dish pizza - Chicago scored a major culinary coup Thursday with two of its top restaurants awarded the highly-prized three-star Michelin rating.

Michelin's first guide for restaurants in the midwestern metropolis, which once garnered the nickname Hogtown for its slaughterhouses, reviewed hundreds of eating spots and honored two dozen with its star system.

Rocketing to the top were Alinea and L2O, which joined just 91 other restaurants worldwide to earn three stars from Michelin.

Heston Blumenthal Dinner Restaurant

Scheduled to Open in London Jan. 2011

Heston Blumenthal Dinner Restaurant

Often referred to as Britain's most adventurous and contemporary chef, Heston Blumenthal is due to open his Dinner restaurant at the five-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London in January 2011.

Heston already has three other establishments under his belt - the acclaimed Fat Duck in Bray, as well as his two pubs - The Hind's Head and The Crown - also in Bray in Berkshire.

His latest venture follows in the footsteps of The Fat Duck, offering diners a taste of something different.