Chef Philippe Wagenfuhrer is one of those personalities where a short meeting can turn into a whole day affair because the interesting conversations take on a life of its own, and time simply passes with…
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#Tastemakers Ep. 16: Chef Atita Tuparsa on Thai Cuisine in Kenya
Originally from Thailand, Chef Atita Tuparsa is the newest chef to make the big move to Africa’s growing culinary destination, Nairobi, Kenya. In recent years, Nairobi has seen an influx of global culinary talent and…
#Tastemakers Ep. 15: Meet Martin Shabaya – Africa’s top Barista
“An ordinary Kenyan has been brought up with tea…I was used to having tea. I didn’t know anything about coffee,” Martin Shabaya shares exclusively in the latest installment of Tastemakers. “I just knew about the…
#Tastemakers Ep. 14: What it’s like to eat South Korean delicacy Sannakji (live octopus)
Is eating live octopus gross, macho or cruel? Curiosity was what drove me to try Sannakji, a South Korean delicacy, for the first time during my last trip to Toronto, Canada. Toronto is home to the largest single…
#Tastemakers Ep. 13: Meet Soraiya Ladak – Kenya’s “Wine Snob”
“Wine is very personal and emotional,” Soraiya Ladak shares exclusively in the latest installment of Tastemakers. Susan Wong sits down with the self-professed “Wine Snob” of The Wine Shop in Nairobi, Kenya to learn…
#Tastemakers Ep. 12: James Costello’s Top 10 Cape Town Restaurants
The beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa was named one of The World’s Best Food Cities by Condé Nast readers in 2014. In this latest installment of Tastemakers, Susan Wong sits down with prolific…
#Tastemakers Ep. 11: Meet Cyrille Gautier-Auriol, Hennessy’s Ambassadeur de la Maison
Cyrille Gautier-Auriol has traveled the world the last decade to share his knowledge and traditions of the exclusive spirit, Hennessy’s Cognac, to ensure that the heritage of the maison is passed on to the next…
#Tastemakers: Top 6 bartenders in Kenya
Nairobi may not have as many accolades as food capitals, say, New York City, London or Hong Kong, when it comes to restaurants and bars; but Kenya’s capital definitely makes up for it when it…
#Tastemakers: Palestinian cooks put resistance on the menu
Fatima Kadumy’s weapons of resistance include stuffed squash and yoghurt with garlic — for her, food is just as powerful as stones or petrol bombs. “To defend the country some prefer war, but there…
#Tastemakers: Top 5 chefs in Kenya
These five chefs are today’s most influential chefs in Kenya. All trailblazers in their own right of creative and avant-garde cuisine; the top five are perfectionists in technique, innovation and produces delicious creations true…