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El Cellar de Can Roca reclaims its title as World’s Best Restaurant

Previously named World’s Best Restaurant by the San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurant in 2013, El Cellar de Can Roca has once again reclaimed the top spot this year, knocking Copenhagen fine-dining restaurant Noma into 3rd place. Read more at: http://goo.gl/SCi4GK

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France bans supermarkets from throwing out edible food

After a unanimous vote by the French national assembly, France has passed a law that prohibits supermarkets from deliberately destroying unsold food, and will instead have to sign contracts with charities. An educational programme about food waste in schools and...

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Massimo Bottura to open London pop up

Chef and owner of three-Michelin-starred Osteria Francescana, crowned 2nd best restaurant in the world at the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, Massimo Bottura will be opening a pop up restaurant amongst the art galleries in the venerable Sotheby’s auction house....

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Albert Adrià named World’s Best Pastry Chef

Albert Adrià of Tickets in Barcelona was crowned the world’s best pastry chef at the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards yesterday. Former head pastry chef of superstar restaurant El Bulli and brother of culinary genius Ferran Adrià, Albert played a...

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London’s celebrity restaurant, The Ivy, reopens

After closing in January for a much-needed refurbishment, The Ivy has reopened. Founded in 1917 as an unlicensed Italian café, The Ivy has since become a favourite for celebrities and other A-list personalities. Read more at:  http://goo.gl/rqdVzb ...

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U.S. senators look to prohibit non-competition clauses for restaurant workers

Two U.S. senators are seeking to introduce a bill that would ban companies from including non-competition clauses in contracts for workers that earn less than $15 an hour. This is after it was revealed that sandwich chain Jimmy John requires...

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New social media platform launches for hotels

New social media website, Flip.to, seeks to highlight advocacy as a way for hotels to market their brand. By looking to personalize social media, which at the present, resembles just another paid advertising platform for hotels, Flip.to hopes to become...

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Starwood Hotels announces plan to fix Sheraton brand

At the NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference, Starwood Hotels announced its ambitious and aggressive five-year plan, named Sheraton 2020, which hopes to save the outdated brand. Involving milestones like opening 150 hotels by 2020 and an enormous $100 million...

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Missed your chance to win a Riesling?

To our dearest E-zine Readers, did you missed your chance? Don’t fret because we are giving away yet another bottle of exquisite Von Buhl Riesling! Simply click on the ezine header above (hint: BISTROS TO BANQUET) to participate! Good luck!

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Google looks to fight obesity with calorie counting photos

Be careful about taking your next food photo! Google recently unveiled their newest project called Im2Calories, which uses deep learning technology to help ascertain the caloric value of food. Google hopes this will make it easier to keep food diaries...