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Chef’s homecoming
After 38 years away from home, Chan Kai Hon has returned to Macau to take up the reins at Zi Yat Heen, the city’s undisputed benchmark for fine Cantonese dining.
Will power
Once dubbed ‘the Prince of Pastry’, Will Goldfarb shows how he creates happy endings on a plate with his avant-garde desserts.
Whimisical sweets
The dessert creations of Jen Shen, executive pastry chef at CUT, will strike a chord with anyone who’s spent their early years revelling in the picnics and treats of children’s literature.
The thin red line
Considered to be the caviar of the spice rack, aromatic saffron threads can awaken a staid dish, impart Mediterranean warmth to savouries, and make curious combinations with desserts.
The future of gastronomy
This year’s Madrid Fusion, themed around The Earth−Our Pantry, was a whirlwind succession of concept-packed talks, cutting edge videos, and heuristic chef demonstrations, and the adrenaline was no doubt pumped up by a stellar lineup which included Heston Blumenthal, Juan Mari and Elena Arzak, Paco Roncero, Triogros brothers, Andoni Luis Aduriz and Rasmus Kofoed.

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