Cooking for the stars

Cooking for the stars

by Alexandra Lages

It is hard work that allows a restaurant to achieve the stars. The Chef works inside the kitchen using the finest ingredients, being tastefully creative or keeping to tradition but adding a personal touch, while at the guest service side, the ambiance and the service quality can make or break the experience. It is definitely a team effort.
Nine restaurants of Macau have achieved Michelin star ratings in the 2010 Hong Kong and Macau edition of the most famous food guide of the world. From now on, it is a daily struggle not lose the awarded stars.

When Chef Michele Dell’Aquila arrives at restaurant Aurora, at the Altira Hotel, the first 10 minutes are spent briefing his 10 chefs before they start work in the kitchen. They talk about the night before, what failed and what went well. Next, he meets with the front of house, the people [...]

Centuries-old Holy City cellar: At the heart of Byzantine battle

by Patrick Moser

An Arab-Israeli shopkeeper is locked in a Byzantine battle with the Coptic Church over an ancient Jerusalem cellar, in a saga involving Christianity’s holiest site and a 12th century Muslim general.
Lawyers on both sides expect authorities to decide soon whether the disputed basement adjacent to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is sacred or not, and whether the Egyptian Christians or the  [...]

Mouse Click: The Third & The Seventh

by António Espadinha Soares

This week’s two for one is a display of amazing talent and resourcefulness. It is the result of one man’s personal year long dedication to the third and seventh arts, architecture and cinematography, respectively. Alex Roman single handedly created this breathtaking 12 minute movie using commercially available software, sampling real imagery, making 3D models and orchestrating sound, and then putting it all together to create a stunning cinematic showcase. The second video gives us a short glimpse into how Alex created his masterpiece, showing off how he layered several styles of imagery and effects to obtain this amazing final result  [...]

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