The Malaysian Insider :: Food
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| Adrià brothers to open Japanese-Peruvian eatery next year Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:51 PM PST  Chef Albert Adrià, pictured, will be opening a Japanese-Peruvian restaurant with elder brother Ferran in Barcelona called Pakta in early January. — AFP-Relaxnews pic The 30-seat eatery is to be named Pakta, and will open its doors in mid-January, according to a story in the Peruvian publication El Comercio. The restaurant is inspired by a recent trip to Peru, during which the elder and star-powered brother Ferran Adrià was introduced to the country's rich, complex and heady gastronomical heritage, where Asian diasporas spawned fusion foods like Chifa – Chinese and Peruvian cuisine – and Nikkei fare, or Peruvian foods heavily influenced by Japanese immigrants. The kitchen will be staffed with an international team of chefs from Peru, Argentina and Japan. While the menu will include sushi, there will be no maki. Instead, expect tiraditos, for instance, the Japanese version of ceviche, in which raw fish is bathed in a spicy sauce. Peruvian cuisine is on the cusp of becoming a worldwide trend, thanks mostly to the superstar power of the country's unofficial ambassador Gaston Acurio, a celebrity chef whose star status in Latin America can be compared to Jamie Oliver in the English-speaking world. The younger Adrià sibling, Albert, has also expressed interest in opening a Mexican restaurant in Barcelona. The brothers already helm a tapas restaurant in the city called Tickets. — AFP-Relaxnews |
| Prices set to rise following widespread wine drought Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:43 PM PST  Consumers are being warned that wine prices are expected to rise following the worst year for wine production since 1975. — AFP-Relaxnews pic According to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), output for 2012 is forecast to hover around 248 million hectolitres worldwide. That compares to 264 million hectolitres produced in 2011 – a shortfall equal to 1.3 billion bottles, points out wine publication Decanter. A poor harvest, adverse weather, and the shrinking size of global vineyards are being blamed on the precipitous decline in wine production this year, reads the report. Particularly hard hit are European wine makers such as France, where production is expected to plummet 19 per cent this year. Production in Spain is also expected to fall 6 per cent; in Italy, 3 per cent, and Hungary 32 per cent. In the EU, that translates to a decline of 9 per cent overall, or 14.3 millions of hectolitres. For wine-loving consumers, a worldwide shortfall will inevitably trickle down to hit their pocketbooks. For example, the cost of a litre of Italian pinot grigio from 2012 rose from about €1.30 (RM5) to €1.45 last month. It's a similar story in South America, where Chile and Argentina also report lower yields and production. It's not all doom and gloom, however. Some New World wines are reporting increased production for 2012. In the US, for example, production is expected to grow 7 per cent, while Australia also is reporting a strong year, particularly for its white wines which should increase by 4 per cent compared to last year. The only EU wine-producing countries to report modest growth, meanwhile, are Portugal and Greece. — AFP-Relaxnews |
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