Gaggan Anand

Renowned chefs are creating intimate spaces where they can relax and showcase their creative freedom beyond their high-profile restaurants. Cenk Debensason of Arkestra and Nicola Scandella of Monteverde stand out in this trend.

Obsessed with the Olympics, I try to follow every game live in my comfy chair at home. At a rare moment when I checked Instagram, I saw a post of a young Turkish chef based in Paris, but currently running a restaurant named Songes at St Rémy de Provence, saying that she was about to leave for Paris for two weeks for an exciting project. She did not reveal any further information.

Spanish restaurant “El Celler de Can Roca” once more won the coveted prize of the best restaurant in the world, overcoming 2014’s champion “Noma”. In recent years, the two restaurants have been exchanging places, with both winning 1st prize.