The covid crisis is well into its second year and is now the environment in which we and our industry live. We take a look at the good, the bad and the hopeful in the pandemic.
But no matter how bad things seem, there is a future for the gastronomy and wider hospitality industries and the Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne is helping to chart it. Chief executive Michel Rochat takes Chef on a tour.
50 Best is also doing its bit to mitigate the impact of covid. We look at its latest initiative, Champions of Change.
Costa Rica recently dropped into the ‘red zone’ of covid countries, but Michelin-starred chef, mover and shaker and world traveller Richard Neat is undismayed. Read his Letter from Costa Rica and a sizzling account of why he quit Britain, travelled the world and… settled in Costa Rica.
And if anyone can put a smile on our faces at this time, it’s legendary restaurateur David Moore. Read of his wit, wisdom and wiliness in our cover story.