Culinary Wizardry

The Fat Duck is a small establishement in the village of Bray in Berkshire. This restaurante is under the stewardship of Chef Heston Blumenthal and the canadian Head Chef Jonny Lake.

            The restaurant opened on 1995 in a 16^th century building wich had previously been used as a public house.

            The restaurant became famous because of the dishes using molecular gastronomy principles and nowdays The Fat Duck is considered one of the best restaurants in the world that allowed in 2004 this establishment receive three Michelin stars.

            Heston Blumenthal or the “mad” professor, as is known, is recognized because the eccentricity of his dishes and his kitchen develops delicacies with big impact, fun and flavour.

            On february 27 of 2009, the chef decided to close the restaurant for a investigation after a few customers have reported food poisonning, there are suspicions that is an unidentid virus. The chef is obsessed with hygiene and makes periodic tests, but this test never revealed any problems in food.

            Now, if you are excited about this restaurant, you can required a reservation, but you have to do a reservation two month in advance. The tasting menu just cost 135 libras what is 161,54 euros.

Curiosity: The Fat Duck have portuguese wine for sale. Here you can find all of the portuguese wine that The Fat Duck is selling and the prices.

Don’t forget to consult for your information:

Web page: http://www.thefatduck.co.uk/

Chef Chakall

Chakall is a real cooking lover. He was born in Argentina, but after traveling a lot, he decided to choose Portugal as his residence.

He began working in his mother's restaurant, which sparked his interest in cooking.

Despite having a degree in journalism, he decided to devote himself exclusively to gastronomy.

He made several trips to acquire new culinary knowledge that use for the confection of his dishes, which makes him one of the best known professionals in the field of gastronomy.

His dishes are common, created with simple foods.  He has his own garden, where he produces his own products, sowing, cultivating and harvesting them, eventually creating divine recipes.

Nowadays, he already have edited books in various languages, such as "Best Portuguese Cookbook", "Best Innovative Cookbook" and won an award in the category of Best Television Celebrity Cookbook, with the book "Fast cooking for Good Humor".

He also has several television programs in Germany, France, China and Portugal, being the "Chakall & Flea" the best known with two editions.

 The recent is "Chakall with a hint of ..", transmitted these days, which is attended by special guests on all programs.

Chakall shows new ways of cooking and that with travelling we can discover new and wonderful products to use on our dishes.