Jesús Martínez
Jesús Martínez is the editor of AMUSE. and covers restaurants, chefs and the business of hospitality. As editor, Jesús answers for everything published on the platform.
Stories by Jesús Martínez
Anne-Sophie Pic Paris opens inside the Fondation Cartier
The chef's new Paris address took its first service on 18 September at 164 rue de Rivoli, two weeks after the bar downstairs started pouring.
Tre Bicchieri 2027: Sicily's whites outnumber its reds
Gambero Rosso gave 31 top awards to Sicilian wines in its 2027 guide, nine of them from Etna, and the island's native whites took the larger share.
Amuse Kitchen's pumpkin pie recipe for real custard
A blind-baked crust and a slow, low-heat bake keep this pumpkin pie recipe from turning watery or cracked, with a spiced custard that sets rather than sets hard.
Michelin Keys 2026: 18 new hotels in UK and Ireland
Fifteen One Key and three Two Key additions take the British and Irish selection to 138 hotels. The top tier did not move at all.
Candle Kips Bay closing marks the end of a 42-year name
Chef Jorge Pineda cites debt and rising costs as Candle shuts its Kips Bay location at the end of September, three years after its last comeback.
Yamaguchi Champion Sake wins its first IWC title
Choshu Sake Brewery's Tenbi Junmai Ginjo Hotaten took the top prize at the International Wine Challenge, the first win for a Yamaguchi sake.
85°C Bakery Cafe opens its 100th US store in Aurora
The Taiwanese chain's first Colorado shop opened 18 September in Parker Commons, more than 17 years after its first US store opened in Irvine.
Cassette Covent Garden opens with a French menu
Chef Essa Fakhry brings classical French technique to the Levan team's new bistro inside a Grade II-listed former glass factory, opening 23 September.
What to eat in Bologna: 8 dishes and where to find them
Eight dishes, eight addresses, and the neighbourhoods where Bologna actually eats — from hand-folded tortellini in brodo to mortadella sliced paper-thin in the Quadrilatero.
Alteño opens Austin outpost from chef Johnny Curiel
Johnny Curiel's wood-fire Mexican restaurant opens inside 1 Hotel Austin, its third location, with pan de elote, live-fire chicken and lobster in chileatole broth.
Ceviche de Anchoveta Recipe: Peru's Anchovy Classic
Peru's anchovy ceviche cures raw anchoveta fillets in lime, chili and onion for minutes, not hours, a technique too intense to leave the delicate fish in any longer.
Fable Kitchen closure ends 14 years in Vancouver
The Kitsilano address held a Michelin Bib Gourmand and closes today, two months after sister restaurant Fable Diner shut for good, as owner Ron MacGillivray weighs a food truck over a new lease.
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