Vince Brothwell
Vince Brothwell writes for AMUSE. about restaurants, drinks, produce and food culture across the six editions.
Stories by Vince Brothwell
Maharashtra drought threatens India's soybean and cotton crop
Drought has been declared across 74% of Maharashtra's talukas, and the state is racing to finish crop-damage assessments before Diwali relief payments go out.
Martín Berasategui receives top honour at Gastronomika
The Basque chef marks 50 years in the kitchen as San Sebastián Gastronomika opens its 28th edition around the 50th anniversary of Nueva Cocina Vasca.
Himkok ties new Oslo cocktail menu to live ballet
A one-night performance with the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet has left its mark on the Oslo bar's menu: 13 cocktails, each paired with its own piece of choreography.
What to eat in Valencia: 10 dishes and where to find them
From paella valenciana at a third-generation rice kitchen to an eel stew from the Albufera lagoon, here is what to eat in Valencia and exactly where to order it.
Treacle tart recipe: James Martin's golden syrup classic
This treacle tart recipe follows James Martin's method, a shortcrust case packed with a breadcrumb-thickened golden syrup filling that sets glossy and sliceable, not runny.
Ivy Collection sales grow to £348m as profit nearly doubles
Ivy Collection sales reached £348m at Troia UK Restaurants, chaired by Richard Caring, with pre-tax profit nearly doubling to £40m even as staffing costs rose across the industry.
What to eat in São Paulo: 10 dishes and where to find them
From the mortadella sandwich at the Mercadão to the pork tasting menu at A Casa do Porco, ten dishes that define São Paulo, with addresses, opening hours and prices in reais.
Manna opens two new sites in Dubai and Riyadh
Manna smash burger opens two Middle East sites, in Dubai's DIFC and Riyadh's Al Dabab, taking Feroz Gajia's four-year-old format to seven addresses across two regions.
Tortilla de patatas recipe: runny centre, championship style
A tortilla from Elche won Spain’s 2026 championship with free-range eggs, Galician potato and very little setting. The house version: potato confited in olive oil, eight eggs and 90 seconds of high heat.
Corpinnat reaches 24 wineries with Fèlix Massana Ràfols
The Penedès sparkling-wine brand has admitted a family estate in Sant Pau d'Ordal that makes 15,000 to 20,000 bottles a year, after two years of audits. It is the fifth entry of 2026.
Best tortilla in Spain title goes to La Teulada in Elche
Celia Clara Correia won the 19th Spanish tortilla de patatas championship at Alicante Gastronómica by one vote, ahead of the 2025 champion from Madrid, who had beaten her a year earlier.
Margo Reuten's Da Vinci loses its Michelin star after 27 years
Michelin phoned the chef of the Maasbracht restaurant on Sunday 4 October, a day before its Dutch ceremony in Maastricht. Da Vinci held two stars from 2009 to 2018.
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